Comparison

FolkloreFieldGuide vs Before & After

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

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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.

About

Before & After

Connect two phrases with a single bridge word. Solve puzzles in various modes, from endless levels to relaxing challenges. Build combos for higher scores and use hints when you get stuck.

Highlights
  • Bridge word puzzles
  • Endless levels mode
  • Arcade high-score chase
  • Relaxing play mode
  • Daily puzzles
  • Combo multiplier
  • Hints and skips
Features
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GOLDEN ___ CRASH. The word GATE completes both "Golden Gate" and "Gate Crash" — that's a Before & After. Every puzzle hides one bridge word that links two phrases. Read the BEFORE clue and the AFTER clue, then find the single word that finishes both. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY - Levels: climb an endless ladder that gets tougher as you go — your progress is saved. - Run: an arcade high-score chase. Build a combo multiplier; one slip ends the run. - Serene: no pressure, no fail — just relax and solve at an easy pace. - Daily: a fresh hand-picked puzzle every day to keep your streak alive. BUILD A COMBO Solve puzzles back to back to raise your multiplier and score bigger. Stuck? Reveal a letter with a hint or skip a tough one — earn coins as you play to spend on both. Simple to learn, tough to put down.

Screenshots

FolkloreFieldGuide4 screens
Before & After4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Before & After at none against FolkloreFieldGuide's 1. Before & After also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. FolkloreFieldGuide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Before & After asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FolkloreFieldGuide against 5.0 for Before & After. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FolkloreFieldGuide versus Before & After: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFolkloreFieldGuideBefore & After
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian PedersenJosh Dean

Customer experience

FolkloreFieldGuide

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Before & After

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FolkloreFieldGuide

One-time1
  • Folklore Field Guide Lifetime$4.99
None

Before & After

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FolkloreFieldGuide free?
FolkloreFieldGuide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Before & After free?
Before & After is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FolkloreFieldGuide or Before & After?
FolkloreFieldGuide and Before & After are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do FolkloreFieldGuide or Before & After have ads?
Both FolkloreFieldGuide and Before & After show ads.

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