Comparison

A Western Drama vs Dark Frequency

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

Head to head
About

A Western Drama

Experience a gripping narrative set in the 19th-century American frontier through an immersive audiogame. Engage in intense shootouts and duels as a bounty hunter, uncovering a deep story and confronting recurring nightmares.

Highlights
  • Binaural audio for 3D immersion
  • Story-driven narrative
  • Violent shootouts and duels
  • Bounty hunting missions
  • American frontier setting
Features
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A Western Drama is an arcade audiogame with a deep story set in the American frontier of the nineteenth century, starring two bounty hunters, the young Wade and his master Drake. As Wade, the player will have to face caravan thieves, robbers, cutthroats, mercenaries in violent shootouts and fast duels, trying to capture the four most dangerous criminals in the West and get to the heart of Wade's recurring nightmares. Binaural audio allows players to live in a realistic world, without using any visual feedback. Through binaural audio, the player is immersed in a three dimensional audio world, that we have designed following the typical atmospheres of spaghetti western stories, full of characters, small outposts, dirt roads and cities. A Western Drama è un audiogame arcade con una storia ambientata nella frontiera americana del XIX secolo, con protagonisti due cacciatori di taglie, il giovane Wade e il suo maestro Drake.

About

Dark Frequency

Battle corrupted beasts with a celestial hammer in a dark, mythic world. This roguelite action survival game features endless waves of enemies, stackable upgrades, and permanent progression. Every run offers a unique challenge, making you stronger with each death.

Highlights
  • Roguelite action survival gameplay
  • Intense hammer combat mechanics
  • Endless waves of enemies
  • Stackable upgrade system
  • Permanent progression with Sigils
  • Unique Boons for altered gameplay
Features
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The Forge has shattered. The Glass-Beasts have risen. And you are the only thing standing between the world and eternal darkness. You are Crucible-Born, a being of molten glass and beast-soul, hammered into existence by The Ancient One. Armed with a celestial hammer, you must fight through endless trials of corrupted Glass-Beasts, reclaim the scattered Shards, and rekindle the Forge before the world goes cold forever. Every run is different. Every death makes you stronger. Forge your own path through a brutal roguelite system where no two runs play the same. Between waves, choose powerful upgrades that shape how you fight. Stack abilities, build synergies, and discover combinations that turn you from a lone survivor into an unstoppable force of the Forge. Fight with purpose. Strike with weight. Swing your hammer in fast, punishing arcs or charge a ground-shattering slam that sends shockwaves through entire enemy groups. Movement, timing, and positioning matter, dodge through enemy lines, dash to safety, and learn the rhythms of each beast before they overwhelm you. Grow beyond a single run. Spend your earned Shards on permanent Sigils that carry power across every future run. Unlock Boons, game-changing abilities that fundamentally alter how you play. Each session leaves you stronger, more prepared for the next. You will experience Endless waves of Glass-Beasts with scaling difficulty Upgrade system with stackable abilities and unique Boons Permanent progression through Sigils that grow with every run Intense hammer combat A dark, mythic world dripping in forge fire and shattered glass. The Forge remembers every trial.

Screenshots

A Western Drama3 screens
Dark Frequency4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dark Frequency at Free against A Western Drama's $12.99. Dark Frequency also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). A Western Drama's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). On ads and device support 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

Dark Frequency is free to download; A Western Drama costs $12.99 up front. Dark Frequency sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. A Western Drama asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dark Frequency holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: A Western Drama has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of A Western Drama's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dark Frequency's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A Western Drama ships an update every 4 weeks, Dark Frequency every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
A Western Drama versus Dark Frequency: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA Western DramaDark Frequency
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size718 MB214 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE DI PROMOZIONE SOCIALE AUDIOGAMESUnmbox Studios

Customer experience

A Western Drama

All ratings14 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral21.4%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative16.0%

Dark Frequency

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

A Western Drama

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Dark Frequency

One-time4
  • Ember Purse$1.99
  • Content Extension Pack$3.99
  • Forge Reserve$4.99
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  • Shards Vault$7.99

Questions

Is A Western Drama free?
A Western Drama costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dark Frequency free?
Dark Frequency is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, A Western Drama or Dark Frequency?
Dark Frequency is rated higher. A Western Drama averages 4.1 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Dark Frequency averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do A Western Drama or Dark Frequency have ads?
Neither A Western Drama nor Dark Frequency shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A Western Drama or Dark Frequency?
A Western Drama ships an update every 4 weeks, and Dark Frequency every 6 days. Most recently, A Western Drama was updated on November 7, 2026 and Dark Frequency on October 31, 2026.

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