Comparison

Embersworn vs Ashfall Squad

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

Head to head
About

Embersworn

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Embersworn is a fast, fiery roguelike action RPG you can play alone, or together with up to three friends on iPhones side by side. No internet needed, ever. The last ember is burning low. Pick a hero, take up the flame and survive the night as the dark pours in: slimes, skeletons, bats, wraiths, charging brutes, teleporting shamans, fire-breathing dragonlings and the Ember Demon itself. PLAY TOGETHER Host a camp or join friends nearby over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth: up to four players. Fight side by side to link up and hit harder. Strike what a friend just struck for a Team Strike, chain them into Team Combos and Crossfire shockwaves, and fill your Bond to bless the whole party. Fire your ultimates together to unleash one of six Duo attacks. Fall, and a friend can raise you. FOUR HEROES Elad the Sunblade: lethal crits and a storm of blades. Lior the Stormcurl: swift as the storm, with a lightning bow. Amit the Ironbeard: an unbreakable wall with a greataxe. Vasya the Emberling: tiny hands, enormous fireballs. Each has their own weapon, stats and ultimate. BUILD YOUR LEGEND Every level-up offers a blessing: chain lightning, holy orbs, multishot, bloodthirst, shadowstep and more. Open chests for weapons of five rarities, up to Divine. Pray at shrines for divine power. Earn Embers every night and spend them at the Forge on permanent upgrades. THREE LANDS, THREE DIFFICULTIES Moonlit Emberwood, the burning Ashen Hollow and frozen Frostfall. Normal, Hard and Nightmare, with bigger rewards the darker it gets. FEATURES - Local co-op for two to four players, no internet or account needed - Four heroes with unique weapons, stats and ultimates - Three-hit combos with finishers, dodge rolls and ultimates - Twelve stackable blessings and five weapon rarities - Boss fights, elites, a day-night cycle and adaptive music - A real 3D world with dynamic lights, shadows and water - Your run is saved, so you can continue any time - Graphics settings that keep your iPhone cool and your battery happy - Plays in English, Hebrew, Russian and Thai, with narrated How to Play guides - Heroes shout their battle cries in Hebrew and Russian How long can you last?

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Ashfall Squad

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The city fell. Your squad did not. Ashfall Squad is a fast zombie survival game you can play with one thumb. Lead a squad of three heroes into the ruins, hold the line against endless hordes, and grow stronger with every run. FIVE-MINUTE RUNS, ENDLESS CHOICES Your heroes fire on their own. You move them. Every level-up offers three cards and you keep one: new weapons, passives and upgrades. Max a weapon and pair it with the right passive to evolve it into something much stronger. SWAP HEROES MID-FIGHT Your squad is three heroes, and any of them can take the lead. The Gunner shreds crowds, the Medic keeps everyone standing, the Demo blows the horde apart. When a hero goes down, the next one steps up. GIANT BOSSES Every sector ends with a boss: the Warlord, the Behemoth, Patient Zero and the Abomination. Learn their patterns and take them down. 20 SECTORS, THEN HARD MODE Fight from the suburbs to the highway, through the mall and the subway, all the way to the lab where it started. Clear them all, then take them on again in Hard mode. BUILD YOUR SQUAD Six heroes to unlock and level up, each with four forms. Six gear slots and five rarities, with merging to reach the next tier. Field Training turns spare gold into permanent upgrades. Chest odds are always shown before you open one. SOMETHING TO DO EVERY DAY Your squad patrols the wasteland while you are away and brings home gold, keys and gear. Daily Ops with a new Weekly Op every week, missions, a login calendar, a 7-day Boot Camp event for new players, a battle pass, and Game Center leaderboards. Optional reminders tell you when your energy or Patrol is full. PLAY FREE Everything in the game can be earned by playing. Ads are optional rewarded ads, plus an occasional short ad between runs after the first few sectors. Ads are never personalized, and the game does not track you. Optional in-app purchases are available. There are no subscriptions: every purchase is a one-time payment, and the Monthly and Weekly Cards never renew. Questions or feedback: temveno@gmail.com

Screenshots

Embersworn4 screens
Ashfall Squad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Embersworn at none against Ashfall Squad's 10. Ashfall Squad's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Ashfall Squad sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Embersworn asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Embersworn versus Ashfall Squad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmberswornAshfall Squad
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysโ€”
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size26 MB66 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperLior FidelmanSean Lynch

In-app purchases

None

Embersworn

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Ashfall Squad

One-time10
  • Special Offer$0.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
  • Special Offer$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Special Offer$4.99
  • Unlock Pyro$9.99
  • Unlock Engineer$9.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • Special Offer$19.99
  • Lifetime Card$29.99
  • Special Offer$49.99

Questions

Is Embersworn free?
Embersworn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ashfall Squad free?
Ashfall Squad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Embersworn or Ashfall Squad have ads?
Both Embersworn and Ashfall Squad show ads.

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