Scribe for KD vs Return to Dark Tower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scribe for KD
Manage your Kingdom Death: Monster settlements with this native iOS app. It offers offline functionality, local multiplayer over Wi-Fi, and internet multiplayer. Easily export and import your data, and it supports all official expansions plus custom content.
- Offline settlement management
- Local Wi-Fi multiplayer
- Internet multiplayer
- Data export/import
- Supports all expansions
- Custom expansion creation
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A native settlement management app for Kingdom Death: Monster. At last, a fully featured settlement management app that runs right on your iOS device! No need for logins, no internet connection required, all your data stays right with you. Scribe also supports local multiplayer over Wi-Fi LAN! No third party servers involved, your devices communicate directly to one another. Any changes are instantly visible to all other connected players. Internet multiplayer is also available for those not around the same table! All data can easily be exported to a human readable JSON file. You can import it to a new phone, or back it up to the cloud to be sure you don't lose any data. The core game and all currently released expansions are supported! You can even make your own custom expansions with whatever content you want! For more information checkout the official wiki: https://gitlab.com/taboobat/kdm-app/wikis/Getting-Started View terms of use here: https://gitlab.com/taboobat/kdm-app/wikis/Terms-of-Use This application is not developed, maintained, authorized or in any other way supported by or affiliated with Kingdom Death or Adam Poots Games.
Return to Dark Tower
Enhance your board game experience with this companion app. It wirelessly controls the game's mechanical tower, manages virtual battles, and tracks quests and events. Bring your tabletop adventure to life.
- Wireless tower control
- Virtual battle system
- Quest and event management
- Board game enhancement
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This is a companion app for use with the Return to Dark Tower board game. Gather your warriors, complete epic quests, and assault the Tower to defeat evil once and for all. The app controls the mechanical Tower via wireless connection, runs the virtual battle system, and manages quests and events. (This is not a standalone game.)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Return to Dark Tower at none against Scribe for KD's 5. Return to Dark Tower also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Scribe for KD's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume 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. Scribe for KD sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Return to Dark Tower asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scribe for KD holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 72 and 61 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Scribe for KD's written reviews are positive against 84% of Return to Dark Tower's.
Scribe for KD ships an update every 6 days, Return to Dark Tower every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scribe for KD | Return to Dark Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (72 ratings) — better | 4.6 (61 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.8% of reviews — better | 84.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 72 — better | 61 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 months |
| 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 | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 276 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Aaron Cavanaugh-Broad | Restoration Games, LLC |
Customer experience
Scribe for KD
Return to Dark Tower
In-app purchases
Scribe for KD
- Basic$1.991 Month
- Advanced$4.991 Month
- God Among Men$9.991 Month
- No Ads$4.99
- Lifetime Subscription$49.99
Return to Dark Tower
No in-app purchases
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