Comparison

Iconito vs Descent

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

Head to head
About

Iconito

Features
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Iconito is an object hidden game where you have to find several icons between a lot of them on the screen before the end of the timer. There's many worlds and levels with different mechanisms to discover ! It's also a gatcha game, where you can buy boxes with coins in the game to unlock new icons with different rarity and from different icon packs. Gather them all or try to be the best in the ranking, that's up to you!

About

Descent

Embark on an old-school mining adventure on your iPhone. Dig through six unique strata, collecting increasingly valuable ores as you descend. Upgrade your rig, strategically use dynamite, and uncover buried secrets to find your way home.

Highlights
  • Six unique strata to explore
  • Collect various ores including gold and platinum
  • Upgrade drill, fuel, cargo, hull, and engine
  • Use dynamite for difficult rock
  • Discover buried bones for rewards
  • Offline play with autosave
Features
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Descent is an old-school mining game, made for iPhone. • Six strata with unique characteristics • Ore gets richer with depth: iron, copper, silver, gold, platinum — and Descentium, the rare guidance ore that opens the way home • Five rig systems to upgrade: drill, fuel tank, cargo bay, hull, engine • Dynamite... for when the rock disagrees with you • Insurance: rescues aren't free! • Buried bones scattered in the deep: assemble the whole skeleton for a payout • Bring 3 Descentium and $150,000 to the launch pad, to complete the game • Autosaves constantly; pick any run back up where you left it • Fully offline. No ads. No in-app purchases. • Game Center and iCloud sync are optional: achievements, leaderboards, and your save on every device The ore gets richer the deeper you go. So does everything trying to stop you!

Screenshots

Iconito4 screens
Descent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Iconito at Free against Descent's $1.99. Iconito also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Descent's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Iconito is free to download; Descent costs $1.99 up front. Iconito sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Descent asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Iconito versus Descent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIconitoDescent
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUseless CorpCartographer ApS

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Iconito

One-time5
  • Military Icon Pack$2.99
  • Culture Icon Pack$2.99
  • Emoji Icon Pack$2.99
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  • Premium$2.99
  • 3 Icon Packs$5.99
None

Descent

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Iconito free?
Iconito is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Descent free?
Descent costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Iconito or Descent have ads?
Iconito shows ads; Descent does not.

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