Comparison

Upperland vs Duskborne

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

Head to head
About

Upperland

Embark on an epic platform adventure to help two tiny creatures navigate treacherous city landscapes and reunite with their family. Customize characters with fun accessories, overcome hundreds of obstacles, and explore diverse, surprising worlds.

Highlights
  • Epic platform action
  • Eye-popping graphics
  • Simple tap controls
  • Hundreds of obstacles
  • Character customization
  • Multiple worlds and stages
Features
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DESCRIPTION You are taps away from owning a super fun and addictive adventure game. Upperland is an epic platform game full of incredible characters, fantastic landscapes to explore, and stacks of surprises! Help two tiny creatures who are pulled into a city with skyscrapers, clocks, dangerous factories and terrifying amusement parks avoid all the obstacles and reunite with the family. Customize your creatures by buying super cool and cute headbands, wings, glasses, etc to match your style. Take photos of your stylish creatures and share the fun with friends instantly. Keep your eyes peeled: there are many surprises waiting for you! STORY Two kids of “tiny creatures” have been kidnapped by an evil spider and are being taken farther and farther away! Join the family on an amazing adventure across multiple settings and dozens of challenging stages. Reunite the lost family and discover new worlds to explore by following an evil spider! FEATURES - Eye-popping graphics! - Epic platform action! - Simple tap control designed to work perfectly with your touch screen! - Lots of stages over multiple worlds! - Hundreds of obstacles! - Bonus levels! - Hilarious & funky items for characters! - Mesmerizing music - Regular free updates! A BIT MORE… Upperland is a perfect choice for those who love games that have stories behind them; it is not often that such a simple game actually makes you feel compassionate towards the game characters. Upperland has something to offer to everyone; whatever your theme is you can definitely find something relevant in this game: endless tricky traps, various mechanical obstacles and diverse locations full of crazy puzzles through all levels of this addictive adventure game. As you advance through the stages, the levels get tougher and the obstacles harder to avoid; they even start moving, rotating and disappearing. Reunite the tiny creatures’ family! Just remember that every object can harm your little creatures. Starting from the deep deep sewerage with dirty pipes and vents, you will move on to crawling skyscrapers and clock tower and later rush through the horror show of the amusement park; Once you survive the appearing ghosts and scary butchers, you will be excited to enter the elevator full of wires sticking out of broken boxes; then fly through the scientific lab with robot-hands that release fire, syringes and explosive chemical poisonous particles that are scattered all around. There also are different factories, but don’t get too excited, remember, you have to dodge all the saws, wood and metal pieces, and many more objects. Next on, you have to fly through dazzling forests, where while everything is charming to the eye, you’d rather not touch anything. And finally, what’s the better way to end the unforgettable adventure than to explore the rocket, the absence of gravity can puzzle you even more as random object and laser beams appear everywhere! Why It’s Great When playing Upperland getting bored is not an option with a constant change of obstacles and surroundings. It is simple and challenging, fast paced and fulfilling, addictive, but easy to pause… The gameplay is completely unpredictable with more and more additions appearing in every single level. Equally great for both, expert gamers and beginners, Upperland can be played for hours! WARNING: Due to heavy graphics requirements, The Upperland is only compatible with the iPhone 4S & upwards, and iPod Touch 5th Generation - it is NOT compatible with the older iPhone 4 or iPod 4th Generation.

About

Duskborne

Engage in skill-based combat within a dark fantasy world. Explore a three-act story with unique characters and face challenging bosses. Test your mettle in an endless mode with global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Skill-based side-scrolling combat
  • 3 playable characters with unique abilities
  • 3-act story with character-specific dialogue
  • Epic boss fights with two phases
  • Endless mode with global leaderboard
  • Roguelite progression with Remnant buffs
Features
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Duskborne is a dark fantasy action roguelite with skill-based combat, a three-act story, and an endless mode with global leaderboards. MASTER THE COMBAT Chain combos, juggle enemies in the air, and time your parries to survive. Button mashing won't save you here - Duskborne rewards precision and skill. THREE KNIGHTS, ONE STORY Play as Sir Aldric the Crusader, Korrath the Berserker, or Velorum the Duskborne. Each knight has unique abilities, a personal connection to the fallen fourth knight, and character-specific dialogue throughout the story. EPIC BOSS FIGHTS Face the Warchief's charge attacks, dodge Varek's projectile spreads, and survive Drakhar's Void shockwaves. Three bosses with two phases each - learn their patterns or fall. ROGUELITE PROGRESSION Collect Remnants that reshape your build each run. Make strategic choices at events. Manage your health across floors. Every run plays different. ENDLESS MODE Think you've mastered the story? Endless mode cycles through all three stages with scaling difficulty, bosses every 10 floors, and one life. No revives. Compete on the global leaderboard and prove your skill. FEATURES • Skill-based side-scrolling combat with parry system • 3 playable characters with unique abilities • 3 story stages with character-specific dialogue • 3 epic boss fights with two phases each • Endless mode with global leaderboard • 10 Remnant buffs for roguelite build variety • Exclusive cosmetics and slash colors • No paywalls - play the full story for free

Screenshots

Upperland4 screens
Duskborne4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Duskborne at 5.0 against Upperland's 4.0. Duskborne also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). Upperland's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (97 vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Upperland sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Duskborne sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Duskborne holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Upperland has 97 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Upperland's written reviews are positive against 100% of Duskborne's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Upperland ships an update every 5 weeks, Duskborne every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Upperland versus Duskborne: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUpperlandDuskborne
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (97 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings97 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB138 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperAppideaBDKM LLC

Customer experience

Upperland

All ratings97 ratings
Positive66.0%
Neutral19.6%
Negative14.4%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative20.0%

Duskborne

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

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Upperland

One-time8
  • Remove ads$0.99
  • 5000 Coins$1.99
  • 12 000 Coins$2.99
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  • 20 000 Coins$3.99
  • 26 000 Coins$4.99
  • 50 000 Coins$7.99
  • 100 000 Coins$9.99
  • Unlock all$9.99
6 purchases

Duskborne

One-time6
  • Unlock Berserker$0.99
  • Unlock Velorum$0.99
  • 100 Void Shards$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Knight's Oath Pack$2.99
  • 350 Void Shards$2.99
  • 1,500 Void Shards$9.99

Questions

Is Upperland free?
Upperland is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Duskborne free?
Duskborne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Upperland or Duskborne?
Duskborne is rated higher. Upperland averages 4.0 out of 5 from 97 ratings, while Duskborne averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Upperland or Duskborne have ads?
Duskborne shows ads; Upperland does not.
Which is updated more often, Upperland or Duskborne?
Upperland ships an update every 5 weeks, and Duskborne every 9 days. Most recently, Upperland was updated on October 29, 2026 and Duskborne on October 24, 2026.

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