Comparison

Dungeon Reels vs Arcane Trigger

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

Head to head
About

Dungeon Reels

Engage in a roguelike dungeon crawler where slot machine spins determine your spells. Build your spell vault strategically to overcome diverse enemies and bosses across branching paths. Each run offers unique challenges and evolving gameplay.

Highlights
  • Slot machine combat
  • Customizable spell vaults
  • Multiple dungeons with unique bosses
  • Discoverable spells, upgrades, and modifiers
  • Branching paths and dynamic encounters
  • Fast-paced, replayable runs
Features
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Spin the slots. Shape your spells. Survive the dungeons. A roguelike dungeon crawler where randomized spell spins meet deckbuilding strategy. Step into the role of a mage uncovering the truth behind a growing creature infestation, and piece together their story as you fight your way deeper into each run. Every spin determines your options. As you enter encounters, the reels pull from your spell vault, randomizing which spells you can use each round. Fight your way through dangerous dungeons, defeat unique enemies, and adapt your strategy in real time. You don’t control the spins, but you do control what’s in the machine. As you play, collect powerful spells, enchanting upgrades, and helpful modifiers, to evolve your build with every encounter. Your spell vault is the key to mastery. Whatever lies in the vault (good or bad) will bring you to success, or bring you to your doom. Strategize by adding new abilities, removing weaker spells, and refining your loadout to shape the odds in your favor. Just remember—you never know what you’ll encounter along the way. Explore branching paths, facing a variety of encounters, enemies, and bosses as you progress through the game. Not all enemies are created equal so you’ll have to learn the strengths and weaknesses in real time to succeed in each dungeon. As you travel, some routes will lead to hidden discoveries, revealing more about the mage’s past and the mystery behind the creatures overtaking their world. Features: Slot machine combat that drives every encounter Strategic builds with customizable spell vaults Multiple dungeons with distinct enemies and boss fights A wide variety of spells, upgrades, and modifiers to discover Branching paths with dynamic encounters and story moments Fast-paced runs with meaningful decisions and deep replayability Bonus opportunities and rewards throughout your journey No two runs are the same. Refine your build, push deeper, and survive as long as you can through the escalating challenges. Download Dungeon Reels: Returns and see if you can strategize your way through the dungeons.

About

Arcane Trigger

Defend your cottage from shadow creatures pouring from a dimensional rift. Utilize an arcane rifle, craft unique ammunition, and strategically combine buffs to survive increasingly difficult waves and challenging bosses in this roguelike shooter.

Highlights
  • Arcane rifle combat
  • Bullet crafting with varied attributes
  • Mix and match trajectory buffs
  • Roguelike progression
  • 7 distinct bosses
  • 240 unique bullet types
Features
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After years of diligent work, the young mage finally saved up enough to build a beautiful cottage in the woods—only to find it sits right at the convergence point between the Shadow Plane and the Material Plane. Every time night falls, entropic shadow creatures pour forth from the rift, laying waste to everything nearby. 200 sealing artifacts, 40 events, 15 difficulty tiers, and 7 wildly distinct bosses await you! Take up your arcane rifle! Squeeze the trigger and rain down fury on these ill-mannered pests! Mix and match to craft devastating high-damage trajectories. Some buffs rely on proper positioning, so think carefully before you pull the trigger. Don't forget to forge new bullets! Click the winged hammer in the bottom-left corner to craft new ammunition with varied attributes — choose from 240 unique bullet types! When the smoke clears, the roguelike spirit remains. At the end of each run, select the optimal build buffs based on your current setup.

Screenshots

Dungeon Reels4 screens
Arcane Trigger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dungeon Reels at 100% against Arcane Trigger's 25%. Dungeon Reels also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7). Arcane Trigger's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Dungeon Reels sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Arcane Trigger asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dungeon Reels holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Dungeon Reels's written reviews are positive against 25% of Arcane Trigger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dungeon Reels ships an update every 11 days, Arcane Trigger every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dungeon Reels versus Arcane Trigger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDungeon ReelsArcane Trigger
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better2.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size315 MB907 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperKobey MyhreMiniWhale

Customer experience

Dungeon Reels

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Arcane Trigger

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Dungeon Reels

One-time5
  • Small Bundle of Gems$1.99
  • Bundle of Gems$4.99
  • Spell Bundle$4.99
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  • Double Rewards$4.99
  • Large Bundle of Gems$9.99
None

Arcane Trigger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dungeon Reels free?
Dungeon Reels is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arcane Trigger free?
Arcane Trigger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dungeon Reels or Arcane Trigger?
Dungeon Reels is rated higher. Dungeon Reels averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Arcane Trigger averages 2.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Dungeon Reels or Arcane Trigger have ads?
Neither Dungeon Reels nor Arcane Trigger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dungeon Reels or Arcane Trigger?
Dungeon Reels ships an update every 11 days, and Arcane Trigger every 2 weeks. Most recently, Dungeon Reels was updated on October 5, 2026 and Arcane Trigger on October 3, 2026.

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