Comparison

Tavern Rumble vs Nerd Leagues

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

Head to head
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

Nerd Leagues

This app is a comprehensive companion for Magic: The Gathering players. It allows you to track life totals, manage leagues with friends, build and rate decks, and stay updated on new card spoilers. It offers features for both in-person and online play across various formats.

Highlights
  • Life total tracking (pass-and-play, online multiplayer)
  • League creation and management with ELO rankings
  • Deck building and rating
  • New card spoiler hub with filtering
  • In-game dice roller
  • Combo Finder powered by Commander Spellbook
Features
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Nerd Leagues — Your Magic: The Gathering Companion Track life totals, run leagues with your playgroup, build and rate your decks, and follow every new spoiler — all in one beautifully designed app made for Magic: The Gathering players. Whether you're hosting a 4-player Commander night at the kitchen table, climbing the ELO ladder in a friends-only league, or following every newly revealed card as the next set hits previews, Nerd Leagues is built for the way you actually play. Play the Way You Want • Quick Play — Pass-and-play life tracking for in-person games. Drop in up to 8 players, pick a format, and go. Auto-saves so you can resume mid-game. • Online Multiplayer — Spin up a private lobby, share an invite code, and run your entire pod from separate devices in real time. • Every Format — EDH, Standard, Modern, Pioneer, Pauper, Brawl, Historic Brawl, Legacy, Vintage, Draft, Sealed, Pack War, and Pauper EDH. Leagues & Rankings • Create a private league for your playgroup or join one with a code. • Per-league ELO, win/loss records, and standings — settle every "who's the best" argument with data. • Track your performance over time across multiple groups and formats. Spoilers Hub (new) • Live countdown to every upcoming set release. • Browse freshly revealed cards day by day with full art, mana cost, rules text, and rarity. • Filter every Magic set ever printed — Standard, Commander, Masters, Draft Innovation, and more. • Dedicated section for preconstructed decks. • Universal search across cards and sets. • Add any spoiler card straight to one of your decks. Stats That Tell Your Story • Personal player profile with full game history. • Per-deck win/loss records and ELO. • See your recent games at a glance. Extras for Every Game • In-game dice roller for d2, d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20, and d100 — for first-player rolls, coin flips, or anything else. • Combo Finder — Powered by Commander Spellbook, it scans your decklist for infinite combos, win cons, and synergy lines, complete with prerequisites and bracket tags. • Player notifications and friend connections. • Apple, Google, and email sign-in, plus guest mode. Built by Magic players, for Magic players. No ads, no clutter, just the tools your pod actually needs. Got feedback or want to suggest a feature? Join our Discord straight from the app.

Screenshots

Tavern Rumble4 screens
Nerd Leagues4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Nerd Leagues at 5.0 against Tavern Rumble's 4.2. Nerd Leagues also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and in-app purchases (none vs 19). Tavern Rumble's advantage is ratings volume (100 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Tavern Rumble sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Nerd Leagues asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nerd Leagues holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tavern Rumble has 100 ratings behind it against 3, 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 100% of Nerd Leagues's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tavern Rumble versus Nerd Leagues: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTavern RumbleNerd Leagues
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (100 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings100 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB41 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperEvan CassidyAdam Liscia

Customer experience

Tavern Rumble

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

Nerd Leagues

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
Show 2 more
  • More interesting monsters
  • New game modes

Nerd Leagues

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Nerd Leagues

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tavern Rumble free?
Tavern Rumble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nerd Leagues free?
Nerd Leagues is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tavern Rumble or Nerd Leagues?
Nerd Leagues is rated higher. Tavern Rumble averages 4.2 out of 5 from 100 ratings, while Nerd Leagues averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Tavern Rumble or Nerd Leagues have ads?
Tavern Rumble shows ads; Nerd Leagues does not.
Which is updated more often, Tavern Rumble or Nerd Leagues?
Tavern Rumble ships an update every 6 weeks, and Nerd Leagues every 6 weeks. Most recently, Tavern Rumble was updated on October 16, 2026 and Nerd Leagues on October 11, 2026.

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