Comparison

Pocket Rogues vs Dread Rune

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

Head to head
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

About

Dread Rune

Embark on a unique roguelike dungeon crawl with 3D graphics and endless replayability. Choose from diverse characters, explore randomized levels filled with varied enemies and items, and master strategic combat to survive.

Highlights
  • Randomly generated levels, enemies, and items
  • 12 unique hero classes
  • 5 distinct dungeon regions
  • Over 130 collectible items
  • Destructible environments
  • Persistent character upgrades
Features
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Dread Rune Is a roguelike RPG with 3d graphics and lots of variety and replayability. Every game is unique, with seven different playable characters, randomized levels and enemies, and over 130 items to collect and use. The game is simple to get into, but has lots of depth. Mastering of weapons, combos and strategic use of items will be required to win. Dread Rune includes: - High replayability: Randomly generated levels, enemies, and items. No two games are the same! - 12 hero classes: Adventurer, Pirate, Mage, Drunk, Conjurer, Lord,Pump-King, Blink, Ranger, Soul Mage, Necromancer and Chef. Each hero has a unique ability, starting stats and items. - 5 distinct dungeon regions: Each with unique enemies and environments - Over 130 different items: including powerful runes, scrolls, weapons, and armour. - 30+ different enemies, 10 different traps, and 5 bosses to test your skills. - A destructible environment, create your own path through the dungeon. - Character upgrades that persist across runs: Damage, Health, Stamina, Speed, Dash Speed, Carry Capacity and Special Cooldown. - Random events, sometimes good, mostly bad, discover all 18 of these encounters - Updates, with new content roughly every 6 months.

Screenshots

Pocket Rogues4 screens
Dread Rune4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pocket Rogues at Free against Dread Rune's $4.99. Pocket Rogues also leads on ads (none vs shown). On rating, 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

Pocket Rogues is free to download; Dread Rune costs $4.99 up front. Pocket Rogues sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Dread Rune 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Pocket Rogues against 4.6 for Dread Rune. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1K and 528 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Pocket Rogues's written reviews are positive against 72% of Dread Rune's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Rogues ships an update every 5 weeks, Dread Rune every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pocket Rogues versus Dread Rune: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket RoguesDread Rune
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.5 (1K ratings)4.6 (528 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews — better71.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better528
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size292 MB340 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperAlexej LeonydovJames Foward

Customer experience

Pocket Rogues

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

Dread Rune

All ratings528 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive71.9%
Neutral14.4%
Negative13.7%

User reviews

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

Dread Rune

From 528 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Destructible environment
  • 🎨 Interesting art style
  • 🕹️ Fun combat
  • 💎 Unique rune system

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🎮 Clunky controls
  • ⚔️ Weapons break too easily
  • 🍔 Hunger/satiety system needs work
  • 🎬 Intrusive ads

Bugs and requests

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

Dread Rune

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing/crashing on level transitions
  • Falling through floors/map boundaries
  • Inability to interact with NPCs
  • Weapons/items disappearing from inventory

Requested features

5 requests
  • Controller support
  • Improved inventory management
  • Expanded class/character customization
  • Multiplayer co-op mode
  • More enemy and level variety

In-app purchases

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
5 purchases

Dread Rune

One-time5
  • Basic Bundle$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Rare Bundle$2.99
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  • Epic Bundle$5.99
  • Legendary Bundle$9.99

Questions

Is Pocket Rogues free?
Pocket Rogues is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dread Rune free?
Dread Rune costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Rogues or Dread Rune?
Dread Rune is rated higher. Pocket Rogues averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Dread Rune averages 4.6 from 528 ratings.
Do Pocket Rogues or Dread Rune have ads?
Dread Rune shows ads; Pocket Rogues does not.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Rogues or Dread Rune?
Pocket Rogues ships an update every 5 weeks, and Dread Rune every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pocket Rogues was updated on September 22, 2026 and Dread Rune on September 13, 2026.

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