Comparison

KOMRAD AR (Audio Reality) vs Dark Frequency

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

Head to head
About

KOMRAD AR (Audio Reality)

Engage in cyber warfare using AI and augmented reality. A government agent and a Soviet super-computer may help you reclaim your online accounts from cyber-criminals. Future chapters involve training AI for global cyber missions.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality gameplay
  • AI training and personalization
  • Hands-free, heads-up control with Bose AR
  • Gesture and audio commands
  • Real-world location missions
  • Cyber warfare simulation
Features
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The Cold War Didn’t End—It Moved Online. In this introduction, cyber-criminals have seized your online accounts but a government agent and a forgotten Soviet super-computer might hold the keys to your freedom. In future chapters, you will train, upgrade, and personalize AI to engage in cyber warfare with mysterious entities and factions in a worldwide hunt for secrets that could tip the balance of power forever. With Bose AR, play KOMRAD AR hands-free and heads up; using gesture and audio to control your AI and perform missions in the “field”—real world locations around you.

About

Dark Frequency

Battle corrupted beasts with a celestial hammer in a dark, mythic world. This roguelite action survival game features endless waves of enemies, stackable upgrades, and permanent progression. Every run offers a unique challenge, making you stronger with each death.

Highlights
  • Roguelite action survival gameplay
  • Intense hammer combat mechanics
  • Endless waves of enemies
  • Stackable upgrade system
  • Permanent progression with Sigils
  • Unique Boons for altered gameplay
Features
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The Forge has shattered. The Glass-Beasts have risen. And you are the only thing standing between the world and eternal darkness. You are Crucible-Born, a being of molten glass and beast-soul, hammered into existence by The Ancient One. Armed with a celestial hammer, you must fight through endless trials of corrupted Glass-Beasts, reclaim the scattered Shards, and rekindle the Forge before the world goes cold forever. Every run is different. Every death makes you stronger. Forge your own path through a brutal roguelite system where no two runs play the same. Between waves, choose powerful upgrades that shape how you fight. Stack abilities, build synergies, and discover combinations that turn you from a lone survivor into an unstoppable force of the Forge. Fight with purpose. Strike with weight. Swing your hammer in fast, punishing arcs or charge a ground-shattering slam that sends shockwaves through entire enemy groups. Movement, timing, and positioning matter, dodge through enemy lines, dash to safety, and learn the rhythms of each beast before they overwhelm you. Grow beyond a single run. Spend your earned Shards on permanent Sigils that carry power across every future run. Unlock Boons, game-changing abilities that fundamentally alter how you play. Each session leaves you stronger, more prepared for the next. You will experience Endless waves of Glass-Beasts with scaling difficulty Upgrade system with stackable abilities and unique Boons Permanent progression through Sigils that grow with every run Intense hammer combat A dark, mythic world dripping in forge fire and shattered glass. The Forge remembers every trial.

Screenshots

KOMRAD AR (Audio Reality)4 screens
Dark Frequency4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dark Frequency at 100% against KOMRAD AR (Audio Reality)'s 20%. Dark Frequency also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). KOMRAD AR (Audio Reality)'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Dark Frequency sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. KOMRAD AR (Audio Reality) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dark Frequency holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KOMRAD AR (Audio Reality) has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of KOMRAD AR (Audio Reality)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Dark Frequency's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KOMRAD AR (Audio Reality) ships an update fortnightly, Dark Frequency every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
KOMRAD AR (Audio Reality) versus Dark Frequency: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKOMRAD AR (Audio Reality)Dark Frequency
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (15 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size189 MB214 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSentient Play LLCUnmbox Studios

Customer experience

KOMRAD AR (Audio Reality)

All ratings15 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral20.0%
Negative46.7%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral26.7%
Negative53.3%

Dark Frequency

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

KOMRAD AR (Audio Reality)

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Dark Frequency

One-time4
  • Ember Purse$1.99
  • Content Extension Pack$3.99
  • Forge Reserve$4.99
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  • Shards Vault$7.99

Questions

Is KOMRAD AR (Audio Reality) free?
KOMRAD AR (Audio Reality) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dark Frequency free?
Dark Frequency is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, KOMRAD AR (Audio Reality) or Dark Frequency?
Dark Frequency is rated higher. KOMRAD AR (Audio Reality) averages 2.8 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Dark Frequency averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do KOMRAD AR (Audio Reality) or Dark Frequency have ads?
Neither KOMRAD AR (Audio Reality) nor Dark Frequency shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KOMRAD AR (Audio Reality) or Dark Frequency?
KOMRAD AR (Audio Reality) ships an update fortnightly, and Dark Frequency every 6 days. Most recently, KOMRAD AR (Audio Reality) was updated on October 5, 2026 and Dark Frequency on October 20, 2026.

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