Aelisus Mud Helper vs MudMonster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aelisus Mud Helper
This companion app enhances the experience of a retro, text-based fantasy multiplayer online game. It provides access to a rich world with numerous character options, areas, enemies, and items for players to explore and engage with.
- Fantasy world exploration
- Character creation options
- PvE and PvP gameplay
- Crafting and politics
- Text-based RPG experience
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Aelisus Mud Helper is the companion app for the retro mud Aelisus: Asunder. A mud, or multi-user dungeon, is an online multiplayer game. Aelisus is a fantasy-based mud similar to D&D, but remote. We have 22 classes, 25 races, 50 unique areas to explore, 10,000 enemies, roughly 50,000 items, and 275,000 unique character possibilities from creation. PvE, PvP, crafting, politics, and more are available for players to engage in. To find out more, head over to our Discord at https://discord.gg/sSAnZQr6SA or website at https://aelisus.com and hop in the world at play.aelisus.com:1848 with your mud client of choice. This mud is rom 2.4 based, from the diku mud family, and is based on the Aabahran the Forsakenlands mud codebase by Virigoth and Crypticant. It is a text based RPG game.
MudMonster
This app is a feature-rich client for text-based multiplayer RPGs, allowing you to connect to any MUD, automate gameplay with custom scripts and aliases, and view live game data. It offers customizable controls, character profiles, and session syncing across devices.
- Connect to any MUD
- Automate gameplay with reflexes, aliases, and timers
- Live game data overlay (GMCP)
- Customizable radial and directional controls
- Character profiles and avatars
- Cross-device sync and session logs
- MUD directory and community voting
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Every MUD. One Monster. MudMonster is a modern, full-featured client for Multi-User Dungeons (MUDs) — the original text-based multiplayer RPGs — built for your pocket. Connect to any MUD, automate your play, and pick up right where you left off across devices. CONNECT TO ANY REALM - Save unlimited connections and jump into any MUD over a fast, native connection. - A true terminal with full ANSI color, light and dark color themes, adjustable fonts and text size, and speedwalk. AUTOMATE EVERYTHING — no coding required - Reflexes: run commands or scripts automatically when text matches (exact, contains, or regex). Built-in pattern helpers, a live tester, and ready-made recipes make it easy — with optional sandboxed scripting for power users. - Aliases: turn short commands into full ones (type "kw" for "kill wolf"). - Timers: fire actions on a schedule. - Variables: store and reuse values across your reflexes, aliases, and timers. LIVE GAME DATA (GMCP) See your world at a glance with an on-screen Game Overlay: - HP / MP / MV vitals bar and XP bar - Room map - Group members, active effects, and channel chat — reorder them however you like. PLAY WITH YOUR THUMBS Floating radial and directional controls send your most-used commands with a swipe. Dwell on a direction to reveal quick hold-actions, and drag the controls anywhere on screen. MANY CHARACTERS, ONE APP Give every character its own profile and avatar, scoped to each connection. MudMonster remembers who's who. SYNC & SESSION LOGS Sign in to sync your connections, settings, and characters across all your devices. Optionally log your sessions and read them back anytime. DISCOVER NEW WORLDS Browse a directory of active MUDs and find your next home. VOTE & REVIEW Champion your favorite worlds. Cast your vote and write player reviews to push the best MUDs up the rankings — helping the whole community find great places to play. Thoughtful extras: haptic feedback, trigger highlighting, keep-awake during sessions, and screen-reader support. MudMonster connects you to independently operated, third-party MUD servers, each run by its own community. Free to download. Start your adventure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MudMonster at every 3 weeks against Aelisus Mud Helper's every 4 months. Aelisus Mud Helper's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Aelisus Mud Helper against 5.0 for MudMonster. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Aelisus Mud Helper ships an update every 4 months, MudMonster every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aelisus Mud Helper | MudMonster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Joshua Isaacs | CodeSquatch, LLC |
Customer experience
Aelisus Mud Helper
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In-app purchases
Aelisus Mud Helper
No in-app purchases
MudMonster
No in-app purchases
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