Comparison

SOULVARS vs ShardCounter

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

ShardCounter

Track scores for the card game Shards of Infinity offline. Customize your background and enjoy a private experience without internet or data sharing.

Highlights
  • Offline score tracking
  • Custom background image
  • No internet required
  • No data sharing
  • Free to use
Features
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ShardCounter is a free & offline score tracker for the popular card game, Shards of Infinity. - Select custom background image - Does NOT require Internet Connection - Does NOT share analytics or other User Data

Screenshots

SOULVARS4 screens
ShardCounter2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ShardCounter at Free against SOULVARS's $4.99. SOULVARS's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.2). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

ShardCounter is free to download; SOULVARS costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShardCounter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SOULVARS has 47 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SOULVARS ships an update every 4 weeks, ShardCounter fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SOULVARS versus ShardCounter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSOULVARSShardCounter
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (47 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings47 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size377 MB9 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developerginolabo Inc.Tyler Nicholas Brooks

Customer experience

SOULVARS

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

ShardCounter

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SOULVARS

No in-app purchases

None

ShardCounter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SOULVARS free?
SOULVARS costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShardCounter free?
ShardCounter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SOULVARS or ShardCounter?
ShardCounter is rated higher. SOULVARS averages 4.8 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while ShardCounter averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do SOULVARS or ShardCounter have ads?
Neither SOULVARS nor ShardCounter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SOULVARS or ShardCounter?
SOULVARS ships an update every 4 weeks, and ShardCounter fortnightly. Most recently, SOULVARS was updated on November 3, 2026 and ShardCounter on October 30, 2026.

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