Comparison

Bardcard vs Boolitaire

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

Head to head
About

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?

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Boolitaire

This solitaire game blends RPG elements with a haunted theme. Manage your health and shield by strategically playing cards, making tough decisions, and taking calculated risks to survive each round.

Highlights
  • RPG-like solitaire gameplay
  • Health and shield management
  • Strategic card play
  • Challenging statistics
  • Color themes
  • Minimal UI
Features
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Survive a deck of 54 cards in this rpg-like solitaire. Try to end each round with as much health as possible and as much shield power as possible. Manage your resources well by playing cards in the right order, passing them back and occasionally taking risks. FEATURES + spooky solitaire fun + challenging statistics + color themes + minimal UI for minimal distraction + a lot of ghosts + no ads, no in-app purchases Thank you for playing!

Screenshots

Bardcard4 screens
Boolitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bardcard at 4.7 against Boolitaire's 4.3. Bardcard also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 69%) and chart position (#193 vs unranked). Boolitaire's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $3.99). On update cadence, 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

Bardcard costs $3.99 and Boolitaire $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bardcard holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Bardcard's written reviews are positive against 69% of Boolitaire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bardcard ships an update monthly, Boolitaire every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Bardcard versus Boolitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBardcardBoolitaire
Price$3.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.7 (55 ratings) — better4.3 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better69.2% of reviews
Number of ratings55 — better12
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#193 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB75 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperKevin MiklesMartin Knopf

Customer experience

Bardcard

All ratings55 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Boolitaire

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral23.1%
Negative7.7%

In-app purchases

None

Bardcard

No in-app purchases

None

Boolitaire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bardcard free?
Bardcard costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boolitaire free?
Boolitaire costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bardcard or Boolitaire?
Bardcard is rated higher. Bardcard averages 4.7 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Boolitaire averages 4.3 from 12 ratings.
Do Bardcard or Boolitaire have ads?
Neither Bardcard nor Boolitaire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bardcard or Boolitaire?
Bardcard ships an update monthly, and Boolitaire every 2 months. Most recently, Bardcard was updated on September 22, 2026 and Boolitaire on September 24, 2026.

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