Comparison

Tiny Crawler vs Stonegate

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

Stonegate

Embark on a perilous dungeon crawl as you recruit and manage a party of six adventurers. Explore hand-crafted floors, battle tactical turn-based encounters, and make critical decisions about when to push deeper or retreat home.

Highlights
  • Party-based dungeon crawling
  • Tactical turn-based battles
  • Dungeon exploration with secrets and traps
  • Character class development
  • Resource management for expeditions
  • iCloud saves for cross-device play
Features
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Build the company. Descend into the dark. Bring back whoever survives. Stonegate: The Mad Baron is a party-based first-person dungeon crawler inspired by the deliberate exploration, dangerous expeditions, and hard-earned victories of classic role-playing games. Recruit and organize a company of six adventurers. Equip fighters, thieves, priests, mages, and rare elite classes. Explore hand-authored dungeon floors, uncover secret doors, survive traps, manage limited healing and magic, and decide when your wounded party should turn for home. New to Stonegate? A guided first journey helps you prepare your company, find your way, survive your first battle, and return safely to town. FEATURES • Build and manage a party of six adventurers • Explore six distinct depths in The Mad Baron campaign • Unlock six harder Veteran depths after completing The Mad Baron • Continue into three additional depths with the optional Salt Crypts expansion • Fight tactical, turn-based battles against grouped enemies • Discover secret doors, treasure chambers, traps, and authored encounters • Equip weapons, armor, and shields with clear comparisons • Develop fighters, spellcasters, scouts, and elite classes • Return to Stonegate to rest, recruit, trade, heal, and prepare • Face unique guardians and discover routes that can change an expedition • Carry one party across iPhone and iPad with private iCloud saves • No ads, no consumable currency, and no pay-to-win Every expedition is a decision between ambition and survival. Push deeper for greater rewards, or begin the long homeward march before the dungeon takes another member of the company. VETERAN CAMPAIGN Return with your company for six harder depths, longer routes, secret caches, stronger enemies, new equipment and greater recovery potions. Original and Veteran progress are saved separately. Veteran is included with Full Campaign and unlocks after completing The Mad Baron with your company. DESIGNED FOR IPHONE DUO Keep the discovered automap and Chronicle beside dungeon exploration and combat on the expanded display. Town services, equipment, character creation and menus adapt as you open or close the device. THE SALT CRYPTS Complete The Mad Baron, then take your company beneath Stonegate's burial quay. Redirect water, ring ancient bells, discover new equipment, and decide the fate of the bound dead across the Drowned Quay, the Bell Ossuary, and the Saint Below. Depth 1 is included with the download. The one-time Full Campaign purchase unlocks Depths 2–6 and the complete Mad Baron campaign, including Veteran after completion. The Salt Crypts is a separate, optional one-time purchase that includes all three expansion depths and requires completing The Mad Baron with your company. No subscriptions.

Screenshots

Tiny Crawler4 screens
Stonegate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stonegate at every 9 days against Tiny Crawler's every 2 months. Stonegate also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (19 vs 4). On price, review sentiment, 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

Both are free to download. Tiny Crawler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Stonegate sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stonegate holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 19 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tiny Crawler versus Stonegate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny CrawlerStonegate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)4.5 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings419 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB179 MB
Age rating9+9+
Developergabriel maldonadoNovoBuild LLC

Customer experience

Tiny Crawler

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stonegate

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tiny Crawler

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

Stonegate

One-time2
  • The Salt Crypts$3.99
  • Full Campaign$7.99

Questions

Is Tiny Crawler free?
Tiny Crawler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stonegate free?
Stonegate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Crawler or Stonegate?
Stonegate is rated higher. Tiny Crawler averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Stonegate averages 4.5 from 19 ratings.
Do Tiny Crawler or Stonegate have ads?
Neither Tiny Crawler nor Stonegate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Crawler or Stonegate?
Tiny Crawler ships an update every 2 months, and Stonegate every 9 days. Most recently, Tiny Crawler was updated on October 30, 2026 and Stonegate on October 31, 2026.

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