iNethack2 vs 1 Bit Survivor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Single-player dungeon exploration
- Treasure collection and escape
- Multiple graphical tilesets
- Touchscreen gesture controls
- Customizable keyboard shortcuts
- Bones file sharing integration
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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
1 Bit Survivor
Embark on a challenging survival horror journey in a randomly generated world. Fight off hordes of mutants with simple controls and strategic turn-based gameplay. Your goal is to survive 28 days and reach safety, but death is permanent.
- Turn-based survival horror gameplay
- Procedurally generated levels
- Unlockable character classes
- Stylistic 1-bit pixel art
- Offline single-player experience
- Minimal ads with optional ad removal purchase
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1 Bit Survivor is an easy to play but difficult to master randomly generated rogue-like with stylized pixel art and survival horror elements. Fight to survive 28 Days of the Zed-pocalypse and save your pet Cat! Join the Discord for Tips! https://discord.com/invite/JfedB6k STORY An unstoppable virus has destroyed humanity. Many turned into mutants. The rest fight for their life. Drive your car across the country to reach the underground bunker and survive. Will you make it to the end? Or succumb to the monster threat? GAMEPLAY - Simple controls: Move and Shoot - Casual: Easy to play but difficult to master - Turn-Based: Take your time and make your choices carefully - Survival Horror: Limited resources make every decision matter - Roguelike: Only one chance to survive, if you die it is Game Over FEATURES - Single-player Offline Rogue-like - 3 Unlockable Character Classes - 9 Different Enemies - Procedurally Generated Levels - 10 Level Tilesets - Stylistic 1-Bit Pixel Art style - Unique first person animations - Extensive Run Statistics - Minimal Ads and No Microtransactions - In App Purchase to Remove Ads DEV DOCUMENTARY See how the game was made from concept to reality in the Project Jumpstart devlogs. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLImw3trUkU44oxygYieFI0_9NzenZwTG9 CONTACT Email: acherontigames@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/acheronti Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@acheronti TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acheronti_games
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iNethack2 at none against 1 Bit Survivor's 1. iNethack2 also leads on ads (none vs shown). 1 Bit Survivor's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. 1 Bit Survivor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iNethack2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for iNethack2 against 4.4 for 1 Bit Survivor. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 137 and 60 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of iNethack2's written reviews are positive against 89% of 1 Bit Survivor's.
iNethack2 ships an update every 2 months, 1 Bit Survivor every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iNethack2 | 1 Bit Survivor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (137 ratings) — better | 4.4 (60 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.1% of reviews | 88.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 137 — better | 60 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Future Shock Software LTD | Chaz Acheronti |
Customer experience
iNethack2
1 Bit Survivor
User reviews
iNethack2
From 137 App Store ratingsWhat 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
1 Bit Survivor
From 60 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Incredible pixel art design
- 💡 Unique combat mechanics
- 🤔 Remarkable depth under the surface
- 🧠 Strategic gameplay
- 💎 Great resource management
Room to improve
- ⚠️ Skip button too close to move right
- ❓ Difficulty with meleeing zombies
- 📉 Luck is a major deciding factor
- frustrating RNG for power-ups
- 🤷 Limited characters and power-ups
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
1 Bit Survivor
Reported bugs
3 issues- Skip button placement issue
- Game freezing and bugs
- Unfair difficulty spikes leading to loss
Requested features
5 requests- Add controller support
- Add an endless mode
- Implement character progression system
- Add Russian language support
- Allow petting the cat
In-app purchases
iNethack2
No in-app purchases
1 Bit Survivor
- 1 Bit Survivor: Remove Ads$2.99
