Comparison

Tiny Crawler vs DelveKin

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

DelveKin

Become the Dungeon Master in this charming strategy game. Design your dungeon with rooms, traps, and monsters to battle invading heroes. Take direct control of monsters in turn-based combat and unlock new defenses as you progress through handcrafted and replayable challenges.

Highlights
  • Build custom dungeons with rooms, monsters, and traps
  • Command monsters in turn-based battles
  • Set clever traps to hinder heroes
  • Unlock new monsters, traps, and rooms
  • Face diverse hero combinations
  • Engage in replayable Deep Delve challenges
  • Progress through Dungeon Raids
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The heroes are coming. Build a dungeon worthy of stopping them! DelveKin is a charming dungeon defense strategy game where you take the role of the Dungeon Master. Design your defenses, place traps, command monsters, and battle invading heroes across handcrafted encounters and replay-able dungeon challenges. BUILD YOUR DUNGEON - Choose rooms with different layouts and tactical advantages, then fill them with monsters and traps. Every placement matters as heroes advance deeper into your dungeon. COMMAND YOUR MONSTERS - Take direct control during turn-based battles. Move across the battlefield, launch basic attacks, unleash special abilities, and combine your monsters' strengths to overcome each group of heroes. SET CLEVER TRAPS - Slow heroes with snares, strike from the walls with arrow slits, or punish careless movement with hidden hazards. Traps can shape the battlefield and create opportunities for your monsters. GROW YOUR ARSENAL - Unlock new monsters, traps, rooms, and powerful bosses as you progress. Earn experience, level up your defenses, and build stronger dungeon teams for the challenges ahead. FACE NEW HEROES - Each stage introduces different hero combinations, abilities, and tactical threats. Adapt your dungeon to withstand knights, mages, rogues, clerics, and other determined adventurers. VENTURE INTO DEEP DELVE - Put your dungeon building skills to the ultimate test in Deep Delve, a replay-able 20-depth challenge where every run is different. Build a run specific roster, recruit and replace monsters and traps, choose powerful upgrades, evolve your boss, and see how deep your dungeon can survive. CONTINUE INTO DUNGEON RAIDS - Complete the main campaign and enter Dungeon Raids, where increasingly dangerous hero parties push your defenses even further. CHARMING ART STYLE - DelveKin features expressive characters, lively battle animations, and a playful fantasy world. Play the opening chapters for free. A single Premium unlock opens the full campaign, additional progression, Dungeon Raids, and Deep Delve. Build carefully. Fight cleverly. Protect your dungeon.

Screenshots

Tiny Crawler4 screens
DelveKin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DelveKin at 5.0 against Tiny Crawler's 4.5. DelveKin also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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 DelveKin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DelveKin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Crawler ships an update every 2 months, DelveKin every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Tiny Crawler versus DelveKin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny CrawlerDelveKin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB72 MB
Age rating9+9+
Developergabriel maldonadoCinder Code LLC

Customer experience

Tiny Crawler

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DelveKin

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tiny Crawler

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

DelveKin

One-time1
  • Premium Upgrade$4.99

Questions

Is Tiny Crawler free?
Tiny Crawler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DelveKin free?
DelveKin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Crawler or DelveKin?
DelveKin is rated higher. Tiny Crawler averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while DelveKin averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Tiny Crawler or DelveKin have ads?
Neither Tiny Crawler nor DelveKin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Crawler or DelveKin?
Tiny Crawler ships an update every 2 months, and DelveKin every 3 days. Most recently, Tiny Crawler was updated on October 12, 2026 and DelveKin on October 17, 2026.

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