Comparison

Aeon's End vs Draconis 8

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

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About

Aeon's End

Engage in a cooperative deck-building game where mages defend the last city against a relentless onslaught. Utilize unique mechanics like randomized turn order and no deck shuffling to strategize your way to victory. Protect Gravehold from the Nameless and ensure humanity's survival.

Highlights
  • Cooperative deck-building
  • Randomized turn order
  • No deck shuffling
  • Multiple win/loss conditions
  • Unique breach mages
  • Varied Nemesis opponents
Features
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Randomized turn order, no shuffling, and multiple win and loss conditions make this a deck-building experience like no other! “This is not the end of the world. That already happened. This is what is left: us, Gravehold, and the Nameless. For generations we have taken refuge in an ancient and haunted place. It has taken our mages an aeon to hone their craft, but they are ready... and they are lethal. The breaches, the very conduits through which the Nameless travel, have become our weapon.” - Yaleesa Rhykk, Gravehold survivor The situation is bleak. The final city - Gravehold - needs the power of the breach mages to hold back the Nameless. Join the fight, and maybe… just maybe, Gravehold will live to see another dawn. Aeon’s End is a deck-building game where 1-4 mages fight cooperatively to defeat a Nameless nemesis. You begin with a starting deck of 10 cards. Each turn you play gems to gain aether, buy new gems and relics, learn new spells, and increase your casting potential by opening breaches. You can also play relics to give yourself or your allies a boost. Then prep spells to your breaches to be ready to cast them on your next turn. What makes Aeon’s End unique is how it uses randomness. Unlike other deck-building games, you do not shuffle your deck when it runs out. The order in which you discard is preserved, so plan your discards carefully to set yourself up for later. At the start of each round, the turn order deck is shuffled to determine the order of play. Will the nemesis go twice in a row, pushing back the mages’ defense? Will the mages get 4 turns in a row to set up for the coming onslaught? It can be hard to know what’s coming next when you are deep in the melee! The breach mages of Aeon’s End are not just fighting for their own survival, but the survival of all of humanity. If the city of Gravehold is ever reduced to 0 life, the mages have lost and humanity is but a memory. Protect the city at all costs! * What is included * 8 Breach Mages: • Adelheim • Brama • Jian • Kadir • Lash • Mist • Phaedraxa • Xaxos Each Mage has a unique starting card and an ability that can be charged to use in the fight. For example, Kadir has a gem that heals any mage, and an ability to let any mage prep a lot of spells. Xaxos has a spell that reveals the top card of the turn order deck and an ability that helps allies charge their abilities. You build your deck with player cards from the market. 3 gems, 2 relics, and 4 spells allow you to grow your powers to hold back the nemesis. The market is constructed from 27 unique gems, relics, and spells. Either take a randomly generated market, or build the perfect one yourself during setup. 4 Nameless Nemeses: • Carapace Queen • Crooked Mask • Prince of Gluttons • Rageborne Each Nemesis plays differently with unique mechanics to keep even the most powerful breach mages on their toes. Rageborne lays on the damage in a frontal assault using its Strike Deck, whereas the Prince of Gluttons fights more of a war of attrition, devouring player cards from the market. Aside from their unique mechanics, the Nemesis deck is created before each game from a combination of basic and nemesis-specific cards. You may encounter the same Nemesis many times, but it will never attack you in exactly the same way twice. Expand your gameplay options with In App Purchase: • Promo Pack 1 includes mage Xae from One Deck Dungeon, along with 3 digital exclusive player cards and 3 basic nemesis cards. • The Nameless includes 2 nemeses, 1 mage, and 7 player cards. • The Depths includes 1 nemesis, 3 mages, and 8 player cards. • The New Age more than doubles the content in the core game, and introduces the Expedition system! The last of humanity need your protection! Pick up the mantle, focus your breaches, and beat back the Nameless - We’re all counting on you! Aeon's End is an officially licensed product of “Aeon's End” from Indie Boards and Cards and Action Phase Games.

About

Draconis 8

Engage in tactical duels combining trading card game strategy with tile-layout board game mechanics. Build your collection with unique, individually created cards featuring dragons and champions. Experience fair, balanced gameplay where every card is playable.

Highlights
  • Unique decks with dragons and champions
  • Tactical tile-layout gameplay
  • Collectible digital card packs
  • Individually created cards with varied stats
  • Balanced and playable cards for all styles
Features
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Unique Decks • Tactical Duels • Compact Strategy Experience Draconis 8, where the dynamic world of trading card games meets the tactics and strategy of tile-layout board games. * Each pack contains a terrain card and a complete eight-card deck for one player, with one mighty dragon and seven champions. * Play with Ethereal packs that only exist for one game, or build your own collection of digital packs. * Every card is indviduall created with millions of possible stat combinations. * Cards are fair. Some may be better for your play style, but all cards are balanced and playable in any deck.

Screenshots

Aeon's End4 screens
Draconis 83 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Draconis 8 at Free against Aeon's End's $12.99. Draconis 8 also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 2 months). Aeon's End's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 50%) and ratings volume (44 vs 4). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Draconis 8 is free to download; Aeon's End costs $12.99 up front. Aeon's End sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Draconis 8 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

Draconis 8 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aeon's End has 44 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Aeon's End's written reviews are positive against 50% of Draconis 8's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aeon's End ships an update every 2 months, Draconis 8 every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Aeon's End versus Draconis 8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAeon's EndDraconis 8
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (44 ratings)4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings44 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#57 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.7 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size413 MB409 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperHandelabra Studio LLCWhite Wizard Games

Customer experience

Aeon's End

All ratings44 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative27.5%

Draconis 8

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Aeon's End

One-time4
  • Promo Pack 1$0.99
  • The Nameless$2.49
  • The Depths$2.49
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  • The New Age$4.95
5 purchases

Draconis 8

One-time5
  • Draconis 8 Single Pack$2.99
  • Draconis 8 Starter Set (Four packs)$4.99
  • Draconis 8 Magic Month$9.99
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  • Draconis 8 Display Box (24 packs)$47.99
  • Draconis 8 Magic Year$99.99

Questions

Is Aeon's End free?
Aeon's End costs $12.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Draconis 8 free?
Draconis 8 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Aeon's End or Draconis 8?
Draconis 8 is rated higher. Aeon's End averages 4.2 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Draconis 8 averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Aeon's End or Draconis 8 have ads?
Neither Aeon's End nor Draconis 8 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aeon's End or Draconis 8?
Aeon's End ships an update every 2 months, and Draconis 8 every 5 weeks. Most recently, Aeon's End was updated on September 24, 2026 and Draconis 8 on September 24, 2026.

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