Comparison

iNethack2 vs Rogue Wizards

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

Head to head
About

iNethack2

Embark on a single-player dungeon crawl to collect treasure, find the Amulet of Yendor, and survive perilous mazes. This port offers graphical tilesets, touch controls, and customizable shortcuts for an enhanced roguelike experience.

Highlights
  • Single-player dungeon exploration
  • Treasure collection and escape
  • Multiple graphical tilesets
  • Touchscreen gesture controls
  • Customizable keyboard shortcuts
  • Bones file sharing integration
Features
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"NetHack is a single player dungeon exploration game. Your goal is to grab as much treasure as you can, retrieve the Amulet of Yendor, and escape the Mazes of Menace alive." -- iNethack2 is an iOS port of Nethack 3.6.7. Original port in 2009 by Dirk Zimmermann which was called iNethack. Updated by Jeff King to work on modern devices, and renamed iNethack2. Initial 3.6 update by Joe Doucette. Various other contributions from the open source community. iNethack2 features: · 9 graphical tilesets (plus IBMGraphics mode, and regular ASCII mode in color and monochrome) · 1 animated tileset: DawnHack Animated · Touchscreen gesture controls: swipe to pan, pinch to zoom · Customizable keyboard shortcut controls · Hearse (bones file sharing) integration · Works on iOS12+ Some facts about NetHack: · The first version of NetHack was released in 1987 · NetHack was a roguelike before people used the term roguelike · You can play NetHack for years and still make new discoveries · NetHack is one of the greatest games of all time

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

iNethack24 screens
Rogue Wizards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iNethack2 at none against Rogue Wizards's 5. Rogue Wizards's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Rogue Wizards sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. iNethack2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iNethack2 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 137 and 142 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of iNethack2's written reviews are positive against 80% of Rogue Wizards's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iNethack2 ships an update every 2 months, Rogue Wizards every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iNethack2 versus Rogue Wizards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriNethack2Rogue Wizards
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (137 ratings) — better4.2 (142 ratings)
Positive reviews84.1% of reviews — better79.5% of reviews
Number of ratings137142 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB117 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperFuture Shock Software LTDSpellbind Studios

Customer experience

iNethack2

All ratings137 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral5.8%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive84.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative10.9%

Rogue Wizards

All ratings142 ratings
Positive80.3%
Neutral3.5%
Negative16.2%
Written reviews220 reviews
Positive79.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative16.8%

User reviews

iNethack2

From 137 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Faithful port of classic NetHack game
  • 📱 Well-designed touch interface for mobile
  • 🎨 Multiple tileset options available
  • ♾️ Infinite replayability and depth
  • 🆓 Free to play with no paywalls

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 💾 Game files corrupted or lost unexpectedly
  • ⌨️ Limited external keyboard support
  • 🎮 Clunky movement controls
  • 🖱️ Double-tap sensitivity issues

Rogue Wizards

From 142 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Great graphics
  • 💎 Generous free-to-play model
  • 🎨 Charming art style
  • 🕹️ Intuitive controls

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🔒 Lack of cloud save support
  • 🎨 Limited character customization
  • 🎨 Gear visuals don't match equipped items
  • 💰 Gem costs for some features feel high

Bugs and requests

iNethack2

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Game crashes when using inventory (I command)
  • Crashes on Plane of Water during save restore
  • File corruption errors when switching apps
  • Game freezes with Chinese pinyin keyboard input
  • Crashes when equipping rings
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  • Crashes when dropping items
  • Crashes when accessing discoveries list
  • Cannot open level files error (501mobile.50)
  • Game unrecoverable after certain actions
  • Double-tap causes unintended character movement
  • Floor tiles not rendering in corridors
  • Crashes on iOS 11+ when dropping items
  • Waiting for logfile access message loops
  • Game crashes immediately on startup for some users

Requested features

17 requests
  • Separate button labels from command values
  • External Bluetooth keyboard support
  • Directional pad for movement
  • Swipe-based movement controls
  • Character name customization
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  • Pet naming functionality
  • Partial item stack management
  • Cloud save synchronization across devices
  • iPad Magic Keyboard support
  • Japanese language localization
  • Toggle for sparkle effects
  • Multiple simultaneous game saves
  • NetHack version 3.6+ support
  • Slash'Em port for iOS
  • Voice over support for accessibility
  • Options file editing capability
  • Discoveries list access without crashes

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

None

iNethack2

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Rogue Wizards

One-time5
  • 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

Is iNethack2 free?
iNethack2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rogue Wizards free?
Rogue Wizards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iNethack2 or Rogue Wizards?
iNethack2 is rated higher. iNethack2 averages 4.4 out of 5 from 137 ratings, while Rogue Wizards averages 4.2 from 142 ratings.
Do iNethack2 or Rogue Wizards have ads?
Neither iNethack2 nor Rogue Wizards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iNethack2 or Rogue Wizards?
iNethack2 ships an update every 2 months, and Rogue Wizards every 4 days. Most recently, iNethack2 was updated on October 6, 2026 and Rogue Wizards on October 9, 2026.

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