Comparison

FolkloreFieldGuide vs Cosmo Merge

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

Head to head
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

Cosmo Merge

Features
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one run a day. same stars for everyone. how far can you grow in 100 drops? Daily Cosmos is a daily puzzle the whole world plays on the same board. one real run, about three minutes, and it's done. share your result as a spoiler-free emoji grid, and see how your friends did on the very same stars. same planets touch, they evolve. that's the whole rule. drop a speck of stardust, and it becomes a meteor. two meteors meet, and a comet is born. moon, terra, sun — tiny specks slowly grow into a great big universe. Cosmo Merge is a cozy space merge puzzle, just right for little pockets of time. ◆ Daily Cosmos (one real run a day) - the same stars for everyone, and 100 drops to grow them - if the board fills up, one rescue comes to help — once - race Prof. Cosmo, an AI on the very same board. who's ahead at the same drop? - share your result as an emoji grid. no spoilers - practice as much as you like on another board. your runs go on a calendar ◆ easy to play - merge matching celestial bodies to evolve them - link chains together for big scores - no timers, no lives — play at your own pace ◆ endless mode, for taking your time - keep dropping until the board fills up. push your best score a little higher - stuck? undo, hammer, and hold are there for you - climb the Game Center leaderboard against players worldwide ◆ new every day - Today's Missions: three easy challenges, refreshed daily - login bonuses and streaks make it easy to keep coming back ◆ collect & compete - Star Album: meet all 12 celestial bodies and keep the memories you make together - 30 achievements to chip away at, one by one ◆ this might be for you if… - you want one small puzzle to look forward to every day - you like a gentle brain-teaser in your spare moments - you want to drift around a cute, cozy universe - you enjoy nudging your high score a little higher, day by day * Contains ads. Offers in-app purchases (an ad-free Premium, and coins for items).

Screenshots

FolkloreFieldGuide4 screens
Cosmo Merge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cosmo Merge at 15.0 against FolkloreFieldGuide's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and Cosmo Merge sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
FolkloreFieldGuide versus Cosmo Merge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFolkloreFieldGuideCosmo Merge
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian PedersenDOREMI K.K.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FolkloreFieldGuide

One-time1
  • Folklore Field Guide Lifetime$4.99
5 purchases

Cosmo Merge

One-time5
  • Star Drops (Small)$0.99
  • Star Drops (Medium)$2.99
  • Premium$4.99
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  • Premium + 1000 Drops$5.99
  • Star Drops (Large)$5.99

Questions

Is FolkloreFieldGuide free?
FolkloreFieldGuide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cosmo Merge free?
Cosmo Merge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FolkloreFieldGuide or Cosmo Merge have ads?
Both FolkloreFieldGuide and Cosmo Merge show ads.

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