Comparison

Amber Halls vs Tiny Crawler

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

Head to head
About

Amber Halls

Explore a palace filled with ancient artifacts and treasures while outsmarting dangerous monsters. This game blends roguelike elements with Sokoban-style puzzles, offering endless replayability. Compete in daily quests with a new map each day and climb the leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Ancient artifact exploration
  • Monster outsmarting
  • Roguelike and Sokoban puzzle blend
  • Daily quests with unique maps
  • Daily leaderboards
  • Endless replayability
Features
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Amber Halls is a palace filled with ancient artefacts and treasures. Dangerous monsters wander through the halls, but with the help of powerful items you'll be able to outsmart them. However, carrying items from room to room will prove challenging. Amber Halls is a tiny mix of roguelike and sokoban. If you like puzzle games that you can play forever you are going to love this. * Includes Daily Quest! A new map every day, the same for all players. Compete in the daily leaderboards!

About

Tiny Crawler

Explore a grim, procedurally generated underworld in this pixel-art roguelite. Battle unique enemies, disarm traps, and make meaningful choices in tactical turn-based combat. Discover hidden treasures and powerful artifacts in a dark fantasy urban decay setting.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Tactical turn-based combat
  • Unique enemies and traps
  • Mysterious events and hidden treasures
  • Character progression (DnD rules)
  • Permadeath
  • Crafting system
Features
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Descend into a surreal, gritty underworld in Tiny Crawler, a pixel-art roguelite where every choice matters and danger lurks in every shadow. Battle bizarre enemies, disarm strange traps, and explore a city of secrets, blending dark fantasy with urban decay. Discover mysterious traders, uncover powerful artefacts, and test your luck at ancient altars. With procedurally generated encounters, moody pixel visuals, and an atmospheric soundtrack, Tiny Crawler offers a fresh challenge every time you play. Features: - Procedurally generated levels and encounters - Unique enemies and traps inspired by cult classic manga - Mysterious events and hidden treasures - Tactical turn-based combat and meaningful choices - Chunky pixel art and a dark, immersive atmosphere - Designed to be played in short stints in mobile (iOS only at the moment) - Character progression based on DnD rules - Permadeath - Procedurally generated encounters - Turn-based combat - 200 items - 32 enemies - 10 bosses - 10 events - 3 Biomes - Identifiable items - Crafting - Achievements - Spell casting Do you have what it takes to survive the crawl?

Screenshots

Amber Halls4 screens
Tiny Crawler4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tiny Crawler at Free against Amber Halls's $1.99. Amber Halls's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume and ads 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

Tiny Crawler is free to download; Amber Halls costs $1.99 up front. Tiny Crawler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Amber Halls asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Amber Halls holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Amber Halls ships an update every 3 weeks, Tiny Crawler every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Amber Halls versus Tiny Crawler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmber HallsTiny Crawler
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB68 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperDiego Cathalifaudgabriel maldonado

Customer experience

Amber Halls

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%

Tiny Crawler

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Amber Halls

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tiny Crawler

One-time1
  • Tiny Crawler - Full Version$5.99

Questions

Is Amber Halls free?
Amber Halls costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tiny Crawler free?
Tiny Crawler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Amber Halls or Tiny Crawler?
Amber Halls is rated higher. Amber Halls averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Tiny Crawler averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Amber Halls or Tiny Crawler have ads?
Neither Amber Halls nor Tiny Crawler shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Amber Halls or Tiny Crawler?
Amber Halls ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tiny Crawler every 2 months. Most recently, Amber Halls was updated on October 9, 2026 and Tiny Crawler on October 12, 2026.

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