Comparison

Drop Duchy vs Inbox Dash

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

Head to head
About

Drop Duchy

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
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[TRY BEFORE YOU BUY!] A beloved PC game, now coming to mobile. Metacritic: 83. Very Positive on STEAM - 90%. Drop Duchy takes the iconic geometric puzzle gameplay we all know and love and gives it a fresh perspective: instead of simply clearing lines, you build a realm. A mix of deckbuilding, puzzle and rogue-lite, designed to hone your appetite as a block-stacking tactician. Place tile pieces as you would in a block-dropping game, but align them to maximize their activation rules. Set the right structures next to lush forests, wild rivers and grassy plains to pull out maximum resources and units. Then gather your troops, reclaim the regions under enemy control, and storm the enemy fortress along branching, decision-filled paths. Let your castle take too much damage and the run ends - but defeat is not the end: jump straight back in with a new strategy, and use the experience gained to unlock even more content. Grow in power with over 110 unique cards, trade with markets and guilds, and climb a meta progression of over 90 missions tied to three playable factions: The Duchy, The Order and The Republic. Adapt, conquer, and keep the action moving! FEATURES * An original mix of puzzle gameplay and real-time strategy * A brand new game experience with each run thanks to procedural generation * Play with Factions: The Duchy, The Order, The Republic * Meta progression: over 90 challenges designed to help you through your journey * Build the perfect deck with over 110 unique cards * An elegant and charming art direction to please your eyes * An engaging and ever-evolving soundtrack to please your ears * Choose your path between lakes, glades, forests, villages, guilds… and more!

About

Inbox Dash

A fast-paced puzzle game where you clear your inbox by tapping matching email types. Utilize special tiles and choose from four themes to enhance your gameplay experience. Compete for high scores and achievements.

Highlights
  • Tap matching email types to clear inbox
  • Utilize special tiles for bonuses
  • Four distinct visual themes
  • Customizable tile labels and settings
  • Leaderboard and achievements
  • Shareable scorecards
Features
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You have 30 seconds of working time and an inbox that will not clear itself. Tap matching items in a row. The faster you chain them, the more points you get. Newsletters, spam, social media, calendar invites and FYI mails pile up. You are the one who deals with them. SPECIAL TILES Some tiles wipe one color from the board. Others stop the clock for one second. Use them at the right moment. FOUR THEMES Standard, Colorblind, Cyberpunk and Fantasy. Each theme has its own look and its own mail subjects. Cyberpunk and Fantasy also bring their own music. Switch in Settings. TILE LABELS Show text, icons or nothing at all on the tiles, whichever reads best for you. RANKS Your score earns a rank, from Mailroom Intern up to Legend of the Filing Cabinet. The result card can be shared as an image. GAME CENTER Compare your score on the leaderboard and collect achievements, including Inbox Zero. SETTINGS Music volume, haptics in three levels, tile labels and language. Slide the music volume to zero and the music is off. No ads. No account needed beyond Game Center. A game by Andy Ebels, kirchendice.de

Screenshots

Drop Duchy4 screens
Inbox Dash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Inbox Dash at none against Drop Duchy's 2. Inbox Dash also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (daily vs weekly). Drop Duchy's advantage is ratings volume (69 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads 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. Drop Duchy sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Inbox Dash asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Inbox Dash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drop Duchy has 69 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drop Duchy ships an update weekly, Inbox Dash daily. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Drop Duchy versus Inbox Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrop DuchyInbox Dash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (69 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings69 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB23 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperDoghowl Games Ltd.Andy Christian Ebels

Customer experience

Drop Duchy

All ratings36 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral8.7%
Negative30.4%

Inbox Dash

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Drop Duchy

One-time2
  • Base Game Offer$8.99
  • Base Game$9.99
None

Inbox Dash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drop Duchy free?
Drop Duchy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Inbox Dash free?
Inbox Dash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drop Duchy or Inbox Dash?
Inbox Dash is rated higher. Drop Duchy averages 4.6 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while Inbox Dash averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Drop Duchy or Inbox Dash have ads?
Neither Drop Duchy nor Inbox Dash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drop Duchy or Inbox Dash?
Drop Duchy ships an update weekly, and Inbox Dash daily. Most recently, Drop Duchy was updated on November 8, 2026 and Inbox Dash on October 31, 2026.

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