Comparison

War Drum vs Dark Blue Dungeon

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

Head to head
About

War Drum

Embark on a fast-tapping RPG adventure where you tap a drum to command your heroes in battle. Progress through levels, defeat enemies and bosses, collect items, and unlock new characters in a quest for glory.

Highlights
  • Fast-tapping combat
  • Hero progression
  • Level completion
  • Boss battles
  • Item collection
  • Character unlocks
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War Drum is a fast-tapping RPG adventure. You tap the drum at the bottom of the screen and your heroes spring into action and begin fighting enemies. As your team defeats enemies, you will complete levels and advance to new lands. Along your journey you will defeat bosses, collect items, unlock new playable characters, and lead a heroic fight for glory!

About

Dark Blue Dungeon

Embark on a text-based, turn-based combat RPG adventure inspired by tabletop games. Explore dungeons, solve riddles, and battle medieval fantasy enemies using strategy and dice rolls. Uncover the mystery of legendary amulets and face a powerful dragon.

Highlights
  • Text-based RPG
  • Turn-based combat
  • Exploration and riddles
  • Dice roll mechanics
  • Character optimization
  • Medieval fantasy enemies
  • DLC with new content
Features
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Dive into the world of Dark Blue Dungeon, a free retro dungeon crawler blending exploration and turn-based combat. This game was passionately developed by an independent developer and is inspired by board role-playing games. If you enjoy the experience, do not hesitate to leave a rating and a comment, and to share your adventure on social media. Thank you for playing and have a great game! INTRO Dark Blue Dungeon is a text-based turn-based combat RPG. A dangerous quest is waiting for you, in which only your choices will allow you to open up a path to the final battle. Many ordeals will punctuate your road : combats, riddles, mini-games. Your main asset will be your thinking. Inspired by tabletop role-playing games, many screenplay choices will be presented to you. Your nerves will be strained by several enemies from medieval fantasy (goblins, orcs, cyclops, dragons), with their strengths and weaknesses, including powerful bosses. In order to defeat your enemies, you will be able to optimise your equipments, spells and attacks. Concerning battles, spells and attacks are linked to a roll of dice of up to 16. PLOT The fragile peace between two rival kingdoms is disturb further to the discovery of legendaries amulets. The fate of the smallest of kingdoms seems doomed but the course of the conflict is disrupted when its king uses the amulets' mysterious power. The smallest kingdom is victorious and its king has established himself as world master. Nevertheless, the kingdom's apparent stability collapses when the king is betrayed and so defeated. Where are the amulets ? Who stole them ? The most audacious adventurers throw themselves in a quest with an uncertain outcome : an unrewarding death or the power to impose its reign thanks to the amulets' power. An enigmatic man gives you a mission : defeat the dragon who just evicted him from his dungeon. Will you dare enter the Dark Blue Dungeon and face its hazards and mysteries ? Will you succeed in defeating the dreadful magic devourer dragon ? And what does the safe, fiercely kept by the winged monster, contain ? Beware ! never open that safe, the dungeon master has warned you ! RED NIGHT DUNGEON Red Night Dungeon is an additional content (DLC) for the video game Dark Blue Dungeon. In Red Night Dungeon, you will embark on a new adventure in an alternate universe, where you will be teleported by a magician who masters the magic of the multiverse. This DLC allows you to choose new heroes, already at level 10, with their elemental affinities pre-set. You will also discover new equipment, spells, battles, and gameplay inspired by Rogue-Likes. You will explore a brand-new dungeon, an alternative version of the Dark Blue Dungeon, filled with new challenges to overcome. Get ready to experience something new that will test your skills and strategy in this rich, mysterious alternate world.

Screenshots

War Drum4 screens
Dark Blue Dungeon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: War Drum at 5.0 against Dark Blue Dungeon's 4.4. War Drum also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Dark Blue Dungeon's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (51 vs 9). 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. Dark Blue Dungeon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. War Drum asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

War Drum holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dark Blue Dungeon has 51 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

War Drum ships an update every 5 months, Dark Blue Dungeon every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
War Drum versus Dark Blue Dungeon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWar DrumDark Blue Dungeon
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better4.4 (51 ratings)
Positive reviews—63.2% of reviews
Number of ratings951 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size211 MB83 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAndrew ShafferJoazco

Customer experience

War Drum

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dark Blue Dungeon

All ratings50 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral15.8%
Negative21.1%

In-app purchases

None

War Drum

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dark Blue Dungeon

One-time1
  • Full Version Dark Blue Dungeon$0.99

Questions

Is War Drum free?
War Drum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dark Blue Dungeon free?
Dark Blue Dungeon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, War Drum or Dark Blue Dungeon?
War Drum is rated higher. War Drum averages 5.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Dark Blue Dungeon averages 4.4 from 51 ratings.
Do War Drum or Dark Blue Dungeon have ads?
Both War Drum and Dark Blue Dungeon show ads.
Which is updated more often, War Drum or Dark Blue Dungeon?
War Drum ships an update every 5 months, and Dark Blue Dungeon every 3 weeks. Most recently, War Drum was updated on November 3, 2026 and Dark Blue Dungeon on November 3, 2026.

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