Comparison

The Elder Scrolls vs My Simple TCG!

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

Head to head
About

The Elder Scrolls

Build and manage your own castle and dynasty across generations. Make crucial decisions, customize your stronghold, and send heroes on quests to protect your kingdom. Your choices shape your legacy.

Highlights
  • Build and customize your castle
  • Manage your dynasty across generations
  • Make impactful kingdom decisions
  • Train subjects and assign workstations
  • Complete epic quests with heroes
  • Equip heroes with epic gear
Features
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From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning developer behind Skyrim and Fallout Shelter, comes The Elder Scrolls: Castles – a new mobile game that puts you in control of your very own castle and dynasty. Oversee your subjects as the years come and go, families grow, and new rulers take the throne. BUILD YOUR DYNASTY Tell your story for generations - each day in real life covers the span of an entire year in The Elder Scrolls: Castles. Train your subjects, name heirs, and maintain order to help your kingdom flourish. Will you keep your subjects happy and ensure a long life for their ruler? Or will they grow discontent and plot assassination? MANAGE YOUR CASTLE Customize your castle from the ground up, adding and expanding rooms, placing lavish decorations and inspirational monuments, and even assign subjects to workstations to ensure your castle has the resources to thrive for years to come! RULE YOUR KINGDOM Make key decisions that impact your legacy. Will you risk a limited supply of food to aid a neighboring kingdom? How should a heated spat between your subjects be settled? Your choices determine if your rule will inspire prosperity or lead your castle to peril. COMPLETE EPIC QUESTS Create heroes, equip them with epic gear, and send them to battle against classic Elder Scrolls foes to collect valuable items and keep your kingdom growing.

About

My Simple TCG!

A laid-back card collecting and shop management game where you rip packs, build collections, and run your own card shop. Explore various in-game activities like haggling, auctions, and even live streaming card breaks.

Highlights
  • Rip packs and build collections
  • Run your own card shop
  • Hunt for rare cards
  • Haggle and auction cards
  • Engage in pack wars
  • Host live card breaks
  • Offline play
Features
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Rip packs. Hunt grails. Run the shop. My Simple TCG! is a laid-back card collecting and card shop game about starting small and seeing how far you can take it. Buy packs, rip them open, build your collection, and sell the cards you don't want. Hunt for rare pulls, fix up damaged cards, get your favorites graded, and slowly turn a few bucks into your own card shop. There are 540 cards across 11 sets, with rarities, special finishes, stamps, inserts, different conditions, and plenty of weird stuff you probably won't see coming. With millions of possible variations, there's always something new to chase. There's always something going on around town. Haggle for deals at the Flea Market, battle other bidders at the Auction House, duel collectors in Pack Wars at the Cafe, flip collections, work jobs when you're broke, improve your shop, and figure out your own way to make money in the hobby. You can even start your own channel on RipLive, host (or watch and bid on) live card breaks, build a following, land sponsors, and turn ripping packs into another way to get paid. Places and events come and go on a rotating calendar, with seasonal events and holiday cards to collect throughout the year, so there's