Slay the Spire vs Sunderfolk Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slay the Spire
Build a unique deck of cards to battle through a constantly changing dungeon. Discover powerful relics and encounter bizarre creatures as you climb the Spire. Strategize your card choices to defeat enemies and reach the top.
- Dynamic deck building
- Hundreds of cards to discover
- Ever-changing Spire layout
- Procedurally generated paths
- Powerful relics to find
- Unique card synergies
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We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire! Features: - Dynamic Deck Building: Choose your cards wisely! Discover hundreds of cards to add to your deck with each attempt at climbing the Spire. Select cards that work together to efficiently dispatch foes and reach the top - An Ever-changing Spire: Whenever you embark on a journey up the Spire, the layout differs each time. Choose a risky or safe path, face different enemies, choose different cards, discover different relics, and even fight different bosses! - Powerful Relics to Discover: Powerful items known as relics can be found throughout the Spire. The effects of these relics can greatly enhance your deck through powerful interactions. But beware, obtaining a relic may cost you more than just gold…
Sunderfolk Controller
Enhance your turn-based tactical RPG experience with this companion app. It transforms your mobile device into a controller, rule book, and inventory manager for up to four players. Requires the full game to be purchased separately.
- Mobile controller functionality
- Digital rule book
- Inventory management
- Card hand display
- Couch co-op enhancement
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This is the Sunderfolk™ Controller companion app. It requires the full Sunderfolk game, now available on your favorite console or PC! This app will not provide the game experience on its own! Sunderfolk is a new turn-based tactical RPG adventure built with a couch co-op experience in mind. Inspired by gathering around a table and role-playing with friends, up to four players can adventure through the magical and dangerous Sunderlands together in the same room or virtually. This app transforms your phone or tablet into your Sunderfolk controller, hand of cards, rule book, inventory, and more. With the free Sunderfolk controller app, all you and your friends need is in-hand.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sunderfolk Controller at Free against Slay the Spire's $9.99. Sunderfolk Controller also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2). Slay the Spire's advantage is ratings volume (3.2K vs 93) and chart position (#2 vs unranked). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Sunderfolk Controller is free to download; Slay the Spire costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sunderfolk Controller holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slay the Spire has 3.2K ratings behind it against 93, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Slay the Spire's written reviews are positive against 66% of Sunderfolk Controller's.
Slay the Spire ships an update every 2 months, Sunderfolk Controller monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slay the Spire | Sunderfolk Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (3.2K ratings) | 4.5 (93 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.4% of reviews | 65.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K — better | 93 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #2 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 890 MB | 429 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Balor Games | Dreamhaven, Inc. |
Customer experience
Slay the Spire
Sunderfolk Controller
User reviews
Slay the Spire
From 3.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 💎 Excellent value
- 🎨 Beautiful art style
- 🔥 Highly replayable
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🤔 Clunky controls
- 📱 UI not optimized for mobile
- 🔍 Small text and hard to read
- 🔀 No cross-save between devices
Sunderfolk Controller
From 93 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game concept
- 👍 Couch co-op experience
- 👍 Easy to get into RPG-style gameplay
- 👍 Well-designed app interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Disconnection issues during gameplay
- 🔧 Confusing interface at times
- 🔧 Notifications hidden by Dynamic Island on iPhone
- 🔧 Not optimized for iPad
Bugs and requests
Slay the Spire
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes during boss battles
- Inability to end turn
- Glitched card unlocks
- Sync/loading issues
- Audio problems
Requested features
5 requests- Controller support
- Larger text and UI elements
- Improved card selection mechanics
- Cloud save/sync across devices
- 60fps mode for newer devices
Sunderfolk Controller
Reported bugs
2 issues- Keeps disconnecting during first encounter
- Incompatible with older Xbox hardware
Requested features
4 requests- More characters
- Landscape mode support
- Dedicated iPad app
- 5-6 player game mode
In-app purchases
Slay the Spire
No in-app purchases
Sunderfolk Controller
No in-app purchases
Questions
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