Comparison

Deques vs DeckKeeper

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

DeckKeeper

Features
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With DeckKeeper, you can create and customize your own decks of cards by specifying their names and descriptions. When using a deck, the application automatically shuffles the cards and displays them sequentially on the screen of your device. You can simply tap the screen to move to the next card and DeckKeeper will announce its name. This app provides the ultimate gaming experience. You no longer have to waste time shuffling cards or choosing the next card - DeckKeeper does it all automatically, allowing you to focus on the game itself.

Screenshots

Deques4 screens
DeckKeeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Deques at none against DeckKeeper's 2. Deques also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). DeckKeeper's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DeckKeeper sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Deques asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deques ships an update every 4 months, DeckKeeper every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Deques versus DeckKeeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDequesDeckKeeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClaudius AlbatPavel Yashin

In-app purchases

None

Deques

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

DeckKeeper

One-time2
  • Remove limits$2.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Deques free?
Deques is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DeckKeeper free?
DeckKeeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Deques or DeckKeeper have ads?
DeckKeeper shows ads; Deques does not.
Which is updated more often, Deques or DeckKeeper?
Deques ships an update every 4 months, and DeckKeeper every 3 weeks. Most recently, Deques was updated on September 24, 2026 and DeckKeeper on October 9, 2026.

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