Barrel River vs Frog Crossing
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!
Frog Crossing
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Frog Crossing is the classic road-crossing arcade game, back with a modern twist. Guide your frog across lanes of speeding traffic, hop between logs and turtles to cross the river, and get home safely. Easy to learn, hard to put down, and one mistimed hop ends the run. CLASSIC ARCADE ACTION Cross roads packed with cars, trucks and motorcycles, then take on the river, where logs, lily pads and diving turtles are all that keep you afloat. Fill every home to clear the level, and stay sharp: aggressive drivers speed up, snakes slither across the road, and crocodiles lurk in the water. 90 LEVELS ACROSS 3 WORLDS Play through 90 hand-built levels in a neon city, a scorching desert and a dense jungle, with nine more worlds on the way, including crystal caves, ancient Egypt, toxic wastelands and outer space. Each world brings new vehicles, hazards and music. ENDLESS MODE When you just want to keep hopping, Endless mode gives you a board that never stops and slowly speeds up. See how far you can go and beat your own best. 70+ FROGS TO COLLECT Unlock a huge roster of frog skins, from everyday frogs to rare ones with special perks that change how you play. Pick a favourite and take it into every run. POWER-UPS AND ABILITIES Take shields, slow-motion, hop boosts, coin magnets and score doublers into any run. Build your loadout before you play and trigger abilities at the perfect moment. DAILY MISSIONS AND CHALLENGES Fresh missions arrive every day, with longer challenges to work through. Log in regularly to keep your streak alive and pick up free rewards. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Simple one-tap controls anyone can pick up • Quick sessions perfect for short breaks • Retro arcade gameplay with modern graphics • New worlds, frogs and events added regularly • Free to play and family-friendly Can your reflexes beat the traffic, cross the river and fill every home? Download Frog Crossing free and start hopping today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Frog Crossing at none against Barrel River's shown. Frog Crossing also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 15 months). 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. Barrel River sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Frog Crossing sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Barrel River ships an update every 15 months, Frog Crossing every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barrel River | Frog Crossing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Brandon Stecklein | Duwit Technologies |
In-app purchases
Barrel River
- Advertising Removal$1.99
Frog Crossing
- Frozen Frog$4.99
- Superhero Frog$4.99
- Ninja Frog$4.99
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- Lava Frog$4.99
- Robot Frog$4.99
- Vampire Frog$4.99
- Samurai Frog$4.99
- Reaper Frog$4.99
- Santa Frog$4.99
- Werewolf Frog$4.99






