Comparison

Forest Golf Planner vs Dungeon Within

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

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About

Forest Golf Planner

Design and manage your own golf course, from building new holes and adding decorations to attracting customers and hosting tournaments. Expand your facilities with clubhouses, gift shops, and eateries to become a top-ranked golf resort.

Highlights
  • Design and build golf holes
  • Add unique decorations
  • Attract and manage customers
  • Host golf tournaments
  • Expand with clubhouses and shops
  • Rank your golf course
Features
Currently charting
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Somewhere in suburbia is an unspoiled patch of greenery, a little slice of paradise... And starting today, it's your very own golf course! No experience in golf or business? No problem! It's easy to get started building new fixtures and attracting your first customers. Rise through the ranks, and you'll be able to expand your course to include new holes. Change the landscape and add unique decorations to make the course your own! Every year, courses from across the country are ranked from worst to best - can you come out on top? As time goes on, you'll get approached by teams of golfers looking for a place to hold their next tournament. Do a good job, and they might just stick around and become regular customers! When it comes to creating something really engaging, challenge is the name of the game. A tricky hole can be just what your golfers need to improve their skills. Really satisfied customers may even sign up for club membership, and who knows what will happen if you fulfill all your members' special requests? No golf course is complete without its clubhouse. Install gift shops, eateries, and more - you'll be running a large-scale operation before you know it. Create the perfect place for customers to relax after playing a few rounds. Maybe you'll attract new customers and make master golfers of them! The sun is shining, the grass is green, and the fairway is calling. Get out there and build the course of your dreams. Fore! Supports drag to scroll and pinch to zoom. Try searching for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games, or visit us at https://kairopark.jp Be sure to check out both our free-to-play and our paid games! Kairosoft's pixel art game series continues! Follow us on Twitter for the latest Kairosoft news and information. https://twitter.com/kairokun2010

About

Dungeon Within

Awaken as an amnesiac Dark Lord and build a ruthless dungeon to defend against invaders. Recruit monsters, deploy traps, and use your dark powers to forge an inescapable fortress. Embrace roguelike runs to gather memories and awaken your true authority.

Highlights
  • Design and defend your dungeon
  • Raise a formidable monster army
  • Unleash Dark Lord's authority
  • Unpredictable roguelike encounters
  • Gather fragments of memory
  • Forge an inescapable fortress
Features
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"Reclaim Your Throne as the True Dark Lord!" Awaken as an amnesiac Dark Lord in an endless dream world and construct your own ruthless dungeon. Explore the realm to rally scattered monsters, deploy deadly traps, and bring ruin to insolent invaders. Death is not the end, but the beginning of new power. Through endless roguelike runs, forge your DUNGEON into the ultimate, inescapable fortress! [Design & Defend Your Dungeon] Your strategy becomes the absolute law of the dungeon. Deploy diverse combat rooms, sinister structures, and lethal traps to create the ultimate kill zone for incoming heroes. [Raise a Formidable Monster Army] Explore the world to awaken diverse monsters from their deep slumber. Draft creatures with unique abilities and racial synergies into your ranks, and command the frontline with the ultimate monstrous horde. [Unleash the Dark Lord's Authority] Are the invaders breaching your dungeon's core? Unleash the true power dormant within the Dark Lord. Turn the tide of battle instantly with devastating abilities that will bring arrogant foes to their knees. [Unpredictable Roguelike Encounters] Every run paves a new path. Collect mysterious relics hidden throughout the dungeon, navigate through bizarre unknown events, and empower your forces. Your choices will dictate the fate of the next battle. [Fragments of Memory & True Awakening] Do not stop even if you fall in battle. Gather fragments of lost memories and legacies from past runs to awaken the Dark Lord's true power. Transcend death and reclaim your eternal, absolute authority. Take your rightful place on the throne now and dominate your own grand, brutal dungeon!

Screenshots

Forest Golf Planner4 screens
Dungeon Within4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Forest Golf Planner at none against Dungeon Within's 13. Forest Golf Planner also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 69%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Dungeon Within's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (474 vs 123). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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

Forest Golf Planner costs $5.99 and Dungeon Within $5.99 up front. Dungeon Within sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Forest Golf Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dungeon Within holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 123 and 474 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 95% of Forest Golf Planner's written reviews are positive against 69% of Dungeon Within's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forest Golf Planner ships an update fortnightly, Dungeon Within every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Forest Golf Planner versus Dungeon Within: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForest Golf PlannerDungeon Within
Price$5.99$5.99
Rating4.7 (123 ratings)4.9 (474 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.9% of reviews — better69.5% of reviews
Number of ratings123474 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#61#24 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB238 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKairosoft Co.,LtdGameCoaster

Customer experience

Forest Golf Planner

All ratings121 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews158 reviews
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.8%

Dungeon Within

All ratings442 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive69.5%
Neutral12.2%
Negative18.3%

Bugs and requests

Forest Golf Planner

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Game crashes when loading saved games
  • Save file corruption at year 12
  • Path connection issues
  • Money stats not updating correctly
  • Hole placement and movement glitches
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  • Par calculation errors

Requested features

9 requests
  • Ability to delete save files
  • More than two save slots
  • Playable golfer character option
  • Change player/golfer names
  • Move clubhouse late game
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  • Elevation/terrain changes
  • Unlock fast mode earlier
  • Better golfer AI
  • More customization options

Dungeon Within

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Forest Golf Planner

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Dungeon Within

One-time13
  • Neo Behemoth$1.99
  • Underworld Pass 1$2.99
  • Underworld Expansion Pass$5.99
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  • Time Traveler$5.99
  • Moonveil Skin Set$9.99
  • Beginning of Growth$9.99
  • Beginning of the Abyss$9.99
  • Pioneer of the Abyss$9.99
  • Memory of Training$17.99
  • Essence of Beginning$19.99
  • Essence of the Abyss$19.99
  • Essence of Transcendence$29.99
  • Ark of Eternity$29.99

Questions

Is Forest Golf Planner free?
Forest Golf Planner costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dungeon Within free?
Dungeon Within costs $5.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Forest Golf Planner or Dungeon Within?
Dungeon Within is rated higher. Forest Golf Planner averages 4.7 out of 5 from 123 ratings, while Dungeon Within averages 4.9 from 474 ratings.
Do Forest Golf Planner or Dungeon Within have ads?
Neither Forest Golf Planner nor Dungeon Within shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Forest Golf Planner or Dungeon Within?
Forest Golf Planner ships an update fortnightly, and Dungeon Within every 2 days. Most recently, Forest Golf Planner was updated on October 27, 2026 and Dungeon Within on October 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, Forest Golf Planner or Dungeon Within?
Forest Golf Planner currently peaks at #61 in the App Store charts, and Dungeon Within at #24. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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