Drancia vs Lost Potato
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Arcade-style action RPG
- Retro pixel art graphics
- Combo chaining for coins
- Skill tree progression
- Diverse characters
- Unique boss battles
- Vintage chiptune soundtrack
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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!
Lost Potato
Navigate a dangerous jungle as a young potato in this minimalistic roguelite. Outsmart enemies by using the environment, reflecting bullets, and avoiding direct confrontation. Unlock new hats to gain advantages and survive fast-paced, randomly generated levels.
- Environmental combat
- Randomly generated levels
- Unlockable hats with stat bonuses
- Bullet reflection mechanics
- Fast-paced runs (3-5 minutes)
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Lost Potato is a minimalistic top-down roguelite where you can't damage enemies directly. Push them into spikes, reflect bullets, and help a young potato find its way out of a jungle filled with man-eating tribes! 【Features】 ◆ Randomly generated levels and upgrades to choose from ◆ Use your environment to defeat your enemies! ◆ 14 hats to unlock, each of them giving you new starting stats or traps ◆ Fast-paced: average runs last 3-5 minutes 【Contact Us】 Discord: @Erabit or join via https://discord.gg/erabit-950685424261677077 E-Mail: support@erabitstudios.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Drancia at 4.6 against Lost Potato's 4.0. Drancia also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 56%). Lost Potato's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Drancia sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Lost Potato sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Drancia holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 117 and 110 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Drancia's written reviews are positive against 56% of Lost Potato's.
Drancia ships an update every 6 months, Lost Potato every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drancia | Lost Potato |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (117 ratings) — better | 4.0 (110 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews — better | 56.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | 110 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 176 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Masakazu Yonehara | Erabit Studios |
Customer experience
Drancia
Lost Potato
User reviews
Drancia
From 117 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addicting gameplay
- 👍 Fun hack and slash
- 👍 Great art and music
- 👍 Retro pixel art style
- 👍 Free to play
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Game resets when closed
- 🐛 Non-widescreen support
- 🐛 Difficulty spikes
- 🐛 Controls too far left/right
Lost Potato
From 110 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🎮 Great for casual gaming
- 🎨 Unique and charming art style
- 💰 No ads in paid version
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
- ⏱️ Long loading times
- 📚 Lack of in-game explanations
- 💰 Ads in free version
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
Lost Potato
Reported bugs
3 issues- Stuck on loading screen
- Compatibility issues with certain devices
- Glitches and freezes during gameplay
Requested features
4 requests- More enemy and weapon variety
- Ability to use controllers
- Improved tutorial and explanations
- Additional game modes or challenges
In-app purchases
Drancia
- Treat us to coffee$0.99
- Treat us to a beer$0.99
- Treat us to dinner$2.99
Lost Potato
- Ad-free Vip$0.99
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