Comparison

Bardcard vs Roundguard

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

Roundguard

This is a bouncy dungeon crawler that combines pinball physics with roguelike elements. Explore a randomized castle, battle monsters, collect loot, and master unique character classes. It offers daily challenges and weekly competitions.

Highlights
  • Pinball physics gameplay
  • Multiple playable classes
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Over 200 items and trinkets
  • Daily puzzle challenges
  • Weekly leaderboards
  • Permadeath with benefits
Features
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Roundguard is a bouncy dungeon crawler with pinball physics, lots of loot, and a randomized castle full of oddballs. Highly-rated former Apple Arcade game and Mobile Game of the Year nominee! If you love roguelikes & Peggle, then Roundguard is for you. Press your luck against hordes of dangerously cute monsters and challenging roguelike elements in this all-round bouncy adventure! Bouncy Fun: Intuitive pinball physics-based gameplay like no other dungeon crawler. Multiple Classes: Play as the Warrior, the Rogue, the Wizard, or the Druid, each with their own unique skills, items, and cheeky sense of humor. Show Off Your Skills: Compete on the leaderboards and try to master all the challenging, rule-bending relics. Earn all the Encore roses in an escalating series of difficulty ranks for each hero. Daily Puzzles: A new short puzzle every day to test your skills. Weekly Runs: New special rules each week. Compete against the world on dedicated weekly leaderboards. Randomized Dungeon: Each time you play, levels are procedurally generated, and quest events and elite monsters are randomly placed. Permadeath with Benefits: When you die, you’ll have a chance to bring a special trinket with you on your next run. The more gold you grab, the better your chances to collect one of the most powerful trinkets. A Cast of Oddballs: Chat with the castle’s colorful cast to pick up quests and learn why some rats want their king dead, what’s irritating the local teenage skeleton today, or what the Warrior will do if you can’t get to a bathroom quickly enough. Lots of Loot: Over 200 items and trinkets, each with effects that present strategic choices and combo possibilities.

Screenshots

Bardcard4 screens
Roundguard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Roundguard at 4.9 against Bardcard's 4.7. Roundguard also leads on ratings volume (226 vs 55) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Bardcard's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $6.99) and chart position (#193 vs unranked). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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 Roundguard $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Roundguard holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 226 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Bardcard's written reviews are positive against 82% of Roundguard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bardcard ships an update monthly, Roundguard every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Bardcard versus Roundguard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBardcardRoundguard
Price$3.99 — better$6.99
Rating4.7 (55 ratings)4.9 (226 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better81.8% of reviews
Number of ratings55226 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#193 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB280 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperKevin MiklesWonderbelly Games

Customer experience

Bardcard

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

Roundguard

All ratings226 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

Bardcard

No in-app purchases

None

Roundguard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bardcard free?
Bardcard costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Roundguard free?
Roundguard costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bardcard or Roundguard?
Roundguard is rated higher. Bardcard averages 4.7 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Roundguard averages 4.9 from 226 ratings.
Do Bardcard or Roundguard have ads?
Neither Bardcard nor Roundguard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bardcard or Roundguard?
Bardcard ships an update monthly, and Roundguard every 6 weeks. Most recently, Bardcard was updated on September 22, 2026 and Roundguard on September 16, 2026.

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