Last updated on January 17th, 2026 at 06:48 pm
Whale Trail – Entertainment Game Review
Whale Trail is a Entertainment/Action/Family game from ustwo Games Ltd, first launched in 20th October 2011.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 4,185+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Whale Trail Stand Out
Previously Apple Game of the Week
26,000+ 5 Star Ratings! (and counting)
Fly as Willow the Whale, collect Blubbles, loop the loop, unlock playable friends, upgrade Willow's skills, smash enemies and meet bonkers characters along the way.
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> ‘The next smash hit in iOS gaming.’ – TNW
> ‘The game is GORGEOUSLY cute. Try it out for a buck.’ – Gizmodo
> ‘Whale Trail is an absolute joy.’ – TouchArcade
> ‘The kind of winningly simple concept from which App Store phenomena are made.’ – Edge
> ‘Impossible not to like, stellar production values and solid gameplay.’ – Pocket Gamer
> ‘Ditch your jetpack, it’s time to ride the psychedelic Whale Trail.’ – Kotaku
> ‘It’s simple and gorgeous. There’s rarely been a better gaming value for money.’ – T3
• Soundtrack by Gruff Rhys of ‘The Super Furry Animals’
• Simple and intuitive one touch gameplay
• 2 game modes, Classic and Challenge
• Earn Krill and use it in Willow's store
• Upgrade Willow's skills
• Unlock playable friends
• Use 'Treats' while flying for instant bonuses!
• 96 Challenge levels, can you 3 STAR them all?
• Smash the Thunder Bros in 'Frenzy' mode
• Launch into space at speed-boosts
• Compete against friends with Game Center
• Heaps of challenging missions to unlock
This Entertainment game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Whale Trail is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 10th June 2024
Recent improvements include:
• Apple ProMotion for up to 120FPS play (on supported devices)
• Improved screen layout for devices with insets
• Support for play on Apple Silicon-based desktops
• Minor bug fixes
Download & Availability
Whale Trail is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Really fun we play it all the time definitely a game to play when your board or just for fun.
We used to play this when we were a child but now we only come back for the song and memories.
We love to play this game with our girlfriend ^_^.
This is the best mobile game Ive ever played, no intrusive ads.
Always come back to it. Its so calming.
Sooooo good we even got a whale Trail wallpaper for our device.
That was the same thing that happened to us.
We were in a deep depression until we found whale trail this game changed our life and revived our confidence we love whale trail and cant thank the developers enough.
Just set sail. Whale trail is peak.
We love this game because whale trail more like thought trail-judah.
This game cured our breast cancer.
Our mom bought this game for us on our ipod touch when we were little. We still play it to this day. The graphics are cute and sweet and its really a stress reliever and a great way to pass the time.
This game and the music was such a big part of our childhood lol. We were singing the whale trail song the other day and couldn't believe it was still available for download. Now 2025. Love this game forever.
First review Ive ever bothered to give. Most underrated game. Extremely fun.
This game has been our favorite since we were very little playing it on our dads phone and we just have to say it is still our favorite game even after so many years of not finding it we finally did and we just love this game.
We recently found this game after looking for it. The theme song has a special place in our heart especially bc it has our name Abigail in it. As a 2008 baby who grew up on this game we have to say it brings us such good nostalgia being able to play it once again. We love this game. And we will love it forever.
We LOVE THIS GAME we PLAYED IT WHEN MY WIFE WAS GIVING BIRTH!! We THINK we WANT TO REMARRY AND MARRY THIS GAME! That whale is so hot.
Been playing since our friend showed us this back in middle school. We lost it and refound it a few years ago. So cute :)).
Hello ustwo games Anytime we try to get on the game it just crashes every single time So please fix this bug and thank you for listening.
We still cant believe that years later this game is still up and im still in love with this game like if we were still 7 years old.
This whale game is the most amazing thing ive ever seen in our entire life. The most beautiful and well crafted mix of whale and trail and we cannot begin to explain how much this game has changed our life. If youre depressed this is the only solution. Every time im sad and cry we play this game and we feel like im on cloud nine. We want to kiss this whale and this game should have our babies. We feel like im on an acid cloud every time we play this game and its wonderful. We cannot be happier to play this game and fly in the air and listen to our happy little song. Im on the whale trail FIRE we be busting every time we hear it fr fr if we met the creators of this game we would be complete. When u turn upside down it even says upside down! And sometimes, hell say we can see our house from here we just know he has an amazing house with the one orange guy who gives little acid bubbles saying ho ho ho ho like santa but better. This game gives us a reason to wake up in the morning and to go to bed at night (to be well rested to play the game) whoever made this needs a standing ovation that never stops. There are even levels and as we watch our little whale version of ourselves progress to the next levels, we get happy teared. Get this game and never let it go. Ive had it for years and when we deleted it all was lost. But now ive found, whale trail.
We will die with this game in our hand.
Ive had this game for as long as we remember and we forgot about it untill we found it again and its hit us with a wave of nostalgia and it still hits perfectly with the gameplay.
Im so so so glad this game is still here. It was our favorite when we were very young. We cant believe we havent remembered it until now.
We played this game with our dad back in 2011 before he passed away even though we dont play it as much but its always nice to play it again it never changed and it makes us feel like a little kid again.
