Comparison

Fairy Fire vs Monsters Project

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

Head to head
About

Fairy Fire

Engage in retro arcade action as you defend fairy pals from evil creatures in this fast-paced side-scroller. Collect power-ups and gems to upgrade your abilities and advance through waves of enemies or play in an endless arcade mode.

Highlights
  • Retro arcade action
  • Side-scrolling gameplay
  • Waves of evil creatures
  • Upgrade items and power-ups
  • Two game modes: floor-by-floor and endless
  • Collect gems for upgrades
Features
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Fairy Fire - Defender of the Fairies Up for some retro arcade action? Extra weapons, upgrades, smart bombs etc. are your favorite tools? Then this great arcade clone is for you! Survive waves of evil creatures in this fantastic, fast paced side scroller. The plot: Defend your fairy pals against the evil! Fight through waves of evil creatures and finally meet the mother of evil and free the fairies - forever... Pick up the fairies and escort them to the warp-hole. Watch out for the snatchers, they are trying to abduct your fairy pals. Advance to the next wave by rescuing all fairies and eliminating all enemies by the end of the timer. Two game modes - Advance floor by floor by defeating the boss of each floor. - Arcade ‘endless’ mode. Collect gems to buy great upgrade items - get additional fire power with the ‘FairyFire’ upgrade ( also protects the fairy from dying ) - increase the number of collectable fairies with the ‘FairyCarry’ upgrade - speed up the wizard and make him fast like a flash - increase the shot frequency with the ‘FirePower’ upgrade - get a ‘GemMagnet’ to ease the pickup of gems Collectable upgrades: - Smart bomb ( black scroll ): kill all enemies on the screen - Invincible ( golden scroll ): kamikaze can be fun - Time Bender ( hourglass ): slow down the enemies for easy killing - Helper ( purple potion ): adds a protecting item to the wizard; it kills enemies - Extra Live ( green potion ) - Fire Power ( magic lamp ): adds serious ( flame thrower like ) fire power to the wizard

About

Monsters Project

Explore a mysterious world filled with unique abilities, challenging levels, and hidden secrets. Discover potions and avatars as you navigate this strange new place. This game offers a unique experience with mini-games and a focus on exploration.

Highlights
  • 3 Unique Abilities
  • 8+ Levels
  • 14 Potions
  • 13 Avatars
  • Mini-Games
  • Exploration
Features
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MONSTERS Discover the world of Monsters. It is the world we hide from our children. But they know it's there... MONSTERS, by Dana Hocking and Josh Funk, is a rare peek into a different world. You are free to explore this strange new place, but do so carefully. Once you know, you can't unknow. Featuring: - 3 Unique Abilities - 8+ Levels - 14 Potions - 13 Avatars - Mini-Games - Absolutely No Secrets (you wouldn't want to cheat and UNLOCKEVERYTHING, would you?)

Screenshots

Fairy Fire4 screens
Monsters Project4 screens

Verdict

The call

Fairy Fire and Monsters Project both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Monsters Project's written reviews are positive against 50% of Fairy Fire's. Monsters Project also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (13 vs 3). Fairy Fire's advantage is update cadence (every 37 months vs every 93 months). On rating, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Monsters Project is free to download; Fairy Fire costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fairy Fire against 5.0 for Monsters Project. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 13 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Fairy Fire's written reviews are positive against 100% of Monsters Project's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fairy Fire ships an update every 37 months, Monsters Project every 93 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Fairy Fire versus Monsters Project: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFairy FireMonsters Project
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings313 — better
Update frequencyEvery 37 months — betterEvery 93 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB65 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperStefan PreussDana Hocking

Customer experience

Fairy Fire

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Monsters Project

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fairy Fire

No in-app purchases

None

Monsters Project

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fairy Fire free?
Fairy Fire costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Monsters Project free?
Monsters Project is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fairy Fire or Monsters Project?
Fairy Fire and Monsters Project are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 13 ratings respectively.
Do Fairy Fire or Monsters Project have ads?
Neither Fairy Fire nor Monsters Project shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fairy Fire or Monsters Project?
Fairy Fire ships an update every 37 months, and Monsters Project every 93 months. Most recently, Fairy Fire was updated on October 4, 2026 and Monsters Project on October 21, 2026.

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