Comparison

Grindcrawl vs Loop Dark Dungeon

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

Head to head
About

Grindcrawl

Features
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Your hero fights, levels up, and collects gear on their own. You just check in. Grindcrawl is a retro pixel-art idle hack-and-slash RPG. Dive floor by floor, chase Rare and Epic gear, and reincarnate to go even deeper. HANDS-OFF BATTLES • Your hero fights monsters automatically and earns EXP and gear. No tapping needed. • Your adventure keeps going while the app is closed. Collect your rewards the next time you open it (up to a time limit, which you can extend). • Assign level-up points by hand, or let them be assigned automatically at a ratio you choose. DIVE DEEPER • Defeat five monsters to reach the next floor. Each new floor band brings tougher monsters and stronger gear. • Rare and Epic monsters are tough. With too little Defense, they may get away. • Past floor 300, a second area opens up with new monsters and new gear. GEAR THAT ROLLS ITS OWN STATS • Weapons, armor, and accessories come in three rarities: Normal, Rare, and Epic. • Every drop rolls its own stats, and higher rarities get more bonus slots. • Switch to Auto equip mode, and Rare and Epic gear stronger than what you have is equipped as soon as it drops. Or stay in Manual mode and choose for yourself. • Polish Epic gear with Shards of Brilliance to reroll its slots. Lock the slots you want to keep. • Equip two or more pieces of the same rarity (Rare or Epic) from the same floor band for an all-stat set bonus. COLLECT IT ALL • Defeat the same monster again and again to earn its Monster Medals, from Bronze to Platinum. Medals raise the chance of a gear drop when that monster appears as a Rare or Epic. • Donate gear to the Equipment Museum to fill its displays. Complete a Species Set for a big all-stat bonus. REINCARNATE AND GO FURTHER • The deeper you reach, the more Reincarnation Points you earn. • Spend them on permanent Attack, Defense, and Luck, more inventory slots, and a longer offline reward limit. Your gear, medals, and museum stay with you. MORE • Available in English and Japanese. • Get a notification when your offline rewards reach their limit. A few minutes here and there is all it takes. Check in, see how far your hero got, and close the app.

About

Loop Dark Dungeon

Embark on an idle dungeon crawl where your hero explores automatically, battling monsters and collecting loot. Upgrade your adventurer, choose from various jobs and evolutions, and delve deeper into an ever-changing labyrinth. Rebirth to gain permanent strength and uncover powerful relics to aid your journey.

Highlights
  • Automatic exploration and combat
  • Rebirth system for permanent upgrades
  • Multiple jobs and evolutions
  • Relic collection and set bonuses
  • Procedurally generated labyrinths
  • Comfortable idle play features
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Carry your soul into the depths. Loop Dark Dungeon is an idle dungeon RPG where your adventurer explores the labyrinth automatically. Cursed by the Demon King, a hero and the fairy Pipi are trapped in a dungeon that changes shape with every descent. Defeat the Demon King waiting on Floor 100, break the cursed relic sleeping on Floor 500, and keep descending into the endless Abyss beyond. - EXPLORATION AND COMBAT ARE FULLY AUTOMATIC Your adventurer walks the labyrinth, fights monsters, and picks up potions, fire bombs, and treasure chests. You just decide how they grow. Progress made while the app is closed is waiting for you when you return. - UPGRADE, BE REBORN, GO DEEPER Spend gold to raise Attack, HP, crit, combo rate, and more. When you hit a wall, be reborn to earn Soul Shards and grow permanently stronger through the Soul Tree. - 4 JOBS, 8 EVOLUTIONS Choose Swordsman, Rogue, Mage, or Paladin. At JOB Lv.10, each JOB can evolve into one of two advanced JOBs, and you can switch between them at any time. - RELICS AND SET BONUSES Summon weapon, armor, and skill relics from the abyss. Duplicates resonate and grow stronger, and the right combinations trigger set bonuses. The Gems used for summoning are earned in-game. - A DIFFERENT LABYRINTH EVERY TIME Random floor traits and events, risky forks in the path, mini-bosses every 20 floors, a daily Cursed Labyrinth, and daily missions. - COMFORTABLE IDLE PLAY x1/x2 exploration speed (x4 with the Adventurer Pass), an Idle Mode that dims the screen to save battery, and a 30/60fps option. - COMPANIONS, BLACKSMITH, DAILY BOSS Bring companions you meet in the labyrinth. Forge your weapon and fuse relics at the blacksmith. Take on a new foe every day in the Daily Boss, and compete for the deepest floor on the Game Center leaderboard. - LOGIN BONUSES AND SEASONAL GIFTS Daily login bonuses, plus gifts for seasonal events and every update. - SEASONAL EVENTS AND GUARDIANS EVERY 10 FLOORS Trade for limited companions and relics in Halloween, Christmas and New Year events. A Guardian boss with its own lines awaits every 10 floors. Collect 30 relics and 11 companions (with evolutions) in the Collection, and see how deep you can go. - PRICING Every floor is free to play (free with in-app purchases). Ads may appear between floors. In-app purchases: Adventurer Pass (one-time: x4 exploration speed, no ads, 2x idle rewards, +1 Daily Boss try, 1,000 Gems), Starter Pack (once only), Monthly Pass (100 Gems every day for 30 days), SSR Relic Selector, and Remove Ads (forever as a one-time purchase, or as a monthly auto-renewing subscription). "Remove Ads (1 Month)" is an auto-renewing monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase, and it renews at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the renewal date. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://smiski23.github.io/loop-dark-dungeon/privacy.html If you bought the Full Version, you keep every Adventurer Pass perk. Languages: Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean

Screenshots

Grindcrawl4 screens
Loop Dark Dungeon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grindcrawl at none against Loop Dark Dungeon's 10. Loop Dark Dungeon's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days). On price, ads, 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. Loop Dark Dungeon sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Grindcrawl asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grindcrawl ships an update every 8 days, Loop Dark Dungeon every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Grindcrawl versus Loop Dark Dungeon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrindcrawlLoop Dark Dungeon
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB32 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperArbor Lab. AppYuta Demura

In-app purchases

None

Grindcrawl

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Loop Dark Dungeon

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads (1 Month)$2.991 Month
One-time9
  • Gem Pouch$0.99
  • 幻晶石の小袋$0.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
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  • SSR Relic Selector$2.99
  • 探索加速パス$2.99
  • Adventurer Pass$3.99
  • Monthly Pass$3.99
  • 幻晶石の宝箱$3.99
  • Remove Ads (Forever)$19.99

Questions

Is Grindcrawl free?
Grindcrawl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loop Dark Dungeon free?
Loop Dark Dungeon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grindcrawl or Loop Dark Dungeon have ads?
Both Grindcrawl and Loop Dark Dungeon show ads.
Which is updated more often, Grindcrawl or Loop Dark Dungeon?
Grindcrawl ships an update every 8 days, and Loop Dark Dungeon every 3 days. Most recently, Grindcrawl was updated on October 24, 2026 and Loop Dark Dungeon on October 25, 2026.

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