Comparison

Card Game Simulator vs CardDeck+

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

Head to head
About

Card Game Simulator

Design, import, and play custom card games on a virtual tabletop. Create your own rules, import unique cards, and share your creations with friends online or locally. Features a deck editor and a searchable card explorer.

Highlights
  • Create custom card games
  • Import custom cards and images
  • Organize decks and cards
  • Play with friends online or locally
  • Virtual tabletop gameplay
  • Searchable card explorer
  • Deck editor
Features
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Create, share, and play card games with Card Game Simulator! Create your own original card games, import custom cards, organize your decks and cards, and play card games with your friends. All on an intuitive virtual tabletop! # Create and Share Games: You can download additional games by selecting the center card game in the Main Menu. Press the download button that appears and enter the CGS AutoUpdate URL for the game you would like to download. If you enable Developer Mode, you can easily create your own games by importing images onto custom boards and tables, and create custom cards and decks. You can also define your own custom game(s) by following the Custom Games Documentation on the CGS website! # Cards Explorer: See all the cards laid out neatly and easily search-able, with the option to filter for any search criteria. If you enable Developer Mode, you can also add custom cards here. # Deck Editor: Some card games will come with pre-built decks, but you can always create new decks by writing in card names or with the visual Deck Editor. You can load up and edit existing decks, or you can start with completely new decks to add and save for later. # Multi-player: Create online rooms with optional passwords to ensure only your friends Join your game. You can play over LAN or over the internet. # Single-player: You can immediately Start a game, either to play by yourself or to play with friends hot-seat style. # Key Features: - Online sandbox with unlimited games to play how you want. - Create and play your own original games. - Play just like you do in real life; pick up, rotate, and flip any card. - Up to 10 people can play online together on the same table. - Save, load, and share decks. - Multiple "drawer"s allow you to play locally on the same computer with your friends. - Default games: Standard French-Suited 52-cards, Dominoes, and Mahjong

About

CardDeck+

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CardDeck+ gives you a full deck of cards enabling any card game on your device. Just select the number of players and how many cards to deal - or deal yourself as you had a deck on your own table. Hide your cards with your hand and use the convenient peek button to check your pocket cards privately. Shuffle up and deal!

Screenshots

Card Game Simulator4 screens
CardDeck+3 screens

Verdict

The call

Card Game Simulator and CardDeck+ are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Card Game Simulator versus CardDeck+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCard Game SimulatorCardDeck+
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFinol Digital LLCJani Lainema

In-app purchases

None

Card Game Simulator

No in-app purchases

None

CardDeck+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Card Game Simulator free?
Card Game Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CardDeck+ free?
CardDeck+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Card Game Simulator or CardDeck+ have ads?
Neither Card Game Simulator nor CardDeck+ shows ads.

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