MUDBasher vs Dark Frequency
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MUDBasher
Experience a reimagined classic text-based adventure game. This app offers a faster, more visually appealing, and feature-rich version of a beloved program from 2012, built for modern devices. Dive into new adventures with enhanced performance and design.
- Classic text-based gameplay
- Rebuilt for modern iOS
- Faster performance
- Improved visuals
- Enhanced features
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"A Classic Returns, Reimagined" The story of MUDBasher is the story of MUDRammer—a beloved app created with love in 2012, named after a friend's ridiculous character name, that brought joy to text gamers for years. When it could no longer keep up with modern iOS, rather than let it fade away, it was completely rebuilt from the ground up. Same heart, new soul. Faster, prettier, more features, and ready for the next decade of adventures.
Dark Frequency
Battle corrupted beasts with a celestial hammer in a dark, mythic world. This roguelite action survival game features endless waves of enemies, stackable upgrades, and permanent progression. Every run offers a unique challenge, making you stronger with each death.
- Roguelite action survival gameplay
- Intense hammer combat mechanics
- Endless waves of enemies
- Stackable upgrade system
- Permanent progression with Sigils
- Unique Boons for altered gameplay
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The Forge has shattered. The Glass-Beasts have risen. And you are the only thing standing between the world and eternal darkness. You are Crucible-Born, a being of molten glass and beast-soul, hammered into existence by The Ancient One. Armed with a celestial hammer, you must fight through endless trials of corrupted Glass-Beasts, reclaim the scattered Shards, and rekindle the Forge before the world goes cold forever. Every run is different. Every death makes you stronger. Forge your own path through a brutal roguelite system where no two runs play the same. Between waves, choose powerful upgrades that shape how you fight. Stack abilities, build synergies, and discover combinations that turn you from a lone survivor into an unstoppable force of the Forge. Fight with purpose. Strike with weight. Swing your hammer in fast, punishing arcs or charge a ground-shattering slam that sends shockwaves through entire enemy groups. Movement, timing, and positioning matter, dodge through enemy lines, dash to safety, and learn the rhythms of each beast before they overwhelm you. Grow beyond a single run. Spend your earned Shards on permanent Sigils that carry power across every future run. Unlock Boons, game-changing abilities that fundamentally alter how you play. Each session leaves you stronger, more prepared for the next. You will experience Endless waves of Glass-Beasts with scaling difficulty Upgrade system with stackable abilities and unique Boons Permanent progression through Sigils that grow with every run Intense hammer combat A dark, mythic world dripping in forge fire and shattered glass. The Forge remembers every trial.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dark Frequency at 100% against MUDBasher's 28%. Dark Frequency also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). MUDBasher's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (26 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. Dark Frequency sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. MUDBasher asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dark Frequency holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MUDBasher has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of MUDBasher's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dark Frequency's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MUDBasher | Dark Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 214 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Andrew Goldfinch | Unmbox Studios |
Customer experience
MUDBasher
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In-app purchases
MUDBasher
No in-app purchases
Dark Frequency
- Ember Purse$1.99
- Content Extension Pack$3.99
- Forge Reserve$4.99
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- Shards Vault$7.99
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