Comparison

bitDungeonIII vs Dungeons of Aether

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

Head to head
About

bitDungeonIII

Embark on a 2D action-adventure with rogue-lite elements. Explore randomly generated worlds and dungeons, forge alliances or engage in PvP for loot. Discover powerful items and enchants to enhance your character in a world facing inevitable doom.

Highlights
  • Randomly generated overworld and dungeons
  • Permadeath with soul retrieval
  • Online co-op and PvP
  • Unique weapon power attacks and stat scaling
  • Character augmentation via stat runes
  • Controller support
  • New Game Plus for replayability
Features
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bitDungeonIII is a 2d action adventure game with rogue-lite elements. Randomly generated overworld and dungeons. Make allies with other players or kill them for their precious inventory items. Discover random items that greatly enhance and affect your character. Save a world that can't be saved. Features: Permadeath. You get one soul and only one chance to retrieve it when you die. Killing Bosses also grant souls. Randomly pre-generated overworld, dungeons, secrets, items and humanoid npcs. Online play using P2P networking,co-op and pvp. Each weapon type has a unique power attack and stat scaling. Level up based on which weapon you use. Change weapons to start leveling up that weapon type going towards your general level. Powerful weapon enchants dropped from bosses. Augment your character through changeable stat runes collected throughout your adventure. Boss & quest weapons. Giant difficult dungeon bosses. Original soundtrack by Houzatosis & Stress_TN. Controller Support. New game plus for endless replay value.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

bitDungeonIII4 screens
Dungeons of Aether4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dungeons of Aether at 4.8 against bitDungeonIII's 4.2. Dungeons of Aether also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (93% vs 81%). bitDungeonIII's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99) and chart position (#184 vs unranked). On ratings volume, 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

bitDungeonIII costs $1.99 and Dungeons of Aether $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dungeons of Aether holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of bitDungeonIII's written reviews are positive against 93% of Dungeons of Aether's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bitDungeonIII ships an update every 3 weeks, Dungeons of Aether every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
bitDungeonIII versus Dungeons of Aether: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbitDungeonIIIDungeons of Aether
Price$1.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.2 (19 ratings)4.8 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews93.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1928 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#184 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size279 MB189 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperKintoGames LLCDan Fornace

Customer experience

bitDungeonIII

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative11.5%

Dungeons of Aether

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

bitDungeonIII

No in-app purchases

None

Dungeons of Aether

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is bitDungeonIII free?
bitDungeonIII costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dungeons of Aether free?
Dungeons of Aether costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, bitDungeonIII or Dungeons of Aether?
Dungeons of Aether is rated higher. bitDungeonIII averages 4.2 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Dungeons of Aether averages 4.8 from 28 ratings.
Do bitDungeonIII or Dungeons of Aether have ads?
Neither bitDungeonIII nor Dungeons of Aether shows ads.
Which is updated more often, bitDungeonIII or Dungeons of Aether?
bitDungeonIII ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dungeons of Aether every 8 days. Most recently, bitDungeonIII was updated on November 7, 2026 and Dungeons of Aether on November 12, 2026.

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