Comparison

Stick Ranger vs Dawngeon

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

Head to head
About

Stick Ranger

Embark on an action RPG adventure with four stick figures. Explore diverse environments, battle enemies, and upgrade weapons. Level up your character by assigning experience points to attributes.

Highlights
  • Action RPG gameplay
  • Explore diverse environments
  • Battle enemies
  • Upgrade weapons
  • Character attribute customization
  • Level up system
Features
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This game is the 18th iPhone game for the Web Game Site "DAN-BALL". Adventure of 4 Stickmans! It's a simple action RPG. Battle enemies in a variate of environments across a huge map including, grasslands, caverns, deserts, and snowfields! Use items to upgrade your weapons at 8 different types of professions. Level up and assign your experience points to your attributes and create your own character!

About

Dawngeon

Explore procedurally generated dungeons in this pixel art RPG. Master dual-joystick controls to fight monsters, gather resources, and uncover a post-apocalyptic story with multiple endings. This indie title offers a deep gameplay experience with a compelling narrative.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Dual-joystick controls
  • Crafting and cooking
  • Exploration and combat
  • Post-apocalyptic story
  • Multiple endings
Features
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DAWNGEON is a pixel graphic mobile RPG (role-playing game) adopted from roguelike (random generated dungeons and monsters) gameplay. The player uses two joysticks to move and attack, which requires a lot of skills to master. Around 50 different items and weapons with interactable objects enable fun gameplay! The player can fight, cook, grow, and explore. Dawngeon has an interesting story with two different endings. It takes place in a world after the apocalypse. The player wakes up from a very long hibernation and goes on an adventure to explore this distant world 50 years after the Cracks. The Cracks opened the gateway from the underworld to the Earth, and monsters have attacked the cities, nearly ending humanity. People have survived, but few used their military forces to take over the world. The Tyrannical Government uses its imperial forces to control people’s thoughts, actions, and freedom. The player is given the choice to follow the rebels to end this depressing world or fight against them. DAWNGEON is a student indie project that one single developer has created. All aspects, including the graphics, pixel art, soundtrack, game systems, and designs, are all completed by Youngje Park with some outside resources used for tree graphics and sound effects. This game is free of charge with no advertisements. This project has been influenced by Soul Knights, Undertale, and Archero. Originally, Park created this game to further experience the aiming system from Soul Knight, one of Park’s favorite childhood games. Later, Park adopted its gaming and graphics styles while combining his other ideas. The level-up system from Archero and storytelling in Undertale have also added depth to this game.

Screenshots

Stick Ranger4 screens
Dawngeon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Dawngeon at none against Stick Ranger's shown. Dawngeon also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Stick Ranger against 4.6 for Dawngeon. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 297 and 127 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Stick Ranger's written reviews are positive against 84% of Dawngeon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stick Ranger ships an update every 5 months, Dawngeon fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Stick Ranger versus Dawngeon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStick RangerDawngeon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (297 ratings) — better4.6 (127 ratings)
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews — better84.0% of reviews
Number of ratings297 — better127
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB276 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperDAN-BALLMid-Pacific Institute

Customer experience

Stick Ranger

All ratings291 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews287 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.0%

Dawngeon

All ratings124 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative12.0%

User reviews

Stick Ranger

From 297 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game
  • 🤖 Addictive gameplay
  • 🎮 Nostalgic experience
  • 💎 Challenging and rewarding
  • 🕹️ Fun and simple

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 💰 Excessive grinding required
  • 📺 Intrusive ads
  • 🕹️ Lack of player control
  • 🚫 No option to remove ads

Dawngeon

From 127 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Amazing art style/animation
  • 🎮 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 📚 Interesting story mode
  • 💎 High-quality game for free
  • 👍 Well-crafted and expertly made

Room to improve

  • 📉 Story is a bit short/shallow
  • 🔄 Repetitive gameplay
  • ⏳ Long title screen
  • 🤏 Tiny text, accessibility issues
  • 🕹️ Poor joystick positioning

Bugs and requests

Stick Ranger

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Map and menu buttons not working
  • Certain weapons/abilities not functioning
  • Inconsistent enemy behavior
  • Progression-blocking issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add multiplayer mode
  • Improve character controls
  • Introduce new classes and updates
  • Provide an option to disable ads
  • Enhance in-game descriptions

Dawngeon

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Game doesn't load/run on older iPhones
  • Game crashes or refreshes progress
  • Lost gold coins/progress after update
  • Language changed to Korean after update
  • Game not saving progress between floors/sessions
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  • Unable to play story mode after update
  • Issues with save and continue system

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add arena/boss fight mode
  • Controller support
  • Endless mode
  • Multiplayer game mode
  • More save points/better save system
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  • Option to make movement/shooting buttons larger
  • Option to restart game/replay story
  • More background for final boss
  • Dynamic joysticks

In-app purchases

None

Stick Ranger

No in-app purchases

None

Dawngeon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stick Ranger free?
Stick Ranger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dawngeon free?
Dawngeon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stick Ranger or Dawngeon?
Stick Ranger is rated higher. Stick Ranger averages 4.6 out of 5 from 297 ratings, while Dawngeon averages 4.6 from 127 ratings.
Do Stick Ranger or Dawngeon have ads?
Stick Ranger shows ads; Dawngeon does not.
Which is updated more often, Stick Ranger or Dawngeon?
Stick Ranger ships an update every 5 months, and Dawngeon fortnightly. Most recently, Stick Ranger was updated on November 11, 2026 and Dawngeon on November 3, 2026.

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