Comparison

Ascension vs Dicecrawl

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

Head to head
About

Ascension

Engage in a strategic deck-building card game where you acquire cards to gain Renown and unlock powerful Boons. Battle against the Fallen One alone or with friends, with expansions available to deepen the experience.

Highlights
  • Deck-building card game mechanics
  • Single-player and multiplayer modes
  • Unlock powerful Boons and Legendary status
  • Cross-platform online play
  • Offline AI opponents
  • Multiple expansions available
Features
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***Legends Expansion Now Available!** Return to the world of Vigil as the Muses of Malevolence rise to bring ruin. Legendary Heroes from Ascension’s past have returned to guide you, granting their power to those who prove worthy. Each card you acquire or defeat grants Renown with its factions, advancing you on the Legendary Track. As your Renown grows, unlock powerful Boons from Legendary Characters and, at the pinnacle of a faction’s track, gain Legendary status with the power to acquire or defeat one card from that faction for free each turn. Ascension: Deck Building Game, is the award winning deck building card game for mobile. Play alone or with friends to battle against the Fallen One for honor and victory. Conceived and designed by Magic: The Gathering tournament champions, Ascension will provide hours of engaging and strategic game play for enthusiast and experienced gamers alike. 2011 Golden Geek award winner (Best Mobile/Handheld Game) Pocket Gamer Bronze Award 2011 Dice Tower Awards Awards: Best Digital Boardgame Best Interface and Graphic Design - 2011 Best Online Multiplayer - 2011 Highlights: • Universal Application: Plays on phones and tablets • Beautifully detailed cards • Full asynchronous support for multiplayer online games • Cross-platform online play • Play against multiple offline A.I. opponents • Multiple expansions available to purchase to expand the Ascension experience! *AN INTERNET CONNECTION AND PLAYDEK ACCOUNT ARE REQUIRED FOR ONLINE PLAY.* Per our Terms of Service, you must be 13 years old or older to use the Playdek online games service. Also by Playdek: - Twilight Struggle - D&D: Lords of Waterdeep - Labyrinth: The War On Terror - Fort Sumter - Fluxx Having an issue? Looking for support? Please contact us at: support@playdekgames.com You can follow us on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram! Facebook: /playdek You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/playdek Twitter: @playdek Instagram: @playdek

About

Dicecrawl

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Dicecrawl is a dice-rolling roguelike deckbuilder. Roll your dice, keep the best, and score Yahtzee-style combos — but here your dice are also your steps on a runed board, where every tile you land on chains into bonuses, gold, relics, and traps. Each run is a quick, tense build: spend gold in the shop, draft synergistic dice and relics, upgrade your faces, and push your score curve to clear each floor before your turns run out. BUILD AROUND YOUR OWN ENGINE • Face scorers — stack bonuses for sixes, primes, odds, and more • Chains — detonate neighboring tiles for explosive combo turns • Go-wide / copy — duplicate your dice to chase six-, seven-, eight-, even nine-of-a-kind • Multipliers — double and triple your way past the target FEATURES • Dual-purpose dice: the same roll is your score AND your movement • Draft a deck from 20 special dice and 20 relics (3 dice and 4 relics are part of the optional premium pack) • 12 floors to win — then dive into the Abyss, up to floor 18 • 3 difficulty tiers: Normal, Hard, and Nightmare • Daily Challenge with a shared seed + a Game Center leaderboard and achievements • Runs last just a few minutes — easy to pick up, hard to put down • Free to play. One optional purchase removes ads and unlocks the premium dice and relics. No real-money gambling — just dice, clever combos, and deckbuilding depth.

Screenshots

Ascension4 screens
Dicecrawl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ascension at none against Dicecrawl's shown. Ascension also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Dicecrawl's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price and in-app purchases 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. Ascension sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Dicecrawl sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ascension ships an update every 3 months, Dicecrawl weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ascension versus Dicecrawl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAscensionDicecrawl
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB13 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPlaydek, Inc.HAO HSIANG LIAO

Bugs and requests

Ascension

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Purchases disappearing after updates
  • Restore function not working
  • Crashes when certain cards are played
  • Constructs getting stuck in the middle of the screen
  • Game freezing and logging out users

Requested features

5 requests
  • Increase honor pool limit for online games
  • Add custom deck building options
  • Optimize for iPhone X and newer devices
  • Provide option to revert to old art style
  • Improve online multiplayer experience

Dicecrawl

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Ascension

One-time10
  • Storm of Souls expansion$0.99
  • Promo Pack 1$0.99
  • Immortal Heroes expansion$0.99
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  • Ascension Promo Cards - Pack 4$0.99
  • Rise of Vigil$0.99
  • Darkness Unleashed expansion$0.99
  • Realms Unraveled expansion$0.99
  • Dawn of Champions$0.99
  • Dreamscape$0.99
  • Return of the Fallen expansion$1.99
1 purchases

Dicecrawl

One-time1
  • Remove Ads + Full Dice Pack$4.99

Questions

Is Ascension free?
Ascension is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dicecrawl free?
Dicecrawl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ascension or Dicecrawl have ads?
Dicecrawl shows ads; Ascension does not.
Which is updated more often, Ascension or Dicecrawl?
Ascension ships an update every 3 months, and Dicecrawl weekly. Most recently, Ascension was updated on October 15, 2026 and Dicecrawl on October 7, 2026.

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