Comparison

Vienna Connection vs Summoner Wars Online

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

Head to head
About

Vienna Connection

This app serves as a digital companion for a spy-themed board game set during the Cold War. It allows players to select and play missions directly on their mobile device, featuring puzzles, solutions, and a final report section.

Highlights
  • Digital board game companion
  • Mission selection
  • In-app puzzles
  • Solutions access
  • Final report section
  • Spy-themed gameplay
Features
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This application is a digital companion for the Vienna Connection board game. You can play Vienna Connection by accessing the website, or by downloading this app to your mobile device.When you launch the app, you will select the Mission you want to play, and you can immediately start playing. The app has all the elements discussed in the rules, that is Puzzles, Solutions and Final report section. Vienna Connection is a spy themed board game. In this story-driven game for 1-5 players, you command a team of CIA agents during the Cold War conducting secret missions in various European cities. It’s January 1977. CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia gets wind of Soviet activity in Austria and has no choice but to intervene. The CIA decides to dispatch members of their Special Activities Division (SAD). The game is on. If you’re looking for a spy game, and would love to outthink and defeat Soviet agent’s activities—Vienna Connection is the game for you.

About

Summoner Wars Online

Engage in strategic fantasy battlefield combat by summoning units and outmaneuvering opponents. Build custom decks with countless unit types and spells to challenge players online or play through single-player campaigns.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer matches
  • Custom deck builder
  • Single-player story campaigns
  • AI opponent challenges
  • Summoning units
  • Fantasy battlefield combat
Features
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Summoner Wars is the exciting card game of fantasy battlefield combat that puts you in the role of a powerful summoner. Display your tactical prowess by summoning units to your gates, outmaneuvering your opponent, and cutting down the enemy summoner. Countless unit types, a wide variety of spells and abilities, and the option to build your own decks, all make for a game sure to entertain, play after play. • Challenge other players in online matches. • Create custom decks using the deck builder. • Play your way through single-player story campaigns. • Hone your skill against an AI opponent. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Vienna Connection4 screens
Summoner Wars Online4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Summoner Wars Online at 80% against Vienna Connection's 0%. Summoner Wars Online also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (112 vs 1). Vienna Connection's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Summoner Wars Online sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Vienna Connection asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Summoner Wars Online holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Summoner Wars Online has 112 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Vienna Connection's written reviews are positive against 80% of Summoner Wars Online's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vienna Connection ships an update every 2 weeks, Summoner Wars Online every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Vienna Connection versus Summoner Wars Online: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVienna ConnectionSummoner Wars Online
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (112 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews79.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB252 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperPortal GamesPlaid Hat Games LLC

Customer experience

Vienna Connection

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Summoner Wars Online

All ratings112 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive79.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative17.2%

Bugs and requests

Vienna Connection

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Summoner Wars Online

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Menu navigation traps - unable to exit shop or deck editor without closing app
  • Game crashes to main menu during gameplay
  • Story mode crashes and deletes campaign progress
  • Tutorial crashes before completion
  • AI freezes and becomes unresponsive mid-game
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  • Server connection losses during matches
  • No sound output on some devices
  • Dynamic Island screen coverage on iPhone 15
  • Sign in with Apple authentication failure
  • Occasional random crashes with ability to continue from same point

Requested features

12 requests
  • Russian language translation
  • Hard difficulty level for AI
  • Difficulty scaling for single-player AI
  • Ability to resign from matches
  • Offline mode support
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  • Bundle deals for in-app purchases
  • Improved matchmaking system with lobby
  • Win/loss-based ranking progression
  • More single-player story content
  • Better forum/community support outside Discord
  • Local multiplayer support
  • Improved UI intuitiveness for menu navigation

In-app purchases

None

Vienna Connection

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Summoner Wars Online

Subscriptions1
  • 1 Month Subscription$2.991 Month
One-time9
  • Vanguards Faction$3.99
  • Eternal Council Faction$3.99
  • Crimson Order Faction$3.99
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  • Cave Goblins Faction$3.99
  • Polar Dwarves Faction$3.99
  • Cloaks Faction$3.99
  • Savanna Elves Faction$3.99
  • Fallen Kingdom Faction$3.99
  • Deepwood Groaks Faction$3.99

Questions

Is Vienna Connection free?
Vienna Connection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Summoner Wars Online free?
Summoner Wars Online is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vienna Connection or Summoner Wars Online?
Summoner Wars Online is rated higher. Vienna Connection averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Summoner Wars Online averages 4.7 from 112 ratings.
Do Vienna Connection or Summoner Wars Online have ads?
Neither Vienna Connection nor Summoner Wars Online shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vienna Connection or Summoner Wars Online?
Vienna Connection ships an update every 2 weeks, and Summoner Wars Online every 4 weeks. Most recently, Vienna Connection was updated on November 3, 2026 and Summoner Wars Online on November 7, 2026.

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