Comparison

Bardcard vs DOWNIT!

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

DOWNIT!

Navigate procedurally generated dungeons, strategically using items and the environment to defeat monsters and reach the exit. This addictive rogue-like offers challenging, one-handed gameplay perfect for experts seeking a strategic challenge.

Highlights
  • Tile-based dungeon crawling
  • Strategic combat and item usage
  • Randomly generated levels
  • Swipe controls for one-handed play
  • Increasing difficulty
Features
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Do you have what it takes to conquer the dungeon? In DOWNIT, every move counts! Plan your route through each dungeon to grab the key and get to the exit. Fight enemies, use items, and break a path to the end on every floor! This addictive tile-based rogue-like will keep you on your toes! Prepare to face monsters of all shapes and sizes as you journey through different randomized levels. Will you find the right items and strategies to outsmart them? Only the true Dungeon Masters will make it deep! Key Features: - Simple Controls: Use swipe controls to play comfortably with one hand. - Strategic Gameplay: Use the environment, weapons, and items to plan the perfect route to the exit. - Randomly Generated Gameplay: Each run is completely different from the last! - Brutal Gameplay: Each floor gets harder as the game progresses- watch out! (Perfect for experts)

Screenshots

Bardcard4 screens
DOWNIT!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DOWNIT! at daily against Bardcard's monthly. DOWNIT! also leads on price ($0.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). Bardcard's advantage is ratings volume (55 vs 14). On rating, review sentiment, 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 DOWNIT! $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Bardcard against 4.8 for DOWNIT!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Bardcard's written reviews are positive against 92% of DOWNIT!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bardcard ships an update monthly, DOWNIT! daily. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Bardcard versus DOWNIT!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBardcardDOWNIT!
Price$3.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.7 (55 ratings)4.8 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews92.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55 — better14
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#198#187 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.18.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB408 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperKevin MiklesMauro Reyes

Customer experience

Bardcard

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

DOWNIT!

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bardcard

No in-app purchases

None

DOWNIT!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bardcard free?
Bardcard costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DOWNIT! free?
DOWNIT! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bardcard or DOWNIT!?
DOWNIT! is rated higher. Bardcard averages 4.7 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while DOWNIT! averages 4.8 from 14 ratings.
Do Bardcard or DOWNIT! have ads?
Neither Bardcard nor DOWNIT! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bardcard or DOWNIT!?
Bardcard ships an update monthly, and DOWNIT! daily. Most recently, Bardcard was updated on October 9, 2026 and DOWNIT! on October 9, 2026.
Which is more popular, Bardcard or DOWNIT!?
Bardcard currently peaks at #198 in the App Store charts, and DOWNIT! at #187. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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