Comparison

WazHack vs The Enchanted Cave 2

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

Head to head
About

WazHack

Engage in strategic turn-based combat against a variety of monsters using a vast array of items. Explore procedurally generated dungeons with immense replayability, where every decision matters. Master your inventory and combat skills to survive.

Highlights
  • Turn-based combat
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Over 350 item types
  • Over 170 monster types
  • Strategic item usage
  • Character class upgrades
Features
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Dungeon time stops when you do: smite monsters cleverly, not by mashing buttons! With over 350 different types of items to be found, you will keep finding novel solutions to battling over 170 different types of monsters that you will face on your journey! You have time to think, but this is no puzzler - you will have to fight your adrenaline and use your sword or staff as much as your inventory. The procedurally-generated dungeon and vast array of possible items gives immense replay value. Some games you'll find a good weapon early, other times you'll rely on wands or potions, or some combination. Sometimes in sheer desperation you'll read a random unidentified scroll... will it be a scroll of fire that incinerates your clothes? Will it be a blessed scroll of teleportation for the ultimate escape? If you have ever played NetHack, DCSS, etc, this game will show you a whole new form of the roguelike genre. When you get good enough to survive to 300 feet, you will be asked to upgrade your character to access the full dungeon. This is a one-off purchase for each type of character (for example, the sorcerer and sorceress are a single type - Evil Mages). The whole game can be played with any character - you only need to purchase your favourite character(s). This can also be seen/purchased in advance under Options/Store. Upgraded to a new device or iOS version? Just use the "Recover" button in Options/Store to get your character classes back.

About

The Enchanted Cave 2

Explore a dangerous cave filled with treasure and monsters. Strategically battle foes, gather loot, and upgrade your character through a deep skill tree. Discover secret areas, craft items, and manage your risk to become a powerful adventurer.

Highlights
  • Randomly-generated floors
  • Deep skill tree
  • Crafting and enchanting
  • Secret areas
  • Mid-cave shops
  • Multiple playable characters
Features
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Delve into a strange cave with a seemingly endless supply of treasure, strategically choosing your battles to gather as much treasure as possible! Find rare artifacts, gold, and stat gems, and traverse the skill tree to become your choice of a mage, warrior, alchemist, or a mix of skills. Craft potions, enchant your equipment, and discover secret areas! But be careful because the cave has become quite dangerous lately with more explorers going missing every day… ---Gameplay--- The Enchanted Cave 2 is an RPG/roguelike with a heavy focus on risk vs reward. Strategically choosing your battles, building your character, enchanting your equipment and knowing when to escape the cave are crucial to succeed. ---Key Features--- - 9 playable characters - 100 randomly-generated floors of loot, monsters, and minibosses - Secret areas hidden in the walls - A thriving town of tourists and eager explorers to talk and trade their equipment - Over 300 items, equipment, spells, and crafting ingredients - Mid-cave shops to buy, sell, and enchant equipment - Sprawling skill tree featuring 3 unique play-styles, or any combination! - A beautiful soundtrack by Grant Kirkhope - Museum for the hardcore collectors - New Game+ mode to infinity

Screenshots

WazHack1 screens
The Enchanted Cave 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WazHack at Free against The Enchanted Cave 2's $5.99. WazHack also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.6). The Enchanted Cave 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On ratings volume, ads 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

WazHack is free to download; The Enchanted Cave 2 costs $5.99 up front. WazHack sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. The Enchanted Cave 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Enchanted Cave 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 115 and 112 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of WazHack's written reviews are positive against 93% of The Enchanted Cave 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WazHack ships an update monthly, The Enchanted Cave 2 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
WazHack versus The Enchanted Cave 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWazHackThe Enchanted Cave 2
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.5 (115 ratings)4.7 (112 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.5% of reviews93.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings115 — better112
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.6
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB65 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperWarwick AllisonDustin Auxier

Customer experience

WazHack

All ratings115 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral1.7%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews200 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral5.5%
Negative14.0%

The Enchanted Cave 2

All ratings112 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive93.0%
Neutral1.2%
Negative5.8%

User reviews

WazHack

From 115 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Excellent replayability
  • 🕹️ Great gameplay and controls
  • 🎨 Charming graphics and style
  • 🕰️ Hundreds of hours of content
  • 🏆 Satisfying challenge and progression

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔒 Restrictive DRM and online requirements
  • 💰 Paywall for additional content
  • 🔍 Unclear progression and difficulty curve

The Enchanted Cave 2

From 112 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Addictive gameplay loop
  • 👍 High replayability
  • 👍 Nostalgic appeal
  • 👍 Good value for money
  • 👍 Satisfying progression

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🐛 Game lags
  • 🐛 Music bugs (repeats)
  • 🐛 Small text on older devices
  • 🐛 Confusing enchanting system

Bugs and requests

WazHack

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inventory UI issues on newer devices
  • Crashes and performance problems after updates
  • Inability to access purchased content

Requested features

4 requests
  • Difficulty settings
  • Controller support
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Ability to reorganize spell/item lists

The Enchanted Cave 2

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Crashes during potion crafting
  • Crashes during enchanting items on level 0
  • Progress reset after crashes
  • White outline of secret room visible
  • Music repeats in the middle of the track
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  • Game crashes when landing killing blow to level 100 boss
  • Sound on other programs stops when playing
  • Save data is overwritten
  • Transferring save data results in 'null'
  • Game won't restart after boss battle death due to notifications
  • Minor crashes on older devices
  • Text is very small and hard to read on older devices
  • Enchanting items is confusing at first
  • Menus are hard to navigate on older iPhones
  • Loses levels/skills acquired when you die
  • Lagging is noticeable
  • Music doesn't loop correctly

Requested features

13 requests
  • Add a third game in the series
  • Improve gear beyond end-game
  • Add customizable item sets
  • Add a D-pad for smoother movement
  • Add a help guide
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  • Add more potion buff stats
  • Allow restarting from scratch
  • Add a joystick
  • Add French translation
  • Add turn-based fights
  • Fix bug with infinity items in museum
  • Add anti-death potion or spell
  • Allow listening to other programs while playing

In-app purchases

8 purchases

WazHack

One-time8
  • Fighters$0.99
  • Good Mages$0.99
  • Evil Sorcerers$0.99
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  • Hunters$0.99
  • Scoundrels$0.99
  • Bards$0.99
  • Barbarians$0.99
  • Druids$0.99
None

The Enchanted Cave 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WazHack free?
WazHack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Enchanted Cave 2 free?
The Enchanted Cave 2 costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WazHack or The Enchanted Cave 2?
The Enchanted Cave 2 is rated higher. WazHack averages 4.5 out of 5 from 115 ratings, while The Enchanted Cave 2 averages 4.7 from 112 ratings.
Do WazHack or The Enchanted Cave 2 have ads?
Neither WazHack nor The Enchanted Cave 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WazHack or The Enchanted Cave 2?
WazHack ships an update monthly, and The Enchanted Cave 2 fortnightly. Most recently, WazHack was updated on October 6, 2026 and The Enchanted Cave 2 on October 11, 2026.

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