Comparison

Knight vs Dark Frequency

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

Head to head
About

Knight

Manage your knight's profile, inventory, and skills. Communicate with other players through direct messages, groups, and public channels. Trade items and send gifts directly within the app.

Highlights
  • Knight profile and stats
  • Inventory and gear management
  • Skill management
  • Direct messaging and group chat
  • Item trading and gifting
  • Achievements and rewards
  • API token access
Features
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Knight Manager Companion is the official companion app for the Alexa game Knight Manager. More than just a chat — it brings your knight, your order and your game progress natively to iPhone and iPad. MY KNIGHT • Profile with stats, smithy status, activity, league and combat division • Backpack with every item you've collected • Equip and unequip gear • Manage skills (max. 3 active at a time) • Achievements with progress bars and rewards • Diamond history, gift log and latest fights • Letters from the kingdom CHAT • Direct messages, groups and public channels • Images, voice messages, emoji reactions, replies • Live online list, search and push notifications • Anti-spam, mute, block TRADES & GIFTS • Trade items with other players straight from the chat • Send gifts with express delivery • Full trade and gift history OPTIONS • Public profile, recent-fights announcement, own timezone • Household management to prevent multi-account conflicts • In-game ignore list and chat block list • API token for the public Knight Manager REST API LOGIN Sign in with the 8-digit voice-link code from the Knight Manager Alexa skill — no extra account needed. VOICEOVER AND DYNAMIC TYPE Full VoiceOver support, Dynamic Type, localized in German and English. Accessibility consulting: Manuel Osswald — many thanks for the in-depth accessibility audits and ongoing feedback that make this app usable for blind and low-vision players. Note: A Knight Manager account is required. Also known as: Knight Manager, Ritter Manager, KM Chat.

About

Dark Frequency

Battle corrupted beasts with a celestial hammer in a dark, mythic world. This roguelite action survival game features endless waves of enemies, stackable upgrades, and permanent progression. Every run offers a unique challenge, making you stronger with each death.

Highlights
  • Roguelite action survival gameplay
  • Intense hammer combat mechanics
  • Endless waves of enemies
  • Stackable upgrade system
  • Permanent progression with Sigils
  • Unique Boons for altered gameplay
Features
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The Forge has shattered. The Glass-Beasts have risen. And you are the only thing standing between the world and eternal darkness. You are Crucible-Born, a being of molten glass and beast-soul, hammered into existence by The Ancient One. Armed with a celestial hammer, you must fight through endless trials of corrupted Glass-Beasts, reclaim the scattered Shards, and rekindle the Forge before the world goes cold forever. Every run is different. Every death makes you stronger. Forge your own path through a brutal roguelite system where no two runs play the same. Between waves, choose powerful upgrades that shape how you fight. Stack abilities, build synergies, and discover combinations that turn you from a lone survivor into an unstoppable force of the Forge. Fight with purpose. Strike with weight. Swing your hammer in fast, punishing arcs or charge a ground-shattering slam that sends shockwaves through entire enemy groups. Movement, timing, and positioning matter, dodge through enemy lines, dash to safety, and learn the rhythms of each beast before they overwhelm you. Grow beyond a single run. Spend your earned Shards on permanent Sigils that carry power across every future run. Unlock Boons, game-changing abilities that fundamentally alter how you play. Each session leaves you stronger, more prepared for the next. You will experience Endless waves of Glass-Beasts with scaling difficulty Upgrade system with stackable abilities and unique Boons Permanent progression through Sigils that grow with every run Intense hammer combat A dark, mythic world dripping in forge fire and shattered glass. The Forge remembers every trial.

Screenshots

Knight4 screens
Dark Frequency4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Knight at none against Dark Frequency's 4. Knight also leads on ratings volume (276 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). Dark Frequency's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Dark Frequency sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Knight asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dark Frequency holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knight has 276 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Knight's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dark Frequency's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Knight ships an update every 2 days, Dark Frequency every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Knight versus Dark Frequency: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnightDark Frequency
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (276 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings276 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB214 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperKrögoor EntertainmentUnmbox Studios

Customer experience

Knight

All ratings276 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral5.4%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive87.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative7.4%

Dark Frequency

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Knight

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Dark Frequency

One-time4
  • Ember Purse$1.99
  • Content Extension Pack$3.99
  • Forge Reserve$4.99
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  • Shards Vault$7.99

Questions

Is Knight free?
Knight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dark Frequency free?
Dark Frequency is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Knight or Dark Frequency?
Dark Frequency is rated higher. Knight averages 4.6 out of 5 from 276 ratings, while Dark Frequency averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Knight or Dark Frequency have ads?
Neither Knight nor Dark Frequency shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Knight or Dark Frequency?
Knight ships an update every 2 days, and Dark Frequency every 6 days. Most recently, Knight was updated on November 7, 2026 and Dark Frequency on October 31, 2026.

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