Comparison

bit Dungeon vs Pocket Rogues

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

Head to head
About

bit Dungeon

Embark on a retro-style quest to rescue your wife from demons. This roguelike action RPG features permadeath, loot collection, and simple touch controls. Upgrade your character's stats and abilities to survive challenging dungeons.

Highlights
  • Permadeath gameplay
  • Loot collection
  • Retro 16-bit graphics
  • 8-bit music
  • Touch controls
  • Character stat upgrades
Features
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"It's a smartly and elegantly designed game that's not afraid to permakill you" --IndieGames.com "The distilled essence of every 8-bit action role-playing game ever. Love it." --Kotaku "Bit Dungeon brings together The Legend of Zelda’s top-down dungeon stomping, Diablo’s loot lust, and the unforgiving difficulty of roguelikes within a slick retro-style quest." --Mac|Life "It’s great fun, made even more entertaining by the retro visuals that bring to mind classics like The Legend of Zelda on NES." --Game Trailers √ 16-bit Graphics √ 8-bit music from STRESS_TN *Known Issue* *Warning*, it is best to re-install the game when applying this update. There is a known save issue on some devices if you update with out re-installing. *Instructions* You and your wife were captured by demons... You wake up trapped in a cell, grab your sword and let the quest to find your wife begin! •The "Save Rune" feature is only there to stop playing and pick it up later. •If you die you lose all items and start over. •Extra Life: at Level 4 you receive a Soul after the boss instead of more magic. When you die this soul gives you a second chance. •“Touch” to control the character. •Hold down “Touch” to charge up and use a STUN ATTACK. •Once CHARGED your next attack will be a POWER ATTACK dealing the total [Attack Damage+Critical Damage+Armor] •Hold Down “Touch” to BLOCK any attack. *Stats* LifeRegen – Regens life slowly over time. LifeSteal – Steals life and heals you per hit. DeathStrike – Chance to instant kill normal enemies. Chop – Chance to take off 25% of total life in one hit. Cleave – Chance to do "Double" attack Damage. Proc – Chance to shoot a magic bolt on hit. Crit – Chance to do a Critical hit (Critical Damage3). Defend – Chance to block all enemy Damage on hit. RunSpeed – the movement speed of your character. Attack Damage – Normal hit Damage. Critical Damage – Critical hit Damage. Armor – Reduces Damage by a percent. Life – Increases max life. facebook.com/KintoGames

About

Pocket Rogues

Embark on an epic adventure in this 2D Action-RPG Roguelike. Battle monsters, explore ever-changing dungeons, and upgrade your guild fortress. Develop unique heroes with distinct skills and equipment to uncover deep underground secrets.

Highlights
  • Real-time action combat
  • Diverse hero classes
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Unique locations
  • Guild fortress building
  • Character progression and upgrades
Features
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Dynamic 2D Roguelike with Action-RPG elements. Raid endless dungeons, rebuild your Fortress, and develop your own heroes! Pocket Rogues combines the classic feel of old-school Action RPGs with the challenge and replayability of the Roguelike genre. Fight through hordes of monsters, explore procedurally generated dungeons, upgrade your guild fortress, and develop powerful heroes as you uncover the secrets hidden deep underground. === FEATURES: === • REAL-TIME ACTION Move, dodge, avoid traps, outmaneuver enemies, and fight in a combat system that rewards control, timing, and player skill. • DIVERSE HERO CLASSES Choose from a variety of heroes, each with unique skills, exclusive equipment, and their own progression paths. • EVERY DUNGEON IS UNIQUE Locations, monsters, loot, and encounters are procedurally generated, making every run different. • UNIQUE LOCATIONS Each location features its own visual style, enemies, traps, and interactive objects. Once unlocked, you can freely travel between them. • BUILD YOUR GUILD FORTRESS Construct and upgrade buildings to unlock new hero classes, strengthen existing ones, and gain access to new mechanics and features. • REGULAR UPDATES Pocket Rogues is actively supported and continuously expanded in close contact with its community. Pocket Rogues features dozens of dungeons filled with unique loot, dangerous enemies, and powerful bosses. Traditional RPG elements such as character progression, equipment upgrades, and world exploration add even more depth to each adventure. “For centuries, a dark dungeon has lured adventurers with its secrets and treasures. One after another, they vanished in its depths after facing the true evil hidden below. Yet the old legends continue to tempt new seekers of glory and fortune. Will you become one of them?” ULTIMATE version of Pocket Rogues is already available: https://itunes.apple.com/app/pocket-rogues-ultimate/id1316150324?mt=8 Discord (Eng): https://discord.gg/nkmyx6JyYZ For any questions, contact the developer directly: ethergaminginc@gmail.com

