DFRCT vs Realm Grinder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DFRCT
This utility helps test your connection to a Dwarf Fortress Remote server before buying the full application. It's ideal for users with servers behind firewalls or NAT, ensuring connectivity before purchase. Results may vary between cellular and Wi-Fi networks, so test your intended play connections.
- Connection testing for DF Remote server
- Firewall and NAT compatibility check
- Pre-purchase connectivity verification
- Supports cellular and Wi-Fi network testing
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Dwarf Fortress Remote Connection Tester This tool lets you test connection to your Dwarf Fortress Remote server before purchasing the actual DF Remote application. This is useful if your server is behind a firewall or NAT and you're unsure DF Remote will work. Please note that results may differ when you switch between a cellular and different Wi-Fi networks. You should test the same connection(s) you're intending to use to play. Visit mifki.com/df/setup for instructions on setting up a DF Remote server.
Realm Grinder
Build a vast kingdom from humble beginnings, earning wealth even offline. Explore deep strategic choices by aligning with diverse factions, unlocking hundreds of upgrades, and discovering new game systems. Enjoy frequent events and collect numerous achievements.
- Kingdom building and offline wealth generation
- Deep strategic choices with multiple factions
- Hundreds of upgrades and unique buildings
- Unlock new game systems and content
- Collect hundreds of achievements
- Frequent in-game events
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Grow your kingdom, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPG's ever! Use your money and influence to grow your kingdom from a single farm to a huge realm that earns wealth even while you're not online! In Realm Grinder, the player is given an incredible array of choices in how they build forge their new kingdom. KEY FEATURES: *Deep Strategy - Choose to align yourself with a dozen different factions, each of which has their own distinct play style. Will you align with the elves, who reward tapping for treasure, or the demons, who give massive bonuses to the most powerful structures? *Hundreds of Upgrades - Further fine tune your strategy by choosing unique upgrades, buildings, and spells to invest in. *Tons of Content - Continue to unlock new and exciting systems like new factions, research, reincarnations, excavations, and way more. Months and months of unique content! *Collect Hundreds of Achievements - Achievement hunters will be delighted with the broad range and depth of the achievement system. And it's not just eye candy! Many strategies rely on collecting trophies in order to boost certain upgrades. *Frequent Events - Beyond the expansive base content in the game, there are frequent events where players can enjoy unique mechanics and exciting bonuses. Please Note: Realm Grinder is a free-to-play game, but some extra game items can be purchased for real money. You can disable in-app purchases in your device's settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Realm Grinder at 4.5 against DFRCT's 3.7. Realm Grinder also leads on ratings volume (3.1K vs 3) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). DFRCT's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and in-app purchases (none vs 9). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Realm Grinder sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. DFRCT asks for nothing beyond the download.
Realm Grinder holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Realm Grinder has 3.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of DFRCT's written reviews are positive against 64% of Realm Grinder's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DFRCT ships an update every 3 months, Realm Grinder every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DFRCT | Realm Grinder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (3.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 64.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | MIFKI PTY LTD | Kongregate |
Customer experience
DFRCT
Realm Grinder
Bugs and requests
DFRCT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Realm Grinder
Reported bugs
10 issues- Scry not working since last release
- Crashes constantly
- Impossible to read/play on iPhone 12
- Impossible to read/play on iPhone 12
- Can't collect lava stone, only holy symbols
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- No lava stones
- UI bad
- Crashes every time it connects to Game Center
- Spells cast not counting
- Can't purchase anything
Requested features
5 requests- Have to add some faction wars
- Change the screen bigger for newer iPhone models please
- Please add Chinese
- Please add Chinese
- Suggestion
In-app purchases
DFRCT
No in-app purchases
Realm Grinder
- Gift of the Heroes$4.99
- Small Pack of Rubies$4.99
- Gift of the Kings$9.99
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- Medium Pack of Rubies$9.99
- Gift of the Faithful$9.99
- Gift of the Myths$14.99
- Gift of the Gods$19.99
- Large Pack of Rubies$19.99
- Huge Pack of Rubies$49.99









