iNethack2 vs Celestial Xll
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
Celestial Xll
Engage in strategic, turn-based battles within a mystical, zodiac-inspired universe. Choose celestial guardians, build a powerful team, and conquer opponents in this fantasy combat game.
- Zodiac-inspired fantasy universe
- Turn-based battles
- Choose celestial guardians
- Team building and strategy
- Cosmic combat
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Celestial XII is a zodiac-inspired fantasy battle game where players choose celestial guardians, enter turn-based battles, and use strategy to defeat opponents. Explore a mystical universe inspired by the zodiac, strengthen your team, and experience immersive cosmic combat designed for players of all ages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iNethack2 at none against Celestial Xll's 13. iNethack2 also leads on ratings volume (150 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Celestial Xll's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, ads 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. Celestial Xll sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. iNethack2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Celestial Xll holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iNethack2 has 150 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
iNethack2 ships an update every 2 months, Celestial Xll every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | iNethack2 | Celestial Xll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (150 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 150 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — 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 | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Future Shock Software LTD | Marcel White |
Customer experience
iNethack2
Celestial Xll
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
Celestial Xll
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iNethack2
No in-app purchases
Celestial Xll
- Starfire Ring$1.99
- Nebula Halo$2.99
- Starfire Ring$3.99
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- Nebula Halo$3.99
- Aurora Crown$3.99
- Celestial Mandate$3.99
- Void Edge2 variants$3.99
- Supernova Burst$3.99
- Celestial Hydrogen Water$3.99
- Aurora Crown$4.99
- Arena Pass$9.99
- Arena Pass$12.00
