Card Guardians vs Boosted!™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Card Guardians
Embark on a roguelike adventure to save a corrupted land by building a powerful deck of cards. Engage in strategic CCG battles against monsters and powerful guardians, exploring diverse realms and uncovering an epic story.
- Strategic CCG deck building
- Roguelike adventure gameplay
- Monster and boss battles
- Explore diverse realms
- Hero selection
- RPG strategy elements
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Welcome to the world of Valentia! Build your deck of cards and prepare for strategic CCG battles against monsters and the Guardians of Chaos. Download FREE* Card Guardians: Deck Builder and embark on a great roguelike adventure game to save Valentia from the Magic of Chaos. The Land of Valentia was at peace for thousands of years, until the Day of Chaos came and spread mysterious magic that corrupted the living creatures of all realms. As the hero, you have to build the best CCG card deck, set up battle strategies, and free all enemies overtaken by Magic of Chaos and threatening the peace of Valentia. Download Card Guardians, have fun in this RPG adventure, and discover a story of epic war! In Card Guardians, you need to win battles against monsters and build a battle card deck to defeat the Guardians of Chaos. Choose the hero of your RPG adventure, create CCG battle strategies, and discover various unexplored realms throughout the Valentia. And beware of dangers! There are dungeons, castles, forests, and deserts that harbor dangerous enemies, with the difficulty of roguelike games. Restore peace to Valentia and become the master duel of the deck of battle cards. Download Card Guardians now and explore a roguelike world with dangers and epic stories! CARD DECK BUILDING To free Valentia from the Magic of Chaos, you need the best deck of battle cards. The more levels you advance, the more cards you get to build your RPG strategy. Remember to think about each choice! They will determine whether you can free the world of Valentia from the Magic of Chaos. Choose your hero, set up your battle strategy, and defeat all the Chaos Guardians! Play for free* Card Guardians and take part in an epic adventure and war battles. RPG STRATEGY BATTLES Beware the Chaos Guardians! At the end of each kingdom, you will encounter powerful bosses, in the style of roguelike games, who will require the best battle card deck. Explore your enemies' weaknesses and build the best RPG strategy to achieve victory and unlock the realms of Valentia from the Magic of Chaos. A tactical error can spell your doom in this roguelike world. Defeat your enemies, earn new battle cards and defend the world of Valentia! *Card Guardians: Deck Builder is a free game. However, the game has extra features and additional items that are optional for gameplay.
Boosted!™
A strategic card game where players outwit opponents by playing cards and using special Booster Cards. The goal is to be the first to discard all your playing cards by correctly guessing higher or lower than the previous card played.
- Outwit opponents with skill and tactics
- Use powerful Booster Cards
- Choose higher or lower for next player
- Match previous card to change instruction
- Draw new cards when unable to play
- Play Booster Cards against any opponent
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BOOSTED is an original card game that’s fun for all. Outwit your opponents using skill, tactics, and Booster Cards. The power is in your hands as you choose what your opponent does next! PLAYING CARDS There are 60 playing cards in total – 4 different colors numbered 1 to 15. There are 30 booster cards – 4 different categories: Common, Rare, Epic, and Ultimate. OBJECT OF THE GAME To be the first player to get rid of all their playing cards. Starting with the playing cards, after a good shuffle, players are dealt 10 cards each. The remaining cards are placed face down and used as a ‘deck’ to draw from. Next, thoroughly shuffle the booster cards and deal 3 to each player. The remaining booster cards are placed face down in a separate ‘deck’ and are used as and when needed. Keep your playing cards and booster cards concealed from your opponents. The player to the left of the dealer goes first and places any card face up next to the deck to start the game, then chooses ‘higher’ or ‘lower’ for the next player. On your turn You must place a playing card based on the previous instruction of ‘higher’ or ‘lower’ than the last played card. If successful, you too get the opportunity to decide what the next player has to lay by telling them to place a card ‘higher’ or ‘lower’ than your played