The board game is great, and I bought this mostly because it had the death book. But am I really to expect all of my friends to buy it too? What if we have someone new? Do I require them to buy it as well? This app is great for single player, but there really needs to be free version that allows friends to only join games. Hosting can still be behind a paywall.

This app is really fun and adds to the overall vibe. I love the graphics and design. The music and sound effects are top notch and really add to the atmosphere. I also don’t mind the $0.99 charge. A really simple addition that would bring huge value would be a soundboard. We really loved the text on the chapter cards, and having a soundboard of simple creepy sounds that make sense (gurgling, swinging axes, shield bashes, screeches, etc.) would be so fun and be even more functional.

I love Escape the Dark Castle and the idea of an app to keep track of HP and have a virtual death book is great. Unfortunately, even though you have to pay $1.99 there are so many bugs and issues that makes the experience frustrating. Themeborne really needs to overhaul this app or at least make it free.I also don’t like how every person in the party needs to pay for the app in order to use it. If there’s a paywall, it should only be there if you want to host a game or play solo, but not everyone playing should have to pay 1.99 for this.

This is a half baked app that was not fully developed. Hot point tracking is basically not functional. Special effects do not exist but are an option. What functionality does exist is not very intuitive. It's as though app was an afterthought and attempt at a cash grab. The fact that every player has to buy the app to play on it together is the first clue the developer wants more money from you. Before you waste your money, understand that the app is not needed to play the game and it only makes play more cumbersome and detracts from the experience...