Han Dynasty Trade Road vs Barcode Dungeon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Han Dynasty Trade Road
Engage in historical trade simulation during the Han Dynasty. Buy and sell goods like grain, wine, and silk across various cities to profit for the Emperor. Navigate challenges like bandits and changing market prices to achieve success and record your achievements in history.
- Historical trade simulation
- Manage goods like grain, wine, and silk
- Expand trade routes to new cities
- Navigate market price fluctuations
- Encounter bandits and travelers
- Five challenging chapters with increasing targets
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Want to trade for Emperor Xian, stuck in Xu with the last of his private cash? Buy in the cheap city, sell in the expensive one. Or, while Cao Cao is away at Guandu, move a cart of smuggled salt and bet the army isn't watching. Or hoard grain, raise a private army, buy war horses, and see what comes of it. Or keep a bit of gold, troops, grain, and horses, and find out which ending you can scrape together. How you trade is up to you. One move per ten-day turn. Skip this turn, and the next turn's prices change. Xuchang, Chang'an, Ye, Jianye, Chaisang, Xiliang, Beiping, Chengdu, Yunnan: the great cities open as you go. Grain, wine, cloth, silk, war horses ā flip them as you like. Smuggled salt and armor end you if the army notices. On the road: bandits, immortals, famous generals, and other strange meetings. From Hebei Storm, to Red Cliff Shenanigans, Tong Pass Ledger War, Hanzhong Tug-of-War, and All In. The further you go, the tighter it gets. Fail, and you replay that chapter. Single-player. Play it in the gaps of your day. Tense, but it won't take over your time.
Barcode Dungeon
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[Every barcode around you becomes your adventure] Scan QR codes or product barcodes ā characters and gear are generated deterministically. Same code, same hero. Always. ā Core Loop Ā· QR code ā Companion (character) Ā· Product barcode ā Gear (weapon or armor) Ā· Bring up to 3 companions on dungeon expeditions (progress even when the app is closed) Ā· Auto-battle earns Gold and EXP ā Gacha & Limit Break (latest update) Ā· Mythic Gacha: spend Gold to pull T7āT10 legendary gear from world mythology Ā· Limit Break: re-scan the same barcode daily ā spend Gold to raise star level (no cap) Ā· Full Scan Set (barcode weapon + armor): Attack +15% Ā· Full Mythic Set (gacha weapon + armor): Gold earned +20% ā Determinism & Permanence "Same barcode = same hero, forever." Even if the app is gone, your barcode brings back the same companion. Like a charm. ā Deep Systems Ā· Prestige & Seals: reincarnate when your hero reaches the required level (scales up with each prestige) for permanent bonuses + stackable seals (Attack / Gold / Soul) Ā· Collection Multiplier: more gear and monsters discovered = stronger party Ā· ~3,000 monster species codex Ā· T1āT10 gear (history of technology ā world mythology) Ā· Five Elements, race bonuses, prefix hack & slash ā Three Principles (never change) ā Fully offline, zero servers ā” Deterministic generation (same code = same result, always) ⢠Zero ads [Pro] Ā· Team 2 (two simultaneous expeditions) Ā· Companion renaming Ā· Camera scan for T10 gear QR Code is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Barcode Dungeon at Free against Han Dynasty Trade Road's $0.99. Barcode Dungeon also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Barcode Dungeon is free to download; Han Dynasty Trade Road costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Han Dynasty Trade Road ships an update every 5 weeks, Barcode Dungeon every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Han Dynasty Trade Road | Barcode Dungeon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free ā better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | ā |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | ā |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | yang shengyong | Daisaku Seto |
In-app purchases
Han Dynasty Trade Road
No in-app purchases
Barcode Dungeon
No in-app purchases
Questions
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