Comparison

Rogue Captain vs Tiny Crawler

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

Head to head
About

Rogue Captain

A roguelike survival management game where you captain a ship, explore the seas, and manage resources. Face unique challenges with randomly generated maps, diverse crew, and strategic gameplay.

Highlights
  • Roguelike survival management
  • Randomly generated maps
  • Resource management
  • Diverse crew and captains
  • Variable battle objectives
  • Terrain and event variety
  • Boss battles
Features
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"Rogue Captain" is a roguelike survival management game. Take up the responsibilities of a captain, explore unknown seas, and experience the fun of sailing. Product specialties: Randomly generated level maps, each challenge is unique and full of surprises. Survival elements that introduce a highly strategic element to gameplay. Limited storage, which requires you to manage your resources intelligently and discourages greedy hoarding. A colorful cast of crew and captains, with highly variable battle objectives that will keep you on your toes. All manner of terrain, building, and event types that will affect your odds at victory. Exciting boss battles that will keep you coming back for more.

About

Tiny Crawler

Explore a grim, procedurally generated underworld in this pixel-art roguelite. Battle unique enemies, disarm traps, and make meaningful choices in tactical turn-based combat. Discover hidden treasures and powerful artifacts in a dark fantasy urban decay setting.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Tactical turn-based combat
  • Unique enemies and traps
  • Mysterious events and hidden treasures
  • Character progression (DnD rules)
  • Permadeath
  • Crafting system
Features
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Descend into a surreal, gritty underworld in Tiny Crawler, a pixel-art roguelite where every choice matters and danger lurks in every shadow. Battle bizarre enemies, disarm strange traps, and explore a city of secrets, blending dark fantasy with urban decay. Discover mysterious traders, uncover powerful artefacts, and test your luck at ancient altars. With procedurally generated encounters, moody pixel visuals, and an atmospheric soundtrack, Tiny Crawler offers a fresh challenge every time you play. Features: - Procedurally generated levels and encounters - Unique enemies and traps inspired by cult classic manga - Mysterious events and hidden treasures - Tactical turn-based combat and meaningful choices - Chunky pixel art and a dark, immersive atmosphere - Designed to be played in short stints in mobile (iOS only at the moment) - Character progression based on DnD rules - Permadeath - Procedurally generated encounters - Turn-based combat - 200 items - 32 enemies - 10 bosses - 10 events - 3 Biomes - Identifiable items - Crafting - Achievements - Spell casting Do you have what it takes to survive the crawl?

Screenshots

Rogue Captain4 screens
Tiny Crawler4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Rogue Captain at every 5 days against Tiny Crawler's every 2 months. Rogue Captain also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). Tiny Crawler's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 73%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Rogue Captain sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Tiny Crawler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rogue Captain holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Rogue Captain's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tiny Crawler's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rogue Captain ships an update every 5 days, Tiny Crawler every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rogue Captain versus Tiny Crawler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRogue CaptainTiny Crawler
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (16 ratings) — better4.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews73.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size311 MB69 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperBeijing MengDongShiJi Technology Co., LTDgabriel maldonado

Customer experience

Rogue Captain

All ratings16 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive73.2%
Neutral19.5%
Negative7.3%

Tiny Crawler

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Rogue Captain

One-time2
  • Pirate Captain$0.99
  • Luxury pack$1.99
1 purchases

Tiny Crawler

One-time1
  • Tiny Crawler - Full Version$5.99

Questions

Is Rogue Captain free?
Rogue Captain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Crawler free?
Tiny Crawler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rogue Captain or Tiny Crawler?
Rogue Captain is rated higher. Rogue Captain averages 4.4 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Tiny Crawler averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Rogue Captain or Tiny Crawler have ads?
Neither Rogue Captain nor Tiny Crawler shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rogue Captain or Tiny Crawler?
Rogue Captain ships an update every 5 days, and Tiny Crawler every 2 months. Most recently, Rogue Captain was updated on November 2, 2026 and Tiny Crawler on October 30, 2026.

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