Comparison

Level Up! vs Dungeon Life

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

Head to head
About

Level Up!

Embark on an epic adventure as a lone adventurer fighting through an evil forest. Collect weapons, spells, and armor, battle numerous enemies across diverse worlds, and gain power by leveling up and learning new skills. This role-playing game offers extensive dungeon crawling and quick play sessions.

Highlights
  • Dungeon crawling across 1700+ floors
  • Over 100 unique enemies
  • Collect over 100 items (weapons, armor, spells)
  • Explore 23 distinct zones
  • Character leveling and skill acquisition
  • Quick and easy to learn gameplay
Features
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Level Up! is a fun role playing game for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. You are a lone adventurer who wakes up to find himself stranded in an evil forest. You must fight your way to safety. Along the way you will collect new weapons, powerful spells, and sturdy armor. You will travel through many worlds and encounter countless enemies. Gain power as you level up and learn new skills. Your fate is in your hands! Level Up! RPG features: - Over 1700 floors of dungeon crawling goodness - Over 100 deadly enemies to fight and defeat - Over 100 items including weapons, armor, shields, and spells - 23 unique zones to battle your way through Level Up RPG is made to be quick and easy to learn. It is designed so that you can either play for hours or just play for a few minutes on the bus. The v1.5 update of Level Up RPG adds some awesome new content that you wont want to miss. A crater has opened up somewhere in the dreaded Caves of Doom. Drop down to the brutal Shores of the Underworld and battle deadly new enemies. Along the way you will find brand new weapons, shields, armor, and spells to help you fight the good fight. The best iOS role playing game just got better! I plan on adding much more content to Level Up, including new worlds, weapons, spells, and enemies. If you have suggestions on content that I can add, or ways that the app can be improved, please e-mail me or leave a comment!

About

Dungeon Life

Embark on an endless dungeon crawl with an infinite progression system. Collect loot and gold to unlock new skills, upgrade gear, and invest in town shops for better rewards. Your adventure awaits in the depths.

Highlights
  • Infinite progression system
  • Endless loot and gold collection
  • Unlockable skills
  • Weapon and armor upgrades
  • Town shop investments
Features
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Dungeon Life features an infinite progression system similar to the casual/idle game genre in which the player will always be able to continue to find more and more loot and gold. As the game progresses players will unlock and be given a multitude of different things to spend their gold and loot on, whether that be new skills, upgrading weapons/armor or investing in shops in town for better deals. All the glory in the world can be just one floor deeper, time to delve into the great dungeon and claim your own!

Screenshots

Level Up!3 screens
Dungeon Life4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dungeon Life at none against Level Up!'s 1. Dungeon Life also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). Level Up!'s advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 72%). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Level Up! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dungeon Life asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Level Up! against 4.4 for Dungeon Life. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dungeon Life has 92 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Level Up!'s written reviews are positive against 72% of Dungeon Life's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Level Up! ships an update every 4 months, Dungeon Life weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and August 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Level Up! versus Dungeon Life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLevel Up!Dungeon Life
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (18 ratings)4.4 (92 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews — better71.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1892 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB853 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperBrandon SteckleinHappy Games LLC

Customer experience

Level Up!

All ratings18 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative13.3%

Dungeon Life

All ratings92 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral5.4%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive71.7%
Neutral10.9%
Negative17.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Level Up!

One-time1
  • Advertising Removal$3.99
None

Dungeon Life

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Level Up! free?
Level Up! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dungeon Life free?
Dungeon Life is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Level Up! or Dungeon Life?
Dungeon Life is rated higher. Level Up! averages 4.3 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Dungeon Life averages 4.4 from 92 ratings.
Do Level Up! or Dungeon Life have ads?
Level Up! shows ads; Dungeon Life does not.
Which is updated more often, Level Up! or Dungeon Life?
Level Up! ships an update every 4 months, and Dungeon Life weekly. Most recently, Level Up! was updated on August 19, 2026 and Dungeon Life on August 1, 2026.

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