Comparison

Petmancer vs Crawl Tactics

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

Head to head
About

Petmancer

Explore magical dungeons, collect and customize a team of monsters, and master unique talents in this pixel roguelite. Engage in turn-based combat against hundreds of creatures and battle through challenging realms with idle exploration features.

Highlights
  • 16 Hero Classes
  • Turn-Based Combat
  • Idle Exploration Mode
  • Recruit & Customize Pets
  • Level Up & Loot System
  • 14 Handcrafted Realms
  • Talent System
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Unleash Magic and Monsters in a Pixel Roguelite! Enter the mysterious world of Petmancer, where strategy, magic, and monster collecting collide. Explore ever-changing dungeons, command a party of powerful pets, and master unique talents as you battle through the seven realm lords. With idle exploration and deep tactical choices, every run is a new adventure. • 16 Hero Classes – Pick your character and unlock unique abilities • Turn-Based Combat – Face over 200 unique monsters and elite enemies • Idle Mode – Auto-explore dungeons while you sit back and collect loot • Recruit & Customize Your Team – Attract fierce and adorable familiars, position them strategically, and guide their growth as they level up • Level Up & Loot – Defeat bosses, collect ancient relics, and gain new powers • 14 Handcrafted Realms – Discover potions, shrines, secrets, and surprises • Talents with a Twist – Mix and match abilities like Necromancy and Clairvoyance • Endless Replayability – Randomized dungeons, enemies, loot, and elite bosses • Prestige System – Beat all dungeons to unlock 7 powerful new boss battles Whether you're a roguelite veteran, strategy enthusiast, or idle game fan, Petmancer offers a pixel-perfect blend of charm and challenge. Start your magical journey today!

About

Crawl Tactics

Engage in deep, turn-based tactical combat with rogue-like progression. Explore procedurally generated dungeons or build and defend your town with customizable mercenaries. Master environmental interactions and strategic unit placement for victory.

Highlights
  • Orthodox turn-based strategy RPG gameplay
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Town development and mercenary management
  • Deep character customization
  • Environmental combat and traps
  • New Game Plus and class reset systems
Features
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Crawl Tactics is a game that combines classic turn-based tactics with rogue-like progression. In Dungeon Mode, explore procedurally generated maps that change every run and face challenging battles. In Quest Mode, develop your town, train mercenaries, and defend against increasingly powerful enemy invasions. # Game Features # * A True Tactical RPG Rather Than a Puzzle: - Crawl Tactics is not a puzzle-like tactics game focused on trick solutions, but a classic, orthodox turn-based strategy RPG designed for fans of traditional SRPGs. - It offers deep strategic gameplay that considers elevation, unit direction, weather, and terrain. * Growth, Customization, and Building Your Ideal Party - Freely customize a wide range of skills, equipment, classes, abilities, and appearances. - Characters can be developed endlessly through New Game Plus after clearing the base dungeon, and through the Reverse system, which allows class reset even after advancing to higher-tier classes. - Form your desired party composition, from solo play to full 8-unit battle parties. * Combat Utilizing Environment and Traps - Traps and terrain affect both you and your enemies. Set grass on fire, electrify enemies standing in water, and ignite poison clouds. - Push and throw mechanics allow dynamic interactions by moving objects or units. Knock enemies off cliffs, push them into blade traps, or roll boulders to deal damage. - Activate cannons and ballista traps to strike enemies from a distance. These traps can also trigger chain reactions for satisfying outcomes. * Challenging and Ever-Changing Dungeon Mode! - Dungeon Mode features exploration of dungeons composed of multiple rooms. - Both the dungeons and their battlefields are procedurally generated, offering varied and challenging experiences. - Diverse environments such as ruins, caves, catacombs, and forests appear, each with unique climates, monsters, and conditions. - Each dungeon includes NPCs that may be hostile or friendly, unique mercenaries, valuable items, and distinctive events such as sieges and defense battles. * Quest Mode Focused on Town Development and Character Growth - In Quest Mode, you build structures each turn to develop your town and hire multiple mercenaries to assign to quests of your choice. - Rewards vary depending on the type of quests completed each turn, and you can choose to increase difficulty, allowing for as much grinding as desired. - Large-scale battles are also available through town defense events against invading monsters that occur every set number of turns.

Screenshots

Petmancer4 screens
Crawl Tactics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Petmancer at $4.99 against Crawl Tactics's $9.99. Crawl Tactics's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 2) and chart position (#81 vs unranked). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Petmancer costs $4.99 and Crawl Tactics $9.99 up front. 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 Petmancer against 4.9 for Crawl Tactics. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crawl Tactics has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Petmancer ships an update every 9 days, Crawl Tactics every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Petmancer versus Crawl Tactics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPetmancerCrawl Tactics
Price$4.99 — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews—93.1% of reviews
Number of ratings230 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#81 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB230 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHorse Arms LLCbyungpil Mun

Customer experience

Petmancer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Crawl Tactics

All ratings30 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive93.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Petmancer

No in-app purchases

None

Crawl Tactics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Petmancer free?
Petmancer costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crawl Tactics free?
Crawl Tactics costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Petmancer or Crawl Tactics?
Petmancer is rated higher. Petmancer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Crawl Tactics averages 4.9 from 30 ratings.
Do Petmancer or Crawl Tactics have ads?
Neither Petmancer nor Crawl Tactics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Petmancer or Crawl Tactics?
Petmancer ships an update every 9 days, and Crawl Tactics every 4 days. Most recently, Petmancer was updated on November 3, 2026 and Crawl Tactics on November 5, 2026.

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