Dungeon Defense vs Card Hog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dungeon Defense
Defend your dungeon from invading heroes by collecting and strengthening weapons and monsters. Build your dungeon, achieve goals, and enjoy retro graphics and sounds in this easy-to-play strategy game.
- Defend your dungeon
- Collect and strengthen weapons and monsters
- Dungeon building
- Retro graphics and sounds
- Mercenary synergy organization
- Achievement rewards
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※ Introduction Defeat all invaders to defend your dungeon! Collect more weapons and monsters to make them stronger. Enjoy various contents such as "dungeon building, collect various weapons, achievements" ※ Story In order to defend the last remaining dungeon of this world, you became a guardian. Heroes from all over the world gather to conquer the dungeon. Never be defeated, be the best dungeon! ※ Characteristics of game ◈ Enjoy "Retro graphics & Sounds". ◈ Easy to play, anyone can enjoy it easily. ◈ Please enjoy the pleasure by sweeping away enemies. ◈ Organize a variety of mercenaries and find synergies. ◈ Rewards are waiting for each achievement. I am a solo developer. Your download and feedback is so precious to me. If you have fun, please recommend it to the people around you. -SUPPORT- E-Mail : support@gamecoaster.com Tel :+82 10-4178-0283 @ GameCoaster * In-app Payment lets you use features or characters immediately. However, you can enjoy all of the content without IAP. :)
Card Hog
Embark on a strategic dungeon crawl as a heroic pig, navigating a board filled with enemies, traps, and loot. Collect weapons and skills, discover card combinations, and outsmart your foes in this unique roguelike adventure.
- Card-based dungeon crawling
- Strategic combat and enemy manipulation
- Deck building with weapons and skills
- Permanent upgrades through trading
- Multiple game modes and board sizes
- Unique playable characters
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Move your hero pig around the board of Card Hog by defeating challenging foes, dodging dangerous traps, collecting shiny loot… and scrap! Discover weapons, magical skills, amusing card combinations and use them against enemies or trick them to fight against their own kind. During your journey you will meet friendly characters offering ways to improve your deck of cards with new weapons, skills, and upgrades. ⋆ Discover countless card interactions ⋆ Fight and outsmart an army of enemies ⋆ Trade beans for permanent upgrades ⋆ Unique Hogs for diverse playstyles ⋆ Multiple game modes and different board sizes Free content updates are coming soon. Expect more card interactions, enemies, boss fights, and game modes! ~ Got feedback or a feature request? Contact: bugs@snoutup.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Card Hog at none against Dungeon Defense's 10. Card Hog also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Dungeon Defense's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (701 vs 191). On review sentiment, 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
Dungeon Defense costs $0.99 and Card Hog $1.99 up front. Dungeon Defense sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Card Hog asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dungeon Defense holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 701 and 191 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Dungeon Defense's written reviews are positive against 85% of Card Hog's.
Dungeon Defense ships an update every 3 weeks, Card Hog weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dungeon Defense | Card Hog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (701 ratings) — better | 4.6 (191 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.8% of reviews — better | 84.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 701 — better | 191 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | GameCoaster | Aurimas Garuolis |
Customer experience
Dungeon Defense
Card Hog
Bugs and requests
Dungeon Defense
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on certain devices or iOS versions
- Issues with in-app purchases not working
Requested features
5 requests- More character/class variety
- Additional game modes or challenges
- Improved UI and quality-of-life features
- Cloud save/sync functionality
- Ability to restore in-app purchases
Card Hog
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dungeon Defense
- 180 Rubies$2.99
- Feature Package$3.99
- 1100 Rebirth Stones$3.99
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- 300 Rubies$3.99
- 2400 Rebirth Stones$8.99
- 660 Rubies$8.99
- Total Package$15.99
- Automatic Package$15.99
- Element Package$15.99
- Ring Package$24.99
Card Hog
No in-app purchases
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