Card Guardians vs MTG
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.
MTG
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Build better decks. Know exactly what you own. Play without slowing down. MTG Deck Builder is the all-in-one Magic: The Gathering companion for Commander players — available on iPhone, iPad. FREE TRIAL — 7 DAYS ON US Download free and explore for 7 days (Import and Export locked out until purchase) . If MTG Deckbuilder becomes an essential part of your game, unlock the full app with a single one-time purchase. No subscription. No recurring charges. Ever. DECK MANAGEMENT Create and manage unlimited Commander, Stanard or whatever decks suit your play Browse your full deck as a visual card grid or compact list Import any deck from text (Can import 2 decks in the list box on the deck import page while under trial) .csv, or .txt (Purchase Feature) Share your deck list with friends in seconds CARD LIBRARY Track every card in your collection with Have and Want status Filter by colour, card type, rarity, and more Search the full Scryfall database — over 27,000 cards — to find and add anything instantly Scan cards with your camera: point at the card name and OCR finds it automatically LIFE COUNTER Built-in life counter for 1–6 players Choose starting life totals: 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, or 60 Multiple layout orientations so everyone at the table can read their total Start a match in seconds — no separate app needed RULES REFERENCE Full glossary of evergreen keyword actions, keyword abilities, and ability words Searchable — look up Deathtouch, Proliferate, or any term mid-game in seconds Perfect for new players learning the rules and veterans settling disputes AVAILABLE ON ALL YOUR DEVICES MTG Deckbuilder is a universal purchase — buy once and use it on iPhone, iPad. Your library and decks are always with you, on whichever device you're using. Magic: The Gathering is property of Wizards of the Coast LLC. This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast. Card data provided by Scryfall.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MTG at none against Card Guardians's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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 and MTG sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Card Guardians | MTG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 415 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Tapps Games - Jogos Eletronicos | Jonathan Parkins |
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.)
MTG
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
MTG
- Full Access$0.99









