Comparison

SLAMMED! 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

SLAMMED!

Experience a 250,000-word interactive novel where you navigate the treacherous world of professional wrestling. Build your character, choose your wrestling style, and make impactful decisions that shape your journey to stardom, from the ring to backstage politics.

Highlights
  • Interactive text-based novel
  • Pro-wrestling career simulation
  • Character development and style choice
  • Story choices impact outcome
  • Manage relationships and rivalries
  • Play as male or female, various orientations
Features
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Turn a scripted steel-cage wrestling match into a real fight in this 250,000-word interactive novel! You've always dreamed of becoming pro wrestling's biggest star...but a wrestler's world is fraught with hardship and betrayal, in and out of the ring. Become a powerhouse, a technician, a high-flier, or focus on your promo skills. There's more than one road to success. But none of those roads will be easy. This is a world where your biggest fans are your harshest critics; where the front office is more dangerous than the squared circle; where friends can become enemies with a single heel turn; where, sometimes, the only way to win is to lose, spectacularly. This is professional wrestling. And you're about to change it, forever. Slammed! is an epic interactive professional-wrestling novel by Paolo Chikiamco, where your choices determine how the story proceeds. The game is entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—but driven by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. There's never been a professional wrestling game like this, a game where the outcome of your final match, your choice of opponent, and your relationships affect the ending. When's the last time you played a pro-wrestling RPG with a "kayfabe" stat?--or where your trash-talking "promo" ability is as important as your core strength and wrestling technique? * Enjoy a 250,000-word personal tale of friendship, competition, and revenge. * Develop not only your physical abilities, but a favored wrestling style. * Become a heroic face, or a villainous heel—or even turn heel. * Turn a scripted match into a real fight—and vice versa. * Decide when to keep kayfabe, and when to break it. * Play as male or female, gay or straight.

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

SLAMMED!4 screens
Dark Frequency4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dark Frequency at Free against SLAMMED!'s $6.99. Dark Frequency also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 8 months). SLAMMED!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (32 vs 1). On review sentiment, monetization model 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

Dark Frequency is free to download; SLAMMED! costs $6.99 up front. Dark Frequency sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. SLAMMED! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dark Frequency holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SLAMMED! has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of SLAMMED!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Dark Frequency's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SLAMMED! ships an update every 8 months, Dark Frequency every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SLAMMED! versus Dark Frequency: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSLAMMED!Dark Frequency
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (32 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings32 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB214 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperChoice of Games LLCUnmbox Studios

Customer experience

SLAMMED!

All ratings32 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.2%

Dark Frequency

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

Bugs and requests

SLAMMED!

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game freezes on iOS 9 and later versions
  • Car crash flashback sequence causes game to freeze when fighting JJ
  • Gender pronoun switches for love interests
  • Hometown data display errors
  • Choice response mismatches with selected options

Requested features

8 requests
  • Sequel or continuation of the story
  • Save slots for mid-game checkpoints
  • Chapter select functionality
  • More wrestling-based story games
  • Extended ending that continues after final match
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  • More character customization options
  • Additional match participation opportunities
  • More romance options for certain playthroughs

Dark Frequency

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SLAMMED!

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 SLAMMED! free?
SLAMMED! costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dark Frequency free?
Dark Frequency is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SLAMMED! or Dark Frequency?
Dark Frequency is rated higher. SLAMMED! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Dark Frequency averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SLAMMED! or Dark Frequency have ads?
SLAMMED! shows ads; Dark Frequency does not.
Which is updated more often, SLAMMED! or Dark Frequency?
SLAMMED! ships an update every 8 months, and Dark Frequency every 6 days. Most recently, SLAMMED! was updated on November 4, 2026 and Dark Frequency on October 31, 2026.

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