Comparison

Night Hunt vs Aether Bastion

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

Head to head
About

Night Hunt

Defend against endless hordes of monsters in a cursed castle. Wield powerful magic, upgrade your skills, and collect loot to survive challenging roguelike levels. This game offers strategic combat with a relaxed, idle-meets-tactical approach.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of roguelike levels
  • Wield devastating magic spells
  • Strategic ability upgrades
  • Collect loot and gear
  • Idle meets tactical combat
  • Customize spell combos
Features
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Step into the haunted halls of the Vampire Tower and become the ultimate Night Hunter! In this action-packed roguelike survivor game, you are humanity’s last hope. Armed with a deadly crossbow and arcane magic, you’ll battle endless hordes of demons, vampires, zombies, and Lovecraft horrors in a cursed castle teeming with nightmares. Every floor tests your strategy with relentless waves—adapt or perish! === Gameplay Features === • Conquer hundreds of levels in the spine-chilling Vampire Tower—each run is a fresh challenge! • Wield devastating magic: Rain down meteors, freeze foes with ice beams, or electrify them with lightning strikes. Customize spells or unique combos! • Strategic upgrades: Choose new abilities, empower existing skills, or unlock alternate spell variants to match your playstyle. • Loot & dominate: Collect rare gems and epic gear from fallen monsters to upgrade your arsenal and unlock game-changing buffs. === Idle Meets Tactical Chaos === Love tower defense tension or survivor-style action but prefer low-input strategic choice? Night Hunt delivers bombastic VFX and thrilling combat—without frantic tapping. Sit back, plan your build, and watch the spectacle unfold! === Who’s It For? === • Heroes who stand alone against the darkness (comic book/gothic fantasy fans, this is your battleground!). • Roguelike survivor enthusiasts who crave replayability with strategic depth, not just reflexes. • Tower defense and shooting game players who want relaxed yet epic battles—no superhuman reaction times needed! Do you dare face the night? Download now and claim your place as the ultimate Night Hunter!

About

Aether Bastion

Defend a growing rift against swarms. Strategically expand your keep and spend resources to bring cores home. Enjoy live co-op multiplayer for up to four players.

Highlights
  • Idle rift defense gameplay
  • Strategic keep growth
  • Resource management
  • Live co-op multiplayer (2-4 players)
  • Seasonal events
Features
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You don't aim. You grow. Aether Bastion is idle rift defense. One lattice. A swarm on the ring. Grow the keep, spend scrap in the run, and bring cores home. • Seasonal tides bring new events to the keep. • Live co-op for 2 to 4 keepers through Game Center, each on their own device (no couch co-op). • No ads. The optional Circle subscription adds an extra Forge, 1.25× cores, and daily gems. Founder packs are gems only. Play on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. Plays on iPhone Duo, in portrait on the outer screen and landscape on the unfolded inner screen. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Night Hunt4 screens
Aether Bastion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Aether Bastion at 100% against Night Hunt's 44%. Aether Bastion also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). Night Hunt's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Night Hunt sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Aether Bastion sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Aether Bastion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Night Hunt's written reviews are positive against 100% of Aether Bastion's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Night Hunt ships an update every 11 days, Aether Bastion monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Night Hunt versus Aether Bastion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNight HuntAether Bastion
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (13 ratings)5.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1313
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size184 MB165 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperMirror MagicNoffTech LLC

Customer experience

Night Hunt

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral33.3%
Negative22.2%

Aether Bastion

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Night Hunt

One-time10
  • Special Offer$0.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
  • Unlock Instant Hunt$4.99
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  • Special Offer$4.99
  • Large Pack of Rubies$9.99
  • Premium Pass$9.99
  • Lifetime Ads-Free$9.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • Mega Pack of Rubies$49.99
  • Ultra Pack of Rubies$99.99
10 purchases

Aether Bastion

Subscriptions1
  • Bastion Circle7 Days trial$7.991 Month
One-time9
  • Handful of Gems$0.99
  • Ember Theme$1.99
  • Awakening Pack$2.99
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  • Ember Pack$2.99
  • Purse of Gems$4.99
  • Founder’s Sigil$4.99
  • Chest of Gems$9.99
  • Vault of Gems$19.99
  • Treasury of Gems$49.99

Questions

Is Night Hunt free?
Night Hunt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aether Bastion free?
Aether Bastion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Night Hunt or Aether Bastion?
Aether Bastion is rated higher. Night Hunt averages 4.3 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Aether Bastion averages 5.0 from 13 ratings.
Do Night Hunt or Aether Bastion have ads?
Night Hunt shows ads; Aether Bastion does not.
Which is updated more often, Night Hunt or Aether Bastion?
Night Hunt ships an update every 11 days, and Aether Bastion monthly. Most recently, Night Hunt was updated on October 30, 2026 and Aether Bastion on November 6, 2026.

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