Comparison

Wickbound vs Reign

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

Head to head
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.

About

Reign

Build a castle, command your army, and survive sieges in this offline tower-defense roguelike. Features village building, real-time battles, and unique upgrade choices each playthrough. Explore diverse terrain and difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Castle and stronghold building
  • Army command and defense positioning
  • Roguelike upgrade choices
  • Multiple civilizations and heroes
  • Eight difficulty levels
  • Endless siege mode
Features
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Build. Defend. Expand. Build a castle, command your army, and survive the siege. Reign is an offline tower-defense roguelike with village building, real-time battles, and a fresh set of upgrade choices each run. BUILD YOUR STRONGHOLD Place farms, lumbermills, quarries, and military buildings. Plan your roads, protect your workers, and turn a small settlement into a fortress. COMMAND THE DEFENSE Position archers, infantry, cavalry, and siege engines. Build towers and walls, watch the enemy's approach, and protect your keep when the attack arrives. MAKE EACH RUN YOUR OWN Choose from five civilizations: English, French, Japanese, Persians, and Mongols. Pair them with six distinct heroes and draft cards that change your economy, army, and defenses. KEEP PUSHING Explore different terrain, climb eight difficulty levels, and push beyond the 16-wave campaign into endless sieges. A guided practice run helps you learn the basics. Core gameplay works offline. Occasional ads appear only between completed runs, never during combat. The tutorial and your first two completed runs are ad-free. A one-time No Ads purchase removes between-run ads; there are no subscriptions or paid combat advantages.

Screenshots

Wickbound4 screens
Reign3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Reign at 5.0 against Wickbound's 4.0. Reign also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid) and device support (3 vs 1). Wickbound's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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 and Reign sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reign holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Wickbound versus Reign: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWickboundReign
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB35 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperGreen Delta Technology LLCSTONEG LLC

Customer experience

Wickbound

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Reign

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Wickbound

One-time1
  • Wickbound — Full Game$4.99
1 purchases

Reign

One-time1
  • No Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Wickbound free?
Wickbound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reign free?
Reign is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wickbound or Reign?
Reign is rated higher. Wickbound averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Reign averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Wickbound or Reign have ads?
Reign shows ads; Wickbound does not.

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