Comparison

Ink Spire vs Wickbound

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

Head to head
About

Ink Spire

Features
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Ink Spire is a turn-based card deckbuilding roguelike set in an original world of living ink and calligraphy. A lone scholar climbs a tower where every foe is a creature of spilled ink — and every card is a brush-stroke spell. • Draft a deck of brush-stroke cards: strikes, guards, seals and poisons. • Read each enemy's intent, then block or race to kill. • Master status effects — vulnerable, weak, strength, dexterity, poison. • Choose your path across a branching map: combats, elites, events, rest sites, shops, treasures — and a boss at the peak. • Collect lasting relics and one-shot potions to build a run-defining synergy. • Seeded, reproducible runs. Permadeath — fall, and begin anew. Every run is different. No account, no data collection, plays fully offline. Korean and English supported. Ascend the ink tower.

About

Wickbound

A premium roguelike deckbuilder designed for one-handed play and short sessions. Build your deck, outlast the storm, and keep the light burning. Offers a full game unlock with a single purchase and offline play.

Highlights
  • One-handed portrait mode gameplay
  • Short 5-10 minute runs
  • Kill-safe save system
  • 76 cards across three types
  • 40 unique relics
  • Three acts with 18 enemies
  • Daily seeded runs with leaderboards
Features
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You are the last lighthouse keeper on a drowning coast. The storm has teeth, and the light is all that holds it back. Wickbound is a premium roguelike deckbuilder designed for one hand and one sitting. No ads. No subscriptions. No account. One purchase unlocks the full game forever — and it plays in airplane mode. BUILT FOR YOUR THUMB Portrait-only. Every card, every choice, every enemy sits in thumb reach. Runs take 5–10 minutes, and a kill-safe save system means you can force-quit mid-combat and resume exactly where you stood. BURN OR BULWARK • 76 cards across Flares, Wards, and Beacons • The Keeper stacks Kindle and watches enemies burn down • The Salvager (unlock by winning) turns armor into a weapon • 40 relics that bend the rules of every run THREE ACTS OF STORM Fight through the Harbor Storm and the Drowned Reach to face the Mother of Storms. 18 enemies with fully telegraphed intents — every death is your mistake, and every win is your plan working. CLIMB THE LADDER Ascension 1–5 per character. Each win unlocks a crueler storm. THE DAILY WATCH One seeded run per day — identical for every player on Earth. One attempt. Game Center leaderboard. Bragging rights until midnight UTC. Keep the light. Outlast the storm.

Screenshots

Ink Spire4 screens
Wickbound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ink Spire at none against Wickbound's 1. Ink Spire also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Wickbound sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ink Spire asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ink Spire versus Wickbound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInk SpireWickbound
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB71 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSeonggon SimGreen Delta Technology LLC

In-app purchases

None

Ink Spire

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Wickbound

One-time1
  • Wickbound — Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is Ink Spire free?
Ink Spire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wickbound free?
Wickbound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ink Spire or Wickbound have ads?
Neither Ink Spire nor Wickbound shows ads.

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