Barrel River vs Gravity_Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barrel River
Navigate a dangerous river in a barrel, dodging obstacles and collecting gold coins. Compete with friends for the highest score in this action-packed game.
- Navigate a barrel down a river
- Avoid rocks and jumping fish
- Collect gold coins
- Compete for high scores
- Action-packed gameplay
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Flow down the brutal water of the mighty barrel river with nothing but your wits and a rickety old barrel to guide you! Barrel river is a fun filled action game where you must flow down the river avoiding rocks and deadly jumping fish. As an added bonus, King Midas has touched the river with his magical golden touch, and his gold coins can be found on the river as well. Collect coins and try to stay alive on this deadly river. Your score is determined by how far you make it and how many coins you have collected. Compete with friends for the top score! **Special Credit** The music for Barrel River came from Kevin MacLeod at incompetech. Search for him online, he's got some awesome tracks!
Gravity_Box
A retro-styled arcade game where players must rapidly switch gravity to dodge obstacles and collect gems. Compete for high scores and unlock new cosmetic items in this fast-paced challenge.
- Retro-styled graphics
- Score attack gameplay
- Gravity swapping mechanics
- Gem collection
- Unlockable costumes
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Gravity Box is a retro-styled score attack game that requires the player to frantically swap gravity in order to avoid hazards. Grab the gems and see how long you can last! Features: -High octane score chasing gameplay -Unlockable costumes -Nostalgic pixel art
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gravity_Box at none against Barrel River's 1. Gravity_Box also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and device support 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. Barrel River sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gravity_Box asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Barrel River against 5.0 for Gravity_Box. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gravity_Box has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Barrel River | Gravity_Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brandon Stecklein | Dynasty 11 Studios Inc. |
Customer experience
Barrel River
Gravity_Box
In-app purchases
Barrel River
- Advertising Removal$1.99
Gravity_Box
No in-app purchases
