Comparison

zDungeon vs Wizardry Variants Daphne

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

Head to head
About

zDungeon

Explore a cave using text commands to find hidden treasure. Discover items, avoid monsters, and solve puzzles to progress. Enjoy simple graphics and offline play.

Highlights
  • Text-based navigation
  • Item discovery
  • Monster encounters
  • Puzzle solving
  • Offline play
  • In-app purchases
Features
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You're in a cave and you only have a description of your immediate surroundings. You must navigate the cave in search of a treasure. On your adventure you will find items to help you make it to the treasure. Beware of monsters that you encounter as they are not friendly. Use your surroundings with text input. ("open chest", "pickup sword") Not all of the commands are given to you. Find out which commands are available and which commands will help you reach the treasure. Movement can be entered with text input or, for ease, you may use the navigation buttons. Wildly simple graphics. - Playable without wifi - In-App Purchases

About

Wizardry Variants Daphne

Embark on a perilous journey into a 3D dungeon RPG that continues the legacy of a classic series. Assemble a party of unique allies, face challenging traps and foes, and uncover a dark story. Experience a high-difficulty adventure with intuitive one-handed controls.

Highlights
  • 3D Dungeon Exploration
  • Party-based Combat
  • Class and Race Combinations
  • High Difficulty
  • One-handed Controls
  • Fully-Voiced Scenario
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The portal of despair opens again. The labyrinth calls you to destruction. Revel in the endless dangers, relish the risk, devour the rewards. Savor the risk. Wizardry Variants Daphne carries on the lineage of the classic RPG series, Wizardry. The portal to the labyrinth of despair, where even destruction is pleasure, has opened once again. ■ Story Once every 100 years, the Abyss opens. It is a curse of death that consumes the continent. A Warlock who coveted Death, devoured people and animals and enveloped the world in despair. Inheriting the power to seal the Abyss over generations, kings have continued to protect the kingdom from its curse. But now, the king has vanished, and the world is being consumed by death, moment by moment. Resistance itself is meaningless. There is naught but to perish. ■ Adventure with allies Experience an adventure of your very own with unique allies based on combinations of classes and races. ■ Difficulty with a bite Perilous traps and mighty foes await in the dungeon. Take on a high difficulty that only Wizardry can offer. ■ Intuitive Controls Play a full 3D dungeon anytime, anywhere, with one hand on your upright smartphone. ■ Cadre of renowned creators Main Character Design: Yusuke Kozaki Manga artist and illustrator; in addition to writing manga, he also does design work for anime and games, and is well known for the fine touches in his character designs. Boss Monster Design: Katsuya Terada His work, centered on manga and illustration, includes character designs video games and movies, as well as poster for theater productions. Sound: Hitoshi Sakimoto Has composed for more than 130 game titles of all genres. With their rich sound and epic scale, his scores have received tremendous support not only in Japan, but also from overseas. ■ Magnificent cast brings the fully-voiced scenario to life [English Voice Actors] Lulunarde: Morgan Cambs Pulgritte: Dev Joshi Dylanhardt: Doug Cockle Elmon: Laurence Bouvard Vernant: Christopher Ragland Pickerel: Alex Capon Leaufonde: Garrick Hagon Shagtis of Sorrow: Jay Rincon - Other Voice Actors, etc. - Beth Robb Adams, Mike Bodie, Sarah Borges, Davis Brooks, Shin-Fei Chen, Doug Cockle, Clare Corbett, Arlene Decker, Sarah Galbraith, Garrick Hagon, Arina Ii, Jules de Jongh, Dev Joshi, Samantha Kamras, Rae Lim,Elsie Lovelock, Meaghan Martin, Gianni Matragrano, Joseph May, Alexander McMorran, Eric Meyers, Sarah Pitard, Christopher Ragland, Matt Reeves, Jay Rincon, Cecily Bednar Schmidt, Kerry Shale, Martin T Sherman, Adam Sims, Ina Marie Smith, Colin Stinton, Alex Vincent, Alexandra Vincent, Glenn Wrage -- Other appearances (in alphabetical order) [Japanese Voice Actors] Lulunarde: Inori Minase Pulgritte: Yui Ishikawa Dylanhardt: Chikahiro Kobayashi Elmon: Satomi Korogi Vernant: Yoshimasa Hosoya Pickerel: Junya Enoki Leaufonde: Takaya Hashi Shagtis of Sorrow: Takehito Koyasu ■What is Wizardry? Wizardry is a computer role-playing game released in the United States in 1981 with elements such as party organizing, labyrinth exploration, monster fighting, and character development having such a tremendous impact on the various RPGs that followed, that it is often referred to as the origin of RPGs. Numerous sequels have been released, and nearly 40 years after its release, it remains a timeless masterpiece that enjoys strong popularity around the world. ----------------------- Wizardry Variants Daphne Official Site: https://wizardry.info/daphne/ Official Japanese X (Twitter): https://x.com/Wizardry_Daphne Official English X (Twitter): https://x.com/Wiz_Daphne_en Official YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdls9RA6g1y4-fbJYSu1P0A ©Drecom Co., Ltd.

Screenshots

zDungeon4 screens
Wizardry Variants Daphne4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Wizardry Variants Daphne at 4.7 against zDungeon's 3.7. Wizardry Variants Daphne also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (9.6K vs 3). zDungeon's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. zDungeon sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Wizardry Variants Daphne sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wizardry Variants Daphne holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wizardry Variants Daphne has 9.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of zDungeon's written reviews are positive against 77% of Wizardry Variants Daphne's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

zDungeon ships an update every 10 months, Wizardry Variants Daphne weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
zDungeon versus Wizardry Variants Daphne: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterzDungeonWizardry Variants Daphne
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.7 (9.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better76.6% of reviews
Number of ratings39.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#50 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB1.8 GB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperAnthony FennellDrecom Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

zDungeon

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Wizardry Variants Daphne

All ratings9,591 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews1,233 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral6.8%
Negative16.6%

Bugs and requests

zDungeon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Wizardry Variants Daphne

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Stuck at certain points in the dungeon
  • Camera and input issues
  • Untranslated text
  • Unreliable auto-navigation

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to name own characters
  • More enemy and item variety
  • Offline mode
  • Better explanation of game systems

In-app purchases

2 purchases

zDungeon

One-time2
  • Map Expansion 1$0.99
  • Coffee for Antonioni$2.99
10 purchases

Wizardry Variants Daphne

One-time10
  • Weekly Item Set_AF14$1.19
  • Adventurer Celebration Set_EK3$1.59
  • Adventurer Experience Set$1.59
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  • Limited-Time Pack_ED1$2.29
  • Weekly Item Set_AF15$2.29
  • Weekly Item Set_AF16$2.29
  • Limited-Time Game Pass_B1$3.99
  • Limited-Time Game Pass_B2$11.99
  • Gem of Erin F$39.99
  • Gem of Erin H$99.99

Questions

Is zDungeon free?
zDungeon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wizardry Variants Daphne free?
Wizardry Variants Daphne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, zDungeon or Wizardry Variants Daphne?
Wizardry Variants Daphne is rated higher. zDungeon averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Wizardry Variants Daphne averages 4.7 from 9.6K ratings.
Do zDungeon or Wizardry Variants Daphne have ads?
Wizardry Variants Daphne shows ads; zDungeon does not.
Which is updated more often, zDungeon or Wizardry Variants Daphne?
zDungeon ships an update every 10 months, and Wizardry Variants Daphne weekly. Most recently, zDungeon was updated on November 13, 2026 and Wizardry Variants Daphne on November 15, 2026.

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