Comparison

StormFire vs Aelisus Mud Helper

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

Head to head
About

StormFire

Embark on an epic fantasy adventure as a chosen warrior. Train skills, collect gear, and explore mysterious islands and dark castles. Engage in real-time combat and conquer your way to the top.

Highlights
  • Choose from three warrior classes
  • Real-time combat system
  • Master dozens of skills, weapons, and armor
  • Explore islands and conquer buildings
  • Cross-platform progress sync
Features
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StormFire — Fantasy RPG Adventure Choose your warrior class — Strength, Intuition, or Dexterity — and forge your path through a world of epic battles and mysterious islands. Train your skills, collect powerful gear, explore dark castles and dragon islands, and fight your way to the top. - Three unique warrior classes with distinct playstyles - Real-time combat system - Dozens of skills, weapons, and armor to master - Explore islands and conquer buildings - Play on iPhone, iPad or Web — your progress syncs everywhere - Available in English and Russian Start your legend. Become the StormFire.

About

Aelisus Mud Helper

This companion app enhances the experience of a retro, text-based fantasy multiplayer online game. It provides access to a rich world with numerous character options, areas, enemies, and items for players to explore and engage with.

Highlights
  • Fantasy world exploration
  • Character creation options
  • PvE and PvP gameplay
  • Crafting and politics
  • Text-based RPG experience
Features
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Aelisus Mud Helper is the companion app for the retro mud Aelisus: Asunder. A mud, or multi-user dungeon, is an online multiplayer game. Aelisus is a fantasy-based mud similar to D&D, but remote. We have 22 classes, 25 races, 50 unique areas to explore, 10,000 enemies, roughly 50,000 items, and 275,000 unique character possibilities from creation. PvE, PvP, crafting, politics, and more are available for players to engage in. To find out more, head over to our Discord at https://discord.gg/sSAnZQr6SA or website at https://aelisus.com and hop in the world at play.aelisus.com:1848 with your mud client of choice. This mud is rom 2.4 based, from the diku mud family, and is based on the Aabahran the Forsakenlands mud codebase by Virigoth and Crypticant. It is a text based RPG game.

Screenshots

StormFire4 screens
Aelisus Mud Helper3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Aelisus Mud Helper at 5.0 against StormFire's 2.6. Aelisus Mud Helper also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). StormFire's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. StormFire sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Aelisus Mud Helper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Aelisus Mud Helper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StormFire ships an update every 10 days, Aelisus Mud Helper every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
StormFire versus Aelisus Mud Helper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStormFireAelisus Mud Helper
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.110.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperViacheslav TregubJoshua Isaacs

Customer experience

StormFire

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Aelisus Mud Helper

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

StormFire

One-time10
  • Forest Warrior$0.99
  • Palladin$0.99
  • Avatar The Dark Knight$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Knight of the Order$0.99
  • Viking$0.99
  • Red Warrior$0.99
  • Mount Warrior$0.99
  • Night Necromancer$1.99
  • Warrior of Light$1.99
  • Snow Warrior$1.99
None

Aelisus Mud Helper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StormFire free?
StormFire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aelisus Mud Helper free?
Aelisus Mud Helper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StormFire or Aelisus Mud Helper?
Aelisus Mud Helper is rated higher. StormFire averages 2.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Aelisus Mud Helper averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do StormFire or Aelisus Mud Helper have ads?
StormFire shows ads; Aelisus Mud Helper does not.
Which is updated more often, StormFire or Aelisus Mud Helper?
StormFire ships an update every 10 days, and Aelisus Mud Helper every 4 months. Most recently, StormFire was updated on November 2, 2026 and Aelisus Mud Helper on November 3, 2026.

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