Up Left Out vs Bardcard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Up Left Out
Engage in a serene, minimalist puzzle experience focused on unlocking all board pieces. Enjoy ad-free, timed-free gameplay with a calming, ambient soundtrack. Perfect for unwinding and focused play.
- Unlock all puzzle pieces
- Minimalistic design
- Relaxing gameplay
- No ads or time limits
- Meditative ambient soundtrack
- Playable offline
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A relaxing, minimalistic puzzle game where your goal is to unlock all the pieces on the board. As always, the game has no ads, no time limits, no scoring and even no text. The peaceful gameplay is accompanied by a meditative soundtrack created by Wojciech Wasiak. - Relaxing - Minimal - Simple - No ads - Created by one person - Can be played without internet - Great meditative, ambient soundtrack Feel free to check out my other games at https://www.rainbowtrain.eu/
Bardcard
Embark on a card-matching roguelite adventure through a mysterious subterranean world. Explore over 40 rooms, discover unique items, battle monsters, and uncover the secrets of this realm. Can you survive the dungeon and find your brother?
- Card-matching dungeon exploration
- Over 40 rooms with secrets
- 150+ unique hand-drawn cards
- Old-school RPG elements
- Challenging roguelite system
- Persistent artifacts and companions
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Bardcard is a card-matching roguelite featuring a mysterious subterranean world to explore. Match cards to advance through the dungeon. Discover helpful equipment, battle dangerous minions, and meet magical familiars that join you on your adventure. Learn the secrets of this realm and discover the truth about the chaos that engulfs it. Can you find your brother Lukas? Who is ZUG? How far down does this dungeon go? FEATURES ========= - 40+ rooms to explore: Determine the best card-matching sequence to survive each floor. Keep on the lookout for alternate exits leading down less-traveled paths, and rare artifacts that appear when specific cards are matched. Are you exploring a dark room? In that case you’d better bring a torch! - 150+ unique, hand-drawn cards to discover: Weapons, armor, and magical items to protect you in the dungeon. Various characters that guide you, teach skills, and present puzzles. Monsters and traps to thwart your progress at every turn. There’s a lot to discover, and each game is a bit different than the last. - Old-school RPG elements set within an immersive world: Turn-based action, experience levels, quests to complete, and more. We’ve taken elements from all our favorite games of yesteryear and rolled them into Bardcard. - Beautiful soundtrack created by us: We’ve orchestrated every flute, piano, and xylophone to create a unique realm to adventure in. - Challenging rogelite system with powerful persistent artifacts: Death is likely unavoidable in this dangerous world. Lucky for you, there are special items and companions that stick with you no matter what happens in the dungeon. ACCOLADES ========== App Store Game of the Day (11/8/22) ABOUT RASCAL MAGIC ================== We are two childhood friends building a mysterious world for you to explore. Originally from Michigan and now based up and down the West Coast, we create everything from the gameplay, imagery, audio, and story, to physical apparel and collectibles. Although we charge a small price for downloading our games, we don’t have in-game advertising or in-app purchases. It’s just not our thing. Instead, you get access to the entire game and future updates. Let’s do this! We’d love to hear from you: hello@rascalmagic.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Up Left Out at weekly against Bardcard's monthly. Up Left Out also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 55) and price ($2.99 vs $3.99). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Up Left Out costs $2.99 and Bardcard $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Up Left Out against 4.7 for Bardcard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Up Left Out has 1.2K ratings behind it against 55, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 88% and 88% positive.
Up Left Out ships an update weekly, Bardcard monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Up Left Out | Bardcard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better | 4.7 (55 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.7% of reviews — better | 87.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 55 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Maciej Targoni | Kevin Mikles |
Customer experience
Up Left Out
Bardcard
In-app purchases
Up Left Out
No in-app purchases
Bardcard
No in-app purchases
