Tiny Mage Mayhem vs ASCII Gunship
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tiny Mage Mayhem
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Tiny Mage Mayhem is a fast‑paced survival game where you control a tiny mage fighting off waves of monsters, aliens and other creatures. Dodge their attacks, collect coins and gems, and use magical spells to stay alive as long as you can. Simple one‑touch controls make it easy for anyone to play, while increasingly challenging waves keep you coming back for more. One‑hand touch controls Multiple enemy types with unique patterns Magical spells and upgrades to unlock Short, intense sessions that can be played offline No ads and no data collection How long can you survive the mayhem?
ASCII Gunship
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Your gunship is made of characters. So is everything trying to kill it. ASCII GUNSHIP is an arcade vertical shoot-em-up rendered entirely as a live terminal character grid. Every ship, bullet, boss and explosion is a glyph in a bright ANSI palette, with optional CRT scanlines. Drag to fly. Your cannons never stop. Tap the bomb when the screen fills with fire. BUILD A DIFFERENT GUNSHIP EVERY RUN Clear a wave, then pick 1 of 3 upgrade cards: fire rate, orbiting drones, chain lightning levels, tail guns. 18 cards and 8 weapons, from VULCAN and LASER to TESLA ARC and PLASMA SNAKE. BOSSES WORTH FIGHTING Every fifth wave a multi-part ASCII boss fills the top of the terminal. Shoot off its turrets, survive three escalating gun phases, and salvage the credits. A CAMPAIGN, THEN MORE Fight through 5 sectors with their own procedural backdrops and enemy rosters, then loop them at MK-2 ferocity and beyond. Keep your chain multiplier alive up to x9. THE HANGAR Spend salvage on 8 gunships, each with its own passive and starting weapon, from the reliable RAPTOR to the drone-carrying PALADIN. FEATURES - Everything is text: real-time character-grid renderer, zero sprite art - 8 weapons, 18 upgrade cards - 5 multi-part bosses with destructible parts and 3-phase patterns - 8 buyable glyph gunships with real passives - 5 sectors + endless MK tiers, chain multiplier up to x9 - CADET / VETERAN / ACE difficulty, CRT scanline toggle - Offline, private, no accounts, no tracking - No ads, no paywalls. Every ship earnable in-game (optional tip jar) From Anguished Studio. Fly. Fire. Pick a card. Beat your best.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tiny Mage Mayhem at none against ASCII Gunship's 3. Tiny Mage Mayhem also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. ASCII Gunship sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Tiny Mage Mayhem asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Tiny Mage Mayhem | ASCII Gunship |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 360 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Khadija Zeroualy | Anguished LLC |
In-app purchases
Tiny Mage Mayhem
No in-app purchases
ASCII Gunship
- Small Tip$0.99
- Unlock All Ships$4.99
- Big Tip$4.99
Questions
Is Tiny Mage Mayhem free?
Is ASCII Gunship free?
Do Tiny Mage Mayhem or ASCII Gunship have ads?
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