Comparison

Bardcard vs Buriedbornes2

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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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

Buriedbornes2

Embark on a turn-based dungeon RPG adventure where strategic choices and character customization are key. Build powerful heroes by combining races, jobs, skills, and equipment to overcome hordes of undead and resist a world-ending threat.

Highlights
  • Turn-based dungeon crawling
  • Deep character customization
  • Strategic skill and rune system
  • Item and equipment collection
  • Cooperative survivor communities
  • Permadeath adventure
Features
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* Easy to play X Severe adventure Again Buriedbornes2 is the sequel to the easy-to-play turn-based dungeon RPG series. The popular series, which has surpassed 2.5M total users, has evolved in a form that is easier to play and more freely enjoyable. Choose between 2 options for the room you want to progress in, decide which items you want to obtain, choose from up to 5 skills to use next, and more... The simple, non-real-time operation allows you to enjoy a serious adventure where death is the only thing you have to worry about. The best part of the Buriedbornes series is creating a powerful character that surpasses the terrifying army of undead and crushing them! * The battle of the dead and the cooperative "Union" The world is on the brink of ruin due to the invasion of the "Ancient Overlord" and his army of corpses, a threat suggested by the most ancient prophecies. You will repeatedly challenge dangerous dungeons by acquiring corpses, altering them, and using the forbidden "Buriedbornes" art of possessing their souls. It is a hopeless battle with no redemption or end, yet mankind has not given up on everything yet. In various parts of the world, communities of survivors, each with their own goals, continue to resist. By helping each other with them, we may find hope. * Races, jobs, origins, equipments, skills, runes... countless combinations At the start of the adventure, character creation is possible by selecting the race, job, and origin of the corpse to be used. Each legendary equipments that can be found in each dungeon has its own unique abilities. Up to 5 skills can be held, each of which can be set with up to 5 skill runes that can also be obtained in dungeons. These elements allow you to build your tactics freely from a myriad of options. You can build your builds systematically, or you can improvise and discover powerful builds through unexpected coincidences. * End-User license agreements https://nussygame.com/en/bb2/eula/

Screenshots

Bardcard4 screens
Buriedbornes24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Buriedbornes2 at Free against Bardcard's $3.99. Buriedbornes2 also leads on ratings volume (702 vs 55). Bardcard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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

Buriedbornes2 is free to download; Bardcard costs $3.99 up front. Buriedbornes2 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Bardcard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Buriedbornes2 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buriedbornes2 has 702 ratings behind it against 55, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Bardcard's written reviews are positive against 73% of Buriedbornes2'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, Buriedbornes2 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bardcard versus Buriedbornes2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBardcardBuriedbornes2
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (55 ratings)4.9 (702 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings55702 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB592 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperKevin Miklesyujiro komine

Customer experience

Bardcard

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

Buriedbornes2

All ratings692 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.6%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews161 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative21.7%

Bugs and requests

Bardcard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Buriedbornes2

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Expanded social features
  • More tutorial and onboarding support
  • Unlimited or improved skill usage

In-app purchases

None

Bardcard

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Buriedbornes2

One-time6
  • 160 Gold Shard$0.99
  • 500 Gold Shard$2.99
  • 1300 Gold Shard$6.99
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  • 2700 Gold Shard$14.99
  • 4600 Gold Shard$24.99
  • 12000 Gold Shard$59.99

Questions

Is Bardcard free?
Bardcard costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Buriedbornes2 free?
Buriedbornes2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bardcard or Buriedbornes2?
Buriedbornes2 is rated higher. Bardcard averages 4.7 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Buriedbornes2 averages 4.9 from 702 ratings.
Do Bardcard or Buriedbornes2 have ads?
Buriedbornes2 shows ads; Bardcard does not.
Which is updated more often, Bardcard or Buriedbornes2?
Bardcard ships an update monthly, and Buriedbornes2 fortnightly. Most recently, Bardcard was updated on November 2, 2026 and Buriedbornes2 on November 3, 2026.

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