Fairy Fire vs Germz!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
Germz!
Pilot a ship through a microscopic world, battling waves of germs and collecting vital cells. Upgrade your ship and abilities to survive longer and achieve higher scores in this fast-paced arcade shooter.
- Arcade survival action
- Multiple player ships
- Ship upgrades and abilities
- Collect blood cells
- Game Center achievements
- Leaderboards
Read full descriptionHide full description
Germz! is an arcade shooter set inside a colorful microscopic world. Pilot your ship through waves of germs, dodge incoming threats, collect red and white blood cells, and upgrade your stats and abilities as the challenge grows. Choose your ship, survive as long as you can, and chase higher scores across fast, replayable runs. Features: - Arcade survival action - Multiple player ships and upgrades - Red and white blood cell rewards - In-app purchases for optional currency packs and character unlocks - Game Center achievements and leaderboards
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Germz! at Free against Fairy Fire's $0.99. Germz! also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 37 months). Fairy Fire's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, device support and iOS requirement 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
Germz! is free to download; Fairy Fire costs $0.99 up front. Germz! sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Fairy Fire asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fairy Fire against 5.0 for Germz!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Fairy Fire ships an update every 37 months, Germz! every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fairy Fire | Germz! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Stefan Preuss | ExzileGames LLC |
Customer experience
Fairy Fire
Germz!
In-app purchases
Fairy Fire
No in-app purchases
Germz!
- 500 Red Blood Cells$1.00
- Vanguard Player$2.99
- 2000 Red Blood Cells$3.00
Show 4 moreShow fewer
- 5 White Blood Cells$5.00
- 5000 Red Blood Cells$6.00
- 10 White Blood Cells$9.00
- 20 White Blood Cells$15.00
