Comparison

Bardcard vs RYFT

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

RYFT

Embark on an audio-based mystery adventure where your voice commands guide you through a timeless manor. Solve puzzles, interact with a fully voiced cast, and unravel a sinister plot. The game is powered by your imagination, making it perfect for hands-free play.

Highlights
  • Voice command gameplay
  • Hands-free exploration
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Full voice cast
  • Compelling narrative
  • Item combination
  • Bluetooth support
Features
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Welcome to the Nexus Manor. A place that exists outside of time — and in between your ears. RYFT is an audio-based adventure game played with speech commands. Featuring a full voice cast, challenging puzzles, and a compelling narrative, this mystery game is powered by the world's greatest graphics engine: your imagination. HANDS-FREE TO EXPLORE - Play any time you'd listen to a podcast: while cooking, cleaning, or commuting! - Navigate freely using “north,” “east,” “south” and “west” to get around - Explore rooms and interact with objects - Pick-up and combine items to solve puzzles - Chat with a fully voiced cast of eccentric characters as you attempt to solve the mystery of the manor without lifting a finger - Supports Bluetooth game play ____________________________________________________________________________________ You awake in a strange mansion that exists outside of time. You can’t remember how you got here. In your pocket is a curious stone tablet covered in mysterious symbols. As you explore the manor, you encounter its eclectic staff— all of whom seem to be as trapped as you are, working in the service of “The Master.” You unearth a series of tapes from a voice you recognize. A girl in trouble. She’s discovered that the Master has a sinister plan she needs to stop, but in order to help her, you must first puzzle your way out of the mansion and back through the doors of time. ____________________________________________________________________________________ RYFT: A Timely Manor is the first part of the RYFT series. For more information visit ryftgame.com Find us on Instagram @RYFTgame and on TikTok @RYFTgame

Screenshots

Bardcard4 screens
RYFT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RYFT at Free against Bardcard's $3.99. RYFT also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). Bardcard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

RYFT is free to download; Bardcard costs $3.99 up front. RYFT sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Bardcard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RYFT holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 79 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Bardcard's written reviews are positive against 95% of RYFT's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bardcard ships an update monthly, RYFT every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bardcard versus RYFT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBardcardRYFT
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (55 ratings)4.9 (79 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews95.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5579 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB301 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperKevin MiklesAlexander Lerman

Customer experience

Bardcard

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

RYFT

All ratings63 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%

Bugs and requests

Bardcard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

RYFT

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Speech recognition doesn't understand
  • Game freezes or stops listening
  • Task completion bug with flowers
  • Cannot get past certain bugs

Requested features

5 requests
  • Tutorial for getting unstuck
  • Health teacher for hints
  • Shorter command phrases for typing
  • More games like this
  • Part two of the story

In-app purchases

None

Bardcard

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

RYFT

One-time12
  • $1 donation$1.00
  • $3 Donation$3.00
  • $5 donation$5.00
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  • $10 donation$10.00
  • $15 donation$15.00
  • $20 donation$20.00
  • $25 donation$25.00
  • $30 donation$30.00
  • $40 donation$40.00
  • $50 donation$50.00
  • $75 donation$75.00
  • $100 donation$100.00

Questions

Is Bardcard free?
Bardcard costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RYFT free?
RYFT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bardcard or RYFT?
RYFT is rated higher. Bardcard averages 4.7 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while RYFT averages 4.9 from 79 ratings.
Do Bardcard or RYFT have ads?
Neither Bardcard nor RYFT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bardcard or RYFT?
Bardcard ships an update monthly, and RYFT every 6 days. Most recently, Bardcard was updated on October 26, 2026 and RYFT on October 22, 2026.

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