Comparison

Dungeons & Such vs Frontier Bound

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

Head to head
About

Dungeons & Such

Embark on a nostalgic dungeon-crawling adventure. Explore dungeons, level up, collect monsters, forge equipment, and build your home. Recruit other players to aid you in your quest to save the princess.

Highlights
  • Dungeon exploration and leveling
  • Monster collection and recruitment
  • Equipment forging
  • Player-assisted dungeon runs
  • House building and upgrades
  • VoiceOver and text-to-speech support
Features
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Lurk through the dungeon, raise your level, find treasures, recruit monsters, forge your equipment, build your house, hire other players at guild, engage in faction war, player vs player in an alley, and defeat the boss... Simple yet deep and nostalgic dungeon RPG for iOS. - Features - - Supports VoiceOver and text to speech - Super indie, 99.9% made by one guy since the first iPhone was launched in 2010, and community supported ;) - Player-supported, I update the game as I receive feedback - Good old simple choose-your-adventure style dungeon RPG - Multiplayer feature: Hire other players asynchronously to form a party to enter the dungeon - Seasonal faction war you can participate with or without guild - Evolve your character to learn new classes - Collect monsters to fight with you as your minions - Build your own house and level them up - Forge your weapons and armors to make it stronger - Optimized user experience for one-handed use touch interface - Awesome reviews on replay-value - 100% support from the actual creator, I don't have any other people updating my app, except I now have Discord server - Story - Small island called Eunaba locates in south of the Hornmare continent. On that island, a princess was kidnapped by an unknown evil. You as a player must become a mercenary and head to the dungeon to save the princess... - Gameplay & Opening Movie - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5HKjT_rafI

About

Frontier Bound

Recruit adventurers, build a trading guild, and embark on expeditions through a perilous frontier in this turn-based strategy RPG. Permanent death means your guild's legacy grows stronger with each run, offering new stories and challenges.

Highlights
  • Recruit and customize adventurers
  • Build and manage a trading guild
  • Send expeditions through a dangerous frontier
  • Hundreds of hand-crafted encounters
  • Permanent progression and upgrades
  • Offline play
Features
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Will you dive into the ancient ruins to find an enchanted amulet...or maybe death? Frontier Bound is a text-based strategy RPG where you recruit adventurers, build a trading guild, and send expeditions through a dangerous frontier. Death is permanent but your guild will live on. Every run tells a new story and every defeat leaves your guild stronger. BUILD YOUR CREW Hire mercenaries with unique stats, traits, and backstories. Customize them with specializations and artifacts. Watch them grow into legends or bury them in the frontier. RUN THE FRONTIER Face hundreds of hand-crafted encounters across escalating stages: ambushes, trade negotiations, rival showdowns, ancient ruins, and the Warlord boss. Roll the dice. Live with the result. GROW YOUR GUILD Between expeditions, manage your guild hub: upgrade facilities, stock provisions, trade cargo for profit, and recruit your next roster. Permanent progression means every run advances your legacy. BECOME A LEGEND Unlock three specialization paths: Merchant, Warlord, or Explorer. Earn titles and traits for your adventurers and conquer the Frontier. — Offline play, no internet required — Roguelite progression: permanent upgrades survive every run — No pay-to-win: deep strategy, fair progression — Game is now fully playable in: English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Russian

Screenshots

Dungeons & Such4 screens
Frontier Bound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dungeons & Such at Free against Frontier Bound's $0.99. Dungeons & Such also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (83% vs 50%). Frontier Bound's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Dungeons & Such is free to download; Frontier Bound costs $0.99 up front. Dungeons & Such sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Frontier Bound asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dungeons & Such holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dungeons & Such has 1.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Dungeons & Such's written reviews are positive against 50% of Frontier Bound's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dungeons & Such ships an update every 3 days, Frontier Bound every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Dungeons & Such versus Frontier Bound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDungeons & SuchFrontier Bound
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews82.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.4K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB280 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperGenki MineLuis Herskovic

Customer experience

Dungeons & Such

All ratings1,393 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews439 reviews
Positive82.9%
Neutral8.4%
Negative8.7%

Frontier Bound

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Dungeons & Such

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inventory and equipment reset issues
  • Unresponsive UI elements in certain areas
  • Inconsistent enemy difficulty scaling
  • Mercenary hiring not functioning properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • More enemy and dungeon variety
  • Expanded end-game content and progression
  • Ability to save progress within the dungeon
  • Option to disable Facebook integration
  • In-game wiki or guide for mechanics

Frontier Bound

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Dungeons & Such

One-time5
  • Thanks!$0.99
  • Remove ads$0.99
  • Thank you!$4.99
Show 2 more
  • Thank you so much!$9.99
  • A new hope$19.99
None

Frontier Bound

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dungeons & Such free?
Dungeons & Such is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Frontier Bound free?
Frontier Bound costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dungeons & Such or Frontier Bound?
Dungeons & Such is rated higher. Dungeons & Such averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Frontier Bound averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Dungeons & Such or Frontier Bound have ads?
Dungeons & Such shows ads; Frontier Bound does not.
Which is updated more often, Dungeons & Such or Frontier Bound?
Dungeons & Such ships an update every 3 days, and Frontier Bound every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dungeons & Such was updated on October 15, 2026 and Frontier Bound on September 28, 2026.

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