We remember going over to our cousins house and playing this on their iPad. Fun times. Extremely great game, you can tell the creator really put passion into this.
So we like it so much that it makes us feel good And clam also have Game Center for good reason we like it 1: it fantastic and Nice very good 2: collect bubbles and rainbow balls last: very good but falling from clouds and by the way It FUNNN bye xoxo.
We used to play this game all the time around ~10 years ago and recently redownloaded it. Its such a fun game, so simple, yet challenging! We also love that it doesnt have any in-game ads (you can watch ads to get extras like respawns and stuff) but no ads between gameplay. We love this game so much, and the wonderful soundtrack is so nostalgic. Highly recommend.
This has been our favorite game for years.
Would love an option to pay to play without ads. Hours and hours of fun. Well polished.
We kind of liked this game we played it one time while drunk.
So we downloaded this game as a kid, and recently redownloaded it because it was super nostalgic, but this is a great game! Its tricky and fun and you can buy boosts to make it easier! Not many adds and its no wifi.
Our original 1 Star review titled TOO MANY ADS stated: The game, once a source of fun and relaxation, is now filled with ads, overshadowing actual gameplay time. Additionally, its not optimized for larger phone models, leading to gameplay issues. Uninstalled. In response, the developer mentioned: In the latest version we have done a considerable amount of work to support larger phone models and the various notches etc. We dont think its a fair characterisation of ads, they are available to earn additional Krill, boosters, continues if you wish to opt-in to them. If you prefer not to engage with the rewarded ads then you will occasionally see interstitial ads to enable us to keep supporting the game and if youve made any purchase (which you obviously havent) these are removed. Its difficult to reconcile how you can simultaneously complain that a game is not optimised for the latest model whilst you also dont wish to make any purchase or view any ads to support the cost of that maintenance. Heres our updated review based on the developers response: our initial review was based on the state of the game before the 7.0 update. The game was not optimized for newer phones and crashed frequently, which deterred us from making any in-app purchases. The prevalence of interstitial ads was also a major issue, appearing after every round and overshadowing gameplay. Other reviewers experienced this as well. We understand the costs involved in maintaining an app, and we do support apps through purchases and subscriptions. However, we couldnt justify spending money on a game that wasnt optimized for our device. While we recognize there are opt-in ads, the interstitial ads were too frequent and intrusive. We were looking in the app to find a way to remove ads through payment, but did not see anything stated. In the Krill Store, no such statement is there. If there was an option to remove ads through an in-app purchase, it wasnt clearly stated. We appreciate the recent update, which seems to have resolved the optimization issues and reduced the frequency of interstitial ads. Im willing to update our rating based on these improvements. However, the developers response came across as confrontational and lacked empathy. A more constructive reply would have acknowledged the problem, shown appreciation for feedback, and offered a solution without being defensive. Example of a better response: Thank you for your feedback. Were sorry to hear that the ads and optimization issues have affected your experience. Weve recently made updates to support larger phone models and reduce the impact of ads. Your feedback is valuable, and well continue to work on improving the game. We hope youll consider giving it another try. Thank you for replying to our review. We have updated our rating score to 3 stars.
One of our favorite games. Now with the updates it will not work on our old iPad. Sad.
Whale Trail is an og game and like the last left of what we used to play on our ipad that broke, best game ever.
Epic quality Epic gameplay Epic plot Epic skins Epic ads Epic levels Epic Everything 100% would play this game.
Is pretty fun and cool graphics and stuff is available for free to try so why dont you just do it yourself if you want to or not whatever.
We like the game :) whale do spin and super cute thank you developers for making such an awesome game we love whale trail.
It is so good we just got it and Im in love with it. You have to help the whale get the bubbles.
We used to play this game years ago on a kindle we had, we love just as much now as we did then.
Ive played this game since we were 14; Im 22 now & its always been a favorite. We definitely love how most things stayed the same. Dont fix what isnt broken a wonderful & non-stimulating game suitable for kids.
We love this game but it doesnt go fullscreen on newer ios devices. Not gonna stop playing but please make the screen a bit bigger.
We used to play this game when we were younger. Its just as good as we remember! They also dont force you to see ads, its only if you want to.
Loved it 5 years ago. Love it now. Its such a fun challenging game. Good job.
We found whale trail because of our brother and it has been one of our favorite mobile games since. We love the simplicity of the controls as well as the art style.
We have played this game for around 10 years on and off and we really love this game, we remember on our ipad we finished the game and now we are going to do it here on our phone. If your looking for a great game to play this is it. P.S.(It has the best theme song of all games).
Ive played this game for years and its always been amazing 10/10.
We are only 8 years old. We love this game so so much. It is so happy and fun. This game is the best. We would. Give this a 10/10.
We played this game when we were a kid and we redownloaded it and found that it is actually really fun and we really enjoy unlocking everything.
Ive known this game since we were very young, and this game brings back so many memorys of when we played it and we found it and redownloaded it. And we cant stop playing it! We recommend this game to anyone because its fun and you can play it if you have free time or your bored on the weekend.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 7.0
- Size: 51.87 MB
- iOS: 12.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: ustwo Games Ltd
Last updated: 10th June 2024 | Genre: Entertainment, Action | Developer: ustwo Games Ltd