Screenshots

bit Dungeon4 screens
Pocket Rogues4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pocket Rogues at Free against bit Dungeon's $0.99. Pocket Rogues also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (1K vs 153). bit Dungeon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On update cadence, 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

Pocket Rogues is free to download; bit Dungeon costs $0.99 up front. Pocket Rogues sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. bit Dungeon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Rogues holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Rogues has 1K ratings behind it against 153, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of bit Dungeon's written reviews are positive against 76% of Pocket Rogues's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bit Dungeon ships an update every 3 weeks, Pocket Rogues every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
bit Dungeon versus Pocket Rogues: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterbit DungeonPocket Rogues
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (153 ratings)4.5 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.2% of reviews76.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1531K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB292 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperKintoGames LLCAlexej Leonydov

Customer experience

bit Dungeon

All ratings153 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral9.2%
Negative20.3%
Written reviews287 reviews
Positive67.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative23.7%

Pocket Rogues

All ratings1,013 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews244 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral7.4%
Negative16.4%

User reviews

bit Dungeon

From 153 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game
  • 🚀 Addictive and fun
  • 👍 Retro-style graphics
  • 👍 Simple but effective controls
  • 👍 Engaging dungeon crawling

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Saving issues and lost progress
  • 🐛 Freezing and performance problems
  • 👎 Lack of tutorial or instructions
  • 👎 Repetitive level design
  • 👎 Difficulty spike in later levels

Pocket Rogues

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great improvement
  • 🚀 Fun and challenging
  • 🚀 Amazing but...
  • 🚀 Always something interesting
  • 🚀 Best mobile roguelike by far

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Ultimate not available?
  • 🐛 Why cant i get ultimate?
  • 🐛 Lost all gear when loading back into game even though I have premium
  • 🐛 Why can I not buy it
  • 🐛 Баги в игре

Bugs and requests

bit Dungeon

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Chests not opening properly
  • Locked in first room with no way out
  • Saved progress not carrying over
  • Frequent crashes and freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a pause feature
  • Implement a proper save/load system
  • Introduce more varied level layouts
  • Add a virtual joystick control option
  • Provide in-game stats and leaderboards

Pocket Rogues

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Ultimate not available?
  • Why cant i get ultimate?
  • Lost all gear when loading back into game even though I have premium
  • Why can I not buy it
  • Баги в игре
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  • Keeps crashing

Requested features

7 requests
  • Bring Ultimate back. Ill pay extra if I have to!
  • we need Chinese
  • New levels, classes, pets, bosses, equipment
  • Multiplayer
  • Sandbox mode
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  • Customize characters
  • Modern prison mode

In-app purchases

None

bit Dungeon

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Pocket Rogues

One-time5
  • PocketRogues - Handful of Gems$1.99
  • PocketRogues - Bag of Gems$4.99
  • PocketRogues - Chest of Gems$11.99
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  • PocketRogues-Treasure of Gems$24.99
  • Pocket Rogues-Mountain of Gems$49.99

Questions

Is bit Dungeon free?
bit Dungeon costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Rogues free?
Pocket Rogues is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, bit Dungeon or Pocket Rogues?
Pocket Rogues is rated higher. bit Dungeon averages 3.9 out of 5 from 153 ratings, while Pocket Rogues averages 4.5 from 1K ratings.
Do bit Dungeon or Pocket Rogues have ads?
Neither bit Dungeon nor Pocket Rogues shows ads.
Which is updated more often, bit Dungeon or Pocket Rogues?
bit Dungeon ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pocket Rogues every 5 weeks. Most recently, bit Dungeon was updated on October 29, 2026 and Pocket Rogues on October 22, 2026.

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