Comparison

Phantom Rose Scarlet vs Ratropolis

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

Head to head
About

Phantom Rose Scarlet

Embark on a roguelike card adventure where you build a deck and make strategic decisions. Collect over 100 cards and items by defeating enemies and rescuing others. Manage your card cooldowns for efficient combat and explore dangerous areas to defeat powerful foes.

Highlights
  • Roguelike card adventure
  • Deck building
  • Card collection
  • Strategic combat
  • Exploration
  • Permanent death
Features
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◆ A Roguelike Card Adventure Phantom Rose is an indie game by solo developer & artist makaroll. Build your card deck and make careful decisions while you explore as each death may be permanent. ◆ Defeat and Collect Collect over 100+ cards and powerful items by defeating phantoms & rescuing other maids in distress ◆ Manage Your Deck There's no luck-based card draw during battle. Instead, manage your card's cooldown to defeat your foe swiftly and efficiently. ◆ Explore Through Dangers Venture through areas of interest, danger, and place of safety to reach and defeat the crown phantoms for large rewards Languages: English 日本語 (Japanese) 한국어 (Korean) Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/phantomrosegame Official Discord: https://discord.gg/phantomrose

About

Ratropolis

Defend your city from infected hordes in this real-time strategic tower defense card game. Build your deck with over 500 cards, choose from unique leaders, and navigate over 100 events for an addictive and replayable experience.

Highlights
  • Real-time strategic tower defense
  • Deckbuilding with 500+ cards
  • 6 unique leaders with abilities
  • Over 100 replayable events
  • City defense and rebuilding
  • Adventure, challenge, and survival modes
Features
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Ratropolis, the greatest of all the murine metropolis, plagued by the corrupted, covered with the infected. Survived escaped the city once-glorious, but the threat never let them rest. In this grave danger, survivors are waiting for the one to bring salvation. With the exceptional skills and strategy, who will defend the new homeland and rebuild the great city of Ratropolis? * Real time strategic tower defense card game! To protect the city safely, what required is focus on choices. Starved zombies will never let you rest. With over 500 cards of economy, military, and buildings, choose wisely to protect the city. * Various leaders with significant abilities The 6 leaders of Merchant, General, Architect, Scientist, Shaman, and Navigator, will lead the city with their own styles. Build your deck fits to the leader and rebuild Ratropolis. * Very addictive! You will want more as you play! Around 100 events will give you the new experience every time you play. Focus on what the advisors suggest you. Get new effect and cards to protect the city. As you experience more, you will get more interested. * Adventure, challenge, battle and survival! Prepare the Plan! It is not easy to keep the settlement safe. Enemies invade more harshly as the time goes, and sometimes challenging bosses will follow. This foundation might get crushed, but do not worry. There will always be survived rats, awaiting with new hope. * Easy to, Fun to, and Free to Play Wherever you want, whenever you wish, you will be able to play the game. Survived rats will continue living under your rule. Defend the city from devastating enemies and build the greatest Ratropolis among history. You can also play Ratropolis on PC, Steam too. Enjoy real-time deck building combined with tower defense! Play Free Now! * System Requirements * Minimum: 3GB RAM

Screenshots

Phantom Rose Scarlet4 screens
Ratropolis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Phantom Rose Scarlet at 4.9 against Ratropolis's 3.6. Phantom Rose Scarlet also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 57%) and ratings volume (2.5K vs 112). Ratropolis's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Phantom Rose Scarlet sells 17 one-off in-app purchases and Ratropolis sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phantom Rose Scarlet holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phantom Rose Scarlet has 2.5K ratings behind it against 112, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Phantom Rose Scarlet's written reviews are positive against 57% of Ratropolis's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phantom Rose Scarlet ships an update monthly, Ratropolis fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Phantom Rose Scarlet versus Ratropolis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhantom Rose ScarletRatropolis
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (2.5K ratings) — better3.6 (112 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings2.5K — better112
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size195 MB1.3 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperStudio Maka LLCCassel Games

