Comparison

Guidus vs Pocket Rogues

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

Head to head
About

Guidus

Embark on a pixelated roguelike adventure to reclaim a royal palace from awakened monsters. Recruit diverse heroes, master unique skills, and battle challenging bosses. Explore dungeons filled with traps and treasures, and grow your characters to overcome the darkness.

Highlights
  • Diverse hero collection
  • Unique hero skills and superpowers
  • Varied bosses and monsters
  • Dungeon exploration with traps and treasures
  • Roguelike gameplay with growth factors
  • Pixel art graphics
Features
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The great adventure to reclaim the royal palace begins in Guidus, a Pixel roguelike game. The monsters of the abyss, sealed beneath the royal palace, have awakened. Although the twin prince and princess fought bravely alongside the last warriors of the royal palace, they were ultimately defeated and exiled to the dungeon. You are the last warrior to awaken in the depth of the dungeon. Embark on an adventure with your companions to reclaim the royal palace and rescue the true heir to the realm. ◈ Various Heroes Discover continuously added unique heroes, including a swordsman, archer, wizard, sylph, and monk, who were sealed within the bonfire. Collect heroes with various appearances and playing styles and embark on your adventure! ◈ Distinct Skills and Superpowers Every hero has unique, powerful skills, including Shockwave, Thunder Hammer, Nova, and more. Use these skills to defeat enemies and escape the dungeon. ◈ Diverse Bosses and Monsters Prepare for tough battles with various monsters and powerful bosses, each with unique patterns and abilities, who stand in your way. ◈ Traps and Treasures Find hidden treasures, overcome dangerous traps, and break through the dungeon. Sometimes, traps can even help you. ◈ Mobile Action Roguelike RPG Experience Roguelike gameplay and growth factors in role-playing. Keep growing and challenging yourself. Your skills and heroes will grow as you progress, making you stronger. ◈ Adorable and Sophisticated Pixel Graphics Enjoy great pixel graphics created with dots. Various characters, monsters, regions, and bosses allow you to immerse yourself in the game entirely. ◈ Contact Us Email: contact@izzle.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/izzlegames Website: https://www.izzle.net Discord: https://discord.gg/etTdgHeu

About

Pocket Rogues

Embark on an epic adventure in this 2D Action-RPG Roguelike. Battle monsters, explore ever-changing dungeons, and upgrade your guild fortress. Develop unique heroes with distinct skills and equipment to uncover deep underground secrets.

Highlights
  • Real-time action combat
  • Diverse hero classes
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Unique locations
  • Guild fortress building
  • Character progression and upgrades
Features
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Dynamic 2D Roguelike with Action-RPG elements. Raid endless dungeons, rebuild your Fortress, and develop your own heroes! Pocket Rogues combines the classic feel of old-school Action RPGs with the challenge and replayability of the Roguelike genre. Fight through hordes of monsters, explore procedurally generated dungeons, upgrade your guild fortress, and develop powerful heroes as you uncover the secrets hidden deep underground. === FEATURES: === • REAL-TIME ACTION Move, dodge, avoid traps, outmaneuver enemies, and fight in a combat system that rewards control, timing, and player skill. • DIVERSE HERO CLASSES Choose from a variety of heroes, each with unique skills, exclusive equipment, and their own progression paths. • EVERY DUNGEON IS UNIQUE Locations, monsters, loot, and encounters are procedurally generated, making every run different. • UNIQUE LOCATIONS Each location features its own visual style, enemies, traps, and interactive objects. Once unlocked, you can freely travel between them. • BUILD YOUR GUILD FORTRESS Construct and upgrade buildings to unlock new hero classes, strengthen existing ones, and gain access to new mechanics and features. • REGULAR UPDATES Pocket Rogues is actively supported and continuously expanded in close contact with its community. Pocket Rogues features dozens of dungeons filled with unique loot, dangerous enemies, and powerful bosses. Traditional RPG elements such as character progression, equipment upgrades, and world exploration add even more depth to each adventure. “For centuries, a dark dungeon has lured adventurers with its secrets and treasures. One after another, they vanished in its depths after facing the true evil hidden below. Yet the old legends continue to tempt new seekers of glory and fortune. Will you become one of them?” ULTIMATE version of Pocket Rogues is already available: https://itunes.apple.com/app/pocket-rogues-ultimate/id1316150324?mt=8 Discord (Eng): https://discord.gg/nkmyx6JyYZ For any questions, contact the developer directly: ethergaminginc@gmail.com

