Dungeon by SmartMonsters vs ComboTangle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dungeon by SmartMonsters
Experience a classic text adventure game inspired by Zork. Explore a world filled with quirky puzzles and limited combat. This free-to-play game offers a friendly and safe environment for players of all genders.
- Classic text adventure gameplay
- Quirky puzzle solving
- Retro gaming emulation
- Exploration mechanics
- Friendly community environment
- Cross-world play
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Did we mention extremely frustrating, arbitrary puzzles! Plus lotso quirky exploration, and exactly two opportunities for (unrealistic) violence! Retro gaming at its most retro! Dungeon is our emulation of a seminal milestone in computer gaming: the classic interactive text adventure "Zork" of 1977. Running on the TriadCity platform, it's our homage to one of the most influential computer games of all time. Most importantly, it's fun! It's completely FREE to play, and has more women players than men. Best of all, it's friendly! For twenty years SmartMonsters has been free of the flame wars, misogyny, and mean-spiritedness prominent in some other environments. Even our bulletin boards are safe! Visit us today - we can't wait to meet you! Dungeon is one World in the wider SmartMonsters Universe. From Dungeon your characters can enter the TriadCity or Midgaard Worlds, where the "laws of physics" are very different. With more to come!
ComboTangle
Engage in a challenging puzzle game with an immense number of possible boards. This brain teaser is designed to sharpen your focus and cognitive skills. Compete with friends to solve puzzles in fewer moves.
- Vast number of possible boards
- Sharpens mind and focus
- Competitive multiplayer mode
- Unique button operations to discover
- Support for user questions
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Challenge your mind by playing ComboTangle! There are over 47 quadrillions possible boards you can have. These brain teasers help keep your mind sharp and focused. Go against a friend and see who can win in less moves! -As of now, there is only one level: EasyTangle. Be on the lookout for more updates soon! -Every button has its own unique operation. Figure out what each button does, then try and solve a game of EasyTangle. -The support feature in the app allows you to ask any questions you have on the game, so don't be shy. -Think of EasyTangle like a Rubik's cube. Even Rubik's cubes are easy to solve once you have mastered them:)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ComboTangle at 5.0 against Dungeon by SmartMonsters's 4.0. ComboTangle also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (24 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ComboTangle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ComboTangle has 24 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dungeon by SmartMonsters | ComboTangle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SmartMonsters, Inc. | Ranjeetha Seshadri |
Customer experience
Dungeon by SmartMonsters
ComboTangle
In-app purchases
Dungeon by SmartMonsters
No in-app purchases
ComboTangle
No in-app purchases
Questions
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