Comparison

Card Guardians vs Sunderfolk Controller

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

Sunderfolk Controller

Enhance your turn-based tactical RPG experience with this companion app. It transforms your mobile device into a controller, rule book, and inventory manager for up to four players. Requires the full game to be purchased separately.

Highlights
  • Mobile controller functionality
  • Digital rule book
  • Inventory management
  • Card hand display
  • Couch co-op enhancement
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This is the Sunderfolk™ Controller companion app. It requires the full Sunderfolk game, now available on your favorite console or PC! This app will not provide the game experience on its own! Sunderfolk is a new turn-based tactical RPG adventure built with a couch co-op experience in mind. Inspired by gathering around a table and role-playing with friends, up to four players can adventure through the magical and dangerous Sunderlands together in the same room or virtually. This app transforms your phone or tablet into your Sunderfolk controller, hand of cards, rule book, inventory, and more. With the free Sunderfolk controller app, all you and your friends need is in-hand.

Screenshots

Card Guardians4 screens
Sunderfolk Controller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sunderfolk Controller at none against Card Guardians's 10. Sunderfolk Controller also leads on ads (none vs shown). Card Guardians's advantage is ratings volume (3.1K vs 96) and review sentiment (75% vs 66%). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Card Guardians sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Sunderfolk Controller asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Card Guardians holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Card Guardians has 3.1K ratings behind it against 96, 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 66% of Sunderfolk Controller's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Card Guardians ships an update every 3 weeks, Sunderfolk Controller monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Card Guardians versus Sunderfolk Controller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCard GuardiansSunderfolk Controller
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.1K ratings) — better4.5 (96 ratings)
Positive reviews75.4% of reviews — better65.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3.1K — better96
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size415 MB429 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperTapps Games - Jogos EletronicosDreamhaven, Inc.

Customer experience

Card Guardians

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

Sunderfolk Controller

All ratings93 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral6.5%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive65.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative20.0%

User reviews

Card Guardians

From 3.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun gameplay
  • 🕹️ Engaging card mechanics
  • 🎨 Charming art style
  • 🔓 Fair free-to-play model
  • 💰 Good value for paid version

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🕰️ Slow progression and grindy
  • 🎲 Lack of deck customization
  • 🧠 Imbalanced difficulty
  • 💰 Excessive microtransactions

Sunderfolk Controller

From 96 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game concept
  • 👍 Couch co-op experience
  • 👍 Easy to get into RPG-style gameplay
  • 👍 Well-designed app interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Disconnection issues during gameplay
  • 🔧 Confusing interface at times
  • 🔧 Notifications hidden by Dynamic Island on iPhone
  • 🔧 Not optimized for iPad

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.)

Sunderfolk Controller

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Keeps disconnecting during first encounter
  • Incompatible with older Xbox hardware

Requested features

4 requests
  • More characters
  • Landscape mode support
  • Dedicated iPad app
  • 5-6 player game mode

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

Sunderfolk Controller

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Card Guardians free?
Card Guardians is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sunderfolk Controller free?
Sunderfolk Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Card Guardians or Sunderfolk Controller?
Card Guardians is rated higher. Card Guardians averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.1K ratings, while Sunderfolk Controller averages 4.5 from 96 ratings.
Do Card Guardians or Sunderfolk Controller have ads?
Card Guardians shows ads; Sunderfolk Controller does not.
Which is updated more often, Card Guardians or Sunderfolk Controller?
Card Guardians ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sunderfolk Controller monthly. Most recently, Card Guardians was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sunderfolk Controller on October 30, 2026.

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