Comparison

Phantom Rose Scarlet vs Goblin Pass

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

Goblin Pass

Embark on a rogue-like adventure as a hero battling goblins in a magical dungeon. This card battle game requires strategic movement, attacks, and clearing challenging levels. Discover unique weapons and abilities as you progress through ever-changing maps.

Highlights
  • Rogue-like dungeon crawling
  • Strategic card-based combat
  • Offline single-player
  • Class-based heroes with unique abilities
  • Procedurally generated maps
  • Weapon and ability upgrades
Features
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The great Gimle Castle was captured by the goblins attack. The goblins cleared the surrounding land and created a maze-like dungeon with black magic, a "goblin tower" with numerous monsters and traps waiting. You become a hero of several classes and have to fight and survive in the dungeon "Goblin Tower" of Rogue. The story of that long adventure begins. "Goblin Pass" is a card battle game in which players move characters strategically, attack enemies, and clear dungeons. ◆ Game Features - Playable in Offline, Single play - Simple one-handed operation and strategic play - Maps and dungeons that change every time - Weapons, attack methods, and unique abilities according to the class

Screenshots

Phantom Rose Scarlet4 screens
Goblin Pass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Goblin Pass at none against Phantom Rose Scarlet's shown. Goblin Pass also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.0). Phantom Rose Scarlet's advantage is ratings volume (2.5K vs 4). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Goblin Pass sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Phantom Rose Scarlet against 5.0 for Goblin Pass. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phantom Rose Scarlet has 2.5K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Phantom Rose Scarlet's written reviews are positive against 83% of Goblin Pass's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Phantom Rose Scarlet versus Goblin Pass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhantom Rose ScarletGoblin Pass
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (2.5K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2.5K — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size195 MB67 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperStudio Maka LLCKyoungBin Im

Customer experience

Phantom Rose Scarlet

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

Goblin Pass

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

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

Goblin Pass

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Phantom Rose Scarlet

One-time17
  • XP Booster$0.99
  • 3 Inventory Space$1.99
  • Classic Reina$2.99
Show 14 more
  • 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
8 purchases

Goblin Pass

One-time8
  • Pass (Mini)$0.99
  • Booster Pack$0.99
  • Newbie Pack$1.99
Show 5 more
  • Pass (Small)$2.99
  • Pass (Medium)$4.99
  • Pass (Large)$5.99
  • Pass (Extra large)$7.99
  • Pass (Super)$9.99

Questions

Is Phantom Rose Scarlet free?
Phantom Rose Scarlet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Goblin Pass free?
Goblin Pass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Phantom Rose Scarlet or Goblin Pass?
Goblin Pass is rated higher. Phantom Rose Scarlet averages 4.9 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Goblin Pass averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Phantom Rose Scarlet or Goblin Pass have ads?
Phantom Rose Scarlet shows ads; Goblin Pass does not.
Which is updated more often, Phantom Rose Scarlet or Goblin Pass?
Phantom Rose Scarlet ships an update monthly, and Goblin Pass monthly. Most recently, Phantom Rose Scarlet was updated on October 29, 2026 and Goblin Pass on October 24, 2026.

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