Slay the Spire vs Wildfrost
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slay the Spire
Build a unique deck of cards to battle through a constantly changing dungeon. Discover powerful relics and encounter bizarre creatures as you climb the Spire. Strategize your card choices to defeat enemies and reach the top.
- Dynamic deck building
- Hundreds of cards to discover
- Ever-changing Spire layout
- Procedurally generated paths
- Powerful relics to find
- Unique card synergies
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We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire! Features: - Dynamic Deck Building: Choose your cards wisely! Discover hundreds of cards to add to your deck with each attempt at climbing the Spire. Select cards that work together to efficiently dispatch foes and reach the top - An Ever-changing Spire: Whenever you embark on a journey up the Spire, the layout differs each time. Choose a risky or safe path, face different enemies, choose different cards, discover different relics, and even fight different bosses! - Powerful Relics to Discover: Powerful items known as relics can be found throughout the Spire. The effects of these relics can greatly enhance your deck through powerful interactions. But beware, obtaining a relic may cost you more than just gold…
Wildfrost
Embark on a tactical roguelike deckbuilder adventure where you build a deck of card companions and elemental items to banish an eternal winter. Explore endless replayability with daily runs, challenges, and a dynamic counter system. Develop your hub town and unlock new content between runs.
- Build a deck with over 160 cards
- Endless replayability with daily runs
- Recruit card companions and elemental items
- Master a dynamic counter system
- Expand and develop the hub town
- Unlock new cards and customization options
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-TRY BEFORE YOU BUY- Play for free until you beat the first boss. Unlock the full game with an in-app purchase. The sun has frozen over. The world has succumbed to the Wildfrost. Now only the town of Snowdwell and its survivors stand as the last bastion against an eternal winter… Build up a deck of powerful card companions and elemental items, as you battle to banish the frost once and for all! * Build your perfect deck with over 160 cards! * Endless replayability with daily runs and challenges * Great for new and veteran card game fans alike, with an all-new tutorial and difficulty scaling ‘Storm Bell’ system * Recruit cute card companions, elemental items and equip powerful charms to aid in your fight against the Wildfrost * Choose your Leader from a variety of tribes, each with randomized skills and stats * Master a dynamic ‘counter’ system to put your strategic skills to the test * Expand and develop the hub town of Snowdwell between runs * Unlock new cards, events, customisation options and more! * Fully updated and ready to play with the latest content - ‘Better Adventures’ & ‘Storm Bells’! * Updated UI for mobile play
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Wildfrost at Free against Slay the Spire's $9.99. Slay the Spire's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#3 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Wildfrost is free to download; Slay the Spire costs $9.99 up front. Wildfrost sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Slay the Spire asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Slay the Spire against 4.2 for Wildfrost. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slay the Spire has 3.2K ratings behind it against 516, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Slay the Spire's written reviews are positive against 66% of Wildfrost's.
Slay the Spire ships an update every 2 months, Wildfrost monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slay the Spire | Wildfrost |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (3.2K ratings) — better | 4.2 (516 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.4% of reviews | 66.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K — better | 516 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #3 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 890 MB | 724 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Balor Games | Chucklefish Limited |
Customer experience
Slay the Spire
Wildfrost
User reviews
Slay the Spire
From 3.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 💎 Excellent value
- 🎨 Beautiful art style
- 🔥 Highly replayable
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🤔 Clunky controls
- 📱 UI not optimized for mobile
- 🔍 Small text and hard to read
- 🔀 No cross-save between devices
Wildfrost
From 516 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Endless replayability
- 👍 Unique and charming design
- 🎨 Gorgeous art and animations
- 🎶 Fitting and amazing music
- 🤯 Incredible depth and complexity
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and save data loss issues
- 👀 Tiny text and UI elements
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🤕 Overly punishing difficulty
Bugs and requests
Slay the Spire
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes during boss battles
- Inability to end turn
- Glitched card unlocks
- Sync/loading issues
- Audio problems
Requested features
5 requests- Controller support
- Larger text and UI elements
- Improved card selection mechanics
- Cloud save/sync across devices
- 60fps mode for newer devices
Wildfrost
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashing on launch
- Progress reset after device switch
- Tutorial stages not functioning properly
Requested features
3 requests- Cloud save sync across devices
- Option to increase font size
- More content and faction updates
In-app purchases
Slay the Spire
No in-app purchases
Wildfrost
- Wildfrost Full Game$6.99
