Venture Kid vs Apple Knight 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Venture Kid
Embark on an 8-bit retro action platformer adventure. Battle an evil doctor's minions across action-packed levels, utilizing power-ups and responsive controls to save the world. Discover secrets and enjoy a chiptune soundtrack.
- 8-bit retro action platformer
- Excellent level design
- Responsive controls
- Variety of bosses
- 9 action-packed levels
- 8 unique power-ups
- Secret areas
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Take a trip down memory lane! Venture Kid is a lovingly crafted 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes. It shines with excellent level design, highly entertaining action levels, responsive controls and a great variety of bosses. Your Mission: The evil Dr. Teklov is about to build a secret weapon, disguised in his huge space fortress. Time is running out but our hero Andy stepped up to defeat him and fight his way through Teklovs minions. Join Andy and prepare yourself for a dangerous journey that demands great skill and determination. Will you succeed ? - 9 action packed levels and bosses - Chiptune soundtrack by Matt Creamer (Slayin) - 8 unique and useful Power-Ups to help you on your quest. - Many secret areas to find and explore - Highly accurate touch controls - MFi Controller Support --- This game is a premium product that can be fully played without In-App Purchases. All purchase offers are completely optional and may help you beating the game.
Apple Knight 2
Engage in fast-paced hack-and-slash combat in this action-packed platformer. Explore dungeons, battle enemies with a variety of weapons and abilities, and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your character with unique skins and unlock helpful pets to aid you in your adventures.
- Hack-and-slash combat
- Unlockable weapons and skins
- Special abilities and pets
- Story and Adventure modes
- Parrying and dodging mechanics
- Hidden secrets in levels
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A fast, fluid hack-and-slash platformer packed with intense combat! Experience fast-paced action in this thrilling platformer. Battle enemies, explore dungeons, and unlock weapons, unique skins, special abilities, and pets. Every level is packed with secrets, challenges, and fun combat. Game Features: - Weapons, Skins, Abilities, and Pets Choose from a wide variety of weapons, skins, abilities, and pets with a wide variety of stats and bonuses! Each weapon has a unique special ability. Pets assist you in combat. Skins offer various passive boosts. - Multiple Game Modes Explore the Story Mode or jump into a randomized Adventure Mode. - Combat Mechanics Parry enemy melee attacks with precision and deflect projectiles using your trusty sword. - Dodging & Dashing Master the art of dodging enemy melee and ranged attacks with swift dashes. - Hidden Secrets Discover 2 secret areas in every level, packed with treasures. - Special Abilities Unlock special abilities to defeat enemies from a distance. Each sword also comes with its own unique ability as well. - Fun enemy AI: Enemies can sense the player approaching from behind, yet they are foolish enough to run into spike pits.! - Controller Support Play now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Apple Knight 2 at Free against Venture Kid's $2.99. Apple Knight 2 also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (3.5K vs 548). Venture Kid's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On rating, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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
Apple Knight 2 is free to download; Venture Kid costs $2.99 up front. Venture Kid sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Apple Knight 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Venture Kid against 4.8 for Apple Knight 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Apple Knight 2 has 3.5K ratings behind it against 548, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Venture Kid's written reviews are positive against 89% of Apple Knight 2's.
Venture Kid ships an update every 2 months, Apple Knight 2 every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Venture Kid | Apple Knight 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (548 ratings) | 4.8 (3.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.0% of reviews — better | 89.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 548 | 3.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | FDG Entertainment GmbH & Co.KG | Limitless LLC |
Customer experience
Venture Kid
Apple Knight 2
User reviews
Venture Kid
From 548 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Nostalgic retro style
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay and controls
- 🎮 Mega Man-like experience
- 🎵 Great chiptune soundtrack
- 💰 Good value for money
Room to improve
- 🐛 Difficulty spikes, especially in later levels
- 🔁 Lack of checkpoints in some levels
- 🔋 Potential battery drain issues
- 🔒 No cloud save support
Apple Knight 2
From 3.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great gameplay
- 🎨 Excellent graphics and visuals
- 🕹️ Intuitive controls
- 🕹️ Smooth combat mechanics
- 🕹️ Satisfying parry system
Room to improve
- 🐛 Revive ad not always working
- 🤑 Difficulty of progression without spending money
- 🤔 Removal of some features from the original game (e.g., female character, difficulty modes, endless mode)
- 🔇 Disappointing music compared to the original game
- 🤏 Small UI elements on smaller devices
Bugs and requests
Venture Kid
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes
- Issues with controller support
Requested features
3 requests- New levels and content updates
- Difficulty options or adjustments
- Cloud save support
Apple Knight 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- Sound and music settings not working properly
- Coin count not displaying correctly after switching items
- Cloud save issues causing loss of progress and coins
- Parry mechanic not registering consistently
Requested features
6 requests- Bring back the female character option
- Reintroduce difficulty modes and endless mode
- Add a restart button to the menu
- Implement a world map feature
- Introduce class-based gameplay (e.g., knight, mage, archer)
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- Restore the weapon special abilities from the original game
In-app purchases
Venture Kid
- 150 Orbs Supply Box$0.99
- 500 Orbs Value Pack$2.99
- Orb Doubler (Permanent)$3.99
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- 1000 Orbs Mega Container$4.99
Apple Knight 2
- Box of Coins$2.99
- Box of Crowns$2.99
- Skelly$2.99
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- Unlock Premium$4.99
- Elite Ninja$4.99
- Crate of Coins$9.99
- Crate of Crowns$9.99
- Unlock All Skins$9.99
- Truckload of Coins!$19.99
- Truckload of Crowns!$19.99
Questions
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