Comparison

Tiny Crawler vs Text Dungeon

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

Head to head
About

Tiny Crawler

Explore a grim, procedurally generated underworld in this pixel-art roguelite. Battle unique enemies, disarm traps, and make meaningful choices in tactical turn-based combat. Discover hidden treasures and powerful artifacts in a dark fantasy urban decay setting.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Tactical turn-based combat
  • Unique enemies and traps
  • Mysterious events and hidden treasures
  • Character progression (DnD rules)
  • Permadeath
  • Crafting system
Features
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Descend into a surreal, gritty underworld in Tiny Crawler, a pixel-art roguelite where every choice matters and danger lurks in every shadow. Battle bizarre enemies, disarm strange traps, and explore a city of secrets, blending dark fantasy with urban decay. Discover mysterious traders, uncover powerful artefacts, and test your luck at ancient altars. With procedurally generated encounters, moody pixel visuals, and an atmospheric soundtrack, Tiny Crawler offers a fresh challenge every time you play. Features: - Procedurally generated levels and encounters - Unique enemies and traps inspired by cult classic manga - Mysterious events and hidden treasures - Tactical turn-based combat and meaningful choices - Chunky pixel art and a dark, immersive atmosphere - Designed to be played in short stints in mobile (iOS only at the moment) - Character progression based on DnD rules - Permadeath - Procedurally generated encounters - Turn-based combat - 200 items - 32 enemies - 10 bosses - 10 events - 3 Biomes - Identifiable items - Crafting - Achievements - Spell casting Do you have what it takes to survive the crawl?

About

Text Dungeon

Features
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Three stories to play through, and a dungeon to die in. Text Dungeon is a text roguelite and a branching gamebook in one app. The Hollow Court and Three Winters start free. STORY MODE Make one character and carry them through a whole arc. Your choices set what happens chapters later, which characters trust you, and which ending you reach. - The Hollow Court: find out what silenced the delvers on the Hollow Road. - The Hungering Wood: the wood took Mosswick in a single season. It did not stop there. - Three Winters: 31 people, 9 barrels, and a steading across the ice that has not lit a fire in 11 days. Five oaths are offered. They contradict each other, and at most two can be kept. Four endings. The Hollow Court and Three Winters open with a free volume. Everything else is a one-time purchase, or get a whole arc in one Complete bundle. Finish an arc and its relic joins you in Quick Play. QUICK PLAY Pick a class and a perk, then go down. Eight rooms and a boss stand between you and the end of a run: fights, traps, shops, shrines, treasure and rest. Combat is turn-based. Attack, defend, use a skill, use an item, or try to run. Death ends the run, and the sigils you earned unlock permanent upgrades for the next one. Every day there is a Daily Run: one shared dungeon with its own twist. Keep your streak going. Win once and Endless mode opens: the descent repeats, harder every cycle, until it kills you. Classes: Warrior free; Rogue, Mage, Hexblade and Bloodletter in class packs. Relic packs add new items to the loot. NO ADS. NO ACCOUNT. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Paid content is one-time purchases. Privacy Policy: https://hipporasy.dev/roguelite/privacy/ This app uses Apple's Standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tiny Crawler4 screens
Text Dungeon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Text Dungeon at every 9 days against Tiny Crawler's every 2 months. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Tiny Crawler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Text Dungeon sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Crawler ships an update every 2 months, Text Dungeon every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Tiny Crawler versus Text Dungeon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny CrawlerText Dungeon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB6 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developergabriel maldonadoMarasy Phi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tiny Crawler

One-time1
  • Tiny Crawler - Full Version$5.99
11 purchases

Text Dungeon

One-time11
  • The Hollow Court: Vol. 2$0.99
  • The Hollow Court: Vol. 3$0.99
  • The Hungering Wood: Vol. 1$0.99
Show 8 more
  • Sealed Depths$2.99
  • The Ossuary Vault$2.99
  • The Wanderer's Hoard$2.99
  • Corruption's Edge$3.99
  • The Hollow Court: Finale$3.99
  • Crimson Depths$3.99
  • Three Winters: Finale$4.99
  • Complete Collection$19.99

Questions

Is Tiny Crawler free?
Tiny Crawler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text Dungeon free?
Text Dungeon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tiny Crawler or Text Dungeon have ads?
Neither Tiny Crawler nor Text Dungeon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Crawler or Text Dungeon?
Tiny Crawler ships an update every 2 months, and Text Dungeon every 9 days. Most recently, Tiny Crawler was updated on October 30, 2026 and Text Dungeon on October 31, 2026.

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