Embers vs Sunken Vault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Embers
This app offers a comprehensive toolkit for tabletop RPG players and game masters. It includes character creation, a virtual tabletop for live sessions, and world-building tools. Content syncs across devices, with a free tier for core features and an optional upgrade for unlimited content.
- Character creation and management
- Integrated virtual tabletop
- World-building tools
- Cross-device content syncing
- Support for multiple RPG systems
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Embers is the all-in-one toolkit for tabletop RPG (TTRPG) players and game masters. Three powerful tools in one app, plus an integrated virtual tabletop with no extra subscription. Free forever for your main characters, campaign, and world. No ads, ever. VAULT: Create and manage characters with full digital sheets that support combat, ability scores, inventory, and spells. PLAY: Run live sessions with a built-in virtual tabletop. Initiative tracking, battle maps, tokens, and session notes in one place. IMAGINE: Build and browse your worlds. Pages, timelines, people, and places on iPhone and iPad. Your content syncs across iPhone, iPad, and the web. Upgrade for unlimited characters, campaigns, and worlds. Compatible with D&D 5e and 5.5e, Pathfinder, Pathfinder 2e, and Savage Worlds Deluxe. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Sunken Vault
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The waters have receded from an ancient vault, revealing forgotten treasures, sealed chambers, and guardians that never abandoned their posts. Build your expedition and descend into a dark fantasy dungeon crawler where formation, equipment, and every turn matter. Choose four heroes from ten distinct classes. Develop their skills, discover powerful equipment, and build a party whose abilities work together. Explore winding passages, uncover hidden rooms, and face the dangers waiting beyond the reach of daylight. • TACTICAL TURN-BASED COMBAT Position your heroes across two ranks. Protect vulnerable allies, exploit enemy weaknesses, and combine abilities to overcome dangerous encounters. • BUILD YOUR PARTY Choose from ten classes with distinct skills and playstyles. Customize each hero’s abilities and equipment as your expedition grows stronger. • EXPLORE THE DEPTHS Navigate generated dungeon floors filled with branching paths, concealed chambers, shrines, merchants, and strange discoveries. • DISCOVER POWERFUL LOOT Find weapons, armor, and unique treasures with special effects. Compare equipment, trade with merchants, and shape your party around what you uncover. • CHALLENGE THE GUARDIANS Defeat the forces guarding each descent and piece together the history of the vault through atmospheric story passages. • CONTINUE YOUR EXPEDITION Automatic saving preserves your progress between sessions. Review completed expeditions in your run history, then return with a new party and a different strategy. Play the first two floors free. Unlock floor 3 and beyond for every expedition with one purchase. No subscription. There are fortunes below. How far will you descend?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sunken Vault at every 3 weeks against Embers's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Embers sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Sunken Vault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Embers ships an update every 3 months, Sunken Vault every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Embers | Sunken Vault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Embers Design Studios, LLC | Overtime Innovations LLC |
In-app purchases
Embers
- Vaultkeeper$4.991 Month
- Storyweaver$9.991 Month
Sunken Vault
- Full Game$4.99









