Smol Dungeon vs Wumpus Cave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smol Dungeon
Explore a perilous dungeon filled with monsters, traps, and teleporters in pursuit of a legendary chalice. This premium game offers a complete, ad-free experience with multiple modes and achievements to unlock. Enjoy intuitive, one-handed controls for on-the-go play.
- Premium, ad-free experience
- Six different dungeon modes
- Collect trophies and achievements
- Intuitive and easy-to-use controls
- Playable with one hand
- Hand-crafted by a solo developer
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Navigate through the depths of the Smol Dungeon using your wits, traps, and teleporters. You seek the noblest of treasures, The Chalice. But beware! There are dangerous monsters in this dark place. Mind the blood too, we've only got so much soap... Features: - PREMIUM GAME: No ads. Enjoy a complete experience. - DUNGEON MODES: Six different dungeon modes. - ACHIEVEMENTS: Collect and show off all your trophies. - INTUITIVE CONTROLS: Familiar and easy-to-use controls. - ONE HANDED PLAY: Play with one hand on the train. - INDIE DEVELOPER: Hand crafted by a solo dungeoneer. - BLOOD: This game has it!
Wumpus Cave
Navigate a dark maze filled with treasures, keys, and lurking dangers. This game offers a modern take on a classic text-based adventure, featuring updated controls, graphics, and sound effects.
- Modernized controls
- Graphics and sound effects
- Varied cave layouts
- Treasure and key collection
- Avoid bottomless pits
- Encounter multiple wumpus
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Inspired by a 1970's text-based creation, Wumpus Cave adds iPhone controls, graphics, sound effects, treasures, and varies the cave from game to game. Find your way through the pitch-dark maze of twisty passages to the treasure, the key, and back out again, while avoiding bottomless pits and letting your grimble deal with the multiple wumpus lurking in the cave. English only. Free. No ads. No wifi required. No tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Wumpus Cave at Free against Smol Dungeon's $1.99. Wumpus Cave also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Smol Dungeon's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Wumpus Cave is free to download; Smol Dungeon costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Wumpus Cave holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Smol Dungeon's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wumpus Cave's.
Smol Dungeon ships an update every 2 weeks, Wumpus Cave every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smol Dungeon | Wumpus Cave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (11 ratings) | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Kristofer Shamloo | Jeffrey Scott Watters |
Customer experience
Smol Dungeon
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In-app purchases
Smol Dungeon
No in-app purchases
Wumpus Cave
No in-app purchases
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