Cross Dakar City vs James Spring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cross Dakar City
Navigate a vibrant city inspired by Dakar, guiding a young protagonist on a quest to find their parents. Dodge traffic, cross rivers, and avoid trains in this engaging arcade-style game with social features.
- Navigate city streets
- Avoid traffic and obstacles
- Use canoes and trains
- Collect bonuses
- Compare scores with friends
- Challenge friends
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Mamadou, a talibé* forced begging on the streets has decided one day to travel across Dakar City to find his biological parents. * Talibé: Senegal's child beggar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talibe) GAMEPLAY: The game system is intended to be very simple. The goal is to lead Mamadou to the house of his biological parents. To do so, the player must cross roads while avoiding cars, rivers with the help of canoes and rails while avoiding the little blue train. To make the game a little more attractive, bonuses are available at times and the landscape is scattered with various obstacles. And finally, the game also includes two other dimensions: - A tourist dimension: the graphic design is inspired by the city of Dakar including carrapides, local taxis, the little blue train, canoes, carts, the Pink Lake, ... - A social dimension: in the sense that it is possible to compare your performance with that of your friends and even challenge them. HOW TO PLAY : - Tap to move forward - Swipe down, left or right to move in those directions "Cross Dakar City is a mobile Frogger game featuring a street kid and a sociocultural message. Who knew such a dark topic could translate into such a colourful game?" - IGN (http://za.ign.com/tech/98629/news/cross-dakar-city-is-a-mobile-frogger-game-featurin) "The best and most innovative solution in Entertainment & Lifestyle from Senegal" - World Summit Award 2015 (http://www.socialnetlink.org/2015/07/world-summit-award-2015-sept-startups-representeront-le-senegal/) Nominated for Best of Online Activism Awards in the category "Tech for Good" http://thebobs.com/english/category/2016/tech-for-good-2016/#post-5981 Best African App (finalist) https://www.appsafrica.com/finalists-announced-for-appsafrica-innovation-awards-2015/ - African start-up award (candidate) http://www.ny-forum-africa.com/en/african-start-up-award "Cross Dakar City c’est mieux que Candy crush !!" - Afrocentriklab (http://afrocentriklab.com/cross-dakar-city-cest-mieux-que-candy-crush/) Press: - IGN : http://za.ign.com/tech/98629/news/cross-dakar-city-is-a-mobile-frogger-game-featurin - The Observers France 24 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkDXz4kXcQU - RFI English : https://youtu.be/T0YTOlVYKKs - Reuters : http://www.reuters.com/article/us-senegal-children-videogames-idUSKCN0WX2EU - Vice : http://motherboard.vice.com/read/a-senegalese-indie-game-developer-turned-a-street-kid-into-a-hero-in-this-game - Okayafrica : http://www.okayafrica.com/news/cross-dakar-city-senegalese-video-game/ - France 24: http://observers.france24.com/en/20151224-video-game-child-beggar-senegal-dakar-talibe - BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02w49nt To follow the project: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crossdakarcity Twitter: @CrossDakarCity Instagram: @crossdakarcity
James Spring
Embark on a thrilling hide-and-seek adventure where you guide James as far as possible. Discover and uncover all 44 of James' friends while navigating beautifully designed worlds and avoiding dangerous enemies. Enjoy a completely free gaming experience with simple touch controls.
- Endless running gameplay
- Collect hidden friends
- Avoid dangerous enemies
- Explore beautiful worlds
- Simple touch controls
- Completely free to play
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Where is everyone? Let's play hide and seek! Make James go as far as possible! Find as many James' friends as you can! - Run James as far as possible with simple touch controls - Find and Uncover rest of the 44 James' friends - Watch out cute but dangerous enemies - Travel beautiful designed worlds - No ads and completely free!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cross Dakar City at 4.9 against James Spring's 4.0. Cross Dakar City also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cross Dakar City holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Cross Dakar City's written reviews are positive against 93% of James Spring's.
Cross Dakar City ships an update every 3 weeks, James Spring every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cross Dakar City | James Spring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better | 4.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 93.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ousseynou khadim Beye | SungHyuk Yoon |
Customer experience
Cross Dakar City
James Spring
In-app purchases
Cross Dakar City
No in-app purchases
James Spring
No in-app purchases
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