Comparison

FolkloreFieldGuide vs Cavernum

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

Cavernum

A casual number-pairing puzzle game where you match tiles that are equal or add up to ten to clear paths. Explore unique cave levels with evolving challenges and use helpful tools to overcome obstacles. Play anywhere without an account.

Highlights
  • Number matching puzzles
  • Tile addition up to ten
  • Evolving cave levels
  • Grid compression mechanics
  • Helpful tools (Hint, Undo, Swap)
  • No account required
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Cavernum is a number-pairing puzzle game for casual puzzle players of all ages. It does not require an account or sign-in. Descend into the Cavern of Numbers. Match two tiles that are equal, or that add up to ten, and clear a path through the stone. Simple to learn. Not always simple to solve. Each level is a cave with its own shape and its own problem. Clear tiles and the grid compresses, closing gaps and opening connections you couldn't see a move ago. Paths wrap around edges. Diagonals count. The board you start with is never quite the board you end up solving. The caves go deeper, and they don't stay simple. Void tiles open in the floor. Rock blockers wall off the routes you wanted. Gates and chests wait further down, past the point where guessing stops working. Four tools help when you're stuck: Hint, Undo, Swap, and Add Numbers. Use them well. Swap only works once per level, and there's no second chance at it. No account. No sign-in. Play anywhere, though ads need a connection. Cavernum is a puzzle you can pick up in a minute and think about for a lot longer.

Screenshots

FolkloreFieldGuide4 screens
Cavernum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Cavernum at 4 against FolkloreFieldGuide's 1. Cavernum also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 Cavernum sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

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 Cavernum. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

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FolkloreFieldGuide versus Cavernum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFolkloreFieldGuideCavernum
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian PedersenGreenfox Ventures LLC

Customer experience

FolkloreFieldGuide

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

Cavernum

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FolkloreFieldGuide

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

Cavernum

One-time7
  • 1 Undo$0.99
  • 5 Hints$1.99
  • 5 Undos$3.99
Show 4 more
  • 20 Hints$5.99
  • 15 Undos$9.99
  • 50 Hints$11.99
  • Remove Interruption Ads$14.99

Questions

Is FolkloreFieldGuide free?
FolkloreFieldGuide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cavernum free?
Cavernum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FolkloreFieldGuide or Cavernum?
FolkloreFieldGuide and Cavernum are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do FolkloreFieldGuide or Cavernum have ads?
Both FolkloreFieldGuide and Cavernum show ads.

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