Comparison

Monster Dungeon vs Aether Chronicles

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Tactical card battles
  • Story campaign mode
  • Collect over 1,000 cards
  • Deck building
  • Ranked PvP duels
  • Co-op dungeon delves
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Monster Dungeon4 screens
Aether Chronicles4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Monster Dungeon versus Aether Chronicles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonster DungeonAether Chronicles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (680 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings680 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size400 MB811 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperTekifun LTDDustin Sinclair

Customer experience

Monster Dungeon

All ratings680 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral3.5%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive32.1%
Neutral17.9%
Negative50.0%

Aether Chronicles

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

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

35 purchases

Monster Dungeon

One-time35
  • 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
6 purchases

Aether Chronicles

One-time6
  • Aether Shard$0.99
  • Pouch of Gems$4.99
  • Satchel of Gems$9.99
Show 3 more
  • Chest of Gems$19.99
  • Dragon's Hoard$34.99
  • Aetherwell Vault$69.99

Questions

Is Monster Dungeon free?
Monster Dungeon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aether Chronicles free?
Aether Chronicles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Monster Dungeon or Aether Chronicles?
Aether Chronicles is rated higher. Monster Dungeon averages 4.6 out of 5 from 680 ratings, while Aether Chronicles averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Monster Dungeon or Aether Chronicles have ads?
Monster Dungeon shows ads; Aether Chronicles does not.
Which is updated more often, Monster Dungeon or Aether Chronicles?
Monster Dungeon ships an update every 2 weeks, and Aether Chronicles daily. Most recently, Monster Dungeon was updated on October 30, 2026 and Aether Chronicles on October 31, 2026.

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