Comparison

Card Thief vs Void Tyrant

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

Head to head
About

Card Thief

A solitaire-style stealth game where you play as a master thief. Sneak through darkness, steal treasure, and escape without getting caught. It offers deep strategy and roguelike replayability in short, engaging sessions.

Highlights
  • Solitaire-style stealth gameplay
  • 4 unique heists
  • Unlockable equipment cards
  • Hireable thieves with special rules
  • Mini deck-building mechanics
  • Daily Heist mode with leaderboards
  • Roguelike replayability
  • Offline play
Features
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Card Thief is a solitaire-style stealth card game that transforms your deck into a shadowy world of cunning heists and daring escapes. Sneak through the darkness as a master thief. Extinguish torches, pickpocket guards, and steal precious treasure without getting caught. Every card you flip is a calculated risk. Every move could be your last. From the makers of Card Crawl, the hit indie card dungeon crawler, Card Thief distills the tension of classic stealth games into a sleek, strategic card game you can play in minutes. Easy to learn, endlessly deep. Plan. Steal. Escape. Repeat. With a rich layer of tactical decision-making, risk/reward choices, and roguelike replayability, Card Thief is the perfect pick-up-and-play strategy card game for fans of stealth, puzzle games, and solo card games alike. Features - Solitaire-style stealth gameplay with no internet required - 4 unique heists with distinct enemies, traps, and obstacles - 12 unlockable and upgradable equipment cards with unique abilities - Hire 10 thieves, each with special gameplay rules - Mini deck-building mechanics for deep strategic customization - Daily Heist mode with global leaderboards - Roguelike replayability so every run plays differently - Perfect session length of 2 to 3 minutes per game - Offline play, great for travel

About

Void Tyrant

Embark on a single-player galactic adventure where you build a powerful deck of cards to battle aliens and overcome challenges. With strategic deck-building and blackjack-inspired combat, explore diverse planets, upgrade your abilities, and uncover ancient artifacts. Reclaim the Eyes of Chronos through cunning and a touch of luck.

Highlights
  • Strategic deck building
  • Card-based combat
  • Four unique classes
  • Town upgrades for new powers
  • Blueprint collection and ship crafting
  • Powerful artifact discovery
Features
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Build a deck as you battle across the galaxy, gathering powerful cards along the way. With strategy and a bit of luck you might be able to reclaim the Eyes of Chronos. A single-player adventure, play with 500+ cards and three unique classes to engineer a custom deck to your own design. Rooted in the simple hit-or-stand mechanics of blackjack, Void Tyrant is an easy to understand roguelike with engrossing depth. Battle quirky aliens, disarm traps, upgrade your spaceport, and face off with the sinister Wruut. Newcomers or seasoned veterans alike will enjoy deck building in Void Tyrant. FEATURES - Strategic deck building and card-based combat. - Four classes to choose from, each with its own strategy - Upgrade your town for new powers and adventures. - Collect blueprints and craft new ships with special abilities and cards - Powerful artifacts stuffed into shiny treasure chests. - Free with ads or convert to premium (NO ADS) with one purchase. - Traps, strange aliens, and lots of other surprises...

Screenshots

Card Thief4 screens
Void Tyrant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Void Tyrant at every 5 weeks against Card Thief's every 4 months. Void Tyrant also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 981) and review sentiment (79% vs 70%). Card Thief's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Card Thief sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Void Tyrant sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Card Thief against 4.6 for Void Tyrant. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Void Tyrant has 10K ratings behind it against 981, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Card Thief's written reviews are positive against 79% of Void Tyrant's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Card Thief ships an update every 4 months, Void Tyrant every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Card Thief versus Void Tyrant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCard ThiefVoid Tyrant
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (981 ratings) — better4.6 (10K ratings)
Positive reviews69.9% of reviews78.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings98110K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB751 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperArnold RauersArmor Games Studios Inc

Customer experience

Card Thief

All ratings981 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral1.3%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews478 reviews
Positive69.9%
Neutral9.4%
Negative20.7%

Void Tyrant

All ratings10,224 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews959 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral7.5%
Negative13.7%

User reviews

Card Thief

From 981 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Fun and unique stealth mechanics
  • 👍 Very fun for offline gaming
  • 👍 New favorite card game
  • 👍 Creative and addictive game

Room to improve

  • ❓ What is the goal?
  • 🐛 Issueee
  • 🐛 Buggy
  • 🐛 Crashes on load
  • 🐛 Cannot select path

Void Tyrant

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Unique card mechanics
  • 🤑 Fair monetization
  • 💎 Addictive and challenging
  • 🎨 Charming art style

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🎬 Intrusive ads
  • 🤖 Unbalanced enemy AI
  • 🔁 Repetitive content
  • 🕰️ Slow progression

Bugs and requests

Card Thief

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Crystals which you can get when playing are useless
  • Notch covers game information on iPhone X+
  • Ads error prevents chest opening
  • Hideout heists have unrealistically high scores
  • Can't open hideout, game crashes
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  • Crashes right after starting on M1 iPad Pro with iPadOS 14.7.1
  • Crashes all the time
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

9 requests
  • More enemies or traps to deal with
  • More equipment to try out
  • 4x4 layout rather than 3x3
  • Endless mode
  • Multiplayer compatibility
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  • Sync game data between Android and iOS
  • Shop to use crystals
  • More levels, incentives, and variations in the Hideout games
  • Ability to cash in stolen goods for new tool cards or special cards

Void Tyrant

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes when using Power Surge
  • Progress reset after defeating final boss
  • Inconsistent rewards from chests

Requested features

5 requests
  • More planets, enemies, and bosses
  • Additional playable classes
  • Ability to remove unwanted cards
  • Improved late-game content
  • Customizable deck building

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Card Thief

One-time1
  • Unlock Card Thief$4.99
7 purchases

Void Tyrant

One-time7
  • Warp Rift$0.99
  • Cloning Device$0.99
  • Assassin$1.99
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  • Spirit Of Life$2.99
  • Spirit Of Secrets$2.99
  • Spirit Of Fortune$2.99
  • Premium Game$4.99

Questions

Is Card Thief free?
Card Thief is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Void Tyrant free?
Void Tyrant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Card Thief or Void Tyrant?
Card Thief is rated higher. Card Thief averages 4.7 out of 5 from 981 ratings, while Void Tyrant averages 4.6 from 10K ratings.
Do Card Thief or Void Tyrant have ads?
Both Card Thief and Void Tyrant show ads.
Which is updated more often, Card Thief or Void Tyrant?
Card Thief ships an update every 4 months, and Void Tyrant every 5 weeks. Most recently, Card Thief was updated on September 23, 2026 and Void Tyrant on September 24, 2026.

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