Comparison

Reigns vs Card Crusade

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

Head to head
About

Reigns

Rule a medieval kingdom by making decisions with a swipe of your finger. Balance the needs of various factions, from the church to the army, to extend your reign. Each choice has consequences that can lead to your dynasty's downfall.

Highlights
  • Swipe-based decision making
  • Kingdom faction balance
  • Dynasty survival
  • Event spanning centuries
  • Multiple ways to die
Features
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Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal fingers either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom. Survive the seemingly never-ending gauntlet of requests from your advisors, peasants, allies, and enemies while maintaining balance between the influential factions of your kingdom. But beware; each decision you make might have implications and unfortunate consequences down the road that could put your reign and family’s dynasty at risk! Each year of your reign brings another important – seemingly random – request from your unpredictable kingdom as you strive for balance between the church, the people, the army, and the treasury. Prudent decisions and careful planning make for a long reign but unforeseen motivations, surprise events, and poor luck can take down even the most entrenched monarch. Extend your reign as long as possible, forge alliances, make enemies, and find new ways to die as your dynasty marches along through the ages. Some events will span on centuries, with an intrigue involving burning witches, scientific enlightenment, wicked politics and, maybe, the Devil himself. *iPhone 5 / iPod Touch 6 / iPad Mini / iPad Air or later recommended.

About

Card Crusade

Embark on a roguelike deck-building adventure through a winding dungeon. Choose from eight character classes, assemble powerful decks, and battle monsters to level up and defeat the final boss.

Highlights
  • Roguelike deck-building gameplay
  • Eight unlockable character classes
  • Ten-floor winding dungeon exploration
  • Assemble powerful card combos
  • Battle monsters and gain experience
  • Level up characters
  • Defeat the final boss
Features
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Card Crusade is a roguelike deck building game. Unlock eight different character classes as you explore the ten floors of a winding dungeon. Assemble your deck to unleash unstoppable combos on your enemies. Fight monsters, gain experience, and level up your character to defeat the final boss and become the Card Crusader! Send feedback to feedback@pollywog.games, or in our Discord: https://discord.gg/KUMqunQ

Screenshots

Reigns4 screens
Card Crusade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Card Crusade at Free against Reigns's $2.99. Card Crusade also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 70%). Reigns's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Card Crusade is free to download; Reigns costs $2.99 up front. Card Crusade sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Reigns asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Reigns against 4.8 for Card Crusade. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7.6K and 2.4K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Reigns's written reviews are positive against 84% of Card Crusade's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reigns ships an update every 5 weeks, Card Crusade every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Reigns versus Card Crusade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReignsCard Crusade
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (7.6K ratings)4.8 (2.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews84.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.6K — better2.4K
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#13 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB103 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperDevolver Digital, Inc.Pollywog Games

Customer experience

Reigns

All ratings7,608 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews921 reviews
Positive70.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative20.6%

Card Crusade

All ratings2,423 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral8.2%
Negative7.6%

User reviews

Reigns

From 7.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👑 Great game concept
  • 🤴 Engaging storyline and characters
  • 🎨 Stylish art and design
  • 🕹️ Addictive and challenging gameplay
  • 🕰️ Replayability and multiple endings

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay and card choices
  • 🤔 Unclear consequences of decisions
  • 🕹️ Frustrating difficulty and randomness
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues
  • 🐛 Bugs and save file corruption

Card Crusade

From 2.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging gameplay loop
  • 💡 Surprising depth and build variety
  • 🚀 Easy to learn, challenging to master
  • 👍 Charming and nostalgic visuals
  • 👍 Addictive and replayable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Lack of volume/audio settings
  • 🐛 Unbalanced enemy encounters
  • 🐛 Tedious pot-breaking mechanic

Bugs and requests

Reigns

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Blank/corrupted cards
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Save file corruption
  • Compatibility issues on newer devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More content and storylines
  • Ability to customize the king/kingdom
  • Improved UI and feedback on decisions
  • Difficulty settings or options
  • Cross-platform/cloud save support

Card Crusade

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Red Knight encounter not functioning as expected
  • Inconsistent leaderboard behavior

Requested features

4 requests
  • More content (new floors, enemies, cards)
  • Ability to speed up animations
  • Retreat/escape option from battles
  • Leaderboard/progression system improvements

In-app purchases

None

Reigns

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Card Crusade

One-time7
  • Unlock Viking$0.99
  • Unlock Sorceror$0.99
  • Unlock Bishop$0.99
Show 4 more
  • Unlock Soothsayer$0.99
  • Unlock Hoodlum$0.99
  • Unlock Nomad$0.99
  • Unlock All Characters$3.99

Questions

Is Reigns free?
Reigns costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Card Crusade free?
Card Crusade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reigns or Card Crusade?
Card Crusade is rated higher. Reigns averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while Card Crusade averages 4.8 from 2.4K ratings.
Do Reigns or Card Crusade have ads?
Neither Reigns nor Card Crusade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reigns or Card Crusade?
Reigns ships an update every 5 weeks, and Card Crusade every 3 months. Most recently, Reigns was updated on November 10, 2026 and Card Crusade on November 6, 2026.

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