Blast Waves vs Dungeons of Aether
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blast Waves
Engage in a tactical arcade shooter where time advances with your actions. Survive an intergalactic conflict by rapidly acquiring new weapons and abilities, then lead your surviving commanders in strategic squad battles.
- Roguelike Survival Mode
- Squad Auto-Battler Command Mode
- Hundreds of unlockable weapons, armor, and gadgets
- 6 unique biomes with destructible terrain
- Dozens of allied and enemy troop types
- Skill-based joystick and tap-to-target controls
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Blast Waves is a tactical arcade shooter where time only moves as you move, and every shot counts. Play through the rogue-like Survival Mode as a fresh recruit. Rapidly gain new weapons and abilities while trying to make it through an intergalactic conflict. Most troopers won't make it. The few that do survive become permanently playable as clone squad commanders. In the auto battler-like Command Mode, players build and organize squads while fighting to last as long as possible against overwhelming odds. Key Features: -Survival Mode: Build a character from the ground up across multiple battles. -Command Mode: Characters that make it through Survival Mode can be selected to lead squads against increasingly overwhelming odds. -100s of weapons, armor types, and gadgets to unlock. -6 unique biomes with destructible terrain and distinct environmental challenges. -Dozens of allied and enemy troop types to learn and master. -Skill-based joystick shooting and tap-to-target control schemes. -Holotags record the unique exploits of every character.
Dungeons of Aether
Embark on a challenging turn-based dungeon crawler where strategic dice drafting determines your fate. Explore diverse biomes, uncover journal entries, and master unique hero skills in a quest for treasure or an early demise.
- Turn-based dice drafting combat
- Four unique heroes with special skills
- Story mode with steampunk town exploration
- Multiple dungeon biomes
- Challenge dungeons for roguelike difficulty
- Collectible journal entries
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Dungeons of Aether is a turn-based dungeon crawler designed by Nikita ‘ampersandbear’ Belorusov from the Aether Studios team. Rivals of Aether is known for its intense competition and twitch skills, while Dungeons of Aether allows you to take things at your own pace - but it’s still just as challenging! Every choice you make can lead you deeper into the dungeons or to an early demise. Will you carry out a treasure chest, or be carried out in a pine box? The combat in Dungeons of Aether uses a dice draft system that ensures each battle is unique while challenging the player to adapt the pool of dice each turn. Use fortune to your favor to defeat your foes, collect treasures and shift the odds in your favor... Game Features: - Meet four NEW HEROES from the world of Aether, each with their own unique skills and memorable personalities. - Play STORY MODE and travel to the steampunk town of Julesvale and brave the sprawling caverns underneath it. - Explore each DUNGEON BIOME as you dive into Julesvale Mines, the Lava Caves, the Underground Oasis and the Mineral Deposits, collecting revealing Journal Entries along the way. - Brave the CHALLENGE DUNGEONS if you are looking for true roguelike difficulty to test your skills in the randomly generated dungeons.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dungeons of Aether at 4.8 against Blast Waves's 4.2. Dungeons of Aether also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 67%) and chart position (#121 vs unranked). Blast Waves's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Blast Waves costs $3.99 and Dungeons of Aether $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dungeons of Aether holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Blast Waves's written reviews are positive against 93% of Dungeons of Aether's.
Blast Waves ships an update every 11 days, Dungeons of Aether every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blast Waves | Dungeons of Aether |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (42 ratings) | 4.8 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #121 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Kyle Barrett | Dan Fornace |
Customer experience
Blast Waves
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In-app purchases
Blast Waves
No in-app purchases
Dungeons of Aether
No in-app purchases
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