Comparison

DeepCrawl vs BarrowFalls

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

Head to head
About

DeepCrawl

Engage in a challenging turn-based strategy game where AI-controlled enemies adapt to your moves. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, defeat guardians, and reach level 10 in this fair yet difficult experience.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy gameplay
  • AI-trained enemies
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Defeat room guardians
  • Reach level 10
Features
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DeepCrawl is a turn-based strategy game for mobile platforms, where all the enemies are trained with Machine Learnings algorithms. The game is designed to be hard, yet fair: you'll have to explore the dungeons and defeat all the guardians of the rooms, paying attention to every moves the AI does! The dungeons are procedurally generated for a different and more challenging experience every time you play. Try to finish the game by reaching the level 10! (More features coming soon...)

About

BarrowFalls

Embark on a hand-drawn tile-crawl RPG adventure. Forge your hero, engage in strategic turn-based combat, and explore a vibrant world filled with quests and dangers. The entire adventure is playable for free.

Highlights
  • Hero forging with customizable stats, gear, and spells
  • Strategic turn-based combat with elemental resistances
  • Living town with quests and services
  • Exploration of dangerous lands and boss barrows
  • Narrated tale with spoken opening and guide
  • Adjustable gameplay settings
Features
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BarrowFalls is an original tile-crawl RPG in the spirit of the classics — forge your Outlander, explore a hand-drawn realm, and set out to end the Undying Reign of Malgorth. • Forge a hero — pick your kindred and calling, then grow your stats, gear, and spells your way. • Turn-based combat — no button-mashing. Bump a monster to fight; target foes for spells and arrows; every creature has an element it resists and one it fears. • A living town — quests, a chapel, a spell tutor, a smith who cuts gems into your gear, and townsfolk who warm to you as you help them. • Explore four dangerous lands, brave boss barrows, and reforge your weapons with socketed gems. • Narrated Tale — a spoken opening chronicle and read-aloud guide, at your own pace. • Play your way — adjustable move speed, music/sound/voice volumes, and a full How-to-Play guide. No ads. The whole adventure is playable free — optional "Stand the Bard a Round" gold packs support the developer and top up your purse, nothing more. Made with care by one developer - Sternzy. ``` **Copyright:** ``` © 2026 Sternzy

Screenshots

DeepCrawl4 screens
BarrowFalls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BarrowFalls at 5.0 against DeepCrawl's 3.3. DeepCrawl's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads 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. BarrowFalls sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. DeepCrawl asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BarrowFalls holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DeepCrawl versus BarrowFalls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeepCrawlBarrowFalls
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 32 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size384 MB15 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperAlessandro SestiniDavid Stern

In-app purchases

None

DeepCrawl

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

BarrowFalls

One-time4
  • Tavern Ale$0.99
  • Flagon of Mead$1.99
  • Goblet of Wine$4.99
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  • Dragon's Ale$9.99

Questions

Is DeepCrawl free?
DeepCrawl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BarrowFalls free?
BarrowFalls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DeepCrawl or BarrowFalls?
BarrowFalls is rated higher. DeepCrawl averages 3.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while BarrowFalls averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do DeepCrawl or BarrowFalls have ads?
Neither DeepCrawl nor BarrowFalls shows ads.

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