Comparison

Embers vs Sunken Vault

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Character creation and management
  • Integrated virtual tabletop
  • World-building tools
  • Cross-device content syncing
  • Support for multiple RPG systems
Features
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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/

About

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?

Screenshots

Embers4 screens
Sunken Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Embers versus Sunken Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmbersSunken Vault
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB115 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEmbers Design Studios, LLCOvertime Innovations LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Embers

Subscriptions2
  • Vaultkeeper$4.991 Month
  • Storyweaver$9.991 Month
1 purchases

Sunken Vault

One-time1
  • Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is Embers free?
Embers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sunken Vault free?
Sunken Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Embers or Sunken Vault have ads?
Neither Embers nor Sunken Vault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Embers or Sunken Vault?
Embers ships an update every 3 months, and Sunken Vault every 3 weeks. Most recently, Embers was updated on November 5, 2026 and Sunken Vault on November 10, 2026.

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