A Dark Room vs A Firelit Room
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
A Firelit Room
An experimental game where players must discover mechanics and objectives through exploration and experimentation. Build a village, make choices, and explore diverse environments without any guidance.
- Discover gameplay mechanics
- Build a village
- Make important decisions
- Explore the world
- Fly into space
- No ads or in-app purchases
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The less you know about this game before you play it, the better. If you don't want to spoil the fun, stop reading this and just download the game. There are no instructions so you will have to figure everything out on your own. I'll give you only two UI-related hints — hold ⓘ button and swipe on the buttons with arrows. Some stuff that is waiting for you: • Build a huge village • Make important decisions • Explore the world • Fly into space • No ads or in-app purchases This game is based on an award-wining browser-based text RPG "A Dark Room" by Michael Townsend.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: A Dark Room at 4.8 against A Firelit Room's 3.7. A Dark Room also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 55%) and ratings volume (2.7K vs 7). A Firelit Room's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
A Dark Room costs $1.99 and A Firelit Room $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
A Dark Room holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: A Dark Room has 2.7K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of A Dark Room's written reviews are positive against 55% of A Firelit Room's.
A Dark Room ships an update every 2 months, A Firelit Room every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A Dark Room | A Firelit Room |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.7K ratings) — better | 3.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.7% of reviews — better | 55.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #28 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Amirali Rajan | Denis Tokarev |
Customer experience
A Dark Room
A Firelit Room
In-app purchases
A Dark Room
No in-app purchases
A Firelit Room
No in-app purchases
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