Comparison

d’Arkham vs Summoner Wars Online

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

Head to head
About

d’Arkham

This app simulates dice rolls for tabletop role-playing games, allowing up to 40 dice with customizable success chances. It also includes trackers for sanity and health, making it a useful companion for Lovecraftian board games.

Highlights
  • Roll up to 40 dice
  • Customizable success chances
  • Total regular dice (numbers or pips)
  • Sanity tracker
  • Health tracker
  • Compatible with Lovecraftian board games
Features
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Roll those dice investigators, and make your checks. Roll up to 40 dice - more than enough for any sort of check Supports normal odd (2 in 6), cursed (1 in 6) and blessed (3 in 6) chances of success Can also be used to total regular dice (showing either numbers or pips) Provides handy sanity and health tracker Compatible with you favorite Lovecraftian board games that uses six sided dice checks.

About

Summoner Wars Online

Engage in strategic fantasy battlefield combat by summoning units and outmaneuvering opponents. Build custom decks with countless unit types and spells to challenge players online or play through single-player campaigns.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer matches
  • Custom deck builder
  • Single-player story campaigns
  • AI opponent challenges
  • Summoning units
  • Fantasy battlefield combat
Features
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Summoner Wars is the exciting card game of fantasy battlefield combat that puts you in the role of a powerful summoner. Display your tactical prowess by summoning units to your gates, outmaneuvering your opponent, and cutting down the enemy summoner. Countless unit types, a wide variety of spells and abilities, and the option to build your own decks, all make for a game sure to entertain, play after play. • Challenge other players in online matches. • Create custom decks using the deck builder. • Play your way through single-player story campaigns. • Hone your skill against an AI opponent. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

d’Arkham4 screens
Summoner Wars Online4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Summoner Wars Online at 4.7 against d’Arkham's 4.0. Summoner Wars Online also leads on ratings volume (112 vs 1). d’Arkham's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 33) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). 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. Summoner Wars Online sells 33 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. d’Arkham asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Summoner Wars Online holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Summoner Wars Online has 112 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of d’Arkham's written reviews are positive against 78% of Summoner Wars Online's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
d’Arkham versus Summoner Wars Online: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterd’ArkhamSummoner Wars Online
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (112 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better78.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1112 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.3 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB252 MB
Age rating9+9+
Developergandreas softwarePlaid Hat Games LLC

Customer experience

d’Arkham

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

Summoner Wars Online

All ratings112 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative18.6%

Bugs and requests

d’Arkham

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Summoner Wars Online

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Menu navigation traps - unable to exit shop or deck editor without closing app
  • Game crashes to main menu during gameplay
  • Story mode crashes and deletes campaign progress
  • Tutorial crashes before completion
  • AI freezes and becomes unresponsive mid-game
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  • Server connection losses during matches
  • No sound output on some devices
  • Dynamic Island screen coverage on iPhone 15
  • Sign in with Apple authentication failure
  • Occasional random crashes with ability to continue from same point

Requested features

12 requests
  • Russian language translation
  • Hard difficulty level for AI
  • Difficulty scaling for single-player AI
  • Ability to resign from matches
  • Offline mode support
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  • Bundle deals for in-app purchases
  • Improved matchmaking system with lobby
  • Win/loss-based ranking progression
  • More single-player story content
  • Better forum/community support outside Discord
  • Local multiplayer support
  • Improved UI intuitiveness for menu navigation

In-app purchases

None

d’Arkham

No in-app purchases

33 purchases

Summoner Wars Online

Subscriptions1
  • 1 Month Subscription$2.991 Month
One-time32
  • Thornhold Drey Faction$3.99
  • Moonsteppe Wolves Faction$3.99
  • Drakesun Rebellion$3.99
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  • Guild Dwarves$3.99
  • Isle Vekkid Faction$3.99
  • Spectral Conclave$3.99
  • The Filth Faction$3.99
  • Chosen Grove Faction$3.99
  • Shimmersea Fae Faction$3.99
  • Wayfarers Faction$3.99
  • The Forged Faction$3.99
  • Obsidian Dwarves Faction$3.99
  • Vanguards Faction$3.99
  • Breakers Faction$3.99
  • Fungal Dwarves Faction$3.99
  • Sand Goblins Faction$3.99
  • Eternal Council Faction$3.99
  • Skyspear Avians Faction$3.99
  • Swamp Orc Faction$3.99
  • Crimson Order Faction$3.99
  • Cave Goblins Faction$3.99
  • Phoenix Elves Faction$3.99
  • Mountain Vargath Faction$3.99
  • Tundra Orcs Faction$3.99
  • Polar Dwarves Faction$3.99
  • Cloaks Faction$3.99
  • Savanna Elves Faction$3.99
  • Fallen Kingdom Faction$3.99
  • Shadow Elves Faction$3.99
  • High Elves Faction$3.99
  • Deepwood Groaks Faction$3.99
  • Storm Goblins Faction$3.99

Questions

Is d’Arkham free?
d’Arkham is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Summoner Wars Online free?
Summoner Wars Online is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, d’Arkham or Summoner Wars Online?
Summoner Wars Online is rated higher. d’Arkham averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Summoner Wars Online averages 4.7 from 112 ratings.
Do d’Arkham or Summoner Wars Online have ads?
Neither d’Arkham nor Summoner Wars Online shows ads.

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