The Witcher Tales vs Aether Chronicles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Witcher Tales
Embark on a single-player campaign set in The Witcher universe. Make choices that shape the story and lead a war-veteran queen on a dark journey of destruction and revenge. Experience a few hours of gameplay for free, with an option to upgrade for the full adventure.
- Single-player campaign
- Choice-driven narrative
- Rich characters
- Monster-infested world
- War-veteran queen protagonist
- Story shaping
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Enjoy a few hours of the playthrough for FREE. Upgrade for the full version and continue your adventure with Meve shaping the story along the way! Thronebreaker is a single-player campaign for GWENT: The Witcher Card Game. Choice-driven, and cast with rich, multi-dimensional characters, it once again thrusts gamers into the monster-infested world of The Witcher. Crafted by the developers responsible for some of the most iconic moments in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the game spins a truly regal tale of Meve, a war-veteran queen of two Northern Realms - Lyria and Rivia. Facing an imminent Nilfgaardian invasion, Meve is forced to once again enter the warpath and sets out on a dark journey of destruction and revenge.
Aether Chronicles
Engage in fast-paced, tactical battles in this dark fantasy collectible card game. Summon creatures, cast spells, and strategize to defeat your opponents. Explore a story campaign, collect over 1,000 unique cards, and compete in ranked PvP or co-op dungeons.
- Tactical card battles
- Story campaign mode
- Collect over 1,000 cards
- Deck building
- Ranked PvP duels
- Co-op dungeon delves
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Aether Chronicles is a dark fantasy collectible card game built for quick, tactical battles. Summon creatures into three lanes, time your spells, and break your rival's Soul before they break yours. Every card has a job: steadfast guardians, burning berserkers, creeping poison, unseen assassins, wild cards that roll the dice, and legends that change the whole board. STORY CAMPAIGN Follow a story campaign across a broken world, with chapters, boss battles and choices that shape who stands beside you. COLLECT OVER 1,000 CARDS Open packs, craft the cards you need and chase rare foils. Play a card enough and you unlock its mastery alternate art. BUILD YOUR DECK Mix elements and archetypes in a full deck builder, or start from a ready-made deck and make it your own. RANKED PVP Duel real players on the ranked ladder, climb through the seasons and earn rewards. CO-OP DUNGEON DELVES Team up with a friend and fight through dungeon floors together. AND MORE Daily puzzles, the Arena, drafts, weekly challenges, and a friends list with direct messages. Aether Chronicles is free to play. Optional in-app purchases are available for gems, which open card packs and unlock cosmetics. Card pack drop rates are shown in the shop. An account is required so your collection follows you across devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Aether Chronicles at 100% against The Witcher Tales's 34%. Aether Chronicles also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and ads (none vs shown). The Witcher Tales's advantage is ratings volume (112 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. The Witcher Tales sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Aether Chronicles sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Aether Chronicles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Witcher Tales has 112 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of The Witcher Tales's written reviews are positive against 100% of Aether Chronicles's.
The Witcher Tales ships an update every 3 months, Aether Chronicles daily. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Witcher Tales | Aether Chronicles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (112 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 112 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.3 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.9 GB | 811 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | CD PROJEKT RED S.A. | Dustin Sinclair |
Customer experience
The Witcher Tales
Aether Chronicles
Bugs and requests
The Witcher Tales
Reported bugs
21 issues- Cannot play without internet
- Loss of purchased content after transition
- Forced to buy again
- Game breaking bugs in gameplay
- Unbalanced AI/gameplay
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- No controller support
- Gwent rewards not syncing
- Save progress not working reliably
- Tutorial bugs obscuring actions
- Connection invalidated to unzip service
- Download stuck at 99%
- Crashes during intros
- Cannot access full game after purchase
- Purchase failing despite credits
- Sync issues with Gwent
- Game not saving progress
- Update download issues
- Old purchases invalidated
- Cloud save not working
- Bugged and unplayable
- Download errors during initial setup
Requested features
6 requests- Offline playability
- Controller support
- Restore purchase option for previous buyers
- Fix Gwent reward synchronization
- Improve Gwent deck variety
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- Add cloud save functionality
Aether Chronicles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Witcher Tales
- Every Chapter Unlock$9.99
Aether Chronicles
- Aether Shard$0.99
- Pouch of Gems$4.99
- Satchel of Gems$9.99
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- Chest of Gems$19.99
- Dragon's Hoard$34.99
- Aetherwell Vault$69.99
Questions
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