Comparison

Card Game Simulator vs DiceDeck

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

DiceDeck

Features
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DiceDeck is your game night toolbox: roll dice, draw cards, keep score — and settle anything with a coin flip or a spin of the wheel. DICE - Roll with a tap, or shake your phone - Roll totals and roll history - Save favorite combinations as presets — mixed dice types plus a modifier, re-rolled in one tap - Pro: every dice type from d4 to d1000, plus stepped and fully custom dice, up to 100 dice at once CARDS - Standard 52-card deck, drawn without replacement - Smooth shuffle and fan-out animations - Pro: tarot deck, build your own custom decks, and shuffle up to 10 decks together SCOREBOARD (Pro) - Keep score for up to 8 players - Quick reset between rounds TOOLS (Pro) - Soundboard with 20 game show effects - Number Bingo: call numbers, name your game, and print A4 cards - Sound Bingo: 40 sounds with emoji, name your game, printable cards - Letter Bingo: call letters from a custom character set, name your game, printable cards - Playing Card Bingo: call cards from a standard 52-card deck, name your game, printable cards - Hourglass timer with six alarm sounds - Coin flip with a real 3D coin — free for everyone - Decision wheel with your own options - Color, number and letter pickers - Random color from your own palette DICEDECK PRO One single purchase unlocks everything — no subscription, no ads: - Every dice type — d4 to d1000, including custom and stepped dice - Roll or draw up to 100 at once - Tarot deck + custom deck builder - Shuffle up to 10 decks together - Scoreboard for up to 8 players - Soundboard, named bingo cards, hourglass, wheel & more tools PRIVACY - No ads, no tracking, no account - Everything stays on your device

Screenshots

Card Game Simulator4 screens
DiceDeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Card Game Simulator at none against DiceDeck's 1. Card Game Simulator also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). DiceDeck's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. DiceDeck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Card Game Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Card Game Simulator ships an update every 6 days, DiceDeck every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Card Game Simulator versus DiceDeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCard Game SimulatorDiceDeck
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFinol Digital LLCPim van Dijk

In-app purchases

None

Card Game Simulator

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DiceDeck

One-time1
  • DiceDeck Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Card Game Simulator free?
Card Game Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DiceDeck free?
DiceDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Card Game Simulator or DiceDeck have ads?
Neither Card Game Simulator nor DiceDeck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Card Game Simulator or DiceDeck?
Card Game Simulator ships an update every 6 days, and DiceDeck every 2 weeks. Most recently, Card Game Simulator was updated on October 14, 2026 and DiceDeck on October 1, 2026.

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