Comparison

AshROGUE vs CastleRise

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

Head to head
About

AshROGUE

Embark on a challenging roguelike RPG adventure through a perilous tower. Deduce hidden events on a 5x5 grid, engage in turn-based combat with permadeath, and master over 40 unique classes to survive.

Highlights
  • 5x5 grid exploration
  • Permadeath roguelike mechanics
  • Turn-based combat
  • Over 40 unique classes
  • Deduce hidden events
  • Sanity system
Features
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A dungeon-exploration roguelike RPG. Advance by deducing hidden events within a 5×5 grid. Featuring turn-based battles where a single wrong choice means death. To survive the tower, you need luck and willpower. The path ahead is unseen—but you must move forward. Unless you choose to accept death. Game Systems Exploration Explore the tower while aiming for the top floor. Each 5×5 grid hides various events, requiring deduction and careful choices. This is a classic turn-based RPG with roguelike rules—death means losing everything. Classes Over 40 classes are available. Each time you enter the dungeon, you can choose a new class. Every class has unique growth paths and skills—fail to adapt, and death awaits. Dungeon Exploration Navigate a 5×5 grid dungeon where enemies, treasure, and events are randomly placed. Tap panels to reveal them and find the stairs to advance to the next floor. If your Sanity reaches zero, you descend into madness—and death follows. Combat Turn-based battles offer five actions: Attack, Skill, Defend, Talk, and Escape. Each class has exclusive skills, but poor use will quickly lead to death. Equipment Various weapons and items can be found throughout the dungeon. Weapons can also be purchased—but without gold, survival is impossible. Events Numerous events await you. Fail to judge the situation correctly, and death is inevitable.

About

CastleRise

Features
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■ Stack Your Units, Defend Your Castle! "Castle Rise" is a fresh take on tower defense — stack units to build your tower and protect your castle from relentless waves of enemies. ■ Your Stack Strategy Decides Victory Warrior, Archer, Wizard, Cleric — The key is knowing how to stack your unique units. ■ Turn the Tide with Powerful Skills Boost attack, heal all allies, freeze or stun enemies — unleash powerful battle skills to overcome any crisis. Mix and match skills to forge your own winning tactics. ■ Collect Cards, Build Your Force Earn cards through battle rewards. Build your deck and assemble the ultimate team. ■ Push Your Limits in Endless Mode Clear all 10 waves and dive into Endless Mode, where the difficulty never stops climbing. How long can you hold the castle? Aim for the highest score!

Screenshots

AshROGUE4 screens
CastleRise3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CastleRise at none against AshROGUE's 3. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AshROGUE sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. CastleRise asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AshROGUE ships an update every 6 days, CastleRise every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
AshROGUE versus CastleRise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAshROGUECastleRise
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size226 MB355 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperKoji MurakamiCOMETALK

In-app purchases

3 purchases

AshROGUE

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Purchase 10,000 Souls$4.99
  • Unlock God Class$5.99
None

CastleRise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AshROGUE free?
AshROGUE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CastleRise free?
CastleRise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AshROGUE or CastleRise have ads?
Both AshROGUE and CastleRise show ads.
Which is updated more often, AshROGUE or CastleRise?
AshROGUE ships an update every 6 days, and CastleRise every 4 days. Most recently, AshROGUE was updated on November 9, 2026 and CastleRise on November 5, 2026.

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