Comparison

Here Be Dragons 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

Here Be Dragons

Embark on a satirical turn-based strategy adventure as a captain leading a crew of madmen to defeat legendary sea monsters. Utilize a unique dice system and command points to upgrade your fleet and overcome terrifying creatures, all while navigating a living map.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy gameplay
  • Unique "living map" graphics
  • Dice Activation System for combat and upgrades
  • Collect and use Command Points
  • Confront legendary sea monsters
  • Satirical narrative and characters
Features
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Here Be Dragons is a satirical turn-based strategy game featuring unique "living map" graphics, where you lead a group of crazed captains and eradicate legendary monsters in order to allow Christopher Columbus the discovery of the New World. STORY Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492. In 10 weeks. With 100 men. With 3 ships. This is a LIE! Firstly, someone had to defeat kraken and tritons. Someone had to vanquish the Leviathan. Someone had to banish all the ghost ships. The information about these deeds is missing from the archives, and you can’t find it in any great statesmen’s memoir. The knowledge of the “Avant Armada” was completely erased by some bloody officials. The people who took part in the expeditions were not sane people. Maniacs, psychos and common crackpots were forced by royal orders to eradicate Evil in the uncharted seas. “Here Be Dragons” describes these events. GAMEPLAY * Use original Dice Activation System to attack enemies, heal your crew, and upgrade the fleet. * Collect and use Command Points to turn the tide of the encounter. * Cross the seas with an ancient, living map, full of terrible creatures that want to devour you! * Confront the most fierce beasts that ever lived: leviathans and krakens, predatory whales and lustful mermaids. Decimate tritons, awake Dagon, and then erase them from human memory. SATIRE * Meet an extraordinary company of weirdos, madmen and oddballs. Their vices and virtues fuel the journey. * Experience clashes with bureaucratic machine. Don’t lose your mind when confronted by absurdities spewed by authorities and royal advisors. * Sniff at pirates. Ignore the settlers. You are above them. You are a monster hunter traversing through the aqua incognita. Who cares if you are insane?

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

Here Be Dragons4 screens
Dungeons of Aether4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dungeons of Aether at 4.8 against Here Be Dragons's 4.0. Dungeons of Aether also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 53%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Here Be Dragons costs $4.99 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 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Here Be Dragons's written reviews are positive against 93% of Dungeons of Aether's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Here Be Dragons ships an update every 2 weeks, Dungeons of Aether every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Here Be Dragons versus Dungeons of Aether: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHere Be DragonsDungeons of Aether
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating4.0 (22 ratings)4.8 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.6% of reviews93.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2228 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.110.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size705 MB189 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperMarek PanczykDan Fornace

Customer experience

Here Be Dragons

All ratings22 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative22.7%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive52.6%
Neutral10.5%
Negative36.8%

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

Here Be Dragons

No in-app purchases

None

Dungeons of Aether

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Here Be Dragons free?
Here Be Dragons costs $4.99, 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, Here Be Dragons or Dungeons of Aether?
Dungeons of Aether is rated higher. Here Be Dragons averages 4.0 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Dungeons of Aether averages 4.8 from 28 ratings.
Do Here Be Dragons or Dungeons of Aether have ads?
Neither Here Be Dragons nor Dungeons of Aether shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Here Be Dragons or Dungeons of Aether?
Here Be Dragons ships an update every 2 weeks, and Dungeons of Aether every 8 days. Most recently, Here Be Dragons was updated on November 11, 2026 and Dungeons of Aether on November 12, 2026.

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