Comparison

Tallowmere vs Afterplace

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

Head to head
About

Tallowmere

Embark on an action roguelike platformer adventure through ever-changing dungeons. Collect loot, battle enemies, and see how far you can progress in this challenging and engaging experience. Supports single-player and local co-op modes.

Highlights
  • Action roguelike platformer
  • Randomly-generated dungeons
  • Seven tiers of loot
  • Single-player mode
  • Two-player local co-op
  • Game Center leaderboards and achievements
Features
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"Tallowmere is a cracking game. It returns to the roots of roguelikes when games were just fun instead of bogged down in endless menus and options." – Pocket Gamer "This is a deceptively engaging ride with plenty of unexpected, organic moments to remember fondly." – TouchArcade Raise your shield. Embrace Lady Tallowmere's ever-changing dungeons. How far can you make it? Features: • Action roguelike platformer • Randomly-generated rooms, each bigger than the last • Seven tiers of loot, ranging from Basic to Otherworldly • Single-player mode (use touchscreen or MFi Controller) • Two-player local co-op mode (requires two MFi Controllers) • Game Center support for leaderboards and achievements • iCloud support • Sacrificial kittens To those who will be lured into Lady Tallowmere's dungeons: good luck. Note: Tallowmere features blood and dismembered body parts. Blood can be toggled on or off in-game. Supported Bluetooth controllers with iOS 14: • Xbox One Wireless Controller • PlayStation 4 DualShock 4 • MFi Controllers Supported languages & translation credits: • English • Finnish – Tomi Turkki & Olli-Samuli Lehmus • French – Christophe Braguy • German – Spiffosi, sePL, & John Westfield • Italian – Luca Pattarini • Japanese – Teyon Japan • Korean – The Balance • Polish – Maciej Ułanowicz • Portuguese-Brazil – Lucas Videla • Russian – Tycho Davidianus • Simplified Chinese – Kai Shao • Slovenian – Alen Korez • Spanish – Jose M. Gaspar • Turkish – A. Ozkal

About

Afterplace

Embark on an open-world adventure on your mobile device, exploring a vast landscape filled with hidden secrets, treasures, and quirky characters. Engage in combat, uncover mysteries, and forge your own path through a world without waypoints.

Highlights
  • Open world exploration
  • Hidden secrets and treasures
  • Combat with monsters
  • Interactive characters
  • No virtual buttons
  • Dynamic control adaptation
Features
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An open world adventure game filled with silly characters and terrible secrets. Afterplace is an adventurous indie game for mobile devices. It's a huge open world, full of hidden secrets, treasures, and creatures. You'll run around the woods, fight monsters, and talk to ostensibly shady characters! All from your pocket! Be warned though - you never know what the forest might be hiding, and not all trails are paved. Labyrinths and dungeons are tucked away in the most concealed nooks. There are no waypoints in Afterplace. You'll have to forge your own path. Afterplace has been designed from the ground up to be a fast, fluid, beautiful experience for mobile. There are no virtual buttons. You can move and attack by touching anywhere. You can tap objects directly to interact or attack, use two thumbs like a traditional controller, or control the game with a physical gamepad. The game will adapt dynamically to your play style. Pick up and set down the game at your own pace, it will always save your progress. Afterplace is made to feel like a full-fledged indie adventure game that fits in your pocket. About the Author: Afterplace is made by one person, Evan Kice. A former software engineer from Austin TX, Evan quit his job (to the dismay of his friends and family) and has been working full time on Afterplace since early 2019. The initial game released in December of 2022, but Evan plans on continuing to support and polish the game when he can!

Screenshots

Tallowmere4 screens
Afterplace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tallowmere at $1.99 against Afterplace's $6.99. Tallowmere also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). Afterplace's advantage is ratings volume (627 vs 29) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). On review sentiment, 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

Tallowmere costs $1.99 and Afterplace $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Afterplace holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Afterplace has 627 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Tallowmere's written reviews are positive against 94% of Afterplace's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tallowmere ships an update every 2 months, Afterplace monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Tallowmere versus Afterplace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTallowmereAfterplace
Price$1.99 — better$6.99
Rating4.7 (29 ratings)4.9 (627 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.9% of reviews94.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29627 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#28 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB249 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperChris McFarlandEvan Kice

Customer experience

Tallowmere

All ratings29 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive87.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative7.7%

Afterplace

All ratings627 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews253 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.6%

Bugs and requests

Tallowmere

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Afterplace

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on certain devices
  • Saves not loading properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Landscape mode support
  • Ability to restart or replay the game
  • More in-depth combat and progression systems

In-app purchases

None

Tallowmere

No in-app purchases

None

Afterplace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tallowmere free?
Tallowmere costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Afterplace free?
Afterplace costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tallowmere or Afterplace?
Afterplace is rated higher. Tallowmere averages 4.7 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Afterplace averages 4.9 from 627 ratings.
Do Tallowmere or Afterplace have ads?
Neither Tallowmere nor Afterplace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tallowmere or Afterplace?
Tallowmere ships an update every 2 months, and Afterplace monthly. Most recently, Tallowmere was updated on October 12, 2026 and Afterplace on October 14, 2026.

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