Combo Quest vs Dungeon Core
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Combo Quest
Embark on an epic role-playing adventure as a knight on a quest to retrieve a stolen crown. Engage in unique time-tap combat, battle fierce enemies and bosses, and upgrade your knight with mystical help and powerful items. The journey offers endless gameplay and a chance to become a legend.
- Unique time-tap action gameplay
- Endless gameplay with increasing difficulty
- Character upgrades and visual progression
- Rideable steeds with HP bonuses
- Powerful boss enemies with unique strategies
- Leaderboards and challenging achievements
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Combo Quest is an epic, time tap role-playing adventure. In this unique masterpiece, you are a knight on a heroic quest to retrieve the elusive Combo Crown. It is up to you, and you alone, to reclaim that which was unjustly taken by a mischievous dragon. Along your journey, you will encounter vicious enemies, terrifying beasts and, in time, the troublesome dragon! Fear not, for as your knight progresses through the game, he will gain all sorts of mystical help! "...you'll probably be fascinated by it and hooked to it like I am." –TouchArcade "Welcome to Combo Quest, where death is hovering behind you every second of the way." – Gamezebo “…charming but simple retro graphics…players will be astonished at how much better they become…” – 148Apps “This is a fantastic mobile game to pass the time with.” -AppAdvice UPGRADES • Physical Damage – Deals more damage to your enemies • Maximum Health – Boosts your Life (HP) • Combo Damage – Increases the damage multiplier dealt from your ultra COMBO ATTACK! SPECIAL ITEMS • Magical Potions – Defeat the Iron Knight to find out FEATURES • Unique time-tap action that’s easy to learn yet difficult to master • Endless gameplay – the only limit is your skill • Check points after each boss with ability to continue or restart • **NEW** Ride into battle with one of three steeds, including the Brown, Armored, and Golden Steed. Each rewards you with an HP bonus • **NEW** Localization into French, Italian, German, and Spanish for our fans around the world • Visual upgrades – see your character progress as you become a gold-armored knight • Powerful boss enemies with their own unique attacks and strategies • Exciting sound track that will have you feeling like a hero • Four beautiful seasons, and infinite years, as the quest never ends • Leaderboard for Enemies Slain & Highest Combo; numerous challenging Achievements to unlock Begin your epic journey NOW! Can you become the next Combo King? About Tapinator Tapinator (Ticker: TAPM) designs, develops, and publishes games on mobile platforms. The Company’s portfolio includes over 300 mobile gaming titles that, collectively, have achieved over 400 million downloads. Tapinator is headquartered in New York. For more info, visit Tapinator.com.
Dungeon Core
Embark on a roguelite dungeon crawl as a radiation liquidator in a post-apocalyptic setting. Explore procedurally generated levels, battle mutants and bosses, and collect permanent upgrades to enhance your abilities as you descend to destroy the core.
- Procedurally generated levels
- Permanent upgrades
- Item discovery
- Mutant and boss battles
- Diverse underground environments
- Radiation liquidator role
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Dive into the depths of a failed weapons program as a radiation liquidator in Dungeon Core, an intense and rewarding roguelite dungeon crawler. Navigate through procedurally generated levels filled with numerous rooms to explore, powerful items to discover, and formidable enemies to battle. Permanent upgrades will enhance your abilities, staying with you throughout your journey. Venture through diverse environments as you delve deeper underground, facing mutants and epic bosses. Your ultimate mission: to destroy the core from within. Are you ready to conquer the challenge?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dungeon Core at none against Combo Quest's 6. Dungeon Core also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (74% vs 61%). Combo Quest's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (468 vs 32). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Combo Quest sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Dungeon Core asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Combo Quest against 4.5 for Dungeon Core. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Combo Quest has 468 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Combo Quest's written reviews are positive against 74% of Dungeon Core's.
Combo Quest ships an update every 2 months, Dungeon Core every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Combo Quest | Dungeon Core |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (468 ratings) | 4.5 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.3% of reviews | 74.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 468 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tapinator, Inc. | ULF FILIP KARLSSON |
Customer experience
Combo Quest
Dungeon Core
User reviews
Combo Quest
From 468 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
- 🎨 Retro pixel art style
- 🎶 Great soundtrack
- 🏆 Challenging and rewarding
Room to improve
- 🔥 Extremely difficult difficulty spike after early levels
- 🕹️ Unresponsive controls at times
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay loop
- 💰 Potential pay-to-win mechanics
- 🔧 Lack of checkpoints/progression system
Dungeon Core
From 32 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fantastic gameplay and challenges
- 💡 Well-made, beat-in-a-day game
- ✨ Developed with love and attention to detail
- 💎 Little gem of a game
- 🎨 Very good pixel design and visuals
Room to improve
- 👎 Privacy concerns and slimy practices
- 🤔 Could use more content
- 📱 Would love to customize controls
- 📈 Wish for an update to expand
- 🚫 Can't listen to own music
Bugs and requests
Combo Quest
Reported bugs
3 issues- Occasional freezing or crashing
- Input lag causing unintended actions
- Inconsistent behavior of certain mechanics
Requested features
5 requests- Difficulty settings or an 'easy' mode
- Checkpoint system to save progress
- Permanent upgrades or character progression
- More varied enemy/boss patterns
- Support for larger mobile screens
Dungeon Core
Reported bugs
7 issues- Random dashing every now and then
- Occasional freezes
- 30-second unskippable ads
- Character keeps dashing in unwanted direction
- Game won't open
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- Title page flashes then force closes
- Too many bugs
Requested features
17 requests- Opportunity to customise the layout of the controls
- Update to expand the game
- Premium option to disable ads
- Add co-op mode
- Make more games like this or a part two
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- Better indicator when hit (sound effect)
- Pixelated text to match art style
- Special suit for beating final boss without damage
- Option to disable ads
- Add co-op
- Customize controls
- Option to move buttons
- Disable jerk on joystick
- Customize controls
- UI customization
- Larger dash button
- More content
In-app purchases
Combo Quest
- Brown Steed$0.99
- Small Potion Satchel$1.99
- Medium Potion Satchel$2.99
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- Armored Steed$2.99
- Large Potion Satchel$4.99
- Golden Steed$4.99
Dungeon Core
No in-app purchases









