Comparison

Tavern Rumble vs Monster Train

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

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About

Tavern Rumble

Embark on a roguelike deckbuilding adventure where you craft unique card synergies to battle monsters and bosses. Each run offers a fresh experience with random dungeons, loot, and permanent death. Become a legendary hero and conquer the spire loop.

Highlights
  • Roguelike deckbuilding gameplay
  • Discover card synergies
  • Random dungeons and loot
  • Permanent death for replayability
  • Multiple playable classes
  • Offline play
  • Pixel art graphics
Features
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Tavern Rumble is a Free Strategy Roguelike Deckbuilding Card Games Start your adventure with basic mercenary cards, fight your way up, get loot and strengthen your deck to fight strong Bosses along the way. Discover synergies between each cards. A card might be useless on their own, but use it along with others and it can be your most powerful arsenal. Roguelike element: For those who are not familiar with is a game with random dungeon, loot, mercenary, monsters and most importantly permanent death. So each run will be somewhat new experiences and not tied-up with your previous runs. Do you have what it takes to reach the Endgame? Craft a unique deck never encountered in other card games, encounter bizarre creatures, take blessings of unimaginable power, Slay monsters, escape the spire loop! March forward into a deep quest and stop wandering alone in the darkest night. It is like having a dream to become the legendary monster slayer Hero that embark on a journey in the middle of nowhere to fulfill a hollow prophecy from a prophet. Don't let your power starve consume you! Features: - Perfect card games to play on your 30 minutes coffee break - Each playable Classes provides 100+ cards that you can choose through your gameplay - Cute simple pixelart sprites - Easy to learn, Hard to master - Recruit legendary Heroes cards and fight alongside them. To arms!! - Play offline without internet connection - Absolutely Free to Play Available Classes: + Knights of Pentagon: Strong Knights with balance offense and defense + Hunter Guild: Master of poison, card draw and discard effects. Rise and use Shadows to fight your enemies! + Roughrock Clan: Self damaging units, Team Buffs and strong independent Units. + Land of the Dead: Army of Undeads. With help of Hades and friends, fight against the darkness within your shell. + Transylvania Family: Bloodsucker Dracula and Vampire alike + Magick Academy : Using magic to summon powerful being or destroy monsters directly + Void Community : Hire mercenary that consists of Ninja and Thief. Watch your back! + Steampunk City : Block incoming damage and use powerful Robot to attack The game is still on development and we are still actively working on new contents. What are you waiting for, it's Free Download and Play now ! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Credits Music by Eric Matyas www.soundimage.org

About

Monster Train

Defend the last burning pyre from Heaven's forces in this strategic deckbuilding roguelike. Build unique decks with over 250 cards from five distinct monster clans, upgrade champions, and explore powerful locations to restore the Inferno. Enjoy ultimate replayability with daily and custom challenges.

Highlights
  • Unlock over 250 cards
  • 5 distinct Monster Clans
  • Upgrade powerful Champions
  • Explore powerful locations
  • Daily & Custom challenges
  • Includes Wild Mutations & Friends & Foes updates
Features
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Hell has frozen over. Only you can protect the final burning pyre from the forces of Heaven and restore the Inferno. Monster Train brings a new strategic layer to Roguelite Deck Building, with three vertical playing fields to defend. Features: * Unlock over 250 cards * Discover 5 Monster Clans, each with their own distinct gameplay * Each clan has 10 levels to unlock, bringing new cards to your deck * Upgrade your powerful Champions multiple times * Challenge your friends to beat your score * Includes the released updates Wild Mutations and Friends & Foes! Ultimate Replayability No playthrough is ever the same, it’s a fresh challenge every time. You’ll really never play the same deck twice! Perfect entertainment for your mobile device! Explore powerful locations To take back hell, you’ll need to power up. Choose your route carefully, different locations yield different benefits; upgrade your Champion, recruit powerful units, upgrade cards, gain passive bonuses or duplicate any card in your deck. Strategize to fit your playstyle With five clans to choose from, each has its own unique and surprising gameplay. Pick your primary and supporting clan to gain access to all cards from both. Build your deck and perfect your strategy to defeat your enemies! Daily & Custom challenges Take on a new challenge every day with a hugely modified run due to gameplay mutators or play with your own selection of buffs and nerfs to tailor to your playstyle! Compete globally and against friends, and climb the leaderboards with a skill-focused scoring system. The Last Divinity DLC Epic new content expansion for Monster Train bringing new challenges, more replayability, and a new clan! * A new clan, the Wurmkin *Note: the Wurmkin clan unlocks upon completing Covenant level 1.* * Pact Shards; the new currency bringing benefits at a cost * New endboss: The Last Divinity Available for purchase in-game!

