DREDGE vs Genshin Impact
Which is better in 2026? Five scores, side by side.
DREDGE is the better app overall, scoring 8.7 to 8.3. DREDGE wins on 3 of the 5 scores, Genshin Impact on 2.
Story lovers who want a moody, self-contained adventure they can finish
Explorers who want a vast anime world and don't mind gacha
Score by score
The details
| Feature | DREDGE | Genshin Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Category | RPG & Adventure Games | RPG & Adventure Games |
| Category rank | #2 of 8 | #4 of 8 |
| Developer | Black Salt Games | HoYoverse |
| Pricing | Paid | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mac | ✓ | — |
| Windows | ✓ | ✓ |
Common questions
Is DREDGE better than Genshin Impact?
DREDGE is the better app overall, scoring 8.7 to 8.3. DREDGE wins on 3 of the 5 scores, Genshin Impact on 2.
Which is cheaper, DREDGE or Genshin Impact?
DREDGE: Try the first area free on iOS; the full game is a one-time $24.99 purchase. Genshin Impact: Free to play; Genesis Crystals from $0.99 and a $4.99 Blessings Bundle. On value for money, DREDGE scores higher.
Do DREDGE and Genshin Impact work on the same devices?
Only DREDGE runs on Mac.
Which is more private, DREDGE or Genshin Impact?
DREDGE scores higher on privacy (8.8/10). App Store label: coarse location, identifiers, usage data and diagnostics may be collected but are not linked to you, and nothing is used to track you.
Strengths and weaknesses
DREDGE
- Pay once, with no ads or timers
- Moody art and an unsettling story
- Try the first area before you buy
- Full price is steep for a mobile game
- Shorter than most RPGs
- Recent updates are only small fixes
DREDGE starts as a relaxing fishing game. You sell your catch, upgrade your trawler and chat with odd islanders. Then night falls, the fog rolls in, and the fish start looking wrong. Packing your grid-shaped cargo hold is oddly satisfying, the mystery keeps pulling you forward, and controllers work too. On iOS you can try the first area free before paying once. It's shorter than most RPGs here, and that's fine.
Full DREDGE review
Genshin Impact
- Enormous free world and story
- Beautiful art and orchestral soundtrack
- Big updates on a steady six-week rhythm
- Characters and weapons come down to gacha luck
- Demanding on storage, battery and older phones
- Daily Resin limits slow progress
Genshin Impact is still the open-world RPG that sets the bar on phones. Six years in, Teyvat keeps growing, and 2026 finally reached the icy nation of Snezhnaya. You climb anything, glide everywhere and mix elements for combat combos, solo or in co-op with friends. The world and story are free; the characters you want come from gacha wishes. It's demanding on storage and battery, so older phones struggle.
Full Genshin Impact review
