Comparison

Drancia vs VoxelRogue

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

Head to head
About

Drancia

Embark on an arcade-style action RPG adventure with a charming cast and retro pixel art. Chain combos to earn coins, level up your skills, and battle diverse monsters. Unravel the game's mysteries with a killer chiptune soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Arcade-style action RPG
  • Retro pixel art graphics
  • Combo chaining for coins
  • Skill tree progression
  • Diverse characters
  • Unique boss battles
  • Vintage chiptune soundtrack
Features
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This action RPG features an amusing cast of characters and has an arcade-like feel! Chain combos to rack up coins and level up through the skill tree! Defeat hordes of monsters and unravel the mystery of Drancia! ・Retro-style, cute pixel art graphics! ・Smooth controls and loads of extras to enjoy! ・Unique bosses in every stage! ・Over fifty different types of characters to play as! ・A killer soundtrack of over 20 vintage, Famicom-style chiptunes! *Drancia was originally released in 2008 by Skipmore as a web-based game entitled Drancia Survival. Now it’s been powered-up for smartphones!

About

VoxelRogue

Embark on a roguelike adventure where your primary goal is to find powerful equipment. By acquiring better gear, you'll grow stronger and be able to delve deeper into increasingly challenging levels. This game focuses on character progression through item acquisition.

Highlights
  • Roguelike gameplay
  • Equipment hunting
  • Character strengthening
  • Deeper hierarchy progression
Features
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"VoxelRogue" is simple roguelike game. You look for strong equipment. You will become stronger. You can proceed to a deeper hierarchy.

Screenshots

Drancia3 screens
VoxelRogue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Drancia at 4.6 against VoxelRogue's 4.0. Drancia also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 72%) and ratings volume (117 vs 12). VoxelRogue's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Drancia sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. VoxelRogue asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drancia holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drancia has 117 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Drancia's written reviews are positive against 72% of VoxelRogue's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drancia ships an update every 6 months, VoxelRogue every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Drancia versus VoxelRogue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDranciaVoxelRogue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (117 ratings) — better4.0 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews87.1% of reviews — better71.8% of reviews
Number of ratings117 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasakazu YoneharaMitsuhiro Okada

Customer experience

Drancia

All ratings116 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive87.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.6%

VoxelRogue

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative12.8%

Bugs and requests

Drancia

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Crashes after dying
  • Crashes when buying sold out items
  • Game crashes in bad spots
  • Game exits unexpectedly
  • Game resets when phone is closed
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  • Black screen after ads
  • Can't get out of skills menu

Requested features

20 requests
  • Boss rush mode
  • Adjustable controls
  • Co-op mode
  • Difficulty settings
  • Continue system with gems
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  • More story line
  • Full screen on iPhone X
  • More stuff to add
  • Make classes hit differently
  • Create own hero
  • Male/female gender option
  • Ninja/Kunoichi character class
  • Fancy control pad/buttons
  • Intro/opening sequence
  • Release on 3DS eShop
  • Mini games
  • Upward attack
  • Remove ads for a fee
  • Save progress during/at end of stage
  • Swap apps without restarting

VoxelRogue

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Drancia

One-time3
  • Treat us to coffee$0.99
  • Treat us to a beer$0.99
  • Treat us to dinner$2.99
None

VoxelRogue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drancia free?
Drancia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VoxelRogue free?
VoxelRogue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drancia or VoxelRogue?
Drancia is rated higher. Drancia averages 4.6 out of 5 from 117 ratings, while VoxelRogue averages 4.0 from 12 ratings.
Do Drancia or VoxelRogue have ads?
Neither Drancia nor VoxelRogue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drancia or VoxelRogue?
Drancia ships an update every 6 months, and VoxelRogue every 4 days. Most recently, Drancia was updated on October 19, 2026 and VoxelRogue on October 24, 2026.

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