Comparison

Backpack Battles vs Slots & Daggers

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

Head to head
About

Backpack Battles

Strategize and battle using a meticulously organized backpack filled with items. Combine and craft powerful equipment to gain an advantage. Compete against other players in ranked or unranked modes with no time limits.

Highlights
  • Item placement strategy
  • Item combination and crafting
  • Real-player battles
  • Ranked and Unranked modes
  • No time limits
  • Leaderboard climbing
Features
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[We recommend a total device RAM of 4GB or higher; otherwise, the app may crash due to insufficient memory.] In Backpack Battles, you fight with your backpack full of items! It matters what you buy, and especially how you place them. The smarter you place your items, the stronger you'll be! Items come in different shapes, sizes, prices, and rarities. Combine them into even stronger equipment: brew powerful potions, craft legendary weapons, or even hatch a dragon friend! Face the backpack builds of other real players. See what they came up with, and counter them to win. Test your limits in Ranked Mode and climb the leaderboard! Or relax in Unranked Mode with low pressure. Both modes have no time limits, so take your time to organize your backpack! Join our community for discussion and support! Discord: https://discord.gg/PKPGxFpgFA Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1AtWHngD8v/ New Player Guide Video on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFtuXBw4bDM Contact Us:support.m@indieark.com

About

Slots & Daggers

Spin slot machine reels to battle monsters in a unique roguelike adventure. Build powerful combos and upgrade your machine to conquer a hand-drawn fantasy world. Enjoy quick runs with deep strategic builds.

Highlights
  • Slot machine combat mechanics
  • Synergy building and reel manipulation
  • Hand-drawn fantasy world
  • Campaign mode (4-8 hours)
  • Endless high-score mode
  • Retro visuals and hip hop soundtrack
  • Quick runs, deep builds
Features
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SLOTS & DAGGERS is a roguelike in a slot machine. Spin the reels, chain symbols into combos, and turn every pull into damage, gold and upgrades. Build your machine run by run, then take it into the dungeon and fight your way through a weird little fantasy world full of goblins, monsters and strange little guys. Every spin matters. Every symbol you add changes the odds. And every run ends with the same question: one more? FEATURES - A slot machine that fights back – build synergies, break the reels, beat the odds - A weird fantasy world drawn by hand, in all its crude glory - 4–8 hour campaign with escalating challenges - Egg Arena – an endless high-score mode for the truly determined - Retro visuals with a hand-drawn, lo-fi charm - Crunchy old-school hip hop drum machine soundtrack - Quick runs, deep builds – perfect for a session on the go - No ads, no in-app purchases, no real money involved – just the game Numbers! Fights! Goblins! And a lot of PLING. ---- A NOTE FROM THE DEVELOPER After my last game SUMMERHOUSE, I wanted to make something radically different. Still small, but faster, with numbers, fights and goblins! The result is SLOTS & DAGGERS. To make this game I combined a lot of things I deeply love – weird fantasy worlds, crude drawings of strange little guys, old school crunchy hip hop drum machines and addictive arcade games that go "PLING PLING PLING" as they spit out little coins – with classic roguelike mechanics. As with SUMMERHOUSE, please keep in mind this game is a solo project – small, focused, and made with care. It's meant to be short and sweet and doesn't have the amount of content as games built by bigger teams over years, but I think it's a fair deal! I hope you have a good time with SLOTS & DAGGERS! Cheers, Friedemann

Screenshots

Backpack Battles4 screens
Slots & Daggers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Slots & Daggers at 78% against Backpack Battles's 47%. Slots & Daggers also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and price ($3.99 vs $9.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Backpack Battles costs $9.99 and Slots & Daggers $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Slots & Daggers holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 332 and 592 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Backpack Battles's written reviews are positive against 78% of Slots & Daggers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backpack Battles ships an update every 8 days, Slots & Daggers fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Backpack Battles versus Slots & Daggers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackpack BattlesSlots & Daggers
Price$9.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.5 (332 ratings)4.9 (592 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews78.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings332592 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#90#4 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size512 MB243 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperYaozuo Games LtdFuture Friends Games

Customer experience

Backpack Battles

All ratings327 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews194 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral11.9%
Negative40.7%

Slots & Daggers

All ratings424 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.6%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral11.0%
Negative11.0%

In-app purchases

None

Backpack Battles

No in-app purchases

None

Slots & Daggers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backpack Battles free?
Backpack Battles costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Slots & Daggers free?
Slots & Daggers costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Backpack Battles or Slots & Daggers?
Slots & Daggers is rated higher. Backpack Battles averages 4.5 out of 5 from 332 ratings, while Slots & Daggers averages 4.9 from 592 ratings.
Do Backpack Battles or Slots & Daggers have ads?
Neither Backpack Battles nor Slots & Daggers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Backpack Battles or Slots & Daggers?
Backpack Battles ships an update every 8 days, and Slots & Daggers fortnightly. Most recently, Backpack Battles was updated on October 25, 2026 and Slots & Daggers on October 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, Backpack Battles or Slots & Daggers?
Backpack Battles currently peaks at #90 in the App Store charts, and Slots & Daggers at #4. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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