Comparison

Hero Realms vs Gudnak Deck Builder

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

Head to head
About

Hero Realms

Engage in strategic deckbuilding combat, recruiting champions and using gold to acquire new cards. Battle opponents online or cooperatively against AI, with a single-player campaign available. Level up your hero and unlock new classes and missions.

Highlights
  • Deckbuilding combat
  • Recruit champions
  • Online PVP
  • Cooperative online play
  • Single player campaign
  • Hero leveling system
Features
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Become a hero! Choose your class, perform mighty actions, and recruit powerful champions to your cause as you grow in power. Awarded Origins Fan Favorite Best Card Game. From the makers of the award-winning Star Realms® Deckbuilding Game, Hero Realms® combines the fun of deckbuilding games with the interactivity of trading card game-style combat. As you play, use Gold to add new actions and champions to your deck. When played, those actions and champions generate powerful effects, give you additional gold, and attack your opponent and their champions. If you reduce your opponent's health to zero, you win! [Non-Collectible Deck Building Game] Hero Realms does not require you to collect new cards. You start every game with a basic deck, and will acquire cards from the shared center row to build up your deck and defeat your opponent. Victory rewards skill, and not your collection of rare cards! [Level Up Your Heroes] Create a hero from one of several classes (free players start with the Fighter and Wizard available). Level them up with new skills, abilities and equipment, and take them to battle in thrilling Online PVP. Hero Realms uses fair match making, only allowing matches between equal levelled heroes. However, if you feel daring, you can choose to engage in combat against higher levelled opponents for additional XP and bragging rights. [Cooperative Online Play] Hero Realms also features online co-operative play. Battle against challenging AI bosses with another human player as a partner. Free players have access to the Pirate Lord mission, with other co-op missions available with the Base Set purchase. [Single Player Campaign] For offline play, take on the Welcome to Thandar campaign. Fight your way through scripted, story-based chapters against varied AI opponents. [Free Version] Free players will get to experience: - Addictive Deckbuilding Game with Player VS Player Combat. - Play VS the AI - Play with the Fighter and Wizard character classes - Level-up your characters up to Level 3 - Play the first 3 missions in the Welcome to Thandar campaign - Play the Pirate Lord co-op mission Purchasing the Base Set will unlock the full Hero Realms experience: - Unlocks hard AI difficulty level - Unlocks the Cleric, Ranger, and Thief character classes - Level-up your characters to Level 12 - Unlocks the entire Welcome to Thandar campaign. - Unlocks the Necromancers, Inquisition, and Orc Riot co-op missions. Please note that Hero Realms purchases are not compatible with Family Sharing.

About

Gudnak Deck Builder

A tactical card game set on a 3x3 grid. Players choose factions and heroes to siege opponent strongholds while defending their own. Features easy-to-learn rules with deep strategic gameplay.

Highlights
  • 3x3 grid tactical gameplay
  • Faction and hero selection
  • Siege and defense mechanics
  • Easy to learn rules
  • Deep strategic depth
Features
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Gudnak is a tactical card game played on a 3x3 grid with easy to learn rules and deep tactics. Choose a faction, choose your heroes, and then compete to siege your opponent's stronghold while defending your own.

Screenshots

Hero Realms4 screens
Gudnak Deck Builder3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gudnak Deck Builder at 5.0 against Hero Realms's 4.3. Gudnak Deck Builder also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and in-app purchases (none vs 13). Hero Realms's advantage is ratings volume (219 vs 4). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Hero Realms sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Gudnak Deck Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gudnak Deck Builder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hero Realms has 219 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Hero Realms's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gudnak Deck Builder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hero Realms ships an update every 2 weeks, Gudnak Deck Builder every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hero Realms versus Gudnak Deck Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHero RealmsGudnak Deck Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (219 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings219 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size432 MB5 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperWhite Wizard GamesPeter Davids

Customer experience

Hero Realms

All ratings219 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral5.0%
Negative14.2%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive60.2%
Neutral10.5%
Negative29.3%

Gudnak Deck Builder

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Hero Realms

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when trying to play online
  • Inability to access purchased content
  • Freezing and black screen issues
  • Incorrect character level progression
  • Matchmaking problems and long wait times

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more expansions and additional content
  • Implement a friends list and social features
  • Improve the campaign mode with more levels and challenges
  • Add an option to check the contents of your deck before playing
  • Implement a turn timer to prevent players from stalling

Gudnak Deck Builder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Hero Realms

One-time13
  • 80 Gems$0.99
  • 200 gems$2.29
  • Four Journeys Campaign$3.99
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  • 500 Gems$4.99
  • Hero Realms: Call to Arms$4.99
  • Journeys Expansions$4.99
  • Journeys Promo Expansion$4.99
  • Dungeons Expansion$7.99
  • 1200 Gems$9.99
  • Hero Realms Base Set$9.99
  • 2500 Gems$19.99
  • 6500 Gems$49.99
  • 14000 Gems$99.99
None

Gudnak Deck Builder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hero Realms free?
Hero Realms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gudnak Deck Builder free?
Gudnak Deck Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hero Realms or Gudnak Deck Builder?
Gudnak Deck Builder is rated higher. Hero Realms averages 4.3 out of 5 from 219 ratings, while Gudnak Deck Builder averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Hero Realms or Gudnak Deck Builder have ads?
Neither Hero Realms nor Gudnak Deck Builder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hero Realms or Gudnak Deck Builder?
Hero Realms ships an update every 2 weeks, and Gudnak Deck Builder every 2 days. Most recently, Hero Realms was updated on October 17, 2026 and Gudnak Deck Builder on October 11, 2026.

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