Comparison

Guide for Dead Cells vs RoR2 Handbook

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

Head to head
About

Guide for Dead Cells

Features
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Good. Let's make sure this run doesn't end in tears. Dead Cells Guide is the unofficial companion for mastering Dead Cells, the fast-paced roguelike Metroidvania. Every weapon, enemy, mutation, rune and biome is cross-referenced in one place, so you don't have to alt-tab to a wiki mid-run. Combat: 9 categories of content, weapons, enemies, mutations, aspects, runes, mechanics, pickups and skills, all searchable in seconds Weapon details: DPS, combo damage, blueprint locations, scaling and full synergy lists for every weapon in the game Build planner: combine weapons, mutations and tags into your own loadouts, with space for your own strategy notes Progress tracking: outfits, items and achievements, logged so your suffering counts for something Steam Sync: connect your Steam account and your achievement progress updates automatically Search: find any weapon, enemy or outfit the moment you know what you're after Works offline, so a dead connection mid-run never costs you a lookup Built for players who want answers fast without breaking their flow. Save the exact combo that finally got you past that boss. Dead Cells Guide is a fan-made companion app, not affiliated with or endorsed by Motion Twin, Evil Empire or Playdigious. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

RoR2 Handbook

This comprehensive guide provides all the necessary information for playing Risk of Rain 2. Quickly find stats, challenges, unlocks, and details on items, equipment, survivors, and artifacts with a powerful search function. Supports dark mode and iPad.

Highlights
  • Item information
  • Equipment details
  • Survivor stats
  • Artifact descriptions
  • Challenge tracking
  • Powerful search
  • Dark Mode support
Features
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This handbook has all of the Risk of Rain 2 information you could need while playing, with a powerful search for filtering. Find what you're looking for quickly and view stats, challenges and unlocks, and more. This guide currently contains info on - Items - Equipment - Survivors - Artifacts - Challenges * Dark Mode support * iPad support (portrait and landscape) Feedback always welcome.

Screenshots

Guide for Dead Cells4 screens
RoR2 Handbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RoR2 Handbook at none against Guide for Dead Cells's 1. RoR2 Handbook also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.2). 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. Guide for Dead Cells sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RoR2 Handbook asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guide for Dead Cells ships an update fortnightly, RoR2 Handbook every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Guide for Dead Cells versus RoR2 Handbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuide for Dead CellsRoR2 Handbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (220 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—89.2% of reviews
Number of ratings—220 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size238 MB42 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperJoel CaetanoKevin Lee

Bugs and requests

Guide for Dead Cells

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

RoR2 Handbook

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when viewing REX information
  • Inability to exit larger item description windows

Requested features

4 requests
  • Update with Seekers of the Storm DLC content
  • Add enemy and map information
  • Implement a checklist for challenges/artifacts
  • Include lore entries and artwork

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Guide for Dead Cells

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

RoR2 Handbook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guide for Dead Cells free?
Guide for Dead Cells is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RoR2 Handbook free?
RoR2 Handbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Guide for Dead Cells or RoR2 Handbook have ads?
Both Guide for Dead Cells and RoR2 Handbook show ads.
Which is updated more often, Guide for Dead Cells or RoR2 Handbook?
Guide for Dead Cells ships an update fortnightly, and RoR2 Handbook every 5 days. Most recently, Guide for Dead Cells was updated on October 6, 2026 and RoR2 Handbook on October 24, 2026.

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