Comparison

Nethack Helper 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

Nethack Helper

This app serves as a comprehensive toolkit for NetHack players, offering tools to master shops, spells, and character progression. It provides detailed information on items, spells, intrinsics, and includes animated solutions for puzzles. The app also features score logging and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Item identification by price
  • Spell success percentages
  • Intrinsic monitoring
  • Animated Sokoban puzzle solutions
  • Score logging and ascension tracking
  • Progress timeline chart
  • Offline functionality
Features
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NetHack Helper - Everything you need to remember in one tiny app The ultimate toolkit for NetHack adventurers. Master shops, spells, and character progression with precision tools designed by players, for players. • Identify items by price with charisma-based calculations • Covers potions, scrolls, rings, wands, armor & more • All 43 spell books with success-to-learn percentages • Factors Intelligence, XP level, and skill enhancements • Monitor 18 intrinsics, protection, and prayer status • Step-by-step animated solutions for all 8 Sokoban puzzles • Toggle between DawnHack tiles and classic ASCII views • Comprehensive score logging with ascension tracking • Hidden timeline chart reveals your progress over time • Uses DawnHack Tileset • Works offline with persistent data • Auto-resets between characters for streamlined gameplay Unofficial companion app - not affiliated with NetHack DevTeam - We use it with iNetHack2 on iPhones

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

Nethack Helper4 screens
Dunil's Hold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nethack Helper at Free against Dunil's Hold's $4.99. Nethack Helper also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On update cadence, 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

Nethack Helper 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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nethack Helper versus Dunil's Hold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNethack HelperDunil's Hold
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB802 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDavid KonshuhKeith Mason Duke

Customer experience

Nethack Helper

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dunil's Hold

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

In-app purchases

None

Nethack Helper

No in-app purchases

None

Dunil's Hold

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nethack Helper free?
Nethack Helper 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 Nethack Helper or Dunil's Hold have ads?
Neither Nethack Helper nor Dunil's Hold shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nethack Helper or Dunil's Hold?
Nethack Helper ships an update every 9 days, and Dunil's Hold every 9 days. Most recently, Nethack Helper was updated on October 30, 2026 and Dunil's Hold on October 30, 2026.

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