Rock, Paper, Wizards! vs Orthanc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rock, Paper, Wizards!
Engage in wild tactical RPG battles with a vast army of unique heroes. Explore infinite lands, form clans with friends for weekly challenges, and join millions of players worldwide in this online adventure.
- Wild tactical battles
- Unlimited adventures
- Unique heroes collection
- Clan formation
- Weekly challenges
- Multiplayer encounters
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Build your army, seek adventure, and Rock, Paper, Wizards! • WILD TACTICAL BATTLES • Negotiate, flee, and fight your way through insane multiplayer encounters! • UNLIMITED ADVENTURES • Explore infinite lands populated by player from around the world. Some are friendly... some are not. • UNIQUE HEROES • Command a unique army with over 100,000,000,000 possible soldiers to collect and train! • FORM A CLAN • Team up with your friends in weekly challenges to become world famous fighters. • JOIN OVER 100 MILLION GAMERS WORLDWIDE • Follow @Naquatic on Facebook and Twitter to find out why our apps like MonsterCrafter and Shooting Showdown have been featured by everyone from Apple to IGN, AppAdvice, and TouchArcade.
Orthanc
Embark on an adventure in this faithful recreation of a classic 1970s graphic dungeon crawl RPG. Explore, defeat monsters, and gather treasure using the touchscreen interface. Experience a challenging yet addictive gameplay loop inspired by early computer games.
- Faithful recreation of a 1970s RPG
- Dungeon crawl gameplay
- Monster combat and treasure hunting
- Touchscreen controls
- Inspired by early computer games
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This game is a faithful recreation of "Orthanc", one of the first graphic dungeon crawl role-playing games developed for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's PLATO computer in the 1970s. The original was played on a PLATO terminal with a keyboard. (The PLATO version of "Orthanc" was inspired by "pedit5", which you can learn more about in Wikipedia.) The original PLATO terminals used plasma panels only capable of displaying orange and black. There is no sound. This implementation uses the touchscreen for all gameplay. You are an adventurer gaining experience and treasure by defeating monsters. Orthanc is easy to start but hard to put down.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orthanc at none against Rock, Paper, Wizards!'s 8. Orthanc also leads on ads (none vs shown). Rock, Paper, Wizards!'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). On price, review sentiment 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. Rock, Paper, Wizards! sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Orthanc asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rock, Paper, Wizards! holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rock, Paper, Wizards! has 42 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Rock, Paper, Wizards!'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Orthanc's.
Rock, Paper, Wizards! ships an update every 5 days, Orthanc every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rock, Paper, Wizards! | Orthanc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (42 ratings) — better | 4.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 466 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Naquatic | Paul Resch |
Customer experience
Rock, Paper, Wizards!
Orthanc
In-app purchases
Rock, Paper, Wizards!
- Stack of Gems$1.99
- Stack of Gold$1.99
- Pile of Gems$4.99
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- Gold Doubler$4.99
- Bag of Gems$9.99
- Goblet of Gems$19.99
- Crown of Gems$49.99
- Pro Pack$99.99
Orthanc
No in-app purchases
Questions
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