Screenshots

Guidus4 screens
Pocket Rogues4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pocket Rogues at none against Guidus's shown. Pocket Rogues also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Guidus's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Guidus sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Pocket Rogues sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Guidus holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3K and 1K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Guidus's written reviews are positive against 76% of Pocket Rogues's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guidus ships an update every 3 weeks, Pocket Rogues every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Guidus versus Pocket Rogues: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuidusPocket Rogues
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3K ratings) — better4.5 (1K ratings)
Positive reviews72.9% of reviews76.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3K — better1K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size372 MB292 MB
Age rating9+12+
Developerizzle Inc.Alexej Leonydov

Customer experience

Guidus

All ratings3,014 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews399 reviews
Positive72.9%
Neutral11.0%
Negative16.0%

Pocket Rogues

All ratings1,013 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews241 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral7.5%
Negative16.2%

User reviews

Guidus

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best Dungeon Crawler Roguelike
  • 👍 Charming pixel graphics
  • 👍 Stellar gameplay
  • 👍 Wonderful characters and playstyles
  • 👍 Haptics and music are wonderful

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Ads make the game unbearable
  • 🐛 Abyss is horribly made
  • 🐛 Game freezes or ads freeze, causing loss of progress
  • 🐛 Bugs after recent updates
  • 🐛 Laggy and unresponsive controls

Pocket Rogues

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great improvement
  • 🚀 Fun and challenging
  • 🚀 Amazing but...
  • 🚀 Always something interesting
  • 🚀 Best mobile roguelike by far

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Ultimate not available?
  • 🐛 Why cant i get ultimate?
  • 🐛 Lost all gear when loading back into game even though I have premium
  • 🐛 Why can I not buy it
  • 🐛 Баги в игре

Bugs and requests

Guidus

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • White Night Elemental Master skin unable to perform normal attacks
  • Disappearing boss materials after collecting them
  • Infinite loading on game start
  • Freezing on floor transition
  • Ads not working properly

Requested features

8 requests
  • More characters or secret characters
  • Ability to sell keys/hourglasses/items for gold
  • Gold to emerald or hourglass conversion system
  • Option to save run progress when pausing or closing app
  • Real-time multiplayer and PvP modes
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  • More practice dummies for AoE damage testing
  • Ability to view character info before selecting
  • Snappier and more immediate movement controls

Pocket Rogues

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Ultimate not available?
  • Why cant i get ultimate?
  • Lost all gear when loading back into game even though I have premium
  • Why can I not buy it
  • Баги в игре
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  • Keeps crashing

Requested features

7 requests
  • Bring Ultimate back. Ill pay extra if I have to!
  • we need Chinese
  • New levels, classes, pets, bosses, equipment
  • Multiplayer
  • Sandbox mode
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  • Customize characters
  • Modern prison mode

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Guidus

One-time13
  • Buy 4 hourglasses.$0.99
  • Buy 50 Emeralds$0.99
  • Buy 3,000 Gold$1.59
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  • Buy 130 emeralds$1.59
  • Buy 13 hourglasses.$1.99
  • Buy 27 hourglasses.$3.19
  • Buy 8,200 Gold$3.19
  • Buy 300 Emeralds$3.19
  • Basic Pass$4.99
  • Buy 55 hourglasses.$6.39
  • Buy 17,000 Gold$6.39
  • Advanced Pass$7.99
  • Buy 55,000 Gold$19.99
5 purchases

Pocket Rogues

One-time5
  • PocketRogues - Handful of Gems$1.99
  • PocketRogues - Bag of Gems$4.99
  • PocketRogues - Chest of Gems$11.99
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  • PocketRogues-Treasure of Gems$24.99
  • Pocket Rogues-Mountain of Gems$49.99

Questions

Is Guidus free?
Guidus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Rogues free?
Pocket Rogues is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Guidus or Pocket Rogues?
Guidus is rated higher. Guidus averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while Pocket Rogues averages 4.5 from 1K ratings.
Do Guidus or Pocket Rogues have ads?
Guidus shows ads; Pocket Rogues does not.
Which is updated more often, Guidus or Pocket Rogues?
Guidus ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pocket Rogues every 5 weeks. Most recently, Guidus was updated on September 23, 2026 and Pocket Rogues on September 22, 2026.

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