DEEMO vs A Dark Room
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DEEMO
Experience a captivating piano rhythm game with a heartwarming fairytale story. Play over 60 free songs, unlock more as you progress, and immerse yourself in a world of music and mystery. This standalone game offers intuitive gameplay and a touching narrative.
- 60+ free songs in story mode
- Unlock more tracks and progress story
- Original piano songs from famous composers
- Simple and intuitive rhythm gameplay
- Explore scenes and find hidden elements
- Offline play supported
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"Never Left Without Saying Goodbye." The world acclaimed, mobile rhythm game that's touched over 10 million players. Created by the team that brought you Cytus, the original Rayark team has created a whole new texture to the piano rhythm game DEEMO. A girl who fell from the skies and lost her past; Deemo, who plays the piano all alone in the world of the treehouse; an accidental encounter between the two. The music flows as the fingers hit the piano keys. The start of a fairytale journey has begun... Game Features: -60+ free songs in story mode, including more than 220 songs -Unlock more tracks as the game progresses, experience a story that will move you -Accompany Deemo and engage with this stunning, modern fairytale -Plenty of original piano songs in various music genres, many composed by famous composers from around the world -Simple and intuitive gameplay, experience touching emotion through music -Through tapping and sliding, follow the rhythm to play along -Explore the scenes, piece together the clues, and obtain hidden in-game elements -Stand-alone game; no need to have internet connection to play -Twitter and Facebook score sharing function. Proceed to Youtube for official videos.
A Dark Room
Awaken in a mysterious world with a throbbing head and blurry vision. Follow the voices' instructions to survive and explore this text-based adventure. Experience a game free from ads, loot boxes, in-app purchases, and tracking, fully playable with VoiceOver.
- Text-based adventure
- Survival mechanics
- Exploration
- Resource management
- VoiceOver compatible
- No ads or IAP
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awake. head throbbing. vision blurry. the voices say to survive. - One of Apple's most downloaded apps of 2014. - Ranked in the top 10 games in 70 countries, #1 app overall in 7 countries. - No ads, no loot boxes, no IAP, no tracking. - 100% playable via VoiceOver. - Relive the glory days of gaming from the era of Zork.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: A Dark Room at none against DEEMO's 10. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
DEEMO costs $1.99 and A Dark Room $1.99 up front. DEEMO sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. A Dark Room asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for DEEMO against 4.8 for A Dark Room. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5.1K and 2.7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of DEEMO's written reviews are positive against 93% of A Dark Room's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.
| Parameter | DEEMO | A Dark Room |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (5.1K ratings) — better | 4.8 (2.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.5% of reviews | 92.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.1K — better | 2.7K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #15 — better | #42 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.8 GB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rayark International Limited | Amirali Rajan |
Customer experience
DEEMO
A Dark Room
Bugs and requests
DEEMO
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on cutscenes and loading screens
- Unresponsive controls and timing issues
Requested features
3 requests- More free songs and content
- Improved cloud save and data restoration
- Optimization for newer devices
A Dark Room
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DEEMO
- Rayark Selection Vol.1$3.99
- Rayark Selection Vol.2$3.99
- MILI Collection$3.99
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- V.K Collection$3.99
- Rayark Selection Vol.3$3.99
- Cytus Selection Vol.1$3.99
- Cytus Selection Vol.2$3.99
- Knight Iris$3.99
- M2U X NICODE Collection$3.99
- Forgotten Hourglass$9.99
A Dark Room
No in-app purchases








