Comparison

Beat Down & Refine vs Levelup RPG

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

Head to head
About

Beat Down & Refine

Engage in strategic card battles within a dungeon exploration RPG. Combine cards to defeat monsters, enhance your gear, and develop your character's unique stats. Forge weapons and armor to gain an edge, but beware of refinement failures.

Highlights
  • Card battle combat
  • Dungeon exploration
  • Monster variety
  • Weapon and armor system
  • Gear refinement
  • Free character development
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Combine the cards you've been dealt to fight in this dungeon exploration card battle RPG game! Enjoy defeating monsters, strengthening weapons and armor, and freely developing your character! # How to fight # Combine the cards you've been dealt to fight in card battles! The game is a dungeon exploration card battle RPG game! # Monsters # A variety of unique monsters appear, including enemies with high attack power, high defense power, and enemies with special skills! # Weapons and Armor # There are three categories of weapons: swords, axes, and bows, and they have advantages and disadvantages, such as high attack power but no shields. There are three categories of weapons and armor: swords, axes, and bows. # Strengthening Weapons and Armor # Weapons and armor can be refined at the blacksmith to increase their performance. Forging them to the limit will give you an advantage in battle. However, if you fail to refine them, they will be destroyed and lost... # Character Development # You can freely adjust the five parameters of AGI, STR, DEX, VIT, and LUK, so you can create a character of your choice.

About

Levelup RPG

Embark on an adventure to hunt endlessly spawning monsters on an island. Level up infinitely, gather crystals to acquire powerful swords, and upgrade your equipment. Progress through the game by meeting specific conditions to unlock new areas and ultimately confront the Demon King.

Highlights
  • Infinite monster hunting
  • Infinite leveling system
  • Crystal collection for swords
  • Sword leveling and synthesis
  • Skill panel for stat upgrades
  • Area unlocking through conditions
Features
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========================== Game introduction ========================== Hunt the monsters that overflow all over the island Since monsters spring up infinitely, you can raise the level infinitely! !! Get crystals when you raise the level! Get a powerful sword with crystals! !! ========================== how to play ========================== Let's defeat the monsters! By satisfying the conditions, the area that can be moved will increase! What are the conditions ... ・ Raise to a certain level. -Defeat a specific monster. Such... ========================== End content ========================== Subjugation of the Demon King sleeping on the island ========================== Method of operation ========================== Move ... Scroll the bottom half of the screen Camera move ... Scroll the top half of the screen left and right battle... Press the [Strike] button to approach the enemy escape... Press the [Nigeru] button. (Even if you approach the enemy, it will not be a battle) recovery... Press the [Kaifuku] button. Recovers 20% of HP ========================== Additional content ========================== Raise the level of the sword ... Using materials that monsters drop, You can raise the level of your sword! !! Sword synthesis ... If you have duplicate swords, combine the swords and Power up. (Separate from level up) Skill panel ... Skill points will be allocated as you level up. By using skill points, the hero's stats will increase.

Screenshots

Beat Down & Refine4 screens
Levelup RPG4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Levelup RPG at 65% against Beat Down & Refine's 40%. Levelup RPG also leads on ratings volume (376 vs 2) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Beat Down & Refine's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Beat Down & Refine sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Levelup RPG sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Levelup RPG holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Levelup RPG has 376 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Beat Down & Refine's written reviews are positive against 65% of Levelup RPG's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beat Down & Refine ships an update every 4 days, Levelup RPG weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Beat Down & Refine versus Levelup RPG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeat Down & RefineLevelup RPG
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.7 (376 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews65.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2376 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB558 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperSatoshi MasuiYOSHIYUKI NAKASHIMA

Customer experience

Beat Down & Refine

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral26.7%
Negative33.3%

Levelup RPG

All ratings376 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews121 reviews
Positive65.3%
Neutral11.6%
Negative23.1%

Bugs and requests

Beat Down & Refine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Levelup RPG

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to log in after major updates
  • Purchased items not properly reflected
  • Inconsistent drop rates for rare materials
  • Crashes and performance issues on some devices

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add character customization
  • Improve translation quality
  • Increase level/stat cap
  • Implement auto-farm/auto-battle
  • Add more diverse equipment/accessories
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  • Improve UI/UX for smoother experience
  • Introduce multiplayer and social features

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Beat Down & Refine

One-time7
  • 120 gems$0.99
  • 500 gems$2.99
  • No Ads$3.99
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  • Experience boost$3.99
  • Refining boost$3.99
  • 1,500 gems & 30,000 gold$5.99
  • 3,500 gems & 100,000 gold$11.99
14 purchases

Levelup RPG

One-time14
  • magic stone x5$1.99
  • Banner Ad Removed$2.99
  • Interstitial Ad Removed$2.99
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  • revised edit Banner Ad Removed$2.99
  • New Interstitial Ad Removed$2.99
  • Boost ad removal (1 week)$2.99
  • magic stone x20$3.99
  • Video Ad Removed$3.99
  • New Video Ad Removed$3.99
  • Limited time pack$5.99
  • magic stone x50$6.99
  • Boost ad removal (1 month)$9.99
  • magic stone x100$11.99
  • All ads removal pack$29.99

Questions

Is Beat Down & Refine free?
Beat Down & Refine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Levelup RPG free?
Levelup RPG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beat Down & Refine or Levelup RPG?
Levelup RPG is rated higher. Beat Down & Refine averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Levelup RPG averages 4.7 from 376 ratings.
Do Beat Down & Refine or Levelup RPG have ads?
Both Beat Down & Refine and Levelup RPG show ads.
Which is updated more often, Beat Down & Refine or Levelup RPG?
Beat Down & Refine ships an update every 4 days, and Levelup RPG weekly. Most recently, Beat Down & Refine was updated on October 13, 2026 and Levelup RPG on October 25, 2026.

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