Vigil RPG vs Rogue Wizards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vigil RPG
Embark on a solo hero's quest in this 8-bit style RPG. Engage in quick, strategic turn-based battles against monsters and goblins. Enjoy a premium experience with no ads or timers, and a continuously auto-saved adventure.
- Solo hero turn-based RPG
- Strategic combat with enemy tells
- Fast-paced, one-tap combat rounds
- Continuous auto-saving
- Offline play supported
- No ads or in-app purchase nags
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One of the 10 best JRPGs available on iOS! -TouchArcade.com Now celebrating 10 years on the App Store: 2014-2024! Vigil RPG is a single-player, 8-bit-style, premium RPG, where *every* battle — not just boss fights — is quick, yet has interesting decision-making. Be a solo hero on a quest to discover the hidden cause behind the sudden appearance of marauding bands of goblins and monsters! Vigil RPG is the ideal pocket-size turn-based RPG, by incorporating features that you may come to wish that every mobile game had: • Created by a one-person development team with a design goal of maximum FUN — not maximum monetization! Vigil RPG has no ads (even before you buy!), premium currencies, stamina timers, or even "leave a review!" nags. If a feature doesn't add fun, then it didn't make the cut. • Meaningful decision-making in every combat — even vs. non-boss enemies! Every enemy has unique attack patterns and "tells" for a clever player to overcome. Healing is hard to come by outside of town, so employing efficient battle strategy is important and rewarding. • Fast turn-based combat! Select an action and launch each combat round in a single tap — no menus to navigate through. Each round takes about one second to play out. Zip through battles quickly against easy enemies; take your time to consider your strategy vs. tougher foes. Vigil RPG respects your time! • No annoying tropes common to console-port RPGs: No imprecise on-screen virtual joystick; just tap your destination to move. No save points, or manual saving; your progress is continually auto-saved -- even mid-battle! • No Internet connection required! Aside from a one-time in-app purchase to unlock the full game (after the generous free demo), you could play from start to closing credits in Airplane Mode! • Unlike many other mobile games, doesn't unduly drain your phone's battery! Vigil RPG is 100% implemented in Apple's native Objective-C and Swift programming languages — no bulky 3rd-party frameworks used! VIGIL RPG SPECIAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - Huge v3.0 free update! • Vigil RPG is now free-to-try! Play through several quests before unlocking the full game with a single in-app purchase! No ads after -- OR BEFORE -- you buy! • Challenge HONOR MODE! Inspired by a certain awesome hit 2023 AAA RPG -- okay, fine, it's Baldur's Gate 3 -- you can now opt in to this challenging new mode, featuring even more difficult bosses, and PERMADEATH! • Bo the Bartender has even more new advice, commentary, and humor for you! Tap him at the tavern for more tips! • Reworked several normal enemies to be more fun to battle! The Armored Goblin now really doesn't like it if you bypass his shield block with LIGHTNING, for one! • Local high scores for quests! Challenge your best times from prior playthroughs! • Beautiful high resolution support for all iPhone and iPad sizes, from iPhone SE to the 13" iPad Pro! (Runs on your Apple Silicon chip Mac, too -- but Vigil RPG is best enjoyed as an iPhone game!)
Rogue Wizards
Embark on a rogue-lite adventure as a wizard, battling monsters, collecting loot, and mastering spells. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, solve puzzles, and build your personalized Wizard Tower sanctuary. Customize your gameplay through crafting, enchanting, and town building.
- Rogue-lite dungeon crawling
- Randomly generated dungeons
- Master magic and spells
- Collect loot and treasures
- Build and customize Wizard Tower
- Craft gear and brew reagents
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Battle creatures, collect loot, master magic, and build your very own Wizard Tower sanctuary in this rogue-lite, dungeon-crawling role playing game. The Council oversees the elam families, aristocrats who are descended from the first humans in Rilfanor, and the banlits, who were originally people born without magical abilities. The Guild has never admitted banlits because of their lack of magical capacity; and they've never admitted women because they believed women were too weak-minded to control such power. Now, many generations later, the elam magic is weakening, and latent magic talent has reappeared among the banlit population. Many of the elam are in denial, but some of them want to take the radical step of allowing banlits, including women, into the Guild. In your quest you'll explore randomly generated dungeons, collect treasures, master magic, avoid traps, solve puzzles, and of course cleanse the dungeons of all the evil minions within. Every dungeon is unique, no two locations will ever be the same. It's not all dungeon-crawl. Feel at home in your very own Wizard Tower where you can enhance and customize the way you play by building a thriving town, brewing your own reagents, crafting or buying your own gear, powering up your magic, and recruiting help.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Rogue Wizards at every 4 days against Vigil RPG's every 2 months. Rogue Wizards also leads on ratings volume (142 vs 31) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.0). Vigil RPG's advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 80%). On price, rating, 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. Vigil RPG sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rogue Wizards sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Vigil RPG holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 142 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Vigil RPG's written reviews are positive against 80% of Rogue Wizards's.
Vigil RPG ships an update every 2 months, Rogue Wizards every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vigil RPG | Rogue Wizards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (31 ratings) — better | 4.2 (142 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better | 79.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 142 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 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 | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Schneider | Spellbind Studios |
Customer experience
Vigil RPG
Rogue Wizards
Bugs and requests
Vigil RPG
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Rogue Wizards
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on startup for some devices
- Vault/inventory wipe bug
- Issues with free daily video ads
- XP gain bug causing slow leveling
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to see pet levels
- More diverse enemy and dungeon types
- Character customization options
- Gear visuals that match equipped items
- Cloud save support for cross-device play
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- Improved inventory management
- Difficulty balancing adjustments
In-app purchases
Vigil RPG
- Full Game Unlock$4.99
Rogue Wizards
- 35 Gems$2.99
- Gem Drops x 2$4.99
- 70 Gems$5.99
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- 120 Gems$9.99
- 175 Gems$14.99
Questions
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