Comparison

Crossy Road vs SKULL VALLEY

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

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About

Crossy Road

Navigate endless roads, train tracks, and rivers in this retro arcade hopper. Collect over 300 unique characters and discover 28 distinct worlds. Enjoy simple, addictive gameplay with daily challenges and same-device multiplayer.

Highlights
  • Endless hopping across roads, tracks, and rivers
  • Collect over 300 unique characters
  • Explore 28 diverse worlds
  • Simple and addictive gameplay
  • Same-device multiplayer
  • Daily challenges and special events
Features
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Why did the Chicken cross the road? Why did the Pigeon leave THAT there? Why did Unihorse eat all that candy? Crossy Road is the 8-bit endless arcade hopper that started it all. Collect custom characters and navigate freeways, railroads, rivers and much more. Crossy Road® is the #1 viral smash hit you’ll never stop playing. FEATURES: • CROSS ROADS—Cross roads, train tracks, and rivers - endlessly hop forever! • SILLY CHARACTERS—Unlock and collect over 300 characters in our distinctive retro style. • DISCOVER WORLDS—Have fun running, hopping and crossing all day with over 28 worlds to discover. • DON’T DIE—Avoid (or enjoy) hilarious ways to die as you cross through oceans, savannahs, space and more! • LEADERBOARDS—Peck your way to the top in our daily challenges! Play around the world, win gifts and unlock rare characters. • SHINY CARDS—Track your stats with special holographic cards that come with each character. • SPECIAL EVENTS—Celebrate special dates with limited time events and free character giveaways. EXTRA FUN: • Jump into the action and enjoy innovative and simple gameplay. • Discover and explore 28 different worlds each with their own unique arcade style. • Complete Daily Quests! Hop endlessly, scare birds, jump over lily pads, and more! • Same device multiplayer! Challenge your friends and family on same-device multiplayer mode. • Free to play • Play offline games • Join over 250 MILLION players worldwide SUPPORT: Have any problems or suggestions? You can reach us at support@hipsterwhale.com or check out our FAQ www.hipsterwhale.com/crossy-road-support

About

SKULL VALLEY

Navigate a perilous 3D arcade world filled with traps and obstacles to avoid a hilariously clumsy death. Unlock characters, collect pets, and share your funniest demise scenes with friends. This endless runner guarantees a fun and unpredictable experience.

Highlights
  • Endless 3D arcade gameplay
  • Unlock over 40 characters via claw machine
  • Collect adorable pets
  • Hilarious and shareable death scenes
  • Offline play supported
  • Leaderboard and achievements
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*** WARNING *** Playing Skull Valley has been associated with the following symptoms: * Occasional uncontrollable giggles * Sporadic happy dance for no apparent reason * The desire to defy gravity by jumping on lily pads * Perfecting finger tapping skill * Becoming obsessed with recreating a hilarious but nearly impossible death scene *** PLAYERS BEWARE *** THERE IS NO ESCAPE FROM A CLUMSY, DUMB BUT FUNNY DEATH! Skull Valley is an endless 3D arcade game where you guide your character through booby traps and obstacles to avoid a silly, clumsy and dumb death. It might seem easy at first, but one thing is for sure, you will not last long in Skull Valley and a hilarious demise is all but guaranteed! Play the claw machine to unlock tons of cool characters, tap through the valley to collect adorable pets, navigate through flying arrows, lava fireballs, walking bombs, deadly fish, sinking lily pads and share hilarious death scenes with friends! Join the King, Queen, ninja, zombie, pirate, Ace the pilot and a ton of other adorable characters in navigating this death trap filled world. While you figure out your next step, they might even entertain you with a little dance. Try to stay alive for as long as possible and no matter what you do, don't die in a dumb way! ### Features ### ********************** * Free to play! * Play the claw machine to unlock over 40 cool characters with a lot more characters to come in future updates * Collect tons of adorable pets * Hilarious death scenes that are guaranteed to crack you up every single time! * Share funny death scenes and video clips with friends • Can be played offline! No wifi or Internet connection required! * Leaderboard and achievements * iMessage animated stickers * Simple but addicting gameplay Website: https://skullvalleygame.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@playskullvalley Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlaySkullValley Twitter: https://twitter.com/playskullvalley Share your funny death scenes on social media using the following hashtags: #skullvalley #skullvalleyfunnydeath #skullvalleygame

Screenshots

Crossy Road4 screens
SKULL VALLEY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Crossy Road at 86% against SKULL VALLEY's 0%. Crossy Road also leads on ratings volume (741K vs 6) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). SKULL VALLEY's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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. Crossy Road sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and SKULL VALLEY sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crossy Road holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crossy Road has 741K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Crossy Road's written reviews are positive against 0% of SKULL VALLEY's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crossy Road ships an update every 2 weeks, SKULL VALLEY every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Crossy Road versus SKULL VALLEY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrossy RoadSKULL VALLEY
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (741K ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews86.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings741K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#10 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size268 MB288 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperHipster Whale Pty LtdIntoxic8 Studio LLC

Customer experience

Crossy Road

All ratings740,378 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews5,823 reviews
Positive86.5%
Neutral5.5%
Negative8.1%

SKULL VALLEY

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Crossy Road

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Pecking Order scores not saving properly
  • Difficulty distinguishing obstacles in certain environments
  • Inconsistent behavior when getting duplicate characters

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to reset high scores
  • Option to disable sound effects
  • More varied game modes and challenges
  • Improved character selection and customization
  • Multiplayer or competitive game modes

SKULL VALLEY

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Crossy Road

One-time10
  • PAC-MANFree
  • Shooty CatFree
  • Flat Eric$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Festive Chicken$0.99
  • Fortune Chicken$0.99
  • Seoul Chicken$0.99
  • Brazil Chicken$0.99
  • The Prince of All Cosmos$0.99
  • Baby Chicken$0.99
  • Piggy Bank$2.99
10 purchases

SKULL VALLEY

One-time10
  • Ghost Hunter$0.99
  • Ghost$0.99
  • Phoebe the Roller Girl$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Thief$0.99
  • Horror Show$0.99
  • Gianna the Soccer Girl$0.99
  • Sophia the Jazz Dancer$0.99
  • Ad Slasher$2.99
  • Fortune$2.99
  • Pet Whisperer$2.99

Questions

Is Crossy Road free?
Crossy Road is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SKULL VALLEY free?
SKULL VALLEY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Crossy Road or SKULL VALLEY?
Crossy Road is rated higher. Crossy Road averages 4.7 out of 5 from 741K ratings, while SKULL VALLEY averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Crossy Road or SKULL VALLEY have ads?
Both Crossy Road and SKULL VALLEY show ads.
Which is updated more often, Crossy Road or SKULL VALLEY?
Crossy Road ships an update every 2 weeks, and SKULL VALLEY every 5 days. Most recently, Crossy Road was updated on November 9, 2026 and SKULL VALLEY on November 1, 2026.

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