Songbringer vs Watcher Chronicles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Songbringer
Embark on a sci-fi action RPG adventure as an accidental hero exploring procedurally generated worlds. Battle bosses, solve puzzles, and uncover secrets across multiple dungeons. A purchase unlocks the full game and all its content.
- Procedurally generated worlds via seeds
- 10 dungeons per world
- Puzzles, quests, and bosses
- Discover and combine artifacts
- Craft new weaponry
- Gain special powers
- Includes DLC content
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The free version of Songbringer is limited to playing through the initial dungeon. A purchase unlocks the entire game so you can play beyond the first dungeon. Songbringer is a sci-fi action RPG with swords, secrets, dungeons, bosses and stuff. You play the role of protagonist and accidental hero, Roq Epimetheos. With a propensity for partying and making music, he cruises the galaxy with his skybot Jib aboard the ship Songbringer, searching for verdant planets absent the presence of galactic police. When Roq finds the nanosword hidden in a cave on Ekzerra, he unwittingly awakens an ancient evil… • Enter a 6-letter deterministic seed to procedurally generate your world. Share this seed with friends or play a new seed and surprise yourself. • Explore 10 dungeons in each world where puzzles, quests and bosses await you. • Discover lost artefacts to aid your mission and combine them to craft new weaponry. • Eat cacti and meditate to gain special powers and uncover secrets. Includes DLC content: The Trial of Ren. Discover the whereabouts of the mysterious Ren and undertake his trial in the hopes of achieving spiritual ascension! Craft new items to power up Roq and top the leaderboards by overcoming the new enhanced difficulty mode. • A new combat-focused dungeon featuring remixed enemies and a new boss. • Two new craftable weapons, the Flamethrower and the Hyper Boots. • Battle Meditation, a new item that can power up your partner! • Eiael’s Snare, a new item that increases your final score, but also grants all bosses new special attacks and increases the difficulty of enemies.
Watcher Chronicles
Embark on a challenging 2D souls-like ARPG adventure through a purgatorial realm. Battle over 20 bosses, explore interconnected areas, and master fast-paced, skill-based combat. Upgrade your hero with diverse weapons and magic, and enjoy local co-op multiplayer.
- Challenging souls-like combat
- Large interconnected world exploration
- Local co-op multiplayer
- Powerful magic spells
- Diverse weapon types
- Robust RPG system
- Over 20 relentless bosses
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Play the first area for free. In-app purchase the full game. 14+ hours first playthrough with new game+. Full controller support. Cloud save support. Become a glutton for punishment and persevere against 20+ merciless bosses and legions of skeletal nightmares in this savage yet charming 2D souls-like. Purgatory has been invaded by an unholy threat. A group of fallen ones called “The Watchers” now seek to transform it into a new hell. Lost souls must unite or face utter annihilation… Fast Skill Based Combat - Challenging but fair souls-like combat with tight and finely tuned controls. Dodge, block, and slice your way through enemies. Large Interconnected World - Explore every crack of a purgatorial realm filled with secrets and game changing loot in a non-linear fashion. Local Co-op Multiplayer - Connect 2 controllers and take on the entire game in local co-op with a friend! Powerful Magic - Incinerate enemies with waves of fire, lightning, and void or summon the horde with powerful necromancy. Unique Weapons - Giant swords, blade staffs, scythes, polearms, and more to discover and master. Weapon types all have different move sets that completely changes up the gameplay. Robust Streamlined RPG System - Carefully upgrade your hero to match your play style and build out your own unique character class. Discover 100+ upgradable armor, weapons, and rings to specialize your build. Relentless Bosses - Battle over 20+ finely tuned and challenging bosses that require careful planning and significant skill to take down. New Game Plus - Keep your gear when finishing the game and continue the journey with increasingly harder difficulties. Oh and you will die... a lot... Now go forth gamer... Existence itself hangs in the balance... Hit the download button and the first step of your long journey has begun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Watcher Chronicles at 4.3 against Songbringer's 3.5. Watcher Chronicles also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (64% vs 52%). Songbringer's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Songbringer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Watcher Chronicles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Watcher Chronicles holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 204 and 255 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Songbringer's written reviews are positive against 64% of Watcher Chronicles's.
Songbringer ships an update every 3 weeks, Watcher Chronicles every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Songbringer | Watcher Chronicles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (204 ratings) | 4.3 (255 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 204 | 255 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.1 GB | 964 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Double Eleven Ltd. | Third Sphere Game Studios LLC |
Customer experience
Songbringer
Watcher Chronicles
User reviews
Songbringer
From 204 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game overall
- 💡 Well-thought-out rogue-like
- 💡 Good sprinkling of storyline
- 💡 Freedom and discoverability
- 👍 A-level game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Needs updates
- 🐛 Can't purchase the game
- 🐛 Need a refund
- 🐛 Lost at first
- 🐛 Need more upgrade-your-weapon types
Watcher Chronicles
From 255 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Excellent 2D souls-like gameplay mechanics
- 🎨 Beautiful art style and graphics
- ⚔️ Challenging but fair combat system
- 💰 Good value for $8 price point
- 🏆 Well-designed bosses and enemy variety
Room to improve
- 🎮 Clunky and non-customizable touch controls
- ⏱️ Noticeable input delay between actions
- 🗺️ Poor map system and navigation
- 💸 Misleading free-to-play marketing (actually paid demo)
- 📦 Large file size (1.5-2GB) for mobile
Bugs and requests
Songbringer
Reported bugs
13 issues- Can't purchase the game
- Bug with the teleport cube
- Can't combine things
- Teleport to airship to song bringer broken
- Can't click to teleport or chose where
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- Teleport is off the map
- Can't go to that spot
- Teleport cube bug
- Teleport broken, gets stuck on inventory screen
- Teleport to get back to songbringer doesn't work
- Stuck on items menu screen
- Crashes after killing first boss
- Teleport bug after 2nd dungeon
Requested features
14 requests- Update the game
- More upgrade-your-weapon types
- More story
- More sense of direction
- Controller support
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- Add more clothes and armor
- Free multiplayer
- Planet expansion sequel
- Put in Spanish
- Add a tutorial
- Fix teleport bug after 2nd dungeon
- Fix teleport bug
- Make graphics better
- Make it a little bit easier
Watcher Chronicles
Reported bugs
6 issues- Game doesn't load or crashes on startup
- Arrow marker gets stuck and blocks pause menu
- Touch input registers unintended actions
- Game requires 2GB free storage to function properly
- Healing mechanic unclear or non-functional
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- Unresponsive controls with touch swipe interference
Requested features
12 requests- Customizable touch control placement and size
- Comprehensive in-game tutorial and help menu
- Improved map system with biome divisions
- More weapon attack patterns and combo system
- Parry mechanics that deflect projectiles and reduce posture
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- Boss-specific unique weapon/armor drops
- Ability to cancel potion drinking animation
- Discord server for community feedback
- New Game+ mode
- Stronger weapon balance for slow/heavy weapons
- Faster attack speeds for short-range weapons
- Clearer stat scaling explanations
In-app purchases
Songbringer
- Unlimited Play$3.99
Watcher Chronicles
- Watcher Chronicles Full Game$7.99
Questions
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