Comparison

Card Guardians vs bARTballs

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Strategic CCG deck building
  • Roguelike adventure gameplay
  • Monster and boss battles
  • Explore diverse realms
  • Hero selection
  • RPG strategy elements
Features
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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.

About

bARTballs

A vibrant and engaging ball game where players collect balls to earn points while evading enemies. Includes a tutorial for practice and offers a fun, colorful experience.

Highlights
  • Ball collection for scoring
  • Enemy avoidance gameplay
  • In-game tutorial
  • Colorful graphics
  • Fun and engaging experience
Features
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bARTballs a pretty cool, colourful ball game with a lot of fun You have to gather balls to get score and try to avoid the enemies if you can. For game playing practice check the tutorial section! Have fun & enjoy! :)

Screenshots

Card Guardians4 screens
bARTballs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Card Guardians at Free against bARTballs's $2.99. Card Guardians also leads on ratings volume (3.1K vs 2). bARTballs's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Card Guardians is free to download; bARTballs costs $2.99 up front. Card Guardians sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. bARTballs asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

bARTballs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Card Guardians has 3.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Card Guardians's written reviews are positive against 100% of bARTballs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Card Guardians ships an update every 3 weeks, bARTballs every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Card Guardians versus bARTballs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCard GuardiansbARTballs
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (3.1K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.1K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size415 MB220 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTapps Games - Jogos EletronicosIstvan Bartucz

Customer experience

Card Guardians

All ratings3,115 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews898 reviews
Positive75.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative16.0%

bARTballs

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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.)

bARTballs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Card Guardians

One-time10
  • Some Crystals (160)$1.99
  • Pile of Crystals (500)$4.99
  • Welcome Bundle$4.99
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  • Piggy Bank (S)$4.99
  • Base Pass$4.99
  • Bag of Crystals (1200)$9.99
  • Full Blessing$9.99
  • Piggy Bank (M)$12.99
  • Piggy Bank (L)$19.99
  • Premium Pass$19.99
None

bARTballs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Card Guardians free?
Card Guardians is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is bARTballs free?
bARTballs costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Card Guardians or bARTballs?
bARTballs is rated higher. Card Guardians averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.1K ratings, while bARTballs averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Card Guardians or bARTballs have ads?
Card Guardians shows ads; bARTballs does not.
Which is updated more often, Card Guardians or bARTballs?
Card Guardians ships an update every 3 weeks, and bARTballs every 3 days. Most recently, Card Guardians was updated on November 4, 2026 and bARTballs on November 3, 2026.

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