Comparison

Rogue Wizards vs GnollHack

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

Head to head
About

Rogue Wizards

Embark on a rogue-lite adventure as a wizard, battling monsters, collecting loot, and mastering spells. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, solve puzzles, and build your personalized Wizard Tower sanctuary. Customize your gameplay through crafting, enchanting, and town building.

Highlights
  • Rogue-lite dungeon crawling
  • Randomly generated dungeons
  • Master magic and spells
  • Collect loot and treasures
  • Build and customize Wizard Tower
  • Craft gear and brew reagents
Features
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Battle creatures, collect loot, master magic, and build your very own Wizard Tower sanctuary in this rogue-lite, dungeon-crawling role playing game. The Council oversees the elam families, aristocrats who are descended from the first humans in Rilfanor, and the banlits, who were originally people born without magical abilities. The Guild has never admitted banlits because of their lack of magical capacity; and they've never admitted women because they believed women were too weak-minded to control such power. Now, many generations later, the elam magic is weakening, and latent magic talent has reappeared among the banlit population. Many of the elam are in denial, but some of them want to take the radical step of allowing banlits, including women, into the Guild. In your quest you'll explore randomly generated dungeons, collect treasures, master magic, avoid traps, solve puzzles, and of course cleanse the dungeons of all the evil minions within. Every dungeon is unique, no two locations will ever be the same. It's not all dungeon-crawl. Feel at home in your very own Wizard Tower where you can enhance and customize the way you play by building a thriving town, brewing your own reagents, crafting or buying your own gear, powering up your magic, and recruiting help.

About

GnollHack

Embark on a perilous quest in a remastered classic roguelike. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, battle monsters, and uncover powerful artifacts. With deep strategy, a rich class and race system, and challenging permadeath, every playthrough offers endless replayability.

Highlights
  • Turn-based roguelike gameplay
  • Modern user interface
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • 13 classes and 5 races
  • Hundreds of items and spells
  • Challenging permadeath mode
Features
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ABOUT GnollHack is a remastered and enhanced version of the classic roguelike game NetHack, one of the most iconic games developed in 1980s and 1990s. With GnollHack, you get: - Traditional roguelike with turn-based gameplay - Modern user interface - Legendary strategic depth of NetHack - Endless replayability - Several new features, enhancing your gameplay experience STORY In GnollHack, you are a hero sent by your deity into the perilous Dungeons of Doom, tasked with recovering the stolen Amulet of Yendor from the clutches of the malevolent god Moloch, who has hidden it in the fiery depths of the underworld. Along your journey, you will encounter formidable enemies, discover great magical artifacts, and strive for glory. You must either triumph or perish in the attempt. ROGUELIKE GAMEPLAY Explore procedurally generated dungeons filled with monsters, traps, and treasures. RICH CLASS AND RACE SYSTEM - 13 classes: wizard, barbarian, rogue, etc. - 5 races: human, elf, gnoll, etc. DEEP ITEM AND MAGIC SYSTEM Hundreds of items, spells, and artifacts with diverse effects. CHALLENGING PERMADEATH (Classic Mode Only) Death is permanent, requiring players to adapt, plan, and learn from mistakes to progress further. TUTORIALS AND GAMEPLAY INFORMATION - GnollHack wiki: https://wiki.gnollhack.com SUPPORT - Discord: https://discord.gg/cQuExnzUQy

Screenshots

Rogue Wizards4 screens
GnollHack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GnollHack at 4.7 against Rogue Wizards's 4.2. GnollHack also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5). Rogue Wizards's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). 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. Rogue Wizards sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. GnollHack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GnollHack holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 142 and 111 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Rogue Wizards's written reviews are positive against 85% of GnollHack's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rogue Wizards ships an update every 4 days, GnollHack every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Rogue Wizards versus GnollHack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRogue WizardsGnollHack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (142 ratings)4.7 (111 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews85.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings142 — better111
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB772 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperSpellbind StudiosHyvan mielen pelit ry

Customer experience

Rogue Wizards

All ratings142 ratings
Positive80.3%
Neutral3.5%
Negative16.2%
Written reviews220 reviews
Positive79.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative16.8%

GnollHack

All ratings111 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative11.1%

Bugs and requests

Rogue Wizards

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on startup for some devices
  • Vault/inventory wipe bug
  • Issues with free daily video ads
  • XP gain bug causing slow leveling

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to see pet levels
  • More diverse enemy and dungeon types
  • Character customization options
  • Gear visuals that match equipped items
  • Cloud save support for cross-device play
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  • Improved inventory management
  • Difficulty balancing adjustments

GnollHack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Rogue Wizards

One-time5
  • 35 Gems$2.99
  • Gem Drops x 2$4.99
  • 70 Gems$5.99
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  • 120 Gems$9.99
  • 175 Gems$14.99
None

GnollHack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rogue Wizards free?
Rogue Wizards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GnollHack free?
GnollHack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rogue Wizards or GnollHack?
GnollHack is rated higher. Rogue Wizards averages 4.2 out of 5 from 142 ratings, while GnollHack averages 4.7 from 111 ratings.
Do Rogue Wizards or GnollHack have ads?
Neither Rogue Wizards nor GnollHack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rogue Wizards or GnollHack?
Rogue Wizards ships an update every 4 days, and GnollHack every 5 days. Most recently, Rogue Wizards was updated on October 9, 2026 and GnollHack on October 12, 2026.

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