Comparison

Tavern Crawl vs Wizard, Anyway!

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

Head to head
About

Tavern Crawl

Features
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You are Otter โ€” a retired legendary adventurer who traded his sword for a bar towel. You run The Parsonage, a tavern on the edge of civilisation. When your oldest friends come knocking with talk of dark forests and ancient evils, you grab a bottle of something strong and head straight into danger. One last ride. Tavern Crawl is a single-player medieval fantasy RPG that blends tavern management, turn-based combat, dungeon crawling, and AI-powered NPC conversation into one deeply interconnected experience. FEATURES: - Tavern Management: 10 upgrades, seasonal events, staff, and legendary parties - Adventure & Combat: 10 regions, 8 elements, dual tech combos, turn-based strategy - The Cellar Depths: 100-floor dungeon with 51 monsters, mini-bosses, and a final boss - AI-Powered NPCs: 10 characters who know your story and evolve with your choices - Crafting: 97 recipes across forge, alchemy, and enchanting - Quests & Bounties: 78 quests, 7 NPC chain quests, 10 multi-day expeditions - 5 legendary artifacts with hidden multi-step quests - 42 achievements, 6 minigames, 4 seasons - No ads. No paywalls. No energy timers. Just a tip jar. Welcome to The Parsonage. Moira's already poured your drink.

About

Wizard, Anyway!

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You might look like a warrior, but make no mistake... Wizard, Anyway! Equip massive greatswords or swing heavy battle-axes. It doesn't matter if everyone mistakes you for a barbarian warrior. Because you are a Wizard, anyway! Every time you swing your blade, chain lightning crackles, and when your axe strikes, an army of skeletons erupts! Prove your worth through the ultimate synergy of steel and spell. Core Gameplay Features 1. Torrent of 60 Spells from Blades and Axes Equip your custom spell combos across 5 active slots. As you run through the battlefield swinging weapons, spells are automatically cast and targeted, smashing monsters to dust. Awaken your spells by collecting duplicate spellbooks. Evolve your spells to grant increased range, extra projectiles, massive explosion areas, and visual spell upgrades. 2. Brand Your Gear with Modular Spell Enchant Brand your equipment with spell enchants to forge your own overpowered builds. * Weapons & Rings: Feel the impact as every weapon swing unleashes ice shards or summons skeleton warriors to protect your frontlines. * Shields & Necklaces: Trigger a 100% Mana Shield or an instant Full Heal when surrounded by monsters, escaping danger completely unharmed. * Boots & Gloves: Ignore cooldowns and resource costs upon casting, triggering consecutive Meteor and Blizzard casts that shatter the earth. * Scrap & Protection Runes: If an enchantment fails and gear is destroyed, recover Mana Shards to craft a Protection Rune, safeguarding your gear from future destruction. 3. Test Your Spellpower in 5 Unique Dungeons Put your hybrid Battle-Mage build to the test in dungeons featuring diverse strategic rules: * Gold Mine: Survive the relentless onslaught of slimes and golems to plunder massive Gold. * Ancient Quarry: Collect essential crafting materials with drop rates that rotate and gain a 50% bonus depending on the day of the week. * Sage's Archive: Hunt down powerful magic bosses and seize high-circle random spellbook chests to learn high-tier spells. * Adventurer's Guild: Complete your bounty quotas as fast as possible while minimizing damage taken to earn the highest Gold rank. * Endless Spire: An energy-free endless playground! Climb to the highest floor and claim massive weekly rewards every Monday. 4. Balanced Token Economy * Adventurer's Seal: Earned from daily dungeons. Exchange them directly for high-tier equipment and rare materials. * Magus's Sigil: Awarded for first-time stage clears and dungeon milestones. Buy spellbook chests to learn high-circle spells. Forget the fragile wizards who just wave wooden wands from afar. Wield heavy weapons as you summon cataclysmic storms of magic! Download Wizard, Anyway! today, and open your custom spellbook! Keywords: WizardAnyway, IdleRPG, WizardRPG, AutoBattler, HackAndSlash, SpellEnchant, EndlessSpire, Necromancer, Summoner, SpellCollect, IdleGame, SandboxRPG

Screenshots

Tavern Crawl4 screens
Wizard, Anyway!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tavern Crawl at none against Wizard, Anyway!'s 6. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Wizard, Anyway! sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Tavern Crawl asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tavern Crawl ships an update every 9 days, Wizard, Anyway! weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Tavern Crawl versus Wizard, Anyway!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTavern CrawlWizard, Anyway!
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size47 MB287 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperAdam OttPLUMERIA Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Tavern Crawl

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Wizard, Anyway!

One-time6
  • 600,000 Gold$4.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Weekly Protection Package$9.99
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  • Monthly Card (30 Days)$9.99
  • 3,000,000 Gold$19.99
  • 9,000,000 Gold$49.99

Questions

Is Tavern Crawl free?
Tavern Crawl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wizard, Anyway! free?
Wizard, Anyway! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tavern Crawl or Wizard, Anyway! have ads?
Both Tavern Crawl and Wizard, Anyway! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tavern Crawl or Wizard, Anyway!?
Tavern Crawl ships an update every 9 days, and Wizard, Anyway! weekly. Most recently, Tavern Crawl was updated on September 12, 2026 and Wizard, Anyway! on September 18, 2026.

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