Comparison

Bardcard vs Arcane Golf

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

Arcane Golf

Experience a fantasy-themed miniature golf puzzle game with magical elements. Navigate 250 challenging levels across four unique courses, overcoming traps and monsters with physics-based gameplay and intuitive controls.

Highlights
  • Physics-based mini-golf gameplay
  • Intuitive one-finger controls
  • Four unique dungeon courses
  • 250 unique puzzle levels
  • Creative obstacles and magical objects
Features
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Arcane Golf is a miniature golf puzzle game set in a fantasy world full of dungeons, dangers, gems, and geometry. Play across 250 levels set in 4 unique courses inspired by classic adventure games. From enchanted gems that can instantly teleport the ball, to slimes that swallow it whole, you'll constantly need to change things up if you want to beat every level! Key Features: - Physics-based mini-golf gameplay - Simple, but intuitive controls. All you need is a finger! - Four unique dungeons each with their own challenges to introduce - 250 unique levels to test your aim, reflexes, and puzzle solving skills - Dozens of creative obstacles: From traps, to monsters and magical objects with unique powers #MadeWithFusion

Screenshots

Bardcard4 screens
Arcane Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Arcane Golf at every 4 days against Bardcard's monthly. Arcane Golf also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and price ($1.99 vs $3.99). Bardcard's advantage is chart position (#198 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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

Bardcard costs $3.99 and Arcane Golf $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arcane Golf holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Bardcard's written reviews are positive against 94% of Arcane Golf's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bardcard ships an update monthly, Arcane Golf every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Bardcard versus Arcane Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBardcardArcane Golf
Price$3.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.7 (55 ratings)4.9 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews94.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55 — better32
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#198 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.19.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB33 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperKevin MiklesCLICKTEAM LLC USA

Customer experience

Bardcard

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

Arcane Golf

All ratings32 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%

In-app purchases

None

Bardcard

No in-app purchases

None

Arcane Golf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bardcard free?
Bardcard costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arcane Golf free?
Arcane Golf costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bardcard or Arcane Golf?
Arcane Golf is rated higher. Bardcard averages 4.7 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Arcane Golf averages 4.9 from 32 ratings.
Do Bardcard or Arcane Golf have ads?
Neither Bardcard nor Arcane Golf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bardcard or Arcane Golf?
Bardcard ships an update monthly, and Arcane Golf every 4 days. Most recently, Bardcard was updated on October 9, 2026 and Arcane Golf on October 17, 2026.

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