Comparison

Action Heroes vs FolkloreFieldGuide

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

Head to head
About

Action Heroes

Experience a fast-paced endless runner where you battle zombies and avoid obstacles with unique hero abilities. Collect power-ups, upgrade your character, and complete missions in this action-packed game.

Highlights
  • Endless running gameplay
  • Zombie combat and obstacle avoidance
  • Three unique heroes
  • Power-ups and character upgrades
  • Exciting missions
  • ReplayKit support
Features
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Ready for the most exciting running game on the planet? Action Heroes is a fast-paced, action-packed endless running game that lets you knock through zombie enemies at breakneck speed! Pick from three unique heroes and let the endless running begin, compete with guillotines, spikes, glass walls and shambling zombies all trying to end your game. Use acrobatic jumping and sliding skills to avoid traps, then break out a kick or two when something smashable comes along. Don't forget your jump kick, an exclusive attack not available in other running games! Along with the endless running, jumping and kicking, Action Heroes provides plenty of power-ups to help you stay in the game. Items like the shield provides a temporary invincibility boost, while magnets let you pick up more coins than ever before. Grab as many boosts as you can to upgrade your character between runs. You'll need all the help you can get to survive this epic zombie running showdown! Features: * Three heroes to choose from, each with unique talents. * Jump, double jump, kick and slide to avoid obstacles. * Amazing air kicks to tackle foes from above. * Tons of power-ups to gather and activate. * Exciting missions to complete to earn bonuses. * Zombies to kill. Oh yeah! Action Heroes keeps things fresh with fantastic graphics, exciting power-ups, and fun abilities that give you plenty of ways to tackle danger! - ReplayKit support to record gameplay video and share to social networks and video sharing sites.

About

FolkloreFieldGuide

Engage in a daily text-deduction game where you analyze clues from town reports to identify cryptids. Build your reputation as an investigator and uncover larger mysteries through connected story arcs. The game is free to play with optional ads.

Highlights
  • Daily cryptid mysteries
  • Text-based clue analysis
  • Reputation and streak system
  • Connected story arcs
  • Unlockable field guide entries
  • One-time purchase for ad removal and extras
Features
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A new cryptid mystery every day. Folklore Field Guide is a cozy text-deduction game — read the town's tip-line report, weigh the clues, and name the creature behind the sighting. DEDUCE, DON'T SEARCH - Each day brings a new sighting: a track shape, a strange sound, the time of day, the weather, a smell on the wind - Cross-reference the clues against the entries in your field guide - Narrow the suspects and name the cryptid — Bigfoot, Mothman, the Jersey Devil, Chupacabra, Nessie and more BUILD YOUR REPUTATION - Wrong guesses cost you reputation, so deduce carefully - Keep a daily streak going and rise from curious local to trusted investigator UNCOVER THE BIGGER MYSTERY - Daily reports connect into multi-week story arcs and regional mysteries - Unlock field-guide entries as you encounter new creatures CRYPTOZOOLOGIST'S PASS — ONE-TIME PURCHASE Unlock the Pass once and keep it forever: remove ads, the full annotated field guide, extra clue reveals, and the story-arc archive with advanced stats. No subscription. Folklore Field Guide is free to play and supported by ads; remove them anytime with the one-time Pass. Grab your notebook. The woods are talking.

Screenshots

Action Heroes4 screens
FolkloreFieldGuide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FolkloreFieldGuide at 5.0 against Action Heroes's 4.0. Action Heroes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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. Action Heroes sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and FolkloreFieldGuide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FolkloreFieldGuide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Action Heroes versus FolkloreFieldGuide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAction HeroesFolkloreFieldGuide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB4 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperRV AppStudios LLCChristian Pedersen

Customer experience

Action Heroes

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

FolkloreFieldGuide

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Action Heroes

One-time10
  • 7500 Coins$4.99
  • 15 Gems$4.99
  • Unlock all maps$8.99
Show 7 more
  • 35 Gems$9.99
  • Unlock Allie$9.99
  • Unlock Lee$9.99
  • 45000 Coins$29.99
  • 105 Gems$29.99
  • 80000 Coins$49.99
  • 180 Gems$49.99
1 purchases

FolkloreFieldGuide

One-time1
  • Folklore Field Guide Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Action Heroes free?
Action Heroes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FolkloreFieldGuide free?
FolkloreFieldGuide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Action Heroes or FolkloreFieldGuide?
FolkloreFieldGuide is rated higher. Action Heroes averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while FolkloreFieldGuide averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Action Heroes or FolkloreFieldGuide have ads?
FolkloreFieldGuide shows ads; Action Heroes does not.

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