Comparison

Dungeon Cards vs Code Monsters

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

Head to head
About

Dungeon Cards

Embark on an offline roguelike adventure with puzzle elements. Navigate a grid-based dungeon, strategically clashing cards to defeat monsters and collect loot. Explore randomly generated levels with a choice of ten unique heroes.

Highlights
  • Offline roguelike gameplay
  • Card-based combat
  • Puzzle elements
  • Randomly generated dungeons
  • Ten playable heroes
  • Retro pixel art
Features
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Dungeon Cards is an offline roguelike with puzzle elements. Move your character card across a grid of nine cards, clashing with neighbors to advance. It's turn-based dungeon crawler with randomly generated dungeons and retro pixel art. Choose from ten heroes, explore dungeons, and battle monsters for loot!

About

Code Monsters

Features
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■ Programming ideas, learned through play Code Monsters is a battle game where kids arrange instruction blocks to program a monster's strategy. Sequencing, loops and conditionals — the foundations of programming — are learned by building, battling and revising, not by reading explanations. - Step-by-step lessons introduce one idea at a time - Kids try sequencing, loops, conditionals, multiple rules and enemy-state sensing - Watch the result, revise the strategy and try again. Iteration becomes part of the game. ■ Build a strategy, then watch your monster battle The blocks use kid-friendly labels with icons. Once the battle starts, there are no real-time controls. Win or lose, the result comes from the strategy your child built. What happens when "move closer and attack" is not enough? "If the enemy is charging, guard." "Move away, then shoot." "If HP is low, heal." By changing the order, loops and conditions, kids can discover their own way to win. ■ Collect and grow your monsters - Monsters learn new skills as they level up - Stamp memorable "it worked!" moments - Earn titles and customize monsters with coin-based skins ■ Fresh challenges every day - Today's Task: a rotating set of daily puzzles with coin rewards - Today's Challenger: a daily battle against an official work or a community creation - Share strategy codes and browse the gallery to learn from other players - Start by copying a strategy and changing just one thing ■ For parents - Designed for ages 8+, with a planned 9+ store rating - Battles play automatically. The main activity is thinking through the strategy, not fast tapping. - There are no ads in the app. - In-app purchases are coin packs for cosmetic items only. - Coins are only for customization. Power cannot be bought. - Public gallery posting is protected by a parental gate.

Screenshots

Dungeon Cards4 screens
Code Monsters4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Code Monsters at none against Dungeon Cards's shown. Code Monsters also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). Dungeon Cards's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Dungeon Cards sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Code Monsters sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dungeon Cards ships an update every 4 months, Code Monsters daily. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dungeon Cards versus Code Monsters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDungeon CardsCode Monsters
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (100 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings100 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB58 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperIvan KhokhlenkovHKraft Labs

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Dungeon Cards

One-time7
  • 10000 gold$0.99
  • 10 emeralds$1.99
  • Double coins$2.99
Show 4 more
  • 100000 gold$7.99
  • 50 emeralds$8.99
  • 100 emeralds$14.99
  • 500000 gold$34.99
4 purchases

Code Monsters

One-time4
  • Coins ×400$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Coins ×1400$2.99
Show 1 more
  • Coins ×3200$5.99

Questions

Is Dungeon Cards free?
Dungeon Cards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Code Monsters free?
Code Monsters is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dungeon Cards or Code Monsters have ads?
Dungeon Cards shows ads; Code Monsters does not.
Which is updated more often, Dungeon Cards or Code Monsters?
Dungeon Cards ships an update every 4 months, and Code Monsters daily. Most recently, Dungeon Cards was updated on September 27, 2026 and Code Monsters on September 22, 2026.

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