Comparison

Nightfall vs Ashfall Squad

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

Head to head
About

Nightfall

Features
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Heaven sealed its gates. The dead have nowhere to go. Nightfall is a gothic bullet heaven survival RPG set in a hand-crafted pixel world of ruined cathedrals, broken halos, and endless undead. Begin as Michael, move with one hand, and let your weapons tear through the horde while every level forces a new choice. SURVIVE THE LONG NIGHT โ€ข Face relentless waves of undead in fast, one-handed runs โ€ข Build a different arsenal each night from weapons and passives โ€ข Evolve weapons into devastating final forms โ€ข Learn boss patterns and defeat the horrors guarding each act CREATE A BUILD WORTH FEARING โ€ข Combine upgrades into powerful synergies โ€ข Choose greater damage, wider reach, faster attacks, or new effects โ€ข Adapt each run as the horde grows stronger โ€ข Discover the evolutions that transform your favorite weapons GROW BETWEEN RUNS โ€ข Unlock heroes with distinct strengths and play styles โ€ข Collect, merge, forge, and enhance gothic gear โ€ข Break seals, discover relics, and uncover the story of the shut gates โ€ข Enter endless modes and climb the leaderboards A DARK WORLD WITH A SOUL Fight through cursed villages, haunted crypts, and ruined ramparts rendered in tarnished gold and candlelit stone. Vampire Thralls, Nosferatu, Blood Cultists and Belfry Bats hunt you through the night, and the epic Vampire Fang lets you strike back. Each run pushes the story forwardโ€”and every dawn is borrowed time. Nightfall is free to play. Optional rewarded ads and in-app purchases are available. Random gear rewards show their odds before you spend gems. Privacy Policy: https://eduardbruch.com/nightfall/privacy Terms of Service: https://eduardbruch.com/nightfall/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Ashfall Squad

Features
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The city fell. Your squad did not. Ashfall Squad is a fast zombie survival game you can play with one thumb. Lead a squad of three heroes into the ruins, hold the line against endless hordes, and grow stronger with every run. FIVE-MINUTE RUNS, ENDLESS CHOICES Your heroes fire on their own. You move them. Every level-up offers three cards and you keep one: new weapons, passives and upgrades. Max a weapon and pair it with the right passive to evolve it into something much stronger. SWAP HEROES MID-FIGHT Your squad is three heroes, and any of them can take the lead. The Gunner shreds crowds, the Medic keeps everyone standing, the Demo blows the horde apart. When a hero goes down, the next one steps up. GIANT BOSSES Every sector ends with a boss: the Warlord, the Behemoth, Patient Zero and the Abomination. Learn their patterns and take them down. 20 SECTORS, THEN HARD MODE Fight from the suburbs to the highway, through the mall and the subway, all the way to the lab where it started. Clear them all, then take them on again in Hard mode. BUILD YOUR SQUAD Six heroes to unlock and level up, each with four forms. Six gear slots and five rarities, with merging to reach the next tier. Field Training turns spare gold into permanent upgrades. Chest odds are always shown before you open one. SOMETHING TO DO EVERY DAY Your squad patrols the wasteland while you are away and brings home gold, keys and gear. Daily Ops with a new Weekly Op every week, missions, a login calendar, a 7-day Boot Camp event for new players, a battle pass, and Game Center leaderboards. Optional reminders tell you when your energy or Patrol is full. PLAY FREE Everything in the game can be earned by playing. Ads are optional rewarded ads, plus an occasional short ad between runs after the first few sectors. Ads are never personalized, and the game does not track you. Optional in-app purchases are available. There are no subscriptions: every purchase is a one-time payment, and the Monthly and Weekly Cards never renew. Questions or feedback: temveno@gmail.com

Screenshots

Nightfall4 screens
Ashfall Squad4 screens

Verdict

The call

Nightfall and Ashfall Squad are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Nightfall sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Ashfall Squad sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Nightfall versus Ashfall Squad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNightfallAshfall Squad
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysโ€”
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size327 MB66 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperEduard BruchSean Lynch

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Nightfall

One-time10
  • Fistful of Gems$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Fast Forward$2.99
  • Pouch of Gems$3.99
  • Eternal Vigil$3.99
  • Chest of Gems$8.99
  • Crypt of Gems$17.99
  • Vault of Gems$44.99
  • Hoard of Gems$89.99
10 purchases

Ashfall Squad

One-time10
  • Special Offer$0.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
  • Special Offer$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Special Offer$4.99
  • Unlock Pyro$9.99
  • Unlock Engineer$9.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • Special Offer$19.99
  • Lifetime Card$29.99
  • Special Offer$49.99

Questions

Is Nightfall free?
Nightfall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ashfall Squad free?
Ashfall Squad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nightfall or Ashfall Squad have ads?
Both Nightfall and Ashfall Squad show ads.

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