Comparison

Bardcard vs MUDBasher

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

MUDBasher

Experience a reimagined classic text-based adventure game. This app offers a faster, more visually appealing, and feature-rich version of a beloved program from 2012, built for modern devices. Dive into new adventures with enhanced performance and design.

Highlights
  • Classic text-based gameplay
  • Rebuilt for modern iOS
  • Faster performance
  • Improved visuals
  • Enhanced features
Features
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"A Classic Returns, Reimagined" The story of MUDBasher is the story of MUDRammer—a beloved app created with love in 2012, named after a friend's ridiculous character name, that brought joy to text gamers for years. When it could no longer keep up with modern iOS, rather than let it fade away, it was completely rebuilt from the ground up. Same heart, new soul. Faster, prettier, more features, and ready for the next decade of adventures.

Screenshots

Bardcard4 screens
MUDBasher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bardcard at 88% against MUDBasher's 28%. Bardcard also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.9) and chart position (#198 vs unranked). MUDBasher's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

MUDBasher is free to download; Bardcard costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bardcard holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Bardcard's written reviews are positive against 28% of MUDBasher's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bardcard ships an update monthly, MUDBasher every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Bardcard versus MUDBasher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBardcardMUDBasher
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (55 ratings) — better2.9 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better27.6% of reviews
Number of ratings55 — better26
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#198 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB23 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperKevin MiklesAndrew Goldfinch

Customer experience

Bardcard

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

MUDBasher

All ratings26 ratings
Positive34.6%
Neutral15.4%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive27.6%
Neutral13.8%
Negative58.6%

In-app purchases

None

Bardcard

No in-app purchases

None

MUDBasher

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bardcard free?
Bardcard costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MUDBasher free?
MUDBasher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bardcard or MUDBasher?
Bardcard is rated higher. Bardcard averages 4.7 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while MUDBasher averages 2.9 from 26 ratings.
Do Bardcard or MUDBasher have ads?
Neither Bardcard nor MUDBasher shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bardcard or MUDBasher?
Bardcard ships an update monthly, and MUDBasher every 6 days. Most recently, Bardcard was updated on October 9, 2026 and MUDBasher on October 16, 2026.

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