Comparison

Bit Journey vs DEEP HAUL TREASURE RETRIEVAL

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

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About

Bit Journey

Embark on an open-world adventure where time travel vortexes unleash enemies. Survive, collect items, and defeat foes to improve your character. Train pets to assist you in battle and explore diverse roles from ninja to warrior.

Highlights
  • Limitless open-world exploration
  • Time travel vortexes and enemies
  • Character skill improvement
  • Pet sidekicks with training
  • Diverse character roles
  • Leaderboard competition
Features
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Explore a gigantic, limitless and rich world. It's a brand new open-world experience. The world has gone mad, time travel vortexes are appearing everywhere and spawning incredible enemies that are trying to dominate the whole world while our seven heroes are trying to survive! Destroy everything in the world, collect items and defeat amazing enemies. Score by doing anything in the world, improve your character skills and prepare to survive. You can even conquer secret bases, defeat super bosses and compete with your friends in the leaderboards! You can also use your Watch to take care of pets and use them as sidekicks in the game! You can feed them, play with them, train them and it will impact in their performances during gameplay! To fight side-by-side with Chip, Catty and Fairy, just raise your wrist while playing or access them through the Base and have fun! Be a mysterious ninja, an army soldier, a baseball player, a famous artist, or even a medieval warrior. Survive the journey and reach the higher glory. There's a little bit of everything in Bit Journey. ** Through the years, we were featured on the App Store's: ** Best New Games Best Pixel Art Games Games with Great Protagonists Apps Made in Brazil Games made in Latin America Celebrating National Talents Brazilian Games Great Brazilian Games Best Retro-Modern Games Cute Heroes Cult Classics 20 under 20 Our Favorites for Apple Watch ** We trended on: ** #1 in 2 Countries on the Games Category, Action and Adventure Subcategories #5 in 30 Countries on the Games Category, Action and Adventure Subcategories #25 in 15 Countries on the Games Category, Action and Adventure Subcategories Top 100 in 100+ Countries on the Games Category, Action and Adventure Subcategories

About

DEEP HAUL TREASURE RETRIEVAL

Experience a retro arcade fishing game with classic pixel art and chiptune music. Time your grabs to haul treasure, chain combos for high scores, and navigate a living ocean with a day-night cycle. Enjoy ad-free, timer-free gameplay perfect for quick sessions.

Highlights
  • Classic pixel art
  • Treasure hauling with combo scoring
  • Living ocean with day-night cycle
  • Chiptune soundtrack
  • Pick-up-and-play sessions
  • Screen shake and haptics
Features
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DEEP HAUL is a love letter to the handheld games of the past — the kind you played under the covers, beeping away with that unmistakable chiptune charm. Cast your line into glittering depths and haul up sunken treasure before it slips away. Time your grabs, chain combos for big scores, and keep an eye on the rolling day-night cycle as the sea shifts around you. Dodge the jellyfish, watch the seagulls wheel overhead, and don't let the pirate cat catch you off guard. Just pick up and play, the way handhelds were meant to be. FEATURES: • Classic pixel art with authentic retro charm • Satisfying treasure-hauling with combo scoring • Living ocean: day-night cycle, drifting ships, and a lighthouse on the horizon • Chiptune soundtrack and crunchy retro sound effects • Fish, jellyfish, seagulls, and a mischievous pirate cat • Screen shake and haptics that make every haul feel good • Pick-up-and-play sessions — perfect for a quick dive anytime No ads interrupting your runs. No timers. Just you, the sea, and the next big haul. Grab your gear. The treasure's waiting.

Screenshots

Bit Journey4 screens
DEEP HAUL TREASURE RETRIEVAL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DEEP HAUL TREASURE RETRIEVAL at 5.0 against Bit Journey's 4.0. DEEP HAUL TREASURE RETRIEVAL also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 65%). Bit Journey's advantage is ratings volume (52 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DEEP HAUL TREASURE RETRIEVAL holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bit Journey has 52 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Bit Journey's written reviews are positive against 100% of DEEP HAUL TREASURE RETRIEVAL's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bit Journey versus DEEP HAUL TREASURE RETRIEVAL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBit JourneyDEEP HAUL TREASURE RETRIEVAL
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (52 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings52 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB38 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMarcos MoraisCameron Burke

Customer experience

Bit Journey

All ratings52 ratings
Positive73.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative19.2%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive65.3%
Neutral8.4%
Negative26.3%

DEEP HAUL TREASURE RETRIEVAL

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bit Journey

No in-app purchases

None

DEEP HAUL TREASURE RETRIEVAL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bit Journey free?
Bit Journey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DEEP HAUL TREASURE RETRIEVAL free?
DEEP HAUL TREASURE RETRIEVAL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bit Journey or DEEP HAUL TREASURE RETRIEVAL?
DEEP HAUL TREASURE RETRIEVAL is rated higher. Bit Journey averages 4.0 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while DEEP HAUL TREASURE RETRIEVAL averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bit Journey or DEEP HAUL TREASURE RETRIEVAL have ads?
Neither Bit Journey nor DEEP HAUL TREASURE RETRIEVAL shows ads.

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