# Dark Blue Dungeon vs Orthanc

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orthanc at none against Dark Blue Dungeon's 1. Orthanc also leads on ads (none vs shown). Dark Blue Dungeon's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (50 vs 4). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Dark Blue Dungeon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Orthanc asks for nothing beyond the download.

Dark Blue Dungeon holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dark Blue Dungeon has 50 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Dark Blue Dungeon's written reviews are positive against 67% of Orthanc's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Dark Blue Dungeon ships an update every 3 weeks, Orthanc every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Dark Blue Dungeon | Orthanc |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.4 (50 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dark-blue-dungeon/id1604755796/reviews)** | [4.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orthanc/id6499106909/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **50** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | **66.7% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 weeks** | Every 6 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 83 MB | 2 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Joazco](https://appshunter.io/developer/1596140688) | [Paul Resch](https://appshunter.io/developer/1742447716) |

## What reviewers say

### Dark Blue Dungeon

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dark-blue-dungeon/id1604755796)

Embark on a text-based, turn-based combat RPG adventure inspired by tabletop games. Explore dungeons, solve riddles, and battle medieval fantasy enemies using strategy and dice rolls. Uncover the mystery of legendary amulets and face a powerful dragon.

**Highlights:** Text-based RPG, Turn-based combat, Exploration and riddles, Dice roll mechanics, Character optimization, Medieval fantasy enemies, DLC with new content

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full Version Dark Blue Dungeon | $0.99 | one-time |


### Orthanc

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orthanc/id6499106909)

Embark on an adventure in this faithful recreation of a classic 1970s graphic dungeon crawl RPG. Explore, defeat monsters, and gather treasure using the touchscreen interface. Experience a challenging yet addictive gameplay loop inspired by early computer games.

**Highlights:** Faithful recreation of a 1970s RPG, Dungeon crawl gameplay, Monster combat and treasure hunting, Touchscreen controls, Inspired by early computer games

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Dark Blue Dungeon free?

Dark Blue Dungeon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Orthanc free?

Orthanc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Dark Blue Dungeon or Orthanc?

Dark Blue Dungeon is rated higher. Dark Blue Dungeon averages 4.4 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while Orthanc averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.

### Do Dark Blue Dungeon or Orthanc have ads?

Dark Blue Dungeon shows ads; Orthanc does not.

### Which is updated more often, Dark Blue Dungeon or Orthanc?

Dark Blue Dungeon ships an update every 3 weeks, and Orthanc every 6 weeks. Most recently, Dark Blue Dungeon was updated on September 23, 2026 and Orthanc on September 9, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*