Comparison

Scriver vs MudMonster

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

Head to head
About

Scriver

Engage in a unique word-crafting roguelike deckbuilder. Strategically arrange art in your gallery to create powerful synergies, impress characters, and score big. Navigate through runs with unique art abilities, items, and critics that alter gameplay.

Highlights
  • Word-crafting roguelike deckbuilder
  • Art gallery management for synergies
  • Offline gameplay
  • 120+ unique art abilities
  • Multiple challenge modes
  • Collectible items and awards
Features
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Power-charge your letters, make the biggest scoring words, and beat the critics on your path to become the ultimate curator. In this word-crafting roguelike deckbuilder, you buy, sell, and arrange art in your gallery strategically to build synergies and impress the colorful cast of characters. Every piece of art, gift shop item, and critic can drastically change the course of each run. Features: Fully offline 120+ works of art with unique abilities 6 starting decks 6 challenge modes 25+ colorful characters 20 books that enhance your letters 15 albums that drastically modify your deck 10 drinks that level up word traits 25 exhibit awards with powerful bonuses 25 achievements

About

MudMonster

This app is a feature-rich client for text-based multiplayer RPGs, allowing you to connect to any MUD, automate gameplay with custom scripts and aliases, and view live game data. It offers customizable controls, character profiles, and session syncing across devices.

Highlights
  • Connect to any MUD
  • Automate gameplay with reflexes, aliases, and timers
  • Live game data overlay (GMCP)
  • Customizable radial and directional controls
  • Character profiles and avatars
  • Cross-device sync and session logs
  • MUD directory and community voting
Features
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Every MUD. One Monster. MudMonster is a modern, full-featured client for Multi-User Dungeons (MUDs) — the original text-based multiplayer RPGs — built for your pocket. Connect to any MUD, automate your play, and pick up right where you left off across devices. CONNECT TO ANY REALM - Save unlimited connections and jump into any MUD over a fast, native connection. - A true terminal with full ANSI color, light and dark color themes, adjustable fonts and text size, and speedwalk. AUTOMATE EVERYTHING — no coding required - Reflexes: run commands or scripts automatically when text matches (exact, contains, or regex). Built-in pattern helpers, a live tester, and ready-made recipes make it easy — with optional sandboxed scripting for power users. - Aliases: turn short commands into full ones (type "kw" for "kill wolf"). - Timers: fire actions on a schedule. - Variables: store and reuse values across your reflexes, aliases, and timers. LIVE GAME DATA (GMCP) See your world at a glance with an on-screen Game Overlay: - HP / MP / MV vitals bar and XP bar - Room map - Group members, active effects, and channel chat — reorder them however you like. PLAY WITH YOUR THUMBS Floating radial and directional controls send your most-used commands with a swipe. Dwell on a direction to reveal quick hold-actions, and drag the controls anywhere on screen. MANY CHARACTERS, ONE APP Give every character its own profile and avatar, scoped to each connection. MudMonster remembers who's who. SYNC & SESSION LOGS Sign in to sync your connections, settings, and characters across all your devices. Optionally log your sessions and read them back anytime. DISCOVER NEW WORLDS Browse a directory of active MUDs and find your next home. VOTE & REVIEW Champion your favorite worlds. Cast your vote and write player reviews to push the best MUDs up the rankings — helping the whole community find great places to play. Thoughtful extras: haptic feedback, trigger highlighting, keep-awake during sessions, and screen-reader support. MudMonster connects you to independently operated, third-party MUD servers, each run by its own community. Free to download. Start your adventure.

Screenshots

Scriver4 screens
MudMonster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MudMonster at Free against Scriver's $4.99. MudMonster also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Scriver's advantage is ratings volume (50 vs 2) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases 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

MudMonster is free to download; Scriver costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MudMonster holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scriver has 50 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scriver ships an update every 8 days, MudMonster every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Scriver versus MudMonster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScriverMudMonster
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (50 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings50 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#135 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size261 MB60 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJustin NguyenCodeSquatch, LLC

Customer experience

Scriver

All ratings48 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral13.6%
Negative13.6%

MudMonster

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Scriver

No in-app purchases

None

MudMonster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scriver free?
Scriver costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MudMonster free?
MudMonster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Scriver or MudMonster?
MudMonster is rated higher. Scriver averages 4.7 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while MudMonster averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Scriver or MudMonster have ads?
Neither Scriver nor MudMonster shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scriver or MudMonster?
Scriver ships an update every 8 days, and MudMonster every 3 weeks. Most recently, Scriver was updated on November 9, 2026 and MudMonster on October 31, 2026.

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