Comparison

Deques vs Card Game Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Deques

Design and create custom card games like quartets and dominoes. Personalize cards with text, images, ratings, and more. Play against a virtual opponent or print your creations for real-world fun.

Highlights
  • Create custom quartet and domino card games
  • Multiple card property options (text, image, rating, values)
  • Edit and adjust deck templates
  • Export and import decks
  • Share individual cards
  • Play against a virtual opponent
  • Printable card designs
Features
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Create your own quartet or domino cards to play and learn. Choose from different basic templates or create your own templates with different card properties. The following card properties are available: - Title - Quartet title with automatic A1-Z4 display - Picture or emoji with variable height - Text - Rating (eg 5 emoji stars) - Numeric value + unit - Yes-No-value from one emoji each (eg emoji thumbs up, thumbs down) - Variants with Label + Text, Rating, Numeric value or Yes-No value Add individual cards to your deck or edit them. Adjust the template of your deck later for all cards. Export and Import Decks. Share single cards. Play and test your quartet game or image domino against a virtual opponent. Print and craft your own real playing cards to play against friends and family.

About

Card Game Simulator

Design, import, and play custom card games on a virtual tabletop. Create your own rules, import unique cards, and share your creations with friends online or locally. Features a deck editor and a searchable card explorer.

Highlights
  • Create custom card games
  • Import custom cards and images
  • Organize decks and cards
  • Play with friends online or locally
  • Virtual tabletop gameplay
  • Searchable card explorer
  • Deck editor
Features
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Create, share, and play card games with Card Game Simulator! Create your own original card games, import custom cards, organize your decks and cards, and play card games with your friends. All on an intuitive virtual tabletop! # Create and Share Games: You can download additional games by selecting the center card game in the Main Menu. Press the download button that appears and enter the CGS AutoUpdate URL for the game you would like to download. If you enable Developer Mode, you can easily create your own games by importing images onto custom boards and tables, and create custom cards and decks. You can also define your own custom game(s) by following the Custom Games Documentation on the CGS website! # Cards Explorer: See all the cards laid out neatly and easily search-able, with the option to filter for any search criteria. If you enable Developer Mode, you can also add custom cards here. # Deck Editor: Some card games will come with pre-built decks, but you can always create new decks by writing in card names or with the visual Deck Editor. You can load up and edit existing decks, or you can start with completely new decks to add and save for later. # Multi-player: Create online rooms with optional passwords to ensure only your friends Join your game. You can play over LAN or over the internet. # Single-player: You can immediately Start a game, either to play by yourself or to play with friends hot-seat style. # Key Features: - Online sandbox with unlimited games to play how you want. - Create and play your own original games. - Play just like you do in real life; pick up, rotate, and flip any card. - Up to 10 people can play online together on the same table. - Save, load, and share decks. - Multiple "drawer"s allow you to play locally on the same computer with your friends. - Default games: Standard French-Suited 52-cards, Dominoes, and Mahjong

Screenshots

Deques4 screens
Card Game Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Card Game Simulator at every 6 days against Deques's every 4 months. Card Game Simulator also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 33%) and ratings volume (17 vs 1). Deques's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Deques holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Card Game Simulator has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Deques's written reviews are positive against 57% of Card Game Simulator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deques ships an update every 4 months, Card Game Simulator every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Deques versus Card Game Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDequesCard Game Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better3.6 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings117 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB193 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClaudius AlbatFinol Digital LLC

Customer experience

Deques

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Card Game Simulator

All ratings17 ratings
Positive58.8%
Neutral17.6%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

Deques

No in-app purchases

None

Card Game Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Deques free?
Deques is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Card Game Simulator free?
Card Game Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Deques or Card Game Simulator?
Deques is rated higher. Deques averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Card Game Simulator averages 3.6 from 17 ratings.
Do Deques or Card Game Simulator have ads?
Neither Deques nor Card Game Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Deques or Card Game Simulator?
Deques ships an update every 4 months, and Card Game Simulator every 6 days. Most recently, Deques was updated on September 24, 2026 and Card Game Simulator on October 14, 2026.

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