Comparison

Dungeon Merge! vs Arcane Trigger

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

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About

Dungeon Merge!

Embark on a turn-based deckbuilding roguelite adventure where each run offers a unique hero, strategy, and ending. Combine diverse skill cards and powerful relics to overcome challenging enemies and bosses in procedurally generated dungeons.

Highlights
  • Turn-based deckbuilding strategy
  • Unique heroes with distinct playstyles
  • Diverse skill cards and relics
  • Challenging enemies and bosses
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Customizable difficulty with Seal System
Features
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Dominate the dungeon. Or let it dominate you. A turn-based deckbuilding roguelite — Dungeon Merge! Every run, a different strategy. A different hero. A different ending. ■ Unique Heroes — Not just different stats. A completely different way to play. Assassin: Double damage to a single target. Pick one. Make it count. Engineer: Stack shields, then unleash devastating area attacks. Defense is offense. Gambler: Free level-up rerolls. When luck becomes strategy. Noble: +1 level-up choice, gold-powered leveling at shrines. Money is your weapon. …Every hero demands a different strategy. ■ Diverse Skill Cards — Not collection. Combination. Your deck is your strategy. Chain Lightning: Hit up to 3 enemies in a chain Double Cast: Trigger the same skill twice in a row Replicate: Copy any card in your deck on the spot Skill grades: Common → Rare → Epic → Legendary Upgrade cards mid-combat and discover powerful combinations. ■ Powerful Relics — Sometimes a single relic changes everything. Chalice: Revive once with 50% HP upon death Shard of Collapse: For the next 3 battles, all non-boss enemies start with 1 HP Shackles of Binding: +1 mana per turn, but shop prices increase by 25% Sanctuary Lantern: Fully restore HP whenever you enter a shop ■ Distinct Enemies — Every battle is a new puzzle. Read the pattern or die. Treasure Goblin: Escapes after 7 turns if you fail to defeat it Snowman: Freezes you for 1 turn Crow: Forces you to discard a random card from your hand Face powerful bosses with unique attack patterns and multiple phases. ■ Seal System — The real challenge starts here. Normal mode is only the beginning. As you unlock more Seals, increasingly brutal challenges await. Combine Trials and Contracts to design your own difficulty. Only a handful of players will conquer the hardest combinations. ■ Challenge Mode — New rules. New competition. Every week. Face rotating Grand Pacts and Trials each week. Discover powerful builds under unfamiliar rules where old strategies may no longer work. Compete with other players for the highest score and climb the weekly rankings. Clear the final region of a Challenge to unlock Endless Battle. How long can you survive against enemies that never stop growing stronger? ■ Endless Replayability 3 regions × 11 floors — procedurally generated every run Battle, Event, Elite, Shrine, Shop — diverse room types Different maps, enemy combinations, and card rewards every time Even with the same hero, no two adventures are alike. ■ Features Turn-based strategy + deckbuilding roguelite Unique heroes, skills, relics, and enemies Seal System — customize difficulty with Trials and Contracts Challenge Mode — weekly rules and competitive rankings Endless Battle — push your limits against endless enemies Procedurally generated dungeons Multiple languages supported Cloud save Tear the dungeon apart with your own strategy. One run is never enough.

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 Merge!4 screens
Arcane Trigger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dungeon Merge! at 74% against Arcane Trigger's 25%. Dungeon Merge! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Arcane Trigger's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 12). On 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

Arcane Trigger is free to download; Dungeon Merge! costs $2.99 up front. Dungeon Merge! sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Arcane Trigger asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dungeon Merge! 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: 74% of Dungeon Merge!'s written reviews are positive against 25% of Arcane Trigger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dungeon Merge! ships an update every 3 days, Arcane Trigger every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Dungeon Merge! versus Arcane Trigger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDungeon Merge!Arcane Trigger
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better2.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews74.4% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1713.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size293 MB907 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperBrilboxMiniWhale

Customer experience

Dungeon Merge!

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive74.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative15.1%

Arcane Trigger

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

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Dungeon Merge!

One-time12
  • Diamond Starter$0.99
  • Starter Pack 1$1.99
  • 50 Diamonds$1.99
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  • 70 Diamonds$2.99
  • 120 Diamonds$3.99
  • 145 Diamonds$8.99
  • 330 Diamonds$9.99
  • 700 Diamonds$19.99
  • 16 Base Heroes Unlock Pack$39.99
  • 1500 Diamonds$69.99
  • 4000 Diamonds$99.99
  • True Fan$99.99
None

Arcane Trigger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dungeon Merge! free?
Dungeon Merge! costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Arcane Trigger free?
Arcane Trigger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dungeon Merge! or Arcane Trigger?
Dungeon Merge! is rated higher. Dungeon Merge! averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Arcane Trigger averages 2.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Dungeon Merge! or Arcane Trigger have ads?
Neither Dungeon Merge! nor Arcane Trigger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dungeon Merge! or Arcane Trigger?
Dungeon Merge! ships an update every 3 days, and Arcane Trigger every 2 weeks. Most recently, Dungeon Merge! was updated on October 15, 2026 and Arcane Trigger on October 3, 2026.

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