Comparison

Grim Quest vs Summon Worlds

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

Head to head
About

Grim Quest

Embark on a dark fantasy adventure in this turn-based RPG. Explore a mysterious world, battle monsters, and delve into your character's psyche. Features deep customization, challenging combat, and a rich, lore-filled narrative.

Highlights
  • Turn-based combat
  • Deep character customization
  • Text-based storytelling
  • Roguelike elements
  • Offline play
  • Dark fantasy setting
Features
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Grim Quest is a minimalist dark fantasy RPG with a no-nonsense design philosophy. Part dungeon crawler, part text-based adventure, it blends turn-based combat and roguelike mechanics with the detailed lore and storytelling of a classic tabletop RPG like DnD. Play the entire game for free with a few ads, or remove them forever with a single one-time purchase. No subscriptions, no energy timers, no gacha, no pay-to-win. * FEATURES * - Explore a Lovecraftian dark fantasy world with its own history and lore - Defeat enemies in a classic turn-based combat system using intuitive gesture controls - Experience the game world through a variety of interactive text-based events - Customize your character with more than 50 different skills and spells - Collect hundreds of pieces of equipment, unique items, and other loot - Complete quests and collect bounties as you progress through a gritty story - Play your way with 4 difficulty presets, optional permadeath, and other customization options Perfect for fans of retro RPGs, dark fantasy, dungeon crawlers, and story-driven adventures. If you grew up on cRPG classic such as Wizardry, Diablo, or Baldur's Gate, or you love lore-rich tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, and Warhammer, Grim Quest is for you. Download now but beware: when the Dark closes in, your own mind is your worst enemy!

About

Summon Worlds

Build, visualize, and explore your own fantasy worlds. Create interconnected characters, locations, and lore, then bring them to life through AI-powered chat and interactive adventures. Collaborate with others or develop your universe solo.

Highlights
  • Connected worldbuilding
  • Interactive map editor
  • Detailed character development
  • AI art and lore generation
  • AI-guided RPG adventures
  • Solo and collaborative building
  • Community world exploration
Features
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Build a fantasy world you can organize, visualize, and actually explore. Summon Worlds brings worldbuilding, character creation, and AI roleplaying together for writers, worldbuilders, game masters, and tabletop RPG players. Create connected characters, Creatures, locations, maps, and lore, then explore your setting through character chat and interactive adventures. Free to start, with optional in-app purchases. No ads, ever. BUILD A CONNECTED WORLD Create characters, Creatures, locations, factions, weapons, items, spells, and lore. Connect the people, places, and ideas behind your stories so you can keep building without scattering everything across separate notes. Use custom categories to organize your creations your way, and customize how your world is presented. MAP THE PLACES YOU IMAGINE Create and edit maps with the World Map editor. Give your fantasy setting a visual home alongside its characters, locations, and history. DEVELOP CHARACTERS AND RELATIONSHIPS Build character profiles with backstories, personalities, classes, alignments, stats, and artwork. Define friendships, rivalries, romances, family bonds, and alliances. Keep these connections alongside the lore that gives them meaning. Chat with your characters to explore their voices, personalities, relationships, and story possibilities. CREATE WITH AI Generate artwork and visual references for your characters, locations, and worlds. Develop names, descriptions, backstories, and lore when you want help moving an idea forward. Choose from AI models for image generation, character chat, and adventures while shaping the results around your creative vision. STEP INSIDE WITH ADVENTURE MODE Play as one of your characters in an interactive, AI-guided RPG adventure. An AI game master narrates the story, responds to your decisions, and draws from your world's characters, locations, relationships, and lore. Explore an open-ended adventure or begin with a structured quest, premise, and goal. Adjust story pacing, response length, and suggested actions to suit the experience you want. BUILD SOLO OR COLLABORATE Develop your world privately, publish creations when you're ready, or invite collaborators into a Shared World to build together. Explore worlds and creations from the community for inspiration. MADE FOR YOUR NEXT STORY Plan a fantasy novel, prepare a tabletop campaign, develop an original character, or explore a world of your own creation. Keep your ideas connected as your universe grows. Download Summon Worlds and start building your next world. Discord: https://discord.com/invite/XXseerhc2u TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@summonworlds YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@summonworlds Questions or feedback? support@summonworlds.com Terms of Use: https://terms.summonworlds.com/ Privacy Policy: https://privacy.summonworlds.com/

