Comparison

Monster Castle vs Orc Dungeon

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

Head to head
About

Monster Castle

Engage in a unique vertical tower defense game where you command monsters to defend your castle and attack opponents worldwide. Strategize your defenses, train dragons, and join alliances to climb the leaderboards in this exciting battle royale experience.

Highlights
  • Vertical tower defense gameplay
  • Castle defense and invasion
  • PvP strategy and tactics
  • Dragon training for offense
  • Global alliances and warfare
  • Daily missions for rewards
Features
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** Featured globally on the App Store – Best New Game ** Monster Lord's castle is well-designed and full of traps. Greedy bats hiding in the dark and grim pumpkins running around. Along with the death of howling, the door of alchemical room slowly opened. Orcs and Goblins are standing by. Armor up! It’s time to fight the humans! Take advantage of Monster Castle’s unique vertical tower defense gameplay to strategically fight your way to victory alongside millions of other players! Enter a surprising new world of original characters, and have the time of your life as you make it to the top of the leaderboards! FEATURES ● Arrange your castle defenses to dispatch of anyone who dares invade your base! Battle is easy to learn, but hard to master! ● PvP strategy: test out different strategies and discover a hidden system of clever battle tactics. ● Train your dragon to burn enemy castles to the ground and defend your own castle from attack! ● Fight opponents worldwide: join an alliance and wage war against players from around the world. ● Exciting daily missions: make your castle stronger every day by collecting Gold, filling your Wine Barrel, and much more! --------------------------------------------------------------- Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/monstercastleGTS Customer Support email: support@lemixgame.com --------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Monster Castle is free to download and play, however some game items can also be purchased for real money. If you do not want to use this feature, please set up password protection for purchases in the settings of your App Store.

About

Orc Dungeon

Embark on a turn-based strategy adventure as an exiled orc prince. Explore dungeons, battle monsters using a unique dice-rolling combat system, and collect powerful weapons and minions. Build your ultimate hero team and compete in online PvP tournaments or join guilds for co-op dungeon raids.

Highlights
  • Turn-based dice combat system
  • Dungeon exploration
  • Weapon and minion collection
  • Hero team building
  • Online PvP tournaments
  • Guild co-op dungeons
Features
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Orc Dungeon is a turn-based strategy game. Explore dungeons, fight monsters, earn weapons, upgrade your orc, build a team, enter PvP tournaments and join guilds for co-op dungeons exploration. PLAY AS AN ORC Start your adventure with Orky Balboa, an orc Prince rejected by his father. He is condemned to explore dungeons and amass a full suit of armor to be allowed to return home. ROLL THE DICE Unique turn-based battle system: Roll the dice to match your orc's weapons dice to trigger your attacks and defenses. Choose how to distribute the rolled dice across your armory. Be careful as the opponent uses the same dice as you to trigger his own equipment and counterattack. So, make the right choice. Plenty of tactics renewed for each fight! A CHOICE OF WEAPONS AND MINIONS Collect and upgrade dozens of weapons and shields for your orc. Upgrade your favorite weapons to unlock special powers and customize them with magic stones! Explore islands to discover eggs and breed minions to fight with you. YOUR OWN PERSONALIZED HEROES Recruit orcs, trolls, demons, skeletons, etc. Build your unique team with weapons, shields, special abilities, skill points, magic dice, minions, etc. Unlock your heroes’ unique abilities and improve them. Assign skill points to improve health, damage, defense, recovery speed, etc. ONLINE PVP TOURNAMENTS Gather a team of orcs, trolls, demons, skeleton, etc. and enter the online tournaments to compete with other players in PvP mode. Climb the worldwide ranking to reach the top! INTER-GUILD COMPETITIONS AND CO-OP DUNGEON EXPLORATION Join a guild, chat with friends and explore cavernous dungeons together. Only the guilds with the bravest adventurers will reach the top of the guilds leaderboard! Orc Dungeon has a refreshing gameplay that will challenge your strategic skills. If you like old-school RPG, but want modern mobile gameplay, Orc Dungeon is for you!

Screenshots

Monster Castle4 screens
Orc Dungeon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orc Dungeon at 88% against Monster Castle's 63%. Orc Dungeon also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2). Monster Castle's advantage is ratings volume (221 vs 49). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Monster Castle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Orc Dungeon sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Orc Dungeon holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 221 and 49 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Monster Castle's written reviews are positive against 88% of Orc Dungeon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monster Castle ships an update every 6 weeks, Orc Dungeon every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Monster Castle versus Orc Dungeon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonster CastleOrc Dungeon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (221 ratings)4.5 (49 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews87.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings221 — better49
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size295 MB176 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperChengdu Le Mai Hu Yu Co., Ltd.Green Skin

Customer experience

Monster Castle

All ratings221 ratings
Positive78.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews421 reviews
Positive62.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative29.7%

Orc Dungeon

All ratings46 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive87.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative3.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Monster Castle

One-time10
  • Value Pack F$0.99
  • 100 Crystal$0.99
  • Daily goods 12$0.99
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  • Daily goods 01$0.99
  • 500 crystals$4.99
  • Value Pack A$4.99
  • 1200 crystals$9.99
  • 2500 crystals$19.99
  • 6500 crystals$49.99
  • 14000 crystals$99.99
8 purchases

Orc Dungeon

One-time8
  • Bag of Gems$0.99
  • Welcome Pack$1.99
  • Big bag of Gems$3.99
Show 5 more
  • Booster Pack$3.99
  • Chest of Gems$8.99
  • Value Pack$8.99
  • Big chest of Gems$17.99
  • Huge chest of Gems$44.99

Questions

Is Monster Castle free?
Monster Castle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orc Dungeon free?
Orc Dungeon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Monster Castle or Orc Dungeon?
Orc Dungeon is rated higher. Monster Castle averages 4.2 out of 5 from 221 ratings, while Orc Dungeon averages 4.5 from 49 ratings.
Do Monster Castle or Orc Dungeon have ads?
Neither Monster Castle nor Orc Dungeon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monster Castle or Orc Dungeon?
Monster Castle ships an update every 6 weeks, and Orc Dungeon every 2 months. Most recently, Monster Castle was updated on November 11, 2026 and Orc Dungeon on November 2, 2026.

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