Comparison

Uncrowned vs Card Hero

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

Head to head
About

Uncrowned

Engage in epic real-time strategy battles with over 200 soldiers and heroes in a medieval fantasy world. Develop your territory, train heroes, and conquer keeps on diverse battlefields against players worldwide.

Highlights
  • Real-time strategy battles
  • Over 200 soldiers and heroes
  • Territory expansion and development
  • Hero training and gear customization
  • Conquer keeps on diverse battlefields
  • Recruit heroes at the tavern
Features
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+++++++++++ Winner of the "Toho Award" in Indie Games Festival 2020 in Japan!! +++++++++++ UNCROWNED is a real-time strategy game set in a fantasy world based on medieval Europe, focused on battles where over 200 soldiers and characters known as heroes engage in the fight. Spurred on by their desire “to play a more strategic game”, the developers created a game where players can skirmish over keeps and take over maps and a variety of geographical features such as forests, bridges, open fields, lakes and hills. In this innovative game, players can enjoy the greatest in mobile strategy gaming. Not only does the game offer short recreational battles, it is also bolstered by aspects from simulation games, as players can spend their time gradually developing their territory. The player, who is a lord of this medieval fantasy world, must recruit many heroes and seek to make their name known across the land. ■Expand your territory and train your heroes! Train the heroes you have recruited so they are more effective on the battlefield! Adjusting gear, receiving gifts from heroes, opening treasure chests, expanding your territory... there is so much to do! ■Triumph on a variety of battlefields! Play with players from across the world! Soldiers and heroes enter into battle and whoever takes control of the most keeps is the victor! Not only swordsmen but mages and archers too, all sorts of heroes meet on this intense battlefield! ■Recruit heroes at the tavern! Go for a post-battle drink and meet heroes! How much silver you offer is up to you…?

About

Card Hero

Embark on a strategic card game adventure through a mysterious dungeon. Each round is a quick, five-minute challenge where you'll use items and wits to defeat enemies, avoid traps, and collect treasure. Explore roguelike environments with unique challenges and character abilities.

Highlights
  • Roguelike dungeon exploration
  • Quick five-minute rounds
  • Strategic card-based combat
  • Variety of characters and skills
  • Random character talents
  • Easy to learn, hard to master
Features
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Made by an indie game developer, a strategy card game, casual and easy, five minutes per round. Head to the mysterious dungeon, carefully decide the direction. Use weapons, items, and your wits to defeat enemies, avoid traps, and get the treasure chest at the end of the stage! 1. Roguelike, each adventure has different terrains, enemies, and equipment. 2. Simple and fun, a five-minute adventure. 3. Left, right, or straight ahead? Simple operations. 4. Various characters, each with different skills. 5. Characters have random talents, choose the best combination. 6. Easy to learn but hard to master, how far can you go?

Screenshots

Uncrowned4 screens
Card Hero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Card Hero at 86% against Uncrowned's 49%. Card Hero also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Uncrowned's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (63 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Uncrowned sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Card Hero sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Uncrowned holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Uncrowned has 63 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of Uncrowned's written reviews are positive against 86% of Card Hero's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Uncrowned ships an update every 3 weeks, Card Hero weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Uncrowned versus Card Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUncrownedCard Hero
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (63 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews49.4% of reviews86.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings63 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size392 MB167 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperNestopi Inc.KE HSI LIN

Customer experience

Uncrowned

All ratings63 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral1.6%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive49.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative42.0%

Card Hero

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral13.6%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Uncrowned

One-time14
  • Instant Muscle Pack (S)$0.99
  • Expansion Pack$1.99
  • Gold x 600$3.99
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  • Newbie Support Pack$3.99
  • Weekly Pack$3.99
  • Value Pack (S)$4.99
  • Gold x 1200$6.99
  • Monthly Pack$9.99
  • Gold x 2700$14.99
  • Overwhelming Might Pack$19.99
  • Value Pack (M)$24.99
  • Instant Muscle Pack (M)$24.99
  • Gold x 12500$69.99
  • Ultimate Pack (L)$69.99
5 purchases

Card Hero

One-time5
  • 1000 gems$1.29
  • 5000 gems$5.95
  • 10,000 gems$10.49
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  • 50,000 gems$50.00
  • 100,000 gems$96.00

Questions

Is Uncrowned free?
Uncrowned is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Card Hero free?
Card Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Uncrowned or Card Hero?
Uncrowned is rated higher. Uncrowned averages 4.6 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while Card Hero averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Uncrowned or Card Hero have ads?
Both Uncrowned and Card Hero show ads.
Which is updated more often, Uncrowned or Card Hero?
Uncrowned ships an update every 3 weeks, and Card Hero weekly. Most recently, Uncrowned was updated on September 22, 2026 and Card Hero on August 21, 2026.

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