Comparison

Rust Bucket vs Alchemy Dungeon

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

Head to head
About

Rust Bucket

Embark on a turn-based dungeon crawl with simple swipe controls. Navigate treacherous environments, battle diverse monsters, and overcome deadly traps. This challenging game offers endless exploration and strategic combat, perfect for quick gaming sessions.

Highlights
  • Swipe to move and attack
  • Fast-paced gameplay
  • Puzzle traps
  • Diverse monster types
  • Endless dungeon exploration
  • Strategic combat
  • High score competition
Features
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Rust Bucket is a turn based dungeon crawler that is built with mobile in mind. Swipe to take a step, swipe into enemies to attack. It’s as simple as that, but don’t be fooled into thinking this is a casual game! • Navigate using simple swipe to move controls. • Game play is fast and death is never far away so it’s perfect for your daily commute. • Puzzle your way past deadly traps or use them to catch enemies. • Many monster types, each with their own distinctive rules to overcome. • Make your way through the levels to become a fully qualified looter • Explore an endless dungeon, with more to discover the deeper you go. • Become a master of strategic combat and reach the top scoring dungeon rooms. • Compete against your friends high scores on Game Centre Important information! This game is funded by adverts but is completely free to play with no timers or boosters to ruin your experience. There is an option to remove popup ads for a one off In app purchase. *Please note that this does not remove Cross Promotion ads for other Nitrome games* We hope you enjoy our little game. If you do please consider giving us a nice review, tell your friends and maybe try some of our other games.

About

Alchemy Dungeon

Merge items to discover new recipes and explore procedurally generated dungeons. Battle monsters, collect treasures, and use your progress to unlock new characters and powers in this challenging roguelike puzzle game.

Highlights
  • Item merging and recipe discovery
  • Endless dungeon exploration
  • Monster slaying and treasure hunting
  • Unlockable characters, powers, and levels
  • Offline gameplay
  • One-hand operation
Features
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Alchemy Dungeon is a mix of puzzle and roguelike. Your goal is to merge items, discover new recipes, explore endless dungeons, slay monsters and find treasures. Your best scores are used to unlock unique characters, powers, and levels, and the loot you find is used for upgrades. The game is simple to learn but hard to master. It is offline and is designed for one-hand operation.

Screenshots

Rust Bucket4 screens
Alchemy Dungeon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Alchemy Dungeon at 4.2 against Rust Bucket's 4.0. Rust Bucket's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (179 vs 42). On price, review sentiment, 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. Rust Bucket sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Alchemy Dungeon sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alchemy Dungeon holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 179 and 42 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Rust Bucket's written reviews are positive against 69% of Alchemy Dungeon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rust Bucket ships an update every 6 weeks, Alchemy Dungeon every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rust Bucket versus Alchemy Dungeon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRust BucketAlchemy Dungeon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (179 ratings)4.2 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.3% of reviews — better68.8% of reviews
Number of ratings179 — better42
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB84 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperNitromeIvan Khokhlenkov

Customer experience

Rust Bucket

All ratings177 ratings
Positive72.3%
Neutral6.2%
Negative21.5%
Written reviews311 reviews
Positive72.3%
Neutral7.4%
Negative20.3%

Alchemy Dungeon

All ratings42 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral9.4%
Negative21.9%

Bugs and requests

Rust Bucket

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Progress reset when exiting levels
  • Level select screen locking completed levels
  • Compatibility issues on older devices
  • Clipboard copying behavior

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to save progress
  • Weapon/item upgrades and customization
  • Multiplayer or co-op mode
  • Level editor

Alchemy Dungeon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Rust Bucket

One-time4
  • Buy 50 Coins$0.99
  • Buy 200 Coins$1.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
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  • Buy Coins 3$3.99
4 purchases

Alchemy Dungeon

One-time4
  • 1000 gold$1.99
  • Turn off ads$2.99
  • 5000 gold$7.99
Show 1 more
  • 15000 gold$19.99

Questions

Is Rust Bucket free?
Rust Bucket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alchemy Dungeon free?
Alchemy Dungeon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rust Bucket or Alchemy Dungeon?
Alchemy Dungeon is rated higher. Rust Bucket averages 4.0 out of 5 from 179 ratings, while Alchemy Dungeon averages 4.2 from 42 ratings.
Do Rust Bucket or Alchemy Dungeon have ads?
Both Rust Bucket and Alchemy Dungeon show ads.
Which is updated more often, Rust Bucket or Alchemy Dungeon?
Rust Bucket ships an update every 6 weeks, and Alchemy Dungeon every 4 months. Most recently, Rust Bucket was updated on October 21, 2026 and Alchemy Dungeon on October 20, 2026.

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