Customer experience

Phantom Rose Scarlet

All ratings2,544 ratings
Positive98.5%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews161 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral6.2%
Negative8.1%

Ratropolis

All ratings111 ratings
Positive61.3%
Neutral8.1%
Negative30.6%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral11.0%
Negative31.9%

User reviews

Phantom Rose Scarlet

From 2.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent gameplay
  • 🎨 Beautiful art style
  • 💎 High-quality production
  • 🎮 Engaging card-based combat
  • 🔁 Replayable roguelike elements

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🕹️ Lack of difficulty scaling
  • 📚 Sparse story/lore details
  • 💰 Expensive cosmetic purchases

Ratropolis

From 112 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Unique and engaging tower defense deck-building hybrid gameplay
  • 🎨 High-quality art and visual design
  • 💰 Full game playable for free with two base leaders
  • 🎯 Challenging and rewarding difficulty curve
  • 🔄 Cross-platform availability (PC and mobile)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes on startup and loading screens
  • 📱 Poor compatibility with older iPhone models (iPhone 7, 8, iPad 2018)
  • 💾 Broken restore purchases functionality
  • 🚫 No cloud save or cross-device progression
  • ⏸️ No recent updates or active development

Bugs and requests

Phantom Rose Scarlet

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes after watching ads
  • Inability to progress past certain levels
  • Unresponsive UI elements

Requested features

5 requests
  • More enemy/level variety
  • Expanded story/lore content
  • Difficulty settings/customization
  • Multiplayer/co-op mode
  • More free cosmetic options

Ratropolis

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Game crashes on loading screen during startup
  • Restore purchases button does not function
  • Crashes when entering endless mode after completing a run
  • Save data loss after reinstalling the game
  • Purchase button appears blank or missing for some users
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  • Graphics stretched/distorted on iPad
  • Crashes when clicking star button in-game
  • Game requires more storage than advertised (5GB vs 3GB)
  • Incompatible with iOS 14 and older devices despite being listed as compatible
  • Red text code errors appear when upgrading trebuchet

Requested features

9 requests
  • Cloud save functionality for cross-device progression
  • Family sharing support for purchased leaders
  • Regular content updates and new cards
  • Aspect ratio correction option to fix stretched graphics
  • Unit management screen for easier troop deployment
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  • Card pool filtering or toggle options
  • Fix for restore purchases button
  • Better device compatibility optimization
  • Clearer IAP pricing and content descriptions

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Phantom Rose Scarlet

One-time17
  • XP Booster$0.99
  • 3 Inventory Space$1.99
  • Classic Reina$2.99
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  • Summer Reina$2.99
  • Bunny Reina$2.99
  • Supporters Package$4.99
  • Starlight Reina$4.99
  • Neon Reina$4.99
  • Witch Reina$4.99
  • Cat Reinya$4.99
  • Magical Reina$4.99
  • Nightwear Reina$4.99
  • Midnight Reina$4.99
  • Skin Package 2$6.99
  • Skin Package 3$6.99
  • Skin Package 4$6.99
  • Skin Package 1$7.99
5 purchases

Ratropolis

One-time5
  • Builder Leader$1.99
  • Scientist Leader$1.99
  • Ads-skip Option$1.99
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  • Shaman Leader$1.99
  • Navigator Leader$1.99

Questions

Is Phantom Rose Scarlet free?
Phantom Rose Scarlet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ratropolis free?
Ratropolis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Phantom Rose Scarlet or Ratropolis?
Phantom Rose Scarlet is rated higher. Phantom Rose Scarlet averages 4.9 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Ratropolis averages 3.6 from 112 ratings.
Do Phantom Rose Scarlet or Ratropolis have ads?
Both Phantom Rose Scarlet and Ratropolis show ads.
Which is updated more often, Phantom Rose Scarlet or Ratropolis?
Phantom Rose Scarlet ships an update monthly, and Ratropolis fortnightly. Most recently, Phantom Rose Scarlet was updated on October 27, 2026 and Ratropolis on October 25, 2026.

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