Necrozone vs Dungeons of Aether
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Retro action gameplay
- Defeat enemies quickly
- Guide a ball of light
- Avoid obstacles
- Break apart monsters
- Five unique zones
- Level perfection challenges
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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!
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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.
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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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Necrozone | Dungeons of Aether |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (62 ratings) — better | 4.8 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.1% of reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Kyle Schaub | Dan Fornace |
Customer experience
Necrozone
Dungeons of Aether
In-app purchases
Necrozone
No in-app purchases
Dungeons of Aether
No in-app purchases
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