30 Second Life vs MugenCards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
30 Second Life
Experience a full life from birth to death in just 30 seconds. Your choices shape your destiny, leading to over a trillion possible outcomes. Discover unique careers and unlock special combos in this highly addictive simulation.
- Full life simulation in 30 seconds
- Choice-driven life paths
- Over 200 life stages
- 90+ unlockable combos
- Trillions of possible lives
- Addictive gameplay
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Live your entire life, from birth to death, in 30 seconds. At every moment, your choices determine where your life will lead. Slack off as a white collar worker, and get laid off. If you work hard as a cat burglar, you'll become a criminal mastermind! Can you find the path to becoming a cyborg? A monk? A tycoon? A messiah? Because life's too long to live just once. + Highly addictive gameplay! + Catchy arcade-style music and sound effects! + More than 200 life stages with unique graphics! + More than 90 unlockable special combos! + Over a trillion possible lives to lead!
MugenCards
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MugenCards is a simple card game that can be played endlessly. The player is presented with two to six cards. Pick a red card and your coins will increase. Pick a blue card and your coins will decrease. You can pick a card simply by pressing one of the cards shown on the screen. After picking a card, you will then proceed to the next round. Try to keep playing for as long as you can by avoiding the blue cards! If your coins reaches zero, then it's game over. As long as you still have some coins left after picking a card, you will be able to proceed to the next round. The speed at which the blue card switches with a red card will increase as you proceed to higher rounds. The coins you can earn/lose from the cards will increase with each round, thus both the risk and reward of playing another round will increase with each round you decide to play. Try to pick a red card each round!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: 30 Second Life at Free against MugenCards's $1.99. 30 Second Life also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 39 months). MugenCards's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On device support there is nothing between them.
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30 Second Life is free to download; MugenCards costs $1.99 up front. 30 Second Life sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MugenCards asks for nothing beyond the download.
30 Second Life ships an update every 3 weeks, MugenCards every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 30 Second Life | MugenCards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (128 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 128 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 39 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 4+ |
| Developer | Bruce Hill | Shota Kogge |
Bugs and requests
30 Second Life
Reported bugs
31 issues- App does not work, just blinks
- Start screen flashes, no actions can be made
- Game is broken
- Doesn't start up anymore
- It's a little buggy, glitches out on combos
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- App is fixed (mentioned by one user)
- Whenever I press play it brings me to the home screen
- This version does not progress past the first screen
- Whenever I touch play nothing happens
- It just flashes to a new screen
- When I press Play it Takes Me To The Home Screen
- Game also won't start
- My game won't start
- The game dose not work
- Full version doesn't give me it, everybody getting it for free
- How do you start the game, can't get out of the lobby
- The game did NOT register that I had bought the full version
- Full version of the game doesn't work
- The in-app purchase that makes the game good doesn't work
- Full game doesn't work
- Bought the full version and nothing changed
- Can't get it to start at all
- The last update said you fixed the issue with it not recognizing the full version being purchased. But it's still having that problem.
- Doesn't work
- Screen goes black and boots me back out to the title screen
- Please make it where I have the full game
- Fix the play button
- Full game purchase does not work
- Doesn't acknowledge the fact I unlocked the full game
- Never gets over the start screen
- When I tap the Play button, nothing happens
Requested features
5 requests- Update game more often
- Add more content
- Get rid of the possible careers bar
- Add more characters (free version)
- Turn off flash and wheel
MugenCards
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
30 Second Life
- Unlock Main Game$3.99
MugenCards
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is 30 Second Life free?
Is MugenCards free?
Do 30 Second Life or MugenCards have ads?
Which is updated more often, 30 Second Life or MugenCards?
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