Screenshots

Tavern Rumble4 screens
Monster Train4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tavern Rumble at Free against Monster Train's $7.99. Monster Train's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.1) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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

Tavern Rumble is free to download; Monster Train costs $7.99 up front. Tavern Rumble sells 19 one-off in-app purchases and Monster Train sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Monster Train holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monster Train has 1.8K ratings behind it against 102, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Tavern Rumble's written reviews are positive against 89% of Monster Train's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tavern Rumble ships an update every 6 weeks, Monster Train every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Tavern Rumble versus Monster Train: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTavern RumbleMonster Train
PriceFree — better$7.99
Rating4.1 (102 ratings)4.9 (1.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews88.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1021.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#22 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB533 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperEvan CassidyGood Shepherd Entertainment

Customer experience

Tavern Rumble

All ratings97 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral6.2%
Negative16.5%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral10.1%
Negative29.2%

Monster Train

All ratings1,812 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews358 reviews
Positive88.8%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.3%

User reviews

Tavern Rumble

From 102 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 💡 Innovative twist on formula
  • 👍 Fun and rewarding
  • 👍 Great strategy
  • 👍 Easy to learn

Room to improve

  • 💸 Aggressive monetization
  • 💸 High cost to unlock classes
  • 💸 Unstoppable ads
  • 🐛 Ads not removed after purchase
  • 🐛 Purchases not received

Monster Train

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Outstanding soundtrack
  • 🚀 Lots of discovery and relatability
  • 👍 Great deck builder with deep mechanics
  • 👍 Excellent value for money
  • 👍 Addictive and replayable gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional issues with cloud saves and device switching
  • 🐛 Difficulty targeting off-screen bosses on mobile
  • 🐛 Finicky card selection and play controls
  • 🔋 Can drain phone battery quickly

Bugs and requests

Tavern Rumble

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Ad removal purchase not applied
  • Purchases not received
  • Restore purchase button needed
  • Home bar not in 'game mode'
  • Accidentally swiping into app switcher
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  • Pauses music playback
  • Christmas promo banner unplayable
  • Remove ad bundle doesn't remove ads
  • Game won't start
  • Game crashes on boot up
  • Game force closes after update
  • Instantly crashes
  • Data wiped after crash

Requested features

7 requests
  • Restore purchase button
  • Allow music/podcast playback
  • Paid version to remove ads
  • More expansion decks
  • Save data feature
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  • More interesting monsters
  • New game modes

Monster Train

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cloud save issues causing lost progress
  • Inability to target off-screen bosses
  • Occasional crashes and performance issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to view deck during card selection
  • Customizable UI and graphics options
  • Swipe gestures for floor switching
  • 60fps support

In-app purchases

19 purchases

Tavern Rumble

One-time19
  • 1500 Gems$0.99
  • Hunter Guild Unlock$1.99
  • Roughrock Clan Unlock$1.99
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  • Unlock Land of the Dead$1.99
  • Unlock Transylvania Family$1.99
  • 3500 Gems$1.99
  • Unlock Magick Academy$2.99
  • Unlock Void Community$2.99
  • Unlock Steampunk City$4.99
  • 10,000 Gems$4.99
  • 22,000 Gems$9.99
  • Unlock Shaper Laboratory$9.99
  • Unlock Underground Network$9.99
  • Unlock Amazon Tribe$9.99
  • Christmas Promo$9.99
  • Unlock Tidecaller$9.99
  • Unlock Commoners Land$9.99
  • 65,000 Gems$24.99
  • 150,000 Gems$49.99
1 purchases

Monster Train

One-time1
  • The Last Divinity DLC$3.99

Questions

Is Tavern Rumble free?
Tavern Rumble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monster Train free?
Monster Train costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tavern Rumble or Monster Train?
Monster Train is rated higher. Tavern Rumble averages 4.1 out of 5 from 102 ratings, while Monster Train averages 4.9 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Tavern Rumble or Monster Train have ads?
Tavern Rumble shows ads; Monster Train does not.
Which is updated more often, Tavern Rumble or Monster Train?
Tavern Rumble ships an update every 6 weeks, and Monster Train every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tavern Rumble was updated on October 24, 2026 and Monster Train on October 27, 2026.

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