Comparison

Fox vs Sheep HD vs Fidchell

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

Head to head
About

Fox vs Sheep HD

Engage in a thrilling chase where you can either hunt sheep as a fox or evade them as a sheep. Enjoy single-player against the computer or local multiplayer with a friend.

Highlights
  • Play as fox or sheep
  • Player vs computer mode
  • Local player vs player mode
  • GameCenter leaderboards
Features
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Hunter or hunted? With this game you can be either. Play as fox and hunt down the sheep, or play as sheep and try to outsmart the foxes. - Player vs computer mode - Player vs player mode (pass and play) - GameCenter leaderboards

About

Fidchell

Experience an ancient Celtic board game with strategic piece capturing. Play against AI or human opponents offline or online, with two distinct game variants.

Highlights
  • Ancient Celtic board game
  • Piece trapping capture mechanic
  • Two game variants (basic and advanced)
  • Offline play vs AI or human
  • Asynchronous online multiplayer
  • Ad-free option via IAP
Features
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Fidchell, which is also called Faery Chess or Celtic Chess, is an ancient celtic game which was mentioned in multiple Irish epics and chronicles. Under the name of Gwyddbwyll it also appears in the Welsh Mabinogion and seems to have been held in peculiar reverence throughout the British Isles. Faery Chess is what emerged from Nigel Suckling's investigations and speculations about the lost game. The game is played an a board consisting of circles and lines on which the game pieces are placed and can move along. Similar to games like the ancient abstract board game Nine Men's Morris the pieces are first placed onto the board in turn and moved afterwards once all of them have been placed. The capturing of pieces works differently though and is alike to Tafl games: a piece gets captured if a player traps it between two of his own pieces. This even grants him another move with which he may trap another one and so on. The app features two variants of the game: the basic edition which is easier to understand and where both players are treated equally and the advanced version which has different goals for both players. The general goal is to connect the central Naval stone with the border of the board by forming a connected line of stones. This app features both game modes for offline play against a human or the computer/AI and asynchronous online play against humans. The app is ad supported. These ads can be permanently deactivated through an one-time In App Purchase (IAP).

Screenshots

Fox vs Sheep HD4 screens
Fidchell2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fidchell at 80% against Fox vs Sheep HD's 33%. Fidchell also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.7). Fox vs Sheep HD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fidchell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fox vs Sheep HD asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fidchell holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Fox vs Sheep HD's written reviews are positive against 80% of Fidchell's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Fox vs Sheep HD versus Fidchell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFox vs Sheep HDFidchell
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (7 ratings)4.1 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings77
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB225 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAFKSoftPhilippe Schober

Customer experience

Fox vs Sheep HD

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Fidchell

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fox vs Sheep HD

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Fidchell

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Fox vs Sheep HD free?
Fox vs Sheep HD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fidchell free?
Fidchell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fox vs Sheep HD or Fidchell?
Fidchell is rated higher. Fox vs Sheep HD averages 3.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Fidchell averages 4.1 from 7 ratings.
Do Fox vs Sheep HD or Fidchell have ads?
Fidchell shows ads; Fox vs Sheep HD does not.

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