Comparison

Decked Drafter 2 vs Guard the Tower

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

Head to head
About

Decked Drafter 2

Enhance your Magic: The Gathering draft and sealed deck skills with an interactive simulator. AI bots adapt to evolving strategies, helping you train for tournaments and build winning decks.

Highlights
  • Full draft simulator
  • AI draft bots that learn
  • Sealed deck simulator
  • Deck building tools
  • Mana curve and statistics
  • Test draws
  • Share decklists
Features
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Decked Drafter 2 is the follow up to Decked Drafter, the app designed to help Magic: the Gathering players improve their draft and sealed deck skills. Making the right draft pick is never easy, and strategies are continually changing. Decked Drafter 2 AI bots are continually learning from human pics, adapting to changing metas as they are discovered. Want to improve your draft and sealed deck skills in a more interactive manner? Start training to win at your next Limited tournament, and give Decked Drafter 2 a try! What’s new - Learning AI adapts to new draft and sealed metas - Multi-lingual support - Decked Drafter is now free (ad-supported)! Draft features: - Full draft simulator - AI draft bots that get better over time, learning from the picks of human players - Full sealed deck simulator - Easy to use swipe controls Deck building features - Add and remove cards from your deck with a simple touch - View mana curves and other deck statistics - Easily sort picks by type, cost, color or name - Test draws from your deck to see how it performs - Share your decklists with your friends - Easily import your deck lists to our other app, Decked Builder

About

Guard the Tower

A turn-based roguelike strategy game where players command a team of heroes to defend a central core. Enemies telegraph their moves, allowing for strategic planning and explosive chain attacks in puzzle-like battles.

Highlights
  • Turn-based roguelike strategy
  • Predictive combat system
  • 9 unique hero classes
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Team-based tactical missions
  • Puzzle-like battles
Features
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Lightcore Guardians is a turn-based roguelike strategy game where enemies telegraph their moves - and you respond with explosive chain attacks. Plan your team’s every move to protect the Core in tightly designed, puzzle-like battles. The balance of the world was shattered by the awakened dragon. The Lightcore, which sustains all light, was destroyed by the dragon. To protect the Lightcore and defend the Lightcore Tower, heroes, march forth! As the commander of the Guardians, choose a team of 3 heroes from 9 unique classes — Warrior, Rogue, Archer, Mage, Priest, Paladin, Gunner, Lancer, and Ninja — and defend the Lightcore in a series of procedurally generated tactical missions. Unlike traditional turn-based games, Lightcore Guardians features a predictive combat system inspired by "Into the Breach": enemies show their next moves before acting, and players must respond accordingly during their own turn. Once the player ends their turn, enemies then execute their previously revealed actions. This design creates a high-stakes, highly strategic experience where foresight is key. Each battle is a unique puzzle. Protect the Lightcore. Adapt. Survive. Game Features: * 9 hero classes with distinct roles and synergies * Predictive turn-based combat — outthink enemies before they act * Procedural levels and randomized rewards for endless replayability * Defend the Lightcore Tower in diverse mission types * Deep tactics, positioning, and adaptive strategy * Face powerful bosses in the final battle against the Dragon Can you hold the line when light is fading? Any questions mail me jampotgames@icloud.com.

Screenshots

Decked Drafter 24 screens
Guard the Tower4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Guard the Tower at 100% against Decked Drafter 2's 0%. Guard the Tower also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3). Decked Drafter 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Guard the Tower sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Decked Drafter 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Guard the Tower holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Decked Drafter 2 has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Decked Drafter 2's written reviews are positive against 100% of Guard the Tower's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Decked Drafter 2 versus Guard the Tower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDecked Drafter 2Guard the Tower
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB44 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperTJ SoftJampot Software co., ltd

Customer experience

Decked Drafter 2

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

Guard the Tower

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Decked Drafter 2

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Guard the Tower

One-time5
  • Unlock Full Game$1.99
  • A Pile of Gems$1.99
  • A Bag of Gems$3.99
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  • A Box of Gems$7.99
  • Buy Me A Coffee$9.99

Questions

Is Decked Drafter 2 free?
Decked Drafter 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Guard the Tower free?
Guard the Tower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Decked Drafter 2 or Guard the Tower?
Guard the Tower is rated higher. Decked Drafter 2 averages 2.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Guard the Tower averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Decked Drafter 2 or Guard the Tower have ads?
Guard the Tower shows ads; Decked Drafter 2 does not.

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