FolkloreFieldGuide vs AquaKeeper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
AquaKeeper
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Decorate an aquarium with rocks, driftwood and plants, then cycle the water and raise 5 fish species (guppies in 5 color strains, neon tetras, White Cloud Mountain minnows, corydoras and a betta) plus a clean-up crew of cherry and amano shrimp, otocinclus and nerite snails. Two modes - Easy mode: focus on decorating. Place rock and plants freely, see water stats on screen, and manage the tank with one-tap actions. - Fishkeeping simulator: the hobby recreated with hands-on tools. Water quality is hidden, and you learn it by running reagent tests. What you do - Pour substrate by the cup and let it settle at a natural angle; sculpt, dig and level it by hand - Place rock and driftwood. Unsoaked driftwood floats, sinks after a few days, and tints the water - Fill the tank with a jug. Pour without a plate and you dig craters and cloud the water - Plant and replant aquatic greens with tweezers. Too shallow and they float, too deep and they rot - Manage water quality and temperature with filters (sponge, hang-on-back, canister) and a heater - Run reagent tests for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH while the tank goes through the nitrogen cycle - Keep and breed 5 guppy color strains, and feed them by hand - Deal with fishkeeping risks such as ich (white spot disease), low oxygen and overcrowding Look and feel A volumetric water shader, LED caustic shadows, and lighting that changes from day to night. On mobile, touch controls and quality presets (LOW to ULTRA) adjust performance to your phone. Available in English and Korean. No account needed, and you can play offline. Save data stays on your device. No ads. Your first tank is free; extra tanks are optional one-time in-app purchases, and you can restore them anytime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: AquaKeeper 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
Both are free to download. FolkloreFieldGuide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and AquaKeeper sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | FolkloreFieldGuide | AquaKeeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 226 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Pedersen | hee sang lee |
In-app purchases
FolkloreFieldGuide
- Folklore Field Guide Lifetime$4.99
AquaKeeper
- 60 Standard Tank$1.99
- 60 Cube Tank$2.99
- 90 (3 ft) Tank$4.99
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- 3-Tank Bundle$6.99
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