Darkball vs Dwarf Fortress Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Darkball
Test your predictive abilities by tapping the screen at the precise moment a ball enters a target area. This game challenges your brain's capacity to anticipate events based on subtle cues, similar to how athletes predict ball trajectories.
- Predictive ball interception gameplay
- Tests brain's anticipation skills
- Simple tap-to-intercept mechanic
- Challenges timing and prediction
- Minimalist visual cues
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Tap the screen when you think the ball will appear in the target. The ball will only flash twice. The first flash happens when the ball drops and the second flash happens on the line. You’re goal is to tap the screen when you think the ball will appear in the orange target area. Cristiano Ronaldo can famously volley a corner kick in total darkness. The magic behind this remarkable feat is hidden in Cristiano’s brain which enables him to use advance cues to plan upcoming actions. Darkball challenges your brain to do the same, distilling that scenario into its simplest form - intercept a ball in the dark. All you see is all you need. One of the brain’s fundamental functions is to use information from the past and present to predict the future. This function is key to how animals, from dragonflies to humans, navigate a dynamic and uncertain world. To make predictions, the brain must have an “internal model” of the system it interacts with. A basic form of this function is at play when we move our body. For example, to reach for a cup, the brain must have a model to predict how the hand would respond to various motor commands. Internal models are also thought to play a crucial role when we mentally predict future states of the environment, for example when we track a ball as it moves behind another object. Here, we have designed a simple task to understand how the nervous system makes such predictions. In this task, subjects have to intercept a ball when it reaches its final position. By changing the speed of the ball, the intervals when it is invisible, and the target position, we will test various hypotheses about the algorithms that are used to integrate information about past and present to make predictions about future.
Dwarf Fortress Remote
Control your fantasy world simulation game remotely on your mobile device. Manage a group of dwarves, build a thriving fortress, and explore a procedurally generated world with complex systems. Requires the original game and a server connection.
- Remote Fortress Mode control
- Complex world simulation
- Dwarf management
- Fortress construction
- Procedurally generated worlds
- Detailed geology and weather
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Dwarf Fortress is a famous fantasy world simulation/management game from Bay 12 Games. This app allows you to play Fortress Mode remotely on your mobile device. Dwarf Fortress is an open-ended fantasy world simulation/management game from Bay 12 Games, which is in constant development since 2002. In Fortress mode, player indirectly controls a group of dwarves, attempting to construct a successful and wealthy fortress. The game features a highly detailed procedurally generated fantasy world with multiple civilizations and wildlife, realistic geology, weather effects. You will have dozens of different building and items to construct, hundreds of materials, advanced military system, agriculture, sieges and underground monsters, diplomacy and trading. ATTENTION: Internet connection is required to play. The original game with a plugin (both free) running at your home or on a cloud server will be required, visit mifki.com/df/setup for details. Alternatively, you can purchase a server subscription from within the app, in which case we will manage a server for you, visit mifki.com/df/subscription for details. Supported Dwarf Fortress version is 0.47.05. Visit bay12games.com/dwarves for full information about Dwarf Fortress. However, please report any issues with this application to mifki.com/df/support and NOT to the original game authors.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dwarf Fortress Remote at 60% against Darkball's 0%. Dwarf Fortress Remote also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 68 months) and ratings volume (143 vs 15). Darkball's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Dwarf Fortress Remote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Darkball asks for nothing beyond the download.
Darkball holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dwarf Fortress Remote has 143 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Darkball's written reviews are positive against 60% of Dwarf Fortress Remote's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Darkball ships an update every 68 months, Dwarf Fortress Remote monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Darkball | Dwarf Fortress Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (15 ratings) — better | 3.3 (143 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 60.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 143 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 68 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CW&T | MIFKI PTY LTD |
Customer experience
Darkball
Dwarf Fortress Remote
Bugs and requests
Darkball
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Dwarf Fortress Remote
Reported bugs
10 issues- Server subscription errors preventing gameplay
- App crashes when opening squad command menus
- Endless initialization loops on server subscription
- Connection failures when connecting to home PC
- Black screen on map load (tileset issue)
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- Password invalid errors during server setup
- Permanent server lockout errors
- World generation crashes mid-process
- Inconsistent connection drops
- Limited location search options during new game setup
Requested features
14 requests- Adventure mode support
- Custom embark location selection
- DFHack plugin support (workflow, autolabor, digvein)
- World map visualization
- Sound effects
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- iPad keyboard support
- Finger-drawing for mining designation
- Select-all functionality for storage yards
- Bedroom zone creation
- Status and announcements quick access
- Legends viewer
- 3D graphics support
- UI customization options
- Donation option in app menu
In-app purchases
Darkball
No in-app purchases
Dwarf Fortress Remote
- Server Subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Month
Questions
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