Comparison

Crashlands vs Afterplace

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

Head to head
About

Crashlands

Embark on an outlandish, story-driven crafting RPG adventure. Explore a vast alien planet, craft over 500 items, and battle enemies with skill-based combat. Build bases, tame creatures, and uncover ancient secrets in a quest to deliver packages and overcome a nefarious plot.

Highlights
  • Expansive crafting system with over 500 items
  • Self-managing, infinite inventory
  • RPG-style character progression
  • Skill-based combat with craftable gadgets
  • Intuitive base building
  • Tameable creatures for combat sidekicks
  • Effortless cloud saving
Features
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"...a design masterpiece." 5/5 - TouchArcade 2016 Game of the Year - TouchArcade, Gamezebo Time's Top 10 Games / Top 50 Apps of 2016 Craft, battle, and quest your way through Crashlands, an outlandish, story-driven Crafting RPG overflowing with sass! Become Flux Dabes, a galactic trucker whose latest shipment gets derailed by a chin-strapped alien menace named Hewgodooko, leaving you stranded on an alien planet. As you hustle to retrieve your packages you’ll become enmeshed in a nefarious plot of world domination, which will require all of your wits and both of your glutes to overcome. Learn recipes from the local sentient life, make new friends, uncover ancient secrets and deadly bosses, tame everything and build yourself a home-away-from-home as you learn to thrive on planet Woanope. ▼▼ Key Features ▼▼ -● Expansive Crafting System ●- Unlock over 500 craftable items as you explore the world and learn its secrets! -● Self-managing, Infinite Inventory ●- In Crashlands, your inventory is infinite, manages itself, and retrieves your tools when you need them, so you can focus on adventuring, questing, and building. You'll never have to dig through your bag or return to your base to free up inventory space! -● RPG-Style Character Progression ●- Become more powerful through creating ever-more-amazing items! As you grow in power, you can venture to new regions of the world, meet strange characters, discover new stories, and encounter new and interesting enemies. -● Skill-Based Combat ●- Learn the attacks of the enemies you encounter, and use your skill, agility, and wits to defeat them! You can even augment your fighting prowess with the power of the dozens of gadgets you can craft. Set your enemies on fire, stun them, slow down time, and more! -● Intuitive Base Building ●- Building a base in Crashlands is so simple it feels like fingerpainting. You can create beautiful, sprawling bases in minutes! -● Tameable Creatures ●- Every creature in Crashlands can become a trusty combat sidekick. Find an egg, incubate it, and hatch your very own adorable or hideous bundle of joy. You can even craft special items to grow and empower them! -● Huge World... with Huge Problems ●- Four sentient races, three continents, an epic bid for the future of the planet, and you - trapped in the middle, trying to deliver your freakin' packages. Take your time to dive into the side stories of the characters you meet or just rush headlong into making that special delivery. With hundreds upon hundreds of quests, there's a lot to do and discover on planet Woanope! -● Effortless Cloud Saving ●- Just because your battery died or you accidentally dropped your device into a bottomless chasm, doesn't mean your save has to die with it. With Rumpus, you can easily store and retrieve your save from the cloud, and move it between your devices! -● Controller Support ●- Tired of rubbing your sweaty hands all over your beautiful touchscreen? No problem! We've got support for most mobile-compatible controllers, so you can rub your sweaty hands on some joysticks instead!

About

Afterplace

Embark on an open-world adventure on your mobile device, exploring a vast landscape filled with hidden secrets, treasures, and quirky characters. Engage in combat, uncover mysteries, and forge your own path through a world without waypoints.

Highlights
  • Open world exploration
  • Hidden secrets and treasures
  • Combat with monsters
  • Interactive characters
  • No virtual buttons
  • Dynamic control adaptation
Features
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An open world adventure game filled with silly characters and terrible secrets. Afterplace is an adventurous indie game for mobile devices. It's a huge open world, full of hidden secrets, treasures, and creatures. You'll run around the woods, fight monsters, and talk to ostensibly shady characters! All from your pocket! Be warned though - you never know what the forest might be hiding, and not all trails are paved. Labyrinths and dungeons are tucked away in the most concealed nooks. There are no waypoints in Afterplace. You'll have to forge your own path. Afterplace has been designed from the ground up to be a fast, fluid, beautiful experience for mobile. There are no virtual buttons. You can move and attack by touching anywhere. You can tap objects directly to interact or attack, use two thumbs like a traditional controller, or control the game with a physical gamepad. The game will adapt dynamically to your play style. Pick up and set down the game at your own pace, it will always save your progress. Afterplace is made to feel like a full-fledged indie adventure game that fits in your pocket. About the Author: Afterplace is made by one person, Evan Kice. A former software engineer from Austin TX, Evan quit his job (to the dismay of his friends and family) and has been working full time on Afterplace since early 2019. The initial game released in December of 2022, but Evan plans on continuing to support and polish the game when he can!

Screenshots

Crashlands4 screens
Afterplace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Afterplace at monthly against Crashlands's every 2 months. Afterplace also leads on device support (5 vs 3) and chart position (#41 vs #129). Crashlands's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

Crashlands costs $6.99 and Afterplace $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Crashlands against 4.9 for Afterplace. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 631 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Crashlands's written reviews are positive against 94% of Afterplace's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crashlands ships an update every 2 months, Afterplace monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Crashlands versus Afterplace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrashlandsAfterplace
Price$6.99$6.99
Rating4.8 (1.2K ratings)4.9 (631 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews94.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better631
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#129#41 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB249 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperButterscotch Shenanigans, Inc.Evan Kice

Customer experience

Crashlands

All ratings1,159 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews785 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral5.4%
Negative7.6%

Afterplace

All ratings627 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews254 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.5%

User reviews

Crashlands

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game
  • 🚀 Lots of content and gameplay
  • 💡 Funny and engaging story
  • 👍 Addictive and enjoyable
  • 👍 Excellent crafting and progression system

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and performance issues
  • 🐛 Glitchy audio
  • 🐛 Quests can be confusing
  • 🐛 Repetitive at times
  • 🐛 Difficulty spikes can be frustrating

Afterplace

From 631 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Charming characters and dialogue
  • 🎨 Beautiful pixel art and visuals
  • 🎶 Excellent soundtrack
  • 💡 Unique story and world-building

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or performance issues
  • 🔍 Lack of a map or quest log can lead to getting lost
  • 🔍 Some plot points not fully explained
  • 🔍 Limited weapon/item variety

Bugs and requests

Crashlands

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on map opening
  • Inventory management issues
  • Enemies regaining full health on respawn

Requested features

4 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • More character customization options
  • Ability to control pet companions
  • Clearer quest tracking and objectives

Afterplace

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on certain devices
  • Saves not loading properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Landscape mode support
  • Ability to restart or replay the game
  • More in-depth combat and progression systems

In-app purchases

None

Crashlands

No in-app purchases

None

Afterplace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crashlands free?
Crashlands costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Afterplace free?
Afterplace costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crashlands or Afterplace?
Afterplace is rated higher. Crashlands averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Afterplace averages 4.9 from 631 ratings.
Do Crashlands or Afterplace have ads?
Neither Crashlands nor Afterplace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crashlands or Afterplace?
Crashlands ships an update every 2 months, and Afterplace monthly. Most recently, Crashlands was updated on October 26, 2026 and Afterplace on October 27, 2026.
Which is more popular, Crashlands or Afterplace?
Crashlands currently peaks at #129 in the App Store charts, and Afterplace at #41. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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