Bardcard vs Gloomgrave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Gloomgrave
Embark on a challenging roguelike dungeon crawl with a retro pixel art style. Choose your class, level up your character, and explore procedurally generated dungeons filled with monsters, traps, and loot. Experiment with different builds and perks to survive increasingly difficult depths in your quest for ancient relics.
- Turn-based combat
- Randomly generated dungeons
- Class selection and leveling
- Perks and skills system
- Lootable items and gear
- Diverse monsters and classes
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Gloomgrave is a roguelike turn-based dungeon crawler where you will explore, loot, and fight your way through the ever-shifting dungeon to defeat the evil that lies below. Features Loot everything: weapons, armor, wands, rings, potions, scrolls, and more. Every piece of gear can roll blessed, enchanted, or worse... Procedurally generated dungeons feature hand-crafted rooms and vaults woven into randomized floors so that every run feels fresh Magical glyphs: discover weapons that poison, burn, or paralyze your foes, and armor that punishes those who dare strike you Classic turn-based combat: the dungeon only moves when you do. Take your time, plan your moves, and outsmart every encounter
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bardcard at 4.7 against Gloomgrave's 4.3. Bardcard also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (88% vs 66%). On price, 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
Bardcard costs $3.99 and Gloomgrave $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bardcard holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 85 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Bardcard's written reviews are positive against 66% of Gloomgrave's.
Bardcard ships an update monthly, Gloomgrave every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bardcard | Gloomgrave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (55 ratings) — better | 4.3 (85 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 65.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 55 | 85 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 188 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Kevin Mikles | Andrew Leyba |
Customer experience
Bardcard
Gloomgrave
In-app purchases
Bardcard
No in-app purchases
Gloomgrave
No in-app purchases
