Comparison

EWW vs FolkloreFieldGuide

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

EWW

Features
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Welcome to EWW-niverse, the gross science collection app for curious kids who like strange creatures, creepy facts, and suspicious jars. Join Dr. Icky’s lab and start classifying specimens from the weirdest corners of nature, Earth, and prehistoric history. Scan mystery jars, reveal gross facts, answer quiz questions, master specimens, and raise your EWW score as you build your collection. Inside the lab, kids can: Classify creepy creatures, dinosaurs, and Earth phenomena Unlock specimen files with gross but educational facts Answer quiz questions to master each discovery Earn scans through daily missions and streak rewards Collect rare 100/100 EWW specimens Progress through Dr. Icky’s lab stages Learn real science through weird, memorable details EWW-niverse is built for kids who like their learning messy, strange, and slightly revolting. The app turns science facts into a playful classification game, with slimy visuals, mystery specimens, daily challenges, and Dr. Icky’s questionable lab wisdom. Some specimens bite. Some stink. Some invade bodies, boil rivers, crush bones, grow in darkness, or behave in ways nature probably should have reconsidered. Your job: scan them, classify them, master them. Enter the lab. The specimens are waiting.

About

FolkloreFieldGuide

Engage in a daily text-deduction game where you analyze clues from town reports to identify cryptids. Build your reputation as an investigator and uncover larger mysteries through connected story arcs. The game is free to play with optional ads.

Highlights
  • Daily cryptid mysteries
  • Text-based clue analysis
  • Reputation and streak system
  • Connected story arcs
  • Unlockable field guide entries
  • One-time purchase for ad removal and extras
Features
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A new cryptid mystery every day. Folklore Field Guide is a cozy text-deduction game — read the town's tip-line report, weigh the clues, and name the creature behind the sighting. DEDUCE, DON'T SEARCH - Each day brings a new sighting: a track shape, a strange sound, the time of day, the weather, a smell on the wind - Cross-reference the clues against the entries in your field guide - Narrow the suspects and name the cryptid — Bigfoot, Mothman, the Jersey Devil, Chupacabra, Nessie and more BUILD YOUR REPUTATION - Wrong guesses cost you reputation, so deduce carefully - Keep a daily streak going and rise from curious local to trusted investigator UNCOVER THE BIGGER MYSTERY - Daily reports connect into multi-week story arcs and regional mysteries - Unlock field-guide entries as you encounter new creatures CRYPTOZOOLOGIST'S PASS — ONE-TIME PURCHASE Unlock the Pass once and keep it forever: remove ads, the full annotated field guide, extra clue reveals, and the story-arc archive with advanced stats. No subscription. Folklore Field Guide is free to play and supported by ads; remove them anytime with the one-time Pass. Grab your notebook. The woods are talking.

Screenshots

EWW4 screens
FolkloreFieldGuide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: EWW at none against FolkloreFieldGuide's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. EWW sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FolkloreFieldGuide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
EWW versus FolkloreFieldGuide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEWWFolkloreFieldGuide
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex FilipChristian Pedersen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

EWW

One-time1
  • Full Lab Pass$3.99
1 purchases

FolkloreFieldGuide

One-time1
  • Folklore Field Guide Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is EWW free?
EWW is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FolkloreFieldGuide free?
FolkloreFieldGuide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do EWW or FolkloreFieldGuide have ads?
FolkloreFieldGuide shows ads; EWW does not.

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