Comparison

Abalon vs Spell Valley

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

Head to head
About

Abalon

Engage in tactical turn-based combat and deck-building strategy in a tabletop-inspired world. Command units, cast spells, and outwit opponents with creative combos and strategic positioning. Explore diverse biomes, collect cards, and build the perfect deck to become a legend.

Highlights
  • Turn-based tactical combat
  • Deck building strategy
  • Top-down battlefield control
  • Over 500 unique cards
  • Character-based abilities
  • Creative combo system
  • Procedurally generated world exploration
Features
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Welcome to Abalon, a legendary tactical roguelike and deck building RPG! CARDS. DICE. TACTICS. Embark on epic roguelike adventures to explore a tabletop inspired world and discover its secrets. Abalon combines turn based tactical combat with deck building strategy. Defeat monstrous hordes and powerful bosses to reap the rewards of treasures, allies, and spells. Roll the dice and become a dungeon crawling legend! COMMAND LIKE A GOD Command from a top-down perspective that gives you ultimate control over battlefield tactics. Your characters look up to you (literally) as their god to indicate they are ready to receive your orders. Commands are intuitive: Drag cards to cast spells. Drag warriors to enemies to attack. Drag healers to injured allies to heal. Play fast and fluid with 3-5 minute battles and without having to wait for animations. You can even undo failed attacks to try different approaches. Endless possibilities are at your fingertips! OUTWIT YOUR OPPONENTS Defeat overwhelming odds by mastering tactical positions, backstabbing, feinting counterattacks, knocking enemies into allies to trigger combos, leveraging traps for bonus damage and exploiting spell synergies to manipulate the battlefield in your favor. Abalon is deceptively simple to learn with an unrivaled depth of mechanics that are challenging to master. Position matters. Facing matters. Terrain matters. BUILD THE PERFECT DECK Choose compelling characters like squirrel hurling druids, menacing liche kings, psychic lizard wizards and steampunk time traveling rats. Abalon has over 500 cards including 225 hand-crafted characters with distinct strengths and weaknesses. Select your favorite summoner, build your team and construct a deck of 20 cards. Abalon differs from other role-playing games by removing grindy leveling systems in favor of fixed character stats and abilities and interchangeable gear-based upgrades. Use everyone you have and experiment to create unique strategies. UNLEASH CREATIVE COMBOS Combine your units and spells to create game-breaking synergies: Hurl a squirrel at your opponent and command your critter to bite them in the butt. Cast Animal Growth to mutate it into a super hulk squirrel. Then use Breed to multiply it into an army of hulk squirrels and decimate your opponent in the most satisfying way! Discover something new each time you play. EXPLORE. ROLL DICE. MAKE FRIENDS. Explore an ever-changing fantasy world filled with colorful woodlands, frozen peaks, barren deserts, and perilous dungeons. Abalon is rich in lore, both gritty and humorous, and each biome offers its own characters to find and mysteries to unravel. Collect and roll D20 dice to determine the outcome of fate encounters and make friends with charming bears and birthday goblins. EXPAND YOUR COLLECTION Play for free and grow your collection with paid expansions. Abalon is a premium CCG and RPG that respects your time and money. There are no ads, randomized booster packs, cards to dust, or grinding to level up. Each expansion contains a curated set of content so you know what you are paying for upfront. Like a board game hobby, Abalon’s expansions enhance your existing content. We aim to support the game’s development for the next 10 years and beyond with additional cards, challenge modifiers, game modes and more for infinite replayability. PLAY ON ANY DEVICE ANYTIME ANYWHERE Abalon offers a true cross-platform experience with support for phones, tablets, computers, TVs, portrait and landscape orientations and offline play. ABOUT D20STUDIOS We’re a passionate indie game team who aim to inspire creativity, critical thinking and positive community in people around the world. We value player-driven development, quality products and excellent customer service, and we’d love to hear how we can make your Abalon experience exceptional. Discord: https://discord.gg/d20studios Email: contact@d20studios.com

About

Spell Valley

Assemble a team of unique heroes in this rapid, turn-based strategy game. Engage in quick 5-minute battles where strategic choices are crucial. Collect diverse characters and challenge friends for shared rewards.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy gameplay
  • Unique hero collection
  • Fast-paced 5-minute battles
  • Multiplayer challenges
  • Friend rewards
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Brave the Valley! Build your team from dozens of unique heroes in this fast-paced turn-based strategy game. Face off against friends and foes in 5-minute battles where every decision matters. Collect a wide variety of playable characters with their own strengths and weaknesses. Invite your friends and share the rewards! Note: Although Spell Valley is free to play and download, some gameplay items can be purchased for real money.

Screenshots

Abalon4 screens
Spell Valley4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Abalon at 4.8 against Spell Valley's 4.0. Abalon also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and ratings volume (1K vs 63). 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. Abalon sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Spell Valley sells 25 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Abalon holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Abalon has 1K ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Abalon's written reviews are positive against 71% of Spell Valley's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Abalon ships an update every 2 days, Spell Valley weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Abalon versus Spell Valley: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbalonSpell Valley
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1K ratings) — better4.0 (63 ratings)
Positive reviews84.1% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better63
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB502 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperD20Studios, LLCBad Bishop Games

Customer experience

Abalon

All ratings1,012 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews290 reviews
Positive84.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative12.8%

Spell Valley

All ratings63 ratings
Positive74.6%
Neutral3.2%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral5.7%
Negative22.9%

Bugs and requests

Abalon

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Bugs in second chapter dungeon
  • Unable to use satchel items

Requested features

3 requests
  • Controller support for Backbone and other third party controllers
  • More variation in encounter types
  • Dark mode option

Spell Valley

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Abalon

One-time5
  • Animal Gear$3.99
  • Angels & Demons$7.99
  • Dark Legion$7.99
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  • Mean & Green$7.99
  • Space & Time$7.99
25 purchases

Spell Valley

One-time25
  • Handful of Gems2 variants$0.99
  • Region 2 Welcome Deal$0.99
  • Region 3 Welcome Deal$0.99
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  • Welcome to Region 2$0.99
  • Welcome to Region 3$0.99
  • Spell Valley Welcome Pack$2.99
  • Welcome to Region 4$2.99
  • Region 4 Welcome Deal$2.99
  • Sacred Grove Value Pack$4.99
  • Dreadmire Welcome Deal$4.99
  • Vampire Event Deal$4.99
  • Welcome to Region 6$4.99
  • Satchel of Gems2 variants$4.99
  • Region 5 Welcome Deal$4.99
  • Welcome to Region 5$4.99
  • Epic BEHEMOTH Value Pack$9.99
  • Vampire Knight Event Deal$9.99
  • Crate of Gems$9.99
  • Welcome to Region 7$9.99
  • Spooky Forest Value Pack$14.99
  • Legendary Princess Pack$14.99
  • Double Drake Value Pack$19.99
  • Wagon of Gems$19.99
  • Galleon of Gems$49.99
  • Zeppelin of Gems$99.99

Questions

Is Abalon free?
Abalon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spell Valley free?
Spell Valley is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Abalon or Spell Valley?
Abalon is rated higher. Abalon averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Spell Valley averages 4.0 from 63 ratings.
Do Abalon or Spell Valley have ads?
Neither Abalon nor Spell Valley shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Abalon or Spell Valley?
Abalon ships an update every 2 days, and Spell Valley weekly. Most recently, Abalon was updated on October 29, 2026 and Spell Valley on October 30, 2026.

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