Comparison

Deck Squares vs Four Rooms

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

Head to head
About

Deck Squares

Create and save starship deck plans for sci-fi RPGs with a classic monochrome grid style. Design each square with various components, labels, and shared edges for seamless multi-deck layouts. Export high-resolution images for printing or tabletop use.

Highlights
  • Monochrome grid-style deck plans
  • Component-based square design
  • Shared edges for adjacent squares
  • Multi-deck ship layouts
  • High-resolution image export
  • Versatile for floor plans and puzzles
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Deck Squares lets you generate and store a collection of starship deck plans for any science fiction role-playing game. Deck plans have the Old School grid-based monochrome look and feel popular in the early years of SF RPGs, rather than a photo-realistic color-coded depiction that can limit usability. Plans are created one deck square at a time using a large collection of components for left and top edges and central features. Each square may have a grid boundary around the edges and a small text label as well. Large labels cover any central feature and may extend into adjacent squares. Since edges are shared between squares, adjacent squares are used to define right and bottom edges. Ship tonnage may be specified to determine an approximate total number of squares allowed. Multiple decks may be defined for a ship and the cursor location is useful for aligning hatches between decks. Decks may be exported as high-resolution images suitable for printing and for use with miniatures on the table top. Although intended for starship deck plans, the app can be used for building floor plans, puzzle designs, and other purposes.

About

Four Rooms

Guide a princess through a minimalist roguelike tower, collecting daggers and throwing potions to overcome monsters and uncover mysteries. Each level presents a unique challenge in the princess's ever-changing environment.

Highlights
  • Minimalist roguelike gameplay
  • Collect daggers for defense
  • Throw potions to alter environment
  • Procedurally generated tower levels
  • Uncover mysteries
Features
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Help the princess reach the golden throne in this seemingly minimalistic roguelike game. Collect daggers to protect yourself from monsters. Throw potions to change the world around you. There will be many dangers along the way, and many mysteries to uncover in the princess's ever-changing tower.

Screenshots

Four Rooms4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Four Rooms at 5.0 against Deck Squares's 2.0. Four Rooms also leads on device support. Deck Squares's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Four Rooms sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Deck Squares asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Four Rooms holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Deck Squares versus Four Rooms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeck SquaresFour Rooms
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB73 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperArt GorskiCody Mace

Customer experience

Deck Squares

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Four Rooms

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Deck Squares

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Four Rooms

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$1.99

Questions

Is Deck Squares free?
Deck Squares is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Four Rooms free?
Four Rooms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Deck Squares or Four Rooms?
Four Rooms is rated higher. Deck Squares averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Four Rooms averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.

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