# Drop Duchy vs Dome Keeper

The clearest difference is price: Drop Duchy at Free against Dome Keeper's $9.99. Drop Duchy also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Dome Keeper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#12 vs unranked). On update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Drop Duchy is free to download; Dome Keeper costs $9.99 up front. Drop Duchy sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Dome Keeper asks for nothing beyond the download.

Drop Duchy ships an update weekly, Dome Keeper daily. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Drop Duchy | Dome Keeper |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $9.99 |
| Rating | **[4.6 (36 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drop-duchy/id6748815540/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **36** | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.9% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Weekly | **Daily** |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | — | **#12** |
| Size | 1.1 GB | 1.1 GB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 26.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [Doghowl Games Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1805603341) | [Raw Fury AB](https://appshunter.io/developer/1118513353) |

## What reviewers say

### Drop Duchy

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drop-duchy/id6748815540)

Experience a unique blend of deckbuilding, puzzle, and rogue-lite gameplay. Build a realm by strategically placing tiles, gather resources, and lead your troops to reclaim enemy territory. Each run offers a fresh challenge with procedural generation and meta-progression.

**Highlights:** Deckbuilding, puzzle, and rogue-lite gameplay mix, Strategic tile placement for resource maximization, Real-time strategy combat and territory reclamation, Procedurally generated game experiences, Meta-progression with over 90 challenges, Over 110 unique cards for deck building, Three playable factions: The Duchy, The Order, The Republic

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Base Game Offer | $8.99 | one-time |
| Base Game | $9.99 | one-time |


### Dome Keeper

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dome-keeper/id6755046527)

**Currently charting:** #12 Top Paid · Strategy, #14 Top Paid · Action, #35 Top Paid · Games, #54 Top Paid (US App Store)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Drop Duchy free?

Drop Duchy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Dome Keeper free?

Dome Keeper costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Drop Duchy or Dome Keeper have ads?

Neither Drop Duchy nor Dome Keeper shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Drop Duchy or Dome Keeper?

Drop Duchy ships an update weekly, and Dome Keeper daily. Most recently, Drop Duchy was updated on October 21, 2026 and Dome Keeper on October 10, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*