# Card Crawl Adventure vs Knucklebones

The clearest difference is price: Card Crawl Adventure at Free against Knucklebones's $4.99. Knucklebones's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and chart position (#197 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Card Crawl Adventure is free to download; Knucklebones costs $4.99 up front. Card Crawl Adventure sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Knucklebones asks for nothing beyond the download.

## The numbers

| Metric | Card Crawl Adventure | Knucklebones |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $4.99 |
| Rating | **[4.6 (298 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/card-crawl-adventure/id1571091032/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **298** | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.6% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | — | **#197** |
| Size | 391 MB | 17 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Arnold Rauers](https://appshunter.io/developer/538013421) | [Selim Onder](https://appshunter.io/developer/1890498105) |

## What reviewers say

### Card Crawl Adventure

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/card-crawl-adventure/id1571091032)

Embark on a single-player roguelike deckbuilding adventure where you combine cards by drawing paths to defeat monsters and collect treasures. Explore cozy taverns, upgrade your cards, and compete weekly in randomly generated journeys.

**Highlights:** Solitaire style roguelike deckbuilding, Path drawing card combination, Loot shiny treasures, Collect and improve cards, Weekly Tavern Crawl competitions, Unique character cards and effects

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock Pyromancer | $0.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Frost Warden | $0.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Mechanica | $0.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Blood Cultist | $0.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Talisman of the Goddess | $0.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Weekly Tavern Crawl | $0.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Necromancer | $0.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Berserker | $0.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Full Game | $3.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Unique art style
- 🔒 No ads or intrusive monetization
- 🤩 Excellent replayability

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Bugs and crashes
- 📖 Unclear tutorial and mechanics
- 🤔 Unbalanced difficulty curve
- 🕰️ Slow animations and pacing

**Reported bugs**

- Game crashing on startup
- Inability to exit the tavern after selecting a card
- Treasure map cards not activating properly
- Achievements and progress not tracking correctly

**Requested features**

- Ability to replay completed taverns
- Option to skip or speed up animations
- Improved tutorial and in-game explanations
- Support for additional languages (French, Spanish, etc.)


### Knucklebones

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/knucklebones/id6761620815)

**Currently charting:** #197 Top Paid · Board (US App Store)

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Card Crawl Adventure free?

Card Crawl Adventure is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Knucklebones free?

Knucklebones costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Card Crawl Adventure or Knucklebones have ads?

Neither Card Crawl Adventure nor Knucklebones shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*
