iDungeon vs OpenConsole
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.
OpenConsole
This app offers instant access to a library of AI-generated cloud games and allows you to play your legally owned retro game ROMs on various classic console emulators. Enjoy smooth gameplay with hardware acceleration and customizable controls, with cloud saves for seamless progression.
- AI-generated cloud games
- Retro console emulation (NES, SNES, PS1, N64, etc.)
- Hardware-accelerated rendering
- On-screen touch controls
- MFi and Bluetooth controller support
- Save states and cloud sync
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OpenConsole is a beautifully crafted game launcher that brings together two worlds: an ever-growing library of AI-generated cloud games you can play instantly, and a powerful retro console for the games you grew up with. — DISCOVER NEW GAMES, INSTANTLY — Browse a curated and constantly refreshed selection of AI-generated browser games. Tap to play. No installs. No accounts required to dive in. — PLAY YOUR CLASSICS — Bring your own legally-owned game files and play them on the systems you love: • Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) • Super Nintendo (SNES) • Game Boy / Game Boy Color / Game Boy Advance • Nintendo 64 • PlayStation • Sega Dreamcast • PlayStation Portable — BUILT FOR THE WAY YOU PLAY — • Hardware-accelerated rendering for smooth, full-speed gameplay on N64, Dreamcast, and PSP • On-screen touch controls for every system, plus full support for MFi and Bluetooth controllers • Save states and continuous SRAM saves — pick up exactly where you left off • Cloud save sync across your devices via secure sign-in • Beautiful purple-and-cyan UI tuned for one-handed portrait play and immersive landscape gaming — YOURS, PRIVATE, PORTABLE — Your games and saves stay on your device unless you choose to sync them. No tracking. No ads. No third-party data sharing. Just games. OpenConsole is for collectors, retro fans, and anyone who wants a single home for the games they own — and the games they're about to discover.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: OpenConsole at Free against iDungeon's $2.99. OpenConsole also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 16 months). iDungeon's advantage is chart position (#162 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.4 vs 17.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
OpenConsole is free to download; iDungeon costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OpenConsole holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of iDungeon's written reviews are positive against 100% of OpenConsole's.
iDungeon ships an update every 16 months, OpenConsole every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iDungeon | OpenConsole |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #162 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 136 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Peter Schorn | AeriCast |
Customer experience
iDungeon
OpenConsole
In-app purchases
iDungeon
No in-app purchases
OpenConsole
No in-app purchases
Questions
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