Comparison

Bardcard vs Chefy

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

Chefy

Embark on a pixel art culinary adventure, collecting ingredients across diverse environments. Overcome 60 levels using unique cooking tools that grant special abilities to progress and discover secrets.

Highlights
  • 60 levels across three worlds
  • Mini-metroidvania style levels
  • Cooking tools unlock superpowers
  • Collect secret burgers
  • Unlock new wardrobe items
Features
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Armed with your culinary skills and ingenuity, embark on a delicious adventure in Chefy-Chef! Collect ingredients as you make your way through dense jungles, snow-capped mountains and a viscous swamp. Overcome 60 levels full of adventure and fun together with Chefy! Pick up unique cooking tools that will unlock superpowers for you, such as climbing walls with a sharp knife, teleportation with a frying pan and high jumps thanks to a cooking hammer! Search and collect secret burgers at each level, with which you can unlock new items in the Chef's wardrobe. Features: * Complete 60 levels in three mysterious worlds * Interesting levels in the style of mini-metroidvania * Use cooking tools that will unlock superpowers for you * Collect secret burgers to unlock new clothes in the wardrobe

Screenshots

Bardcard4 screens
Chefy4 screens

Verdict

The call

Bardcard and Chefy both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Bardcard's written reviews are positive against 65% of Chefy's. Chefy's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and price ($1.99 vs $3.99). On rating, 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 Chefy $1.99 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 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 92 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Bardcard's written reviews are positive against 65% of Chefy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bardcard ships an update monthly, Chefy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bardcard versus Chefy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBardcardChefy
Price$3.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.7 (55 ratings) — better4.6 (92 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better65.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5592 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB32 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperKevin MiklesCrescent Moon Games LLC

Customer experience

Bardcard

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

Chefy

All ratings92 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral1.1%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bardcard

No in-app purchases

None

Chefy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bardcard free?
Bardcard costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chefy free?
Chefy costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bardcard or Chefy?
Bardcard is rated higher. Bardcard averages 4.7 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Chefy averages 4.6 from 92 ratings.
Do Bardcard or Chefy have ads?
Neither Bardcard nor Chefy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bardcard or Chefy?
Bardcard ships an update monthly, and Chefy every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bardcard was updated on October 26, 2026 and Chefy on October 30, 2026.

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