Comparison

SOULVARS vs Goblin Pass

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

Head to head
About

SOULVARS

Embark on a deck-building JRPG adventure where souls are converted into data to combat deformities. Master strategic card-based combat with dynamic pixel animations and deep customization. Explore dungeons, collect enchanted items, and uncover a rich story.

Highlights
  • Deck-building combat system
  • Dynamic pixel animations
  • Rich customization
  • Dungeon exploration
  • Random enchanted item collection
  • Strategic soul bit combinations
Features
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Deck-Building JRPG "SOULVARS" is now available! 15-20 hours of playtime (+50h to go deeper) Dynamic pixel animation and battles and a rich customization system No In-App Purchases. While having a deep strategic sense, the vertically held smartphone controls allow for simple and exhilarating battles, training, dungeon exploration, and collection of random enchanted items. ▼ Story A world line in which even the fictitious concept of the soul can be converted into data. In return, people's lives are threatened by the sudden appearance of deformities. The protagonists use the Soul Driver, a device that converts souls into data. They are responsible for the elimination of the deformities that threaten people, and work in a certain town... ▼System Overview Number of save slots: 3 (Saved in device and manual save) Estimated scenario completion time: 14 to 20 hours 50 to 100+ hours of post-clearance challenge Features Soul bits (handbills), which are the data of the soul power that resides in gear (equipment), Players can combine them in battle to make special attacks and combos in a successive manner. The characters are characterized by their action with dots that move around. ▼Gear and Soul Bits Soul bits (hand cards) can be drawn from gear (equipment) and used as actions during battle. The combination of main weapon, subweapon, armor, and accessories Strategy (deck) is determined. ▼Arts During a battle, only one soul bit can be selected on the first turn, but The number of soul bits that can be selected at one time increases depending on the opponent's weaknesses, guarding, evading, buffing, debuffing, and various other conditions. The combination of soul bits (cards in hand) selected at the same time activates a skill called Arts.

About

Goblin Pass

Embark on a rogue-like adventure as a hero battling goblins in a magical dungeon. This card battle game requires strategic movement, attacks, and clearing challenging levels. Discover unique weapons and abilities as you progress through ever-changing maps.

Highlights
  • Rogue-like dungeon crawling
  • Strategic card-based combat
  • Offline single-player
  • Class-based heroes with unique abilities
  • Procedurally generated maps
  • Weapon and ability upgrades
Features
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The great Gimle Castle was captured by the goblins attack. The goblins cleared the surrounding land and created a maze-like dungeon with black magic, a "goblin tower" with numerous monsters and traps waiting. You become a hero of several classes and have to fight and survive in the dungeon "Goblin Tower" of Rogue. The story of that long adventure begins. "Goblin Pass" is a card battle game in which players move characters strategically, attack enemies, and clear dungeons. ◆ Game Features - Playable in Offline, Single play - Simple one-handed operation and strategic play - Maps and dungeons that change every time - Weapons, attack methods, and unique abilities according to the class

Screenshots

SOULVARS4 screens
Goblin Pass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Goblin Pass at Free against SOULVARS's $4.99. Goblin Pass also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). SOULVARS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ratings volume (46 vs 4). On review sentiment, 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

Goblin Pass is free to download; SOULVARS costs $4.99 up front. Goblin Pass sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. SOULVARS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Goblin Pass holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SOULVARS has 46 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of SOULVARS's written reviews are positive against 83% of Goblin Pass's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SOULVARS ships an update every 4 weeks, Goblin Pass monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SOULVARS versus Goblin Pass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSOULVARSGoblin Pass
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (46 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size377 MB67 MB
Age rating9+9+
Developerginolabo Inc.KyoungBin Im

Customer experience

SOULVARS

All ratings46 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral13.8%
Negative5.0%

Goblin Pass

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

SOULVARS

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Goblin Pass

One-time8
  • Pass (Mini)$0.99
  • Booster Pack$0.99
  • Newbie Pack$1.99
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  • Pass (Small)$2.99
  • Pass (Medium)$4.99
  • Pass (Large)$5.99
  • Pass (Extra large)$7.99
  • Pass (Super)$9.99

Questions

Is SOULVARS free?
SOULVARS costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Goblin Pass free?
Goblin Pass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SOULVARS or Goblin Pass?
Goblin Pass is rated higher. SOULVARS averages 4.8 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Goblin Pass averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do SOULVARS or Goblin Pass have ads?
Neither SOULVARS nor Goblin Pass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SOULVARS or Goblin Pass?
SOULVARS ships an update every 4 weeks, and Goblin Pass monthly. Most recently, SOULVARS was updated on October 19, 2026 and Goblin Pass on September 24, 2026.

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