Scroll Echoes vs Dawnbound Heroes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scroll Echoes
Embark on an adventure in a vibrant world with this card RPG. Collect characters and develop a unique team, combining their strengths for maximum combat power. Enjoy effortless progression with automatic resource gathering through AFK gameplay.
- Collection-focused card RPG
- Effortless progression
- AFK gameplay for resource gathering
- Develop unique character teams
- Combine character strengths
- Strategic combat
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“Scroll Echoes” is a collection-focused card RPG where adventure meets effortless progression. Explore a vibrant world, gather resources automatically through AFK gameplay, and freely develop a unique team of distinctive characters. Combine their strengths to unleash maximum combat power—where strategic thinking and laid-back enjoyment unite perfectly.
Dawnbound Heroes
Lead legendary heroes on an airship expedition through a post-apocalyptic world. Engage in auto-battles, gather resources, and upgrade your base to survive the closing Mist Ring and reach the center of the world.
- Hero recruitment and team building
- Turn-based auto combat
- Offline idle rewards
- Airship base upgrades
- Evolving seasonal world map
- Weekly random events
- Skyspire endgame challenges
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The Mist Ring is closing in, and the edge of the world is disappearing. Board the low-altitude airship Dawnbringer, recruit legendary heroes from the Wasteland, Oasis, ancient Ruins, and the remnants of the Old Civilization, and assemble your own expedition team as you journey toward the center of the world across ever-changing seasonal maps. Dawnbound Heroes is a post-apocalyptic fantasy idle RPG. Lead your heroes through battles, gather resources, strengthen your roster, overcome powerful enemies, and guide the Dawnbringer along its migration route. With every stage cleared, your airship moves one step closer to the center. The closer you get, the greater your idle rewards become—and the more of the season's ultimate challenge will be revealed. I.Gather Heroes, Build the Ultimate Expedition Heroes from multiple factions answer the call. Firearms, melee weapons, and advanced technology collide on the battlefield. Recruit powerful SSR heroes, develop your core lineup, and combine strategic formations with faction synergies to create the ultimate expedition force. II.Auto Battles, Effortless Growth Enjoy accessible turn-based auto combat designed for easy progression. Build your team, upgrade your heroes, and activate faction bonuses to keep earning valuable resources even while offline. III.Your Airship Base, Your Mobile Stronghold Your headquarters is no ordinary castle—it's a low-altitude airship traveling through the Mist Ring. Upgrade specialized cabins, collect idle rewards, dispatch heroes on expeditions, and transform the Dawnbringer into humanity's last beacon of hope. IV.The Mist Ring Closes, The Expedition Moves On The seasonal world map evolves every day as the Mist Ring steadily contracts. To survive, the Dawnbringer must continue advancing toward the center along beacon routes. Clear campaign stages, break through key milestones, increase your rewards, and discover the path leading to the legendary Skyspire. V.Weekly Random Events, Endless Surprises and Rewards As the Mist Ring closes in, unexpected encounters may emerge across the map. Face monster hordes, meet wandering mist merchants, explore ancient ruins, uncover supply caches, and complete special events to earn expedition rewards and rare resources. Every week brings new surprises, new challenges, and new rewards. VI.Climb Skyspire, Conquer the Season Endgame At the center of the world stands Skyspire, a mysterious tower that is slowly awakening. As the Dawnbringer draws ever closer, endgame challenges gradually unlock. Take on greater difficulties, earn higher scores, and claim glorious rewards reserved for the finest explorers. The Mist is Closing. The Airship is Rising. Recruit. Survive. Push to the Center.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dawnbound Heroes at 3.0 against Scroll Echoes's 2.5. Dawnbound Heroes also leads on ads (none vs shown). Scroll Echoes's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 2) and review sentiment (42% vs 31%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Scroll Echoes sells 15 one-off in-app purchases and Dawnbound Heroes sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dawnbound Heroes holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scroll Echoes has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of Scroll Echoes's written reviews are positive against 31% of Dawnbound Heroes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Scroll Echoes ships an update fortnightly, Dawnbound Heroes weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scroll Echoes | Dawnbound Heroes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (18 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews — better | 30.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 974 MB | 932 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Suizhou Linmeng Network Technology Co., Ltd. | Storm Interactive Entertainment Limited |
Customer experience
Scroll Echoes
Dawnbound Heroes
In-app purchases
Scroll Echoes
- Gift Pack 01$0.99
- Gift Pack 02$1.99
- Gift Pack 05$4.99
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- Gift Pack 06$7.99
- Gift Pack 07$9.99
- Gift Pack 09$14.99
- Gift Pack 10$19.99
- Gift Pack 11$29.99
- Gift Pack 12$39.99
- Gift Pack 13$44.99
- Gift Pack 14$49.99
- Gift Pack 15$64.99
- Gift Pack 16$69.99
- Gift Pack 17$84.99
- Gift Pack 18$99.99
Dawnbound Heroes
- Tier 1 Pack$0.99
- Tier 3 Pack$2.99
- Tier 4 Pack$4.99
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- Tier 5 Pack$9.99
- Tier 6 Pack$14.99
- Tier 7 Pack$19.99
- Tier 8 Pack$29.99
- Tier 10 Pack$49.99
- Tier 11 Pack$69.99
- Tier 12 Pack$99.99
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