Comparison

Glyph Ascent vs Gloom Deep

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

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About

Glyph Ascent

Engage in a strategic auto-battler where you build a powerful rune board to overcome escalating challenges. Collect unique runes across five elements, discover potent synergies, and choose from four distinct runesmiths to guide your ascent through a tower of enemies.

Highlights
  • Strategic rune board building
  • Five elemental rune types
  • Board synergy combinations
  • Four unique runesmiths
  • Real-time combat with speed controls
  • Permanent progression system
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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NO ADS. NO IN-APP PURCHASES. One purchase. The full game. Play anywhere. Glyph Ascent is a rogue-like auto-battler where strategy meets spectacle. Build a powerful rune board, pick your runesmith, and ascend a tower of escalating challenges - all without tapping a single attack button. CRAFT YOUR RUNE BOARD Place runes on a 3x3 grid to shape your combat stats. Every rune brings damage, healing, attack speed, shields, or powerful multipliers. Position matters - adjacent runes of complementary elements trigger synergies that amplify your entire board. UNIQUE RUNES, 5 ELEMENTS Collect runes across Fire, Ice, Shadow, Physical, and Support elements. From the common Slash to the legendary Void Eruption, each rune plays a distinct role. Upgrade your favorites up to level 3 and watch their stats grow with tag-based bonuses. BOARD SYNERGIES Discover powerful synergy combinations through smart placement. Pair Fire and Ice runes for Meltdown, stack three Shadow runes for Shadow Convergence, or build a defensive wall with the Bulwark synergy. Experimenting with placement is key to climbing higher. 4 RUNESMITHS, 4 PLAYSTYLES Choose your runesmith before each run: - Ignis, The Flamekeeper - Borea, The Frostbinder - Sylva, The Lifewarden - Nyx, The Voidweaver Each runesmith starts with different runes and HP, encouraging distinct strategies. WATCH COMBAT UNFOLD Combat plays out in real time with projectile animations, screen shake, critical hits, dodges, and elemental effects. Speed it up to 2x or 4x, or pause to plan your next move. Your rune board does the fighting - your job is to build it right. CLIMB THE TOWER Ascend 10 floors per tier across 3 tiers - 30 floors total per run. Each floor brings tougher enemies: slimes, archers, golems, mystic healers, assassins with ambush strikes, and four unique bosses with distinct ability sets. The Tower Guardian, Void Lord, Frost Queen, and Infernal each demand a different approach. PERMANENT PROGRESSION Earn essence from every run to purchase permanent boons: Vitality, Power, Swiftness, Resilience, and Recovery. Each boon makes future runs a little easier, but the tower always has more to throw at you. iCLOUD SYNC Your progress syncs seamlessly across all your devices via iCloud. Pick up right where you left off on iPhone, iPad, or Mac - your essence, boons, and run history travel with you. AFTER EVERY FIGHT Pick from new runes or upgrade existing ones. When your board is full, sacrifice a rune to make room for something better. The right choices define whether you reach the top.

About

Gloom Deep

Embark on a real-time pixel dungeon crawler where you choose a hero class, explore procedurally generated dungeons, and battle enemies. Loot gear, upgrade skills, and team up with friends in co-op parties or guilds.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Four distinct hero classes
  • Real-time combat and skill system
  • Gear collection and upgrades
  • Co-op multiplayer and guilds
  • Daily quests and challenges
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Gloom Deep — Descend. Loot. Survive. Gloom Deep is a real-time pixel dungeon crawler built for a spare minute or a long session. Pick a class, drop into a freshly generated dungeon every run, and see how deep you can push before the dark pushes back. CHOOSE YOUR HERO Four classes, four playstyles: • Fighter — front-line bruiser who soaks hits and swings hard • Ranger — strike from range and kite the horde • Rogue — fast and crit-hungry, high risk, high reward • Healer — outlast anything with sustain and support REAL-TIME DUNGEON RUNS Every descent is a new, procedurally built dungeon packed with enemies, loot, and a boss guarding the way down. Combat is fast and hands-on — position, dodge, and time your abilities. SKILLS THAT FIT YOUR BUILD Every class has a pool of six skills. Equip two at a time, upgrade the ones you lean on, and swap your pair for free whenever a run demands something different. LOOT & GROW STRONGER • Hunt gear across six equipment slots — weapon, armor, boots, gauntlets, helm, and amulet • Spend gold at the blacksmith to upgrade your gear • Invest stat points and respec anytime to chase a new build • Push your Dungeon Level (DL) deeper for harder monsters and better loot PLAY WITH FRIENDS • Team up in co-op dungeon parties and brave the depths together • Form or join a guild for shared perks, private chat, and a guild shop • Add friends, send mail, and chat in town ALWAYS SOMETHING TO DO • Daily and weekly quests for steady rewards • A rotating Daily Challenge with its own leaderboard • Trials that put your build under pressure • A town hub with shops that refresh over time Free to play without ads, with optional credit packs — but everything is earnable through play. Grab a class, sharpen your blade, and find out how deep you can go.

Screenshots

Glyph Ascent4 screens
Gloom Deep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gloom Deep at 5.0 against Glyph Ascent's 1.0. Gloom Deep also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Glyph Ascent's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ratings volume, 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. Gloom Deep sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Glyph Ascent asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gloom Deep holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Glyph Ascent versus Gloom Deep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlyph AscentGloom Deep
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB79 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperRanduSoft SRLZACHARY G CLEVERSLEY

Customer experience

Glyph Ascent

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Gloom Deep

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

In-app purchases

None

Glyph Ascent

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Gloom Deep

One-time3
  • Small Pack of Credits$0.99
  • Medium pack of credits$3.99
  • Large Pack of Credits$7.99

Questions

Is Glyph Ascent free?
Glyph Ascent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gloom Deep free?
Gloom Deep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Glyph Ascent or Gloom Deep?
Gloom Deep is rated higher. Glyph Ascent averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Gloom Deep averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Glyph Ascent or Gloom Deep have ads?
Neither Glyph Ascent nor Gloom Deep shows ads.

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