Comparison

Dungeon Pets vs Barcode Dungeon

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

Head to head
About

Dungeon Pets

Explore infinite dungeons with your trained digital pets, battling monsters to reclaim stolen eggs. Discover over 60 magical creatures and their unique forms in this roguelike RPG. Compete on leaderboards and trade pets with friends.

Highlights
  • Discover 60+ Dunpet kinds and 200+ forms
  • Train and care for creatures
  • Explore unique roguelike dungeons
  • Engage in challenging RPG battles
  • Compete on Game Center leaderboards
  • Trade Dunpets with friends
  • Nostalgic pixelated interface
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Get ready to explore infinity dungeons with your favorite digital pets. Take care and train your Dunpets to fight against terrible monsters that have stolen their eggs and discover more than 60 kinds of this magical creatures. Features - Discover more than 60 Dunpet kinds. Over 200 creature forms! - Take care of your creatures and train everyday to make them stronger. - Complete the adventure mode and discover lots of secrets. - Compete in Game Center leaderboards and get 64 achievements. - Exchange Dunpets with you friends. - Explore unique dungeons everyday: Dungeon Pets is a powerful roguelike game! - Fight monsters in RPG battles: fast but challenging. - Customize your game user interface and extend your refuge to take care of more Dunpets. - Revive the nostalgia of digital pet devices with pixelated screen in black and white. - Available in English and Spanish.

About

Barcode Dungeon

Features
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[Every barcode around you becomes your adventure] Scan QR codes or product barcodes — characters and gear are generated deterministically. Same code, same hero. Always. ■ Core Loop · QR code → Companion (character) · Product barcode → Gear (weapon or armor) · Bring up to 3 companions on dungeon expeditions (progress even when the app is closed) · Auto-battle earns Gold and EXP ■ Gacha & Limit Break (latest update) · Mythic Gacha: spend Gold to pull T7–T10 legendary gear from world mythology · Limit Break: re-scan the same barcode daily → spend Gold to raise star level (no cap) · Full Scan Set (barcode weapon + armor): Attack +15% · Full Mythic Set (gacha weapon + armor): Gold earned +20% ■ Determinism & Permanence "Same barcode = same hero, forever." Even if the app is gone, your barcode brings back the same companion. Like a charm. ■ Deep Systems · Prestige & Seals: reincarnate when your hero reaches the required level (scales up with each prestige) for permanent bonuses + stackable seals (Attack / Gold / Soul) · Collection Multiplier: more gear and monsters discovered = stronger party · ~3,000 monster species codex · T1–T10 gear (history of technology → world mythology) · Five Elements, race bonuses, prefix hack & slash ■ Three Principles (never change) ① Fully offline, zero servers ② Deterministic generation (same code = same result, always) ③ Zero ads [Pro] · Team 2 (two simultaneous expeditions) · Companion renaming · Camera scan for T10 gear QR Code is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED.

Screenshots

Dungeon Pets4 screens
Barcode Dungeon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Barcode Dungeon at every 3 days against Dungeon Pets's every 2 months. Dungeon Pets's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dungeon Pets ships an update every 2 months, Barcode Dungeon every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dungeon Pets versus Barcode Dungeon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDungeon PetsBarcode Dungeon
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB8 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCristobal MataDaisaku Seto

In-app purchases

None

Dungeon Pets

No in-app purchases

None

Barcode Dungeon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dungeon Pets free?
Dungeon Pets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Barcode Dungeon free?
Barcode Dungeon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dungeon Pets or Barcode Dungeon have ads?
Neither Dungeon Pets nor Barcode Dungeon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dungeon Pets or Barcode Dungeon?
Dungeon Pets ships an update every 2 months, and Barcode Dungeon every 3 days. Most recently, Dungeon Pets was updated on November 6, 2026 and Barcode Dungeon on November 5, 2026.

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