Comparison

Timberman vs Vertical Adventure

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

Head to head
About

Timberman

Become a lumberjack in this arcade-style casual game. Chop trees, avoid branches, and unlock dozens of characters and environments. Compete for high scores on global leaderboards and build your village.

Highlights
  • Chop trees and avoid branches
  • Unlock dozens of characters
  • Explore various environments
  • Build and expand a village
  • Compete on global leaderboards
  • Trade wood for gold
Features
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Over 20 million players could not be wrong - featured as one of the best games since 2014 and still eagerly played in 2022! Especially with a new update that adds dozens of new characters, new environments and an expandable village! And as always tons of fun & lot of trees to cut. Timberman is an oldschool arcade style casual game. Become a Timberman, chop wood and avoid the branches. Sounds like an easy task? It's easy to play but hard to master. Dozen of variable environments and 104 lumberjacks to unlock. Master your skills for the top records on the leaderboards. Take your axe as every lumberjack does and chop the tree as fast as you can! Cut down trees, trade wood for gold, buy plots of land and discover new islands. Generate passive income, buy new axes and randomize super fantastic packs of epic characters! Many characters, trees, tons of cutting fun & wood around! Timberman is an original old school arcade style casual free game. Become a Timberman! Chop, cut and slice wood while avoiding branches. Improve your skill to reach the top of the leaderboards in this easy to learn, hard to master game. - Dozens of characters to choose from - Countless high scores to beat - Global leaderboards - Cutting edge chopping action Cut your way to the top of the leaderboards and beat others’ high scores. Chop with speed, precision and focus to become a master lumberjack. Unlock tons of different lumberjack characters, including: ninja, ghost, fireman, devil, angel, santa, monster slayer and more. Play in various environments, including: forest, wild west, circus and even hell. As a lumberjack you will race against the clock to chop down as much as you can of an endless tree. Quick thinking will be necessary to avoid branches - your biggest enemy. Cut left or chop right? You only have milliseconds to answer this question. Get it right and you’ll beat the competition and become the best Timberman ever! Along the way on this free chopping action adventure you will unlock many different characters and trees. Each one requires you to complete a unique quest! Are you up for the challenge? If so, then we at Digital Melody invite you to pick up an axe, yell timber and start chopping to test your skills and become the best Timberman ever!

About

Vertical Adventure

Navigate through 80 challenging minimalist levels, collecting targets and avoiding enemies. Master difficult obstacles with simple one-finger controls and unlock new avatar skins by beating reference times. This arcade game offers a demanding yet rewarding experience.

Highlights
  • 80 minimalist levels
  • One-finger control
  • Collect targets, avoid enemies
  • Unlockable avatar skins
  • Reference times for levels
  • Speerun modes
Features
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Play through 80 minimalist levels and discover plenty of fun challenges. Try, die, retry, and learn how to go through each obstacle, even those which seem impossible! The goal is simple: collect all targets and avoid all the enemies. Vertical adventure is an arcade game fully designed for mobile gaming, play with one finger only, without virtual button and with a lot of freedom in the controls. You’re going to discover a demanding and hard game, you are going to die and retry many times! Beat reference times to unlock new skins for your avatar. - 80 levels distributed in 4 chapters - Reference times to beat on each level - Speerun modes for each chapter - A minimalist look, clean and mesmerizing - Dozens of enemies types and patterns to avoid - 5 new skins to unlock

Screenshots

Timberman4 screens
Vertical Adventure4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vertical Adventure at 100% against Timberman's 56%. Vertical Adventure also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ads (none vs shown). Timberman's advantage is ratings volume (522 vs 59). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Timberman sells 15 one-off in-app purchases and Vertical Adventure sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vertical Adventure holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timberman has 522 ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Timberman's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vertical Adventure's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timberman ships an update every 5 weeks, Vertical Adventure monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Timberman versus Vertical Adventure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimbermanVertical Adventure
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (522 ratings)4.8 (59 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings522 — better59
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size255 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital MelodyRikudo

Customer experience

Timberman

All ratings522 ratings
Positive74.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative18.6%
Written reviews364 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral9.3%
Negative34.9%

Vertical Adventure

All ratings59 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Timberman

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent score tracking and achievement unlocking
  • Crashes and freezes on certain devices
  • Paid version not removing all ads as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to skip retry countdown
  • More diverse character unlocks and abilities
  • Improved leaderboard system and tracking
  • Customization options for gameplay and visuals

Vertical Adventure

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Timberman

One-time15
  • Remove ads$0.99
  • Package of 2000 coins$0.99
  • Special Characters Pack #2$0.99
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  • Special Characters Pack #3$0.99
  • Special Characters Pack #6$0.99
  • Special Characters Pack #5$0.99
  • Special Characters Pack #4$0.99
  • Buy package of 5000 wood$0.99
  • Special Characters Pack #1$0.99
  • Unlock all characters$1.99
  • Special Offer 1$1.99
  • Special Offer 2$1.99
  • Package of 5000 coins$1.99
  • Special Offer 3$3.99
  • Package of 20000 coins$6.99
1 purchases

Vertical Adventure

One-time1
  • Ad-free$1.99

Questions

Is Timberman free?
Timberman is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vertical Adventure free?
Vertical Adventure is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timberman or Vertical Adventure?
Vertical Adventure is rated higher. Timberman averages 4.0 out of 5 from 522 ratings, while Vertical Adventure averages 4.8 from 59 ratings.
Do Timberman or Vertical Adventure have ads?
Timberman shows ads; Vertical Adventure does not.
Which is updated more often, Timberman or Vertical Adventure?
Timberman ships an update every 5 weeks, and Vertical Adventure monthly. Most recently, Timberman was updated on October 15, 2026 and Vertical Adventure on October 9, 2026.

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