TARAKAN vs Rogue Watch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TARAKAN
Explore a mysterious forest and discover a hidden submarine. Solve puzzles by collecting and combining items to unravel the secrets of this point-and-click adventure game.
- Point and click exploration
- Inventory item combination
- 3D graphics and atmosphere
- Immersive soundtrack
- Automatic saving
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During a recent local walk you discover a secret base in the forest, your adventurous side decides to investigate further. Your inquisitive nature pays off with the discovery of a submarine docked by the river. Could the submarine transport you to more mysterious places, maybe even help unravel the puzzle of what is happening? What is a private business doing with a submarine in the first place? This seems very puzzling. Along with the mysterious discovery of the unmarked buildings you decide there is only one way to continue the adventure, with the coast seemingly clear, you set about solving the first puzzle and finding a way into the submarine… ABOUT TARAKAN is a first person point and click graphic puzzle adventure, similar to games you may have played in the ’90’s or similar to a virtual escape rooms you may have played. A simple gameplay interface consisting of the world that you explore and an inventory panel where you can collect, combine and use items you find along the way to solve puzzles. Explore areas, collect hidden objects and take in your surroundings. You will need all of your puzzle solving skills to put together a plan to make your way through the woods, solving riddles and down the many paths towards the secrets of TARAKAN. How you tackle the puzzles is down to you. Each puzzle has a logical solution, so take your time, there is no rush and enjoy the process of understanding what you have to do. FEATURES • Easy to play, touch the screen to move around. Use the arrow to move back. • Use the inventory to collect, combine and use objects. • Beautiful all original adventure 3D graphics, environments and atmosphere to explore. • Immersive backing soundtrack and effects to pull you into the adventure. • Automatic saving - Use the ‘Continue’ button on the main menu to pick up exactly where you left off. HINTS & TIPS If you need a hint or clue while playing TARAKAN then please reach out over email or social media (contact links can be found on my website) and I will be more than happy to help you. SMALL PRINT TARAKAN was created from the imagination of a solo indie developer. “I am always excited to hear people playing my games and their experience along the way. Adventure gaming is my passion and your feedback helps my games get better.“ TARAKAN is compatible with all devices and has been designed to be as resource efficient as possible to allow play on many different devices. With that said, if you do run into any difficulties please email so I can provide updates that help everyone enjoy the adventure.
Rogue Watch
Embark on an exciting roguelike adventure with multiple characters and unique weapons. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, battle monsters, collect power-ups, and upgrade your gear to overcome challenging bosses. Playable on both phone and watch.
- 4 dynamic characters to unlock
- Unique weapon types with upgrades
- Procedurally generated dungeons
- Experience and health flask collection
- Permanent character upgrades
- Playable on phone and watch
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Join the Adventure Dive into Rogue Watch, an exhilarating roguelike game with 4 dynamic characters. Begin your journey as a valiant Knight and unlock the agile Elf, sturdy Dwarf, and the mystical Wizard, each wielding distinctive weapons. Traverse through ever-changing dungeons filled with gold-laden chests and relentless waves of monsters. Gather green flasks to boost experience and red flasks to restore vital health. Conquer the dungeon boss to advance to the next formidable challenge. Accumulate XP to level up and gain in-game upgrades. Enhance your weapon or equip additional weaponry. Each weapon boasts 4 potent upgrades, and you can wield all 4 simultaneously for maximum damage potential. Features: - 3 Unlockable characters - 4 Unique weapon types - 4 In-game weapon upgrades - 6 Permanent upgrades to unlock - Available on phone and watch
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rogue Watch at Free against TARAKAN's $3.99. Rogue Watch also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.7). TARAKAN's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). On ratings volume, ads, monetization model 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
Rogue Watch is free to download; TARAKAN costs $3.99 up front. Rogue Watch sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. TARAKAN asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rogue Watch holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of TARAKAN's written reviews are positive against 60% of Rogue Watch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TARAKAN ships an update every 9 days, Rogue Watch every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TARAKAN | Rogue Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (7 ratings) | 4.7 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 367 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | M9 Creative LTD | AlhoGames |
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TARAKAN
Rogue Watch
In-app purchases
TARAKAN
No in-app purchases
Rogue Watch
- Gold Pack 1$0.99
- Gold Pack 2$1.99
- Gold Pack 3$2.99
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- Gold Pack 4$4.99







