Monster Dungeon vs Aether Chronicles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monster Dungeon
Embark on a card-based adventure in a monster-filled world. Recruit over 150 heroes, collect powerful item cards, and use tactical deck-building to overcome challenges and defeat enemies. Engage in strategic battles, navigate dungeons, and compete in PVP arenas.
- Strategic hero decks with 150+ heroes
- Tactical card play with item cards
- Challenging dungeon levels
- PVP arena battles
- Elite competitions and tournaments
- Immersive fantasy art and animations
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Monster Dungeon: Strategy RPG Game throws you into a thrilling card-based adventure, where strategy, deck-building, and hero battles shape your path to victory! Step into a world overrun by monsters and chaos. Build your ultimate deck by recruiting from more than 150+ unique heroes, each with distinct skills, traits, and battle styles. Collect over 60+ powerful item cards to empower your team, disrupt enemies, and master each turn of the battle. Every dungeon level demands smart tactics and quick thinking in this strategic blend of action and puzzle. Whether you're a casual adventurer or a hardcore strategist, Monster Dungeon delivers deep gameplay, heroic clashes, and endless opportunities for creative play. HIGHLIGHT FEATURES - Strategic Hero Decks: Assemble your dream squad from 150+ heroes. Try different synergies to unlock powerful team combos. - Tactical Card Play: Equip and upgrade dozens of item cards to shift the momentum of each battle. - Easy to Learn, Deep to Master: Accessible mechanics meet layered strategy for all skill levels. - Challenging Dungeons: Navigate beautifully crafted levels filled with traps, bosses, and monster-packed lore. - Arena Glory: Rise through the ranks and outsmart rivals in intense PVP battles for the top spot on the leaderboard. - Elite Competitions: Push your limits in Weekly Damage Challenges and dominate the Tournaments for massive rewards. - Immersive Fantasy Art: Enjoy stunning visuals, lively animations, and rich environments. Ready to conquer the dungeon? Build your hero deck, conquer enemies, and clash your way to victory in this exciting card strategy game.
Aether Chronicles
Engage in fast-paced, tactical battles in this dark fantasy collectible card game. Summon creatures, cast spells, and strategize to defeat your opponents. Explore a story campaign, collect over 1,000 unique cards, and compete in ranked PvP or co-op dungeons.
- Tactical card battles
- Story campaign mode
- Collect over 1,000 cards
- Deck building
- Ranked PvP duels
- Co-op dungeon delves
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Aether Chronicles is a dark fantasy collectible card game built for quick, tactical battles. Summon creatures into three lanes, time your spells, and break your rival's Soul before they break yours. Every card has a job: steadfast guardians, burning berserkers, creeping poison, unseen assassins, wild cards that roll the dice, and legends that change the whole board. STORY CAMPAIGN Follow a story campaign across a broken world, with chapters, boss battles and choices that shape who stands beside you. COLLECT OVER 1,000 CARDS Open packs, craft the cards you need and chase rare foils. Play a card enough and you unlock its mastery alternate art. BUILD YOUR DECK Mix elements and archetypes in a full deck builder, or start from a ready-made deck and make it your own. RANKED PVP Duel real players on the ranked ladder, climb through the seasons and earn rewards. CO-OP DUNGEON DELVES Team up with a friend and fight through dungeon floors together. AND MORE Daily puzzles, the Arena, drafts, weekly challenges, and a friends list with direct messages. Aether Chronicles is free to play. Optional in-app purchases are available for gems, which open card packs and unlock cosmetics. Card pack drop rates are shown in the shop. An account is required so your collection follows you across devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Aether Chronicles at 100% against Monster Dungeon's 32%. Aether Chronicles also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Monster Dungeon's advantage is ratings volume (680 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Monster Dungeon sells 35 one-off in-app purchases and Aether Chronicles sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Aether Chronicles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monster Dungeon has 680 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Monster Dungeon's written reviews are positive against 100% of Aether Chronicles's.
Monster Dungeon ships an update every 2 weeks, Aether Chronicles daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monster Dungeon | Aether Chronicles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (680 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 680 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 400 MB | 811 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tekifun LTD | Dustin Sinclair |
Customer experience
Monster Dungeon
Aether Chronicles
Bugs and requests
Monster Dungeon
Reported bugs
4 issues- Tutorial messages not working correctly
- Ranking list not recording scores properly
- Game progress and purchases not saving
- Offline mode causing data loss
Requested features
3 requests- iCloud sync for game progress
- Improved leaderboard and ranking system
- Difficulty adjustments for better balance
Aether Chronicles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Monster Dungeon
- Surprise Bundle 4$0.99
- Starter Pack$0.99
- 100 Gems$0.99
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- Novice Pack$1.99
- Holy Echo2 variants$1.99
- Victory's Song$1.99
- The Emperor's Gift$1.99
- Divine Will$2.99
- Advanced Pack$4.99
- Hero Pack$4.99
- The Emperor's Gift$4.99
- Holy Echo$4.99
- Advanced Pack$5.99
- Privilege Card$5.99
- Kingdom Pass$6.99
- Holy Echo$6.99
- The Emperor's Gift$7.99
- Permanent Privilege Card$9.99
- Master Pack$9.99
- 1400 Gems$9.99
- The Emperor's Gift$9.99
- Ultra Value Monthly Card$9.99
- Premium Hero Pack$9.99
- Holy Echo$9.99
- Hero Fund$14.99
- The Emperor's Gift$14.99
- New Privilege Card (Permanent)$19.99
- Master Hero Pack$19.99
- The Emperor's Gift$19.99
- Holy Echo$19.99
- Growth Fund$19.99
- The Emperor's Gift$29.99
- The Emperor's Gift$39.99
- Divine Will$39.99
- Holy Echo$39.99
Aether Chronicles
- Aether Shard$0.99
- Pouch of Gems$4.99
- Satchel of Gems$9.99
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- Chest of Gems$19.99
- Dragon's Hoard$34.99
- Aetherwell Vault$69.99
Questions
Is Monster Dungeon free?
Is Aether Chronicles free?
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Do Monster Dungeon or Aether Chronicles have ads?
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