Screenshots

Grim Quest4 screens
Summon Worlds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Summon Worlds at none against Grim Quest's shown. Grim Quest's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (91% vs 73%). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Grim Quest sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Summon Worlds sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grim Quest holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grim Quest has 4.5K ratings behind it against 365, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Grim Quest's written reviews are positive against 73% of Summon Worlds's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grim Quest ships an update every 2 weeks, Summon Worlds every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Grim Quest versus Summon Worlds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrim QuestSummon Worlds
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.5K ratings) — better4.5 (365 ratings)
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews — better73.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.5K — better365
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB137 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMonomyth d.o.o.OPENFORGE LLC

Customer experience

Grim Quest

All ratings4,511 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews515 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral3.5%
Negative5.2%

Summon Worlds

All ratings365 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive73.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative20.7%

User reviews

Grim Quest

From 4.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Free to play
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive gameplay
  • 🔒 No overwhelming ads
  • 🤖 Engaging combat system
  • 💡 Customizable character builds

Room to improve

  • 🤑 Paywall after initial content
  • 🐛 Occasional UI issues
  • 🕰️ Repetitive dungeon layouts
  • 🤔 Unclear progression at times
  • 🤯 Punishing difficulty spikes

Summon Worlds

From 365 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great for character creation
  • 👍 Engaging community
  • 👍 Constant feature scaling
  • 👍 Supports creativity
  • 👍 Detailed character and world generation

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 💰 Paywalling of previously free features
  • 🔒 Strict account creation requirements
  • 🔒 Difficulty accessing daily mana
  • 🔒 Limitations on free usage

Bugs and requests

Grim Quest

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to access certain areas
  • Inconsistent save/load functionality
  • Scrolling issues on larger devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More varied dungeon environments
  • Expanded skill and spell system
  • Ability to respec character builds
  • Improved accessibility options
  • Expanded end-game content

Summon Worlds

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to create new characters
  • Login and account creation issues
  • Inconsistent AI responses and behavior
  • Incorrect item/weapon generation for characters

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to edit and delete existing characters
  • Increase in free daily mana or message limits
  • Option to create group chats or campaigns
  • Expand world and event generation capabilities
  • Add more anime/manga character references
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  • Improve AI memory and consistency
  • Provide desktop/web version

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Grim Quest

One-time7
  • Remove Ads$5.99
  • Thanks! (Mage Item Pack)$14.99
  • Thanks! (Warrior Item Pack)$14.99
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  • Thanks! (Rogue Item Pack)$14.99
  • Thanks! (Gunsling Item Pack)$14.99
  • Thanks! (Revenant Item Pack)$14.99
  • THANKS! (Manifestation Device)$29.99
9 purchases

Summon Worlds

Subscriptions5
  • Summon Worlds Pro (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Summon Worlds Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Summon Worlds Pro$9.991 Month
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  • Summon Worlds Ultra$19.991 Month
  • Summon Worlds Pro (Annual)$59.991 Year
One-time4
  • Mana Refill 300$2.99
  • Mana Refill$4.99
  • Mana Refill 1200$9.99
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  • Mana Refill 2600$19.99

Questions

Is Grim Quest free?
Grim Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Summon Worlds free?
Summon Worlds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grim Quest or Summon Worlds?
Grim Quest is rated higher. Grim Quest averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while Summon Worlds averages 4.5 from 365 ratings.
Do Grim Quest or Summon Worlds have ads?
Grim Quest shows ads; Summon Worlds does not.
Which is updated more often, Grim Quest or Summon Worlds?
Grim Quest ships an update every 2 weeks, and Summon Worlds every 3 weeks. Most recently, Grim Quest was updated on November 3, 2026 and Summon Worlds on November 3, 2026.

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