Comparison

Soar vs Underkeep

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

Head to head
About

Soar

Features
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Soar is a momentum flying game built for Apple Watch. Dive into a slope to build speed, launch off the crest, and glide as far as the air will carry you. Every hill is a chance to go faster. HOW TO PLAY Hold to dive, release to fly. Time each dive so you meet the downslope at full speed and a clean landing slingshots you onward. Miss the line and you sink. Easy to pick up in a second, hard to put down. ALWAYS SOMETHING TO UNLOCK Soar is built around steady progress. Every run pushes a challenge forward, and finishing challenges opens the next area, the next biome, another of the 17 birds, a new track for the soundtrack. Start in the Sunset Fields, then climb through the clouds toward Space or dig down past the Underground to the Core. Seventeen biomes, each with its own art, music and handling, and a new goal waiting the moment you land. THREE MODES • ADVENTURE: work through the world, one area at a time • ENDLESS: no limits, just distance, chasing your own best • RANKED: compete on the leaderboards Plus a Daily Flight every day with a fresh run and a morning reminder. A REAL IPHONE APP The companion is not a settings screen. Soar runs fully on iPhone inside a watch style display, so you can play the whole game on your phone, follow your stats and listen to all 17 soundtrack pieces. EARN YOUR WATCH FACE Every biome you unlock also unlocks its artwork as a watch face complication. Seventeen in total, all earned by playing. MORE • PLAYS OFFLINE: no wifi, no account, no sign in, ever • ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK: 17 tracks composed for the game • Built for the Digital Crown and the small screen, one hand, any moment FREE TO PLAY The Sunset Fields and the Desert are yours from the start, along with your first hop up to the Clouds and your first drop to the Underground. Play as long as you like without paying anything. CROWN GAMES ROYAL PASS Full game unlocked. The Royal Pass lifts the free tier limit and opens the whole world to you, every biome, every bird, every watch face artwork and every soundtrack piece. You still earn each one by flying, exactly as the game intends. The pass removes the wall, not the climb. One subscription covers every Crown game. It unlocks the full version of every other Crown Games title you own, and every game we release from here on. Subscribe once in any of our games and it carries across to the rest automatically, with nothing to sign in to and no account to create. The Royal Pass includes: • The full game unlocked in Soar, all 17 biomes, birds and artworks earnable • The full version of every other Crown Games title • Every future Crown Games release, included at no extra cost • Family Sharing for up to 6 family members Available as a weekly or yearly auto renewing subscription, with the yearly plan the better value. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it any time in Settings. Cancel whenever you like and you keep playing the free biomes. Catch the updraft and see how far you can go. Terms of Use (EULA): https://playcrowngames.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://playcrowngames.com/privacy/

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Underkeep

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A dungeon adventure on your wrist. Descend through 20 handcrafted levels of ancient cells, forgotten crypts, dangerous mines and haunted depths as you fight your way toward the heart of Underkeep. Tap anywhere to move. Tap an enemy to strike with your sword. Simple controls make Underkeep easy to pick up, while new enemies, traps and puzzles make each descent more dangerous. EXPLORE Navigate twisting dungeon rooms, hunt for keys, open gates, discover hidden paths and find your way deeper underground. FIGHT Battle rats, slimes, skeletons, bats, spiders, ghosts, mages, armoured guards and more. Every enemy behaves differently, so watch their movements and choose when to strike. SURVIVE Dodge charging enemies, magical attacks, spikes and other dungeon hazards. Learn each enemy's weakness and make every sword strike count. DESCEND Journey through five distinct areas across 20 levels, culminating in a final confrontation with the Warden. Designed specifically for Apple Watch with simple tap controls, short levels and no complicated menus. Underkeep is completely free.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Underkeep at none against Soar's 2. Underkeep also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Soar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Underkeep asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soar ships an update every 3 weeks, Underkeep daily. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Soar versus Underkeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoarUnderkeep
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB4 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRob VeenDaniel Beer

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Soar

Subscriptions2
  • Royal Pass Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Royal Pass Yearly$24.991 Year
None

Underkeep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Soar free?
Soar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Underkeep free?
Underkeep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Soar or Underkeep have ads?
Neither Soar nor Underkeep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Soar or Underkeep?
Soar ships an update every 3 weeks, and Underkeep daily. Most recently, Soar was updated on October 12, 2026 and Underkeep on October 2, 2026.

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