Comparison

Blindscape vs Dark Frequency

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

Head to head
About

Blindscape

An experimental audio-driven narrative game set in an authoritarian society. Players experience a story told entirely through sound, focusing on a man's desire to escape his life. It offers a unique, emotionally involving plot with no typical game mechanics.

Highlights
  • Entirely sound-based storytelling
  • Experimental narrative gameplay
  • Emotionally involving plot
  • No in-app purchases or interruptions
  • Unique artistic experience
Features
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**Featured by Apple in Adventure and Role Playing game categories** Blindscape is a piece of experimental storytelling that takes place entirely through sound, . The narrative is told from the point of view of a man in an authoritarian society who wants to escape his life intolerable life by ending it. "A whole new take on puzzles . . . emotional and heartfelt." - Playboard.me "Games like Blindscape are a testament to the fact that even mobile gaming should be considered an art form, especially when done like this." - 148apps.com Features: • Stunning Retina-ready HD graphics • Up to ten minutes of gameplay • Some guy talking at you • No In-App Purchases, ratings nagging, or other interruptions • No badges, achievements, or integration with gamecenter • Makes you feel like a sophisticated patron of the arts • A serious, emotionally involving plot line • Look silly while you poke at the screen trying to find things Get the soundtrack: music.blindscapegame.com Sign up for the newsletter: blindscapegame.com Contact: gavin@gavinbrown.com

About

Dark Frequency

Battle corrupted beasts with a celestial hammer in a dark, mythic world. This roguelite action survival game features endless waves of enemies, stackable upgrades, and permanent progression. Every run offers a unique challenge, making you stronger with each death.

Highlights
  • Roguelite action survival gameplay
  • Intense hammer combat mechanics
  • Endless waves of enemies
  • Stackable upgrade system
  • Permanent progression with Sigils
  • Unique Boons for altered gameplay
Features
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The Forge has shattered. The Glass-Beasts have risen. And you are the only thing standing between the world and eternal darkness. You are Crucible-Born, a being of molten glass and beast-soul, hammered into existence by The Ancient One. Armed with a celestial hammer, you must fight through endless trials of corrupted Glass-Beasts, reclaim the scattered Shards, and rekindle the Forge before the world goes cold forever. Every run is different. Every death makes you stronger. Forge your own path through a brutal roguelite system where no two runs play the same. Between waves, choose powerful upgrades that shape how you fight. Stack abilities, build synergies, and discover combinations that turn you from a lone survivor into an unstoppable force of the Forge. Fight with purpose. Strike with weight. Swing your hammer in fast, punishing arcs or charge a ground-shattering slam that sends shockwaves through entire enemy groups. Movement, timing, and positioning matter, dodge through enemy lines, dash to safety, and learn the rhythms of each beast before they overwhelm you. Grow beyond a single run. Spend your earned Shards on permanent Sigils that carry power across every future run. Unlock Boons, game-changing abilities that fundamentally alter how you play. Each session leaves you stronger, more prepared for the next. You will experience Endless waves of Glass-Beasts with scaling difficulty Upgrade system with stackable abilities and unique Boons Permanent progression through Sigils that grow with every run Intense hammer combat A dark, mythic world dripping in forge fire and shattered glass. The Forge remembers every trial.

Screenshots

Blindscape4 screens
Dark Frequency4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blindscape at none against Dark Frequency's 4. Blindscape also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Dark Frequency's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 55 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Dark Frequency sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Blindscape asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dark Frequency holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blindscape has 1.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Blindscape's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dark Frequency's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blindscape ships an update every 55 months, Dark Frequency every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Blindscape versus Dark Frequency: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlindscapeDark Frequency
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.4K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 55 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB214 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGavin BrownUnmbox Studios

Customer experience

Blindscape

All ratings1,376 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews253 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.7%

Dark Frequency

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Blindscape

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Dark Frequency

One-time4
  • Ember Purse$1.99
  • Content Extension Pack$3.99
  • Forge Reserve$4.99
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  • Shards Vault$7.99

Questions

Is Blindscape free?
Blindscape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dark Frequency free?
Dark Frequency is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blindscape or Dark Frequency?
Dark Frequency is rated higher. Blindscape averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Dark Frequency averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Blindscape or Dark Frequency have ads?
Neither Blindscape nor Dark Frequency shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blindscape or Dark Frequency?
Blindscape ships an update every 55 months, and Dark Frequency every 6 days. Most recently, Blindscape was updated on September 29, 2026 and Dark Frequency on October 2, 2026.

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