iDungeon vs Treasure Castle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iDungeon
Experience a classic text-based adventure game from the PDP-11 era. This app provides a playable version of the popular «Dungeon» game, running on a simplified operating system environment.
- Play classic text adventure
- «Dungeon» game included
- PDP-11 era gaming
- RT11 operating system simulation
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iDungeon allows you to play the more than 40 years old text based adventure game «Dungeon» that was once popular on the PDP 11 and similar systems. The game is running on a stripped down version of the RT11 operating system.
Treasure Castle
Embark on a retro-style text adventure game ported from 1987. Explore over 60 rooms, uncover hidden areas, and solve the castle's secrets to find the treasure. Experience the authentic feel of 80s gaming.
- Retro text-adventure gameplay
- Over 60 explorable rooms
- Discover hidden rooms and secrets
- Map for exploration
- 80s writing style and feel
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Treasure Castle is a retro-style text-adventure game. Originally created in 1987, over 30 years later, we have ported it to mobile. The writing and feel of it comes directly from the 80s. With over 60 “rooms” to explore and discover, you will enjoy the taste of yesteryear. Find hidden rooms and hallways. Discover the secrets of the castle but beware of dangers. Use your map to discover secrets. Can you find the treasure and win?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Treasure Castle at Free against iDungeon's $2.99. Treasure Castle also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). iDungeon's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#151 vs unranked). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Treasure Castle is free to download; iDungeon costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Treasure Castle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of iDungeon's written reviews are positive against 100% of Treasure Castle's.
iDungeon ships an update every 16 months, Treasure Castle every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iDungeon | Treasure Castle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 13 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #151 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Peter Schorn | Richard Wittmann |
Customer experience
iDungeon
Treasure Castle
In-app purchases
iDungeon
No in-app purchases
Treasure Castle
No in-app purchases
Questions
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