card. You also have the option to match the last played card, but if you choose to do this, you do not get to decide if the next playing card is ‘higher’ or ‘lower’. When a match is chosen, the next player has to follow the instruction to go ‘higher’ or ‘lower’ from the player previous to the player that chose to match. If you are unable to go ‘higher’, ‘lower’, or ‘match’ the current card, then you must pick up a playing card from the unused deck. If you pick up a playing card from the unused deck, the same rules for matching a card must be followed and the previous instruction to go ‘higher’ or ‘lower’ still applies to the next player. Numbers 1 and 15 do not need a call of 'higher' or 'lower' as 1 is automatically 'higher' and 15 is automatically 'lower', but you still need to press the or arrows for the next player. To speed up your turn when you cannot place a playing card, press on the unused deck to take a new playing card. BOOSTER CARDS These can be used on your turn only. They can be used to advance your gameplay or hinder your opponent(s). There are no restrictions on how many of your booster cards you can use on your turn. You can play a booster card against any opponent, it doesn’t have to be the opponent to your left. Press on the opponent's avatar to play that booster card against them. Once your booster card(s) have been played, play then continues as normal by following the previous instruction of pressing ‘higher’ or ‘lower’ unless you have used a booster card that breaks the rules! You must adhere to the rules of a booster card. (Press on 'Rules' in the main menu for full booster card descriptions) Spinning Wheel: When you win 5 games you will receive a free spin on the wheel, where you can win free coins. Prizes vary - the coins won can be anywhere between 25 and 500 coins. Free coins: Every hour you can collect 200 free coins. You can also watch an advert for free coins. There is s Boosted slot machine where you can wager coins in multiples of 100 coins per spin. Match 2 Booster Cards for double coin win. Match 3 Booster Cards for treble coin win. In-play menu options: When playing boosted, there are on/off toggle options for sound effects, music and tips. Tips explain each booster card - hold the booster card for a few seconds to see the description. (Full descriptions are in main menu) Weekly Competition: Boosted runs a weekly competition that starts 6pm Friday and finishes 6pm Sunday. There is a link (visit page) that pops up to show the winner and how to claim prizes. There is a separate leaderboard attached to the weekly competition that resets every weekend. (Full details in menu)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boosted!™ at none against Card Guardians's 18. Boosted!™ also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). 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
Both are free to download. Card Guardians sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Boosted!™ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Card Guardians ships an update every 3 weeks, Boosted!™ every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Card Guardians | Boosted!™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 415 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tapps Games - Jogos Eletronicos | MJH Productions Ltd |
Customer experience
Card Guardians
Boosted!™
Bugs and requests
Card Guardians
Reported bugs
3 issues- Gear drops not matching the active character
- Inconsistent behavior of status effects
- Infinite loading screens and progression blockers
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to sell/recycle unwanted equipment
- More character classes and deck variety
- Longer and more replayable adventures
- Better randomization and less RNG dependence
- Quality of life improvements (claim all, etc.)
Boosted!™
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Card Guardians
- Eden Valley Store Chest$0.99
- Some Crystals (160)$1.99
- Pile of Crystals (500)$4.99
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- Welcome Bundle$4.99
- Piggy Bank (S)$4.99
- Base Pass$4.99
- Card Guardians - Growth Fund$6.99
- Gift Of Abundance$6.99
- Bag of Crystals (1200)$9.99
- Full Blessing$9.99
- Piggy Bank (M)$12.99
- Crate of Crystals (2500)$19.99
- Piggy Bank (L)$19.99
- CG - Growth Fund+$19.99
- Premium Pass$19.99
- Chapter Bundle - High Castle$19.99
- Daily Bundle 4$24.99
- Barrel of Crystals (6500)$39.99
Boosted!™
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Card Guardians free?
Is Boosted!™ free?
Do Card Guardians or Boosted!™ have ads?
Which is updated more often, Card Guardians or Boosted!™?
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