Syllablade vs GnollHack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Syllablade
Engage in a unique word-battling RPG where you chain letters to cast spells and attack monsters. Team up with friends, customize your character with powerful gear, and compete in clan wars for rewards. Join millions of players in this epic adventure.
- Chain letters for attacks
- Customize weapons and items
- Unlock rare skins
- Compete in clan wars
- Team up with friends
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Slay epic monsters with weapons, wands, and words! Team up with your friends and become loot hunting heroes in Syllablade - the word battling RPG! • Big Words, Big Damage • Chain letters to deal crushing blows to your enemies. • Customize and Upgrade • Unlock powerful weapons, rare items, and unique skins. • Compete in Clan Wars • Form a clan and stockpile the bones of your enemies in prize-filled competitions. • JOIN OVER 100 MILLION GAMERS WORLDWIDE • Follow @Naquatic on Facebook and Twitter to find out why our apps like MonsterCrafter and Shooting Showdown have been featured by everyone from Apple to IGN, AppAdvice, and TouchArcade.
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.
- Turn-based roguelike gameplay
- Modern user interface
- Procedurally generated dungeons
- 13 classes and 5 races
- Hundreds of items and spells
- Challenging permadeath mode
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GnollHack at none against Syllablade's 7. GnollHack also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Syllablade's advantage is ratings volume (771 vs 110) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Syllablade sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. GnollHack asks for nothing beyond the download.
GnollHack holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Syllablade has 771 ratings behind it against 110, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Syllablade's written reviews are positive against 85% of GnollHack's.
Syllablade ships an update every 4 days, GnollHack every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Syllablade | GnollHack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (771 ratings) | 4.7 (110 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.1% of reviews | 85.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 771 — better | 110 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 200 MB | 771 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Naquatic | Hyvän mielen pelit ry |
Customer experience
Syllablade
GnollHack
Bugs and requests
Syllablade
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezes when opening treasure chests
- Certain valid words not recognized
- Clan war rewards not distributed correctly
- Game crashes on certain levels
Requested features
4 requests- Add more levels and content updates
- Implement a PvP mode
- Improve the clan system and rewards
- Allow more customization options
GnollHack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Syllablade
- Stack of Gold$1.99
- Pile of Gold$4.99
- Doubler$4.99
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- Gems$4.99
- Bag of Gold$19.99
- Chest of Gold$49.99
- Treasure Trove$99.99
GnollHack
No in-app purchases





