Comparison

DungeonChat vs Dunil's Hold

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

Head to head
About

DungeonChat

Engage in AI-generated, nonlinear story experiences where you can role-play in custom or AI-created scenes. Explore diverse, immersive environments that provide rich context for your adventures.

Highlights
  • AI-generated story scenes
  • Nonlinear narrative experience
  • Create custom story prompts
  • Immersive environmental settings
  • Role-playing gameplay
Features
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Enter DungeonChat––a new kind of nonlinear story experience that lets you role-play in AI-generated scenes. Either choose an AI-created story option, or create your own prompt to take the adventure where you want it to go! Experience a wide array of immersive environments that give context to your story––from vibrant villages to spooky caves or even enchanted forests!

About

Dunil's Hold

Explore a procedurally generated text-based dungeon with a hybrid interface. This roguelike RPG offers deep replayability, gear-based progression, and offline play. Experience a premium, ad-free adventure with a single purchase.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Text-based gameplay
  • Gear-based progression
  • Hybrid text/graphical interface
  • 100% Offline & Private
  • Deep replayability
  • Autosave with one slot
Features
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Descend into Dunil’s Hold, a sprawling, text-based procedurally generated dungeon where shadows hold secrets and every decision could be your last. A fusion of classic gaming lineages: text-based games and roguelikes, with gear-based progression, and the unforgiving brutality of Old School Renaissance (OSR) RPGs. FEATURES: * DunilsHold Engine: a custom game engine. * On-device LLM used for narration of certain non-critical aspects of the game. * Hybrid Text/Graphical Interface tailored for immersion. * Autosaves with one save slot. * 100% Offline & Private: Powered by on-device Apple MLX technology. No internet required, no data collection. * Deep Replayability: A massive, ever-changing dungeon filled with traps, secrets, monsters, and treasure. * Premium Experience: One price. No ads. No in-app purchases. No nonsense. * In active development.

Screenshots

DungeonChat3 screens
Dunil's Hold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DungeonChat at Free against Dunil's Hold's $4.99. DungeonChat also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Dunil's Hold's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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

DungeonChat is free to download; Dunil's Hold costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DungeonChat ships an update every 2 months, Dunil's Hold every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DungeonChat versus Dunil's Hold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDungeonChatDunil's Hold
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size269 MB802 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRylan Pozniak DanielsKeith Mason Duke

Customer experience

DungeonChat

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dunil's Hold

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DungeonChat

No in-app purchases

None

Dunil's Hold

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DungeonChat free?
DungeonChat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dunil's Hold free?
Dunil's Hold costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do DungeonChat or Dunil's Hold have ads?
Neither DungeonChat nor Dunil's Hold shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DungeonChat or Dunil's Hold?
DungeonChat ships an update every 2 months, and Dunil's Hold every 9 days. Most recently, DungeonChat was updated on November 5, 2026 and Dunil's Hold on October 30, 2026.

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