Comparison

Mazebert vs Onyx Vanguard

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

Head to head
About

Mazebert

Features
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Key features include: * Refreshingly unique (and damn hard) gameplay. * Random tower drops each round. * The ability to buff your towers using item, potion, and hero cards. * Towers gain experience, and so do you! The more you play, the stronger your towers become. * No in-app purchases. * Periodic additions and updates. With that in mind, we encourage you to share your ideas, suggestions, and feedback by joining our community at https://discord.com/invite/W4RzUKT. There, you can suggest new features, detail any bugs you find, and even submit ideas for new cards. If the community approves your card, I’ll include it in the game, and your name will be added to Mazebert’s credits. I hope to see you, and happy building!

About

Onyx Vanguard

Features
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The King rode out on the Kingsroad and never came back. You are the last knight of his Onyx Vanguard. Find him. Your knight runs and fights on his own. You make the choices that matter: • Choose your next battle on a hand-painted world map. • On the road, stop at healing springs, treasure chests, ancient shrines, blood altars and wandering merchants. • Pick 1 of 3 skill cards every level up. Stack cards of one tag — Blade, Bleed, Fire, Holy, Shield, Storm — to unlock powerful synergies. • Win gear that your knight actually wears: every helm, blade, shield and cape changes how he looks. • Forge and salvage items, collect set bonuses, and train permanent upgrades between battles. • Fight through five hand-painted acts — the Kingsroad, the Hollow Cathedral, the Frostveil, the Emberforge and the Astral Sanctum — each ending in a boss with its own tricks. • Then descend endlessly through fire and stars, passing the graves of rival knights. • Find treasures scattered on the map after every battle: gold caches, orb clusters and timed boosts like Battle Fervor (+50% XP) and Fortune's Favor (better loot). • Your progress is saved to iCloud and follows you to every device. • Endless Oath Tiers: beat the Frostveil and the whole realm returns, stronger, with better loot, again and again. • Collect rune fragments, forge and merge runes, and set them into socketed gear. Transmute bonus stats and ascend items all the way to Mythic. • Hunt named champions in daily bounties and survive daily trials with twisted rules: no potions, against the clock, glass blade, a single skill path. • Daily login rewards, a treasury that fills while you're away, and a seasonal Oath Pass. • Duel rival knights in the Arena and climb from Bronze to the Crown league. • Throw your best build at a giant raid boss whose wounds carry over between attempts. • Daily quests, a daily chest and Journey milestones. • Challenges with handicaps and big one-time rewards. • Original music for every realm. Plays offline. Big, readable text, a pause button, enemy previews and tooltips everywhere. Vanguard's Favor is an optional monthly subscription ($4.99 a month) that renews automatically until cancelled. It gives unlimited Vanguard Command, ad rewards without the videos, 50 Gems a day and +50% treasury income. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://toasterkkk.github.io/onyx-vanguard-privacy/

Screenshots

Mazebert4 screens
Onyx Vanguard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Onyx Vanguard at Free against Mazebert's $5.99. Onyx Vanguard also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). Mazebert's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Onyx Vanguard is free to download; Mazebert costs $5.99 up front. Onyx Vanguard sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Mazebert asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mazebert ships an update fortnightly, Onyx Vanguard daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Mazebert versus Onyx Vanguard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMazebertOnyx Vanguard
Price$5.99Free — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB32 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperPertLabs IncTomer Shaked

In-app purchases

None

Mazebert

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Onyx Vanguard

Subscriptions1
  • Vanguard's Favor$4.991 Month
One-time9
  • Arena Bundle$4.99
  • Oath Pass$4.99
  • Commander's Seal$7.99
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  • Chest of Gems$9.99
  • Ancient Sigil$9.99
  • Vanguard Bundle$14.99
  • Hoard of Gems$24.99
  • Vault of Gems$49.99
  • King's Treasury$99.99

Questions

Is Mazebert free?
Mazebert costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Onyx Vanguard free?
Onyx Vanguard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mazebert or Onyx Vanguard have ads?
Onyx Vanguard shows ads; Mazebert does not.
Which is updated more often, Mazebert or Onyx Vanguard?
Mazebert ships an update fortnightly, and Onyx Vanguard daily. Most recently, Mazebert was updated on October 25, 2026 and Onyx Vanguard on October 24, 2026.

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