Comparison

Emberfall vs Riftly

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

Head to head
About

Emberfall

Features
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Emberfall is a portrait roguelike survival action game built for fast, repeatable runs on iPhone and iPad. Choose a hero, survive escalating enemy waves, defeat bosses, and stack upgrades into powerful build synergies. Every run is a fresh chance to push farther, score higher, and discover a stronger combo. Features: - One-handed portrait survival action - Fast runs with escalating waves and boss encounters - Multiple heroes, upgrade paths, and build combinations - Leaderboards for high-score chasing - Quick restart flow designed for repeat sessions Paid content / in-app purchases: Emberfall includes optional consumable in-app purchases for Gold. No subscription is required. Gold can be used for: - 1 Gold: reroll the current level-up choices - 3 Gold: buy a Supply Pack for the next new run - 6 Gold: revive once after a failed run Privacy Policy: https://wuhuichen.github.io/last-keep-support/emberfall-privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Riftly

Embark on a pixel-art adventure where you decide how deep to delve into a dangerous dungeon. Collect loot and gear, but beware of losing it all if you fall. Compare your progress with others who face the same daily challenge.

Highlights
  • Pixel-art monster battles
  • Prose-based combat descriptions
  • Risk-reward progression system
  • 42 unique vocations with distinct skills
  • 200+ monsters and 323 unique gear pieces
  • Daily shared dungeon layouts
  • Endless bottomless abyss mode
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Your world today becomes an adventure. Pixel-art monsters. Battles told in prose. They decide how to fight. You decide how far to go. PUSH ON, OR TURN BACK One path forward. What waits ahead is hidden unless luck lets you read it. Go deeper and the haul grows, but so do the enemies. Turn back and you keep everything. There is no penalty for leaving. Fall, and you lose the gold, the riftstones, and every piece of gear you found. You can always see what you are betting. The only thing in your hands is whether to take the next step. THEY DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES 42 vocations, each learning different skills and judging fights differently. The brave reach for big swings. The cautious guard and heal. The same gear plays differently depending on who is wearing it. 250 monsters. 373 pieces of gear — each with quirks like multi-hit, pierce, lifesteal and recoil, not just numbers. ONE RIFT A DAY, THE SAME FOR EVERYONE Everyone gets the same layout each day. You decide how far to twist it — twist harder and better gear drops. Then compare your run with everyone who walked the same road. THE BOTTOMLESS ABYSS A place that goes down forever. Every cleared floor is saved, so your next dive can continue where you left off. Some inscriptions only take hold deep down, warping a weapon's power itself. ・A run takes a few minutes. Close mid-run and pick it up later ・Purchases save time, not fights ・Available in 22 languages The rift is open again today.

Screenshots

Emberfall3 screens
Riftly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Emberfall at none against Riftly's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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. Emberfall sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Riftly sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Emberfall versus Riftly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmberfallRiftly
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB119 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer慧辰 吴Kyohei Hakka

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Emberfall

One-time3
  • 1 Gold$0.99
  • 6 Gold$4.99
  • 19 Gold$12.99
4 purchases

Riftly

One-time4
  • 60 Riftstones$0.99
  • Comfort Pack$3.99
  • 330 Riftstones$5.99
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  • 1200 Riftstones$19.99

Questions

Is Emberfall free?
Emberfall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Riftly free?
Riftly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Emberfall or Riftly have ads?
Riftly shows ads; Emberfall does not.

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