Comparison

Necrozone vs Dungeons of Aether

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

Head to head
About

Necrozone

A retro action game challenging players to defeat enemies quickly. Guide a ball of light through levels, avoiding obstacles and destroying monsters using the environment's rune layout. Master five distinct zones with unique challenges to achieve perfect scores.

Highlights
  • Retro action gameplay
  • Defeat enemies quickly
  • Guide a ball of light
  • Avoid obstacles
  • Break apart monsters
  • Five unique zones
  • Level perfection challenges
Features
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Necrozone is a retro action game where you must defeat enemies as fast as possible. Using each level's rune layout, players must guide a ball of light around the stage to avoid obstacles and break apart all monsters in its path! There are five Zones with six levels each, all of which feature a unique layout and gimmick which requires players to adapt and strategize to find the fastest way to defeat every enemy. Completing the game is one challenge, but perfecting each level is another!

About

Dungeons of Aether

Embark on a challenging turn-based dungeon crawler where strategic dice drafting determines your fate. Explore diverse biomes, uncover journal entries, and master unique hero skills in a quest for treasure or an early demise.

Highlights
  • Turn-based dice drafting combat
  • Four unique heroes with special skills
  • Story mode with steampunk town exploration
  • Multiple dungeon biomes
  • Challenge dungeons for roguelike difficulty
  • Collectible journal entries
Features
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Dungeons of Aether is a turn-based dungeon crawler designed by Nikita ‘ampersandbear’ Belorusov from the Aether Studios team. Rivals of Aether is known for its intense competition and twitch skills, while Dungeons of Aether allows you to take things at your own pace - but it’s still just as challenging! Every choice you make can lead you deeper into the dungeons or to an early demise. Will you carry out a treasure chest, or be carried out in a pine box? The combat in Dungeons of Aether uses a dice draft system that ensures each battle is unique while challenging the player to adapt the pool of dice each turn. Use fortune to your favor to defeat your foes, collect treasures and shift the odds in your favor... Game Features: - Meet four NEW HEROES from the world of Aether, each with their own unique skills and memorable personalities. - Play STORY MODE and travel to the steampunk town of Julesvale and brave the sprawling caverns underneath it. - Explore each DUNGEON BIOME as you dive into Julesvale Mines, the Lava Caves, the Underground Oasis and the Mineral Deposits, collecting revealing Journal Entries along the way. - Brave the CHALLENGE DUNGEONS if you are looking for true roguelike difficulty to test your skills in the randomly generated dungeons.

Screenshots

Necrozone4 screens
Dungeons of Aether4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Necrozone at Free against Dungeons of Aether's $4.99. Necrozone also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 10.0). Dungeons of Aether's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 12 months). On rating, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Necrozone is free to download; Dungeons of Aether costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Necrozone against 4.8 for Dungeons of Aether. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 28 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 93% and 93% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Necrozone ships an update every 12 months, Dungeons of Aether every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Necrozone versus Dungeons of Aether: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNecrozoneDungeons of Aether
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (62 ratings) — better4.8 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews93.1% of reviews93.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings62 — better28
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB189 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperKyle SchaubDan Fornace

Customer experience

Necrozone

All ratings60 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive93.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.9%

Dungeons of Aether

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Necrozone

No in-app purchases

None

Dungeons of Aether

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Necrozone free?
Necrozone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dungeons of Aether free?
Dungeons of Aether costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Necrozone or Dungeons of Aether?
Necrozone is rated higher. Necrozone averages 4.8 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while Dungeons of Aether averages 4.8 from 28 ratings.
Do Necrozone or Dungeons of Aether have ads?
Neither Necrozone nor Dungeons of Aether shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Necrozone or Dungeons of Aether?
Necrozone ships an update every 12 months, and Dungeons of Aether every 8 days. Most recently, Necrozone was updated on November 3, 2026 and Dungeons of Aether on November 12, 2026.

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