Comparison

Riftly vs Split Squad

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

Head to head
About

Riftly

Embark on a pixel-art adventure where prose-based battles unfold. Make strategic decisions about how far to push into a dungeon, balancing risk and reward. Discover unique gear and compare your progress with others in a daily challenge.

Highlights
  • Pixel-art monster battles
  • Prose-based combat descriptions
  • Risk/reward dungeon crawling
  • Unique gear with special quirks
  • Daily shared dungeon layouts
  • Endless bottomless abyss mode
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Your world today becomes an adventure. Pixel-art monsters. Battles told in prose. They decide how to fight. You decide how far to go. PUSH ON, OR TURN BACK One path forward. What waits ahead is hidden unless luck lets you read it. Go deeper and the haul grows, but so do the enemies. Turn back and you keep everything. There is no penalty for leaving. Fall, and you lose the gold, the riftstones, and every piece of gear you found. You can always see what you are betting. The only thing in your hands is whether to take the next step. THEY DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES 42 vocations, each learning different skills and judging fights differently. The brave reach for big swings. The cautious guard and heal. The same gear plays differently depending on who is wearing it. 250 monsters. 373 pieces of gear — each with quirks like multi-hit, pierce, lifesteal and recoil, not just numbers. ONE RIFT A DAY, THE SAME FOR EVERYONE Everyone gets the same layout each day. You decide how far to twist it — twist harder and better gear drops. Then compare your run with everyone who walked the same road. THE BOTTOMLESS ABYSS A place that goes down forever. Every cleared floor is saved, so your next dive can continue where you left off. Some inscriptions only take hold deep down, warping a weapon's power itself. ・A run takes a few minutes. Close mid-run and pick it up later ・Purchases save time, not fights ・Available in 22 languages The rift is open again today.

About

Split Squad

Experience an idle RPG where four heroes simultaneously explore distinct dungeons. Your heroes continue to grow and earn rewards even when the app is closed, offering a unique split-screen adventure with strategic town upgrades and challenging bosses.

Highlights
  • Four heroes, four dungeons, split-screen gameplay
  • Simultaneous hero progression and buffs
  • Idle progression with offline rewards up to 12 hours
  • Strategic town building and upgrades
  • Boss battles every 10 floors
  • Weekly joint raids and parallel world progression
Features
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Four heroes climb four different dungeons at the same time. A split-screen idle RPG where the expedition never stops, even with the app closed. ■ Made for you if · You want an idle RPG that grows while you are away · One-character auto battlers have started to feel thin · You love pixel art and medieval fantasy dungeons ■ Features ▸ Four dungeons, one screen Knight, Rogue, Mage and Priest each fight in their own dungeon. Everything grows four times over. ▸ Buffs that lift each other The deeper one hero goes, the more defense, gold, EXP and regen the other three receive. Raising all four evenly is the fastest route down. ▸ Auto battle with a real gate You must beat the monster before the timer runs out. Running out of time is not a clear. ▸ Grow the town Upgrade weapon, armor, trinket and helm at the smithy, furnish the home to raise recovery, and build the plaza to multiply the whole town's attack. ▸ Offline rewards Close the app and come back — up to 12 hours are settled under exactly the same rules as live play. ▸ A boss every 10 floors Each boss you beat becomes the elevator for your next run. You never start from floor 1 again. ▸ Joint raid Once all four heroes clear their floor 10 boss, a three-phase raid opens once a week. ▸ Parallel worlds Reach floor 50 with every hero and shift worlds for a permanent attack bonus. Primal, Ember, Verdant and Void each change the enemies and the palette. ■ Ads kept to a minimum No forced interstitials, no banners in your way. Only opt-in rewarded ads you choose yourself. ■ Comfortable to play · Plays without a network connection (except rewarded ads) · Export and re-import your save as a file · Portrait, one-handed play Send out your first expedition now.

Screenshots

Riftly4 screens
Split Squad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Split Squad at none against Riftly's 4. Split Squad also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Riftly sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Split Squad asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Riftly versus Split Squad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRiftlySplit Squad
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size447 MB39 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperKyohei HakkaSONGHWA CHAE

Customer experience

Riftly

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative17.9%

Split Squad

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Riftly

One-time4
  • 60 Riftstones$0.99
  • Comfort Pack$3.99
  • 330 Riftstones$5.99
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  • 1200 Riftstones$19.99
None

Split Squad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Riftly free?
Riftly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Split Squad free?
Split Squad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Riftly or Split Squad have ads?
Both Riftly and Split Squad show ads.
Which is updated more often, Riftly or Split Squad?
Riftly ships an update every 2 days, and Split Squad every 2 days. Most recently, Riftly was updated on November 8, 2026 and Split Squad on October 31, 2026.

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