Comparison

Dragon Battle! vs Direhollow

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

Head to head
About

Dragon Battle!

Embark on a thrilling adventure to battle a fierce dragon. This game offers retro-style graphics, an engaging storyline, and challenging gameplay for fans of classic RPGs.

Highlights
  • Thrilling dragon battles
  • Retro-style graphics
  • Engaging storyline
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Classic RPG appeal
Features
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Can you beat the dragon? Dragon Battle is a thrilling adventure game that will test your skills and strategy as you battle the fierce dragon. With its retro-style graphics, engaging storyline, and challenging gameplay, Dragon Battle is a game that will appeal to fans of classic RPGs like Dragon Warrior.

About

Direhollow

Experience a faithful mobile remake of the classic 1980 roguelike game. Navigate unforgiving dungeons, face a complete bestiary, and strive to claim the Amulet of Yendor with true permadeath. Enjoy the authentic ASCII graphics and a free, fair gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Faithful remake of classic roguelike
  • True permadeath with save deletion
  • Complete A-Z bestiary
  • Loot and identify mechanics
  • Authentic ASCII graphics
  • Touch-first controls
Features
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Direhollow is a faithful mobile remake of Rogue — the 1980 game that started the roguelike. The same Dungeons of Doom. The same A–Z bestiary. The same unforgiving permadeath. Rebuilt for a phone: touch-first, free, and true to the original. We modernize the shell, not the rules. THE REAL GAME, ON A PHONE The same seeded dungeons, the same monsters, the same merciless math — with a 3×3 move pad, pinch-to-zoom, a tap-driven pack, and saves that actually survive a phone call. WHAT YOU'LL FIND DOWN THERE • True permadeath — one life, one seed. The save is deleted on death. No reloading an earlier turn. • The full bestiary — the complete A–Z roster, depth-ordered exactly as the original intended. • Loot & identify — per-run appearances for scrolls, potions, rings, and wands. Learn them, or risk them. • The Amulet of Yendor — descend to claim it, then climb back to the surface alive. Few will. • True ASCII — the authentic 1980 glyph grid. No tiles, no remix. The terminal classic, on a phone. FREE, AND FAIR No pay-to-win. No energy timers. No reloads sold back to you. The whole game is earned — exactly as it was in 1980. ——— "Rogue" is used here only descriptively, to say what kind of game this is. Direhollow is an independent work inspired by the BSD-licensed original; it is not affiliated with or endorsed by any trademark holder.

Screenshots

Dragon Battle!4 screens
Direhollow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Dragon Battle! at 13.0 against Direhollow's 15.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dragon Battle! against 5.0 for Direhollow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Dragon Battle! versus Direhollow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDragon Battle!Direhollow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB71 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developerbryan rigsbyHYMEL VENTURES LLC

Customer experience

Dragon Battle!

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Direhollow

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dragon Battle!

No in-app purchases

None

Direhollow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dragon Battle! free?
Dragon Battle! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Direhollow free?
Direhollow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dragon Battle! or Direhollow?
Dragon Battle! and Direhollow are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Dragon Battle! or Direhollow have ads?
Neither Dragon Battle! nor Direhollow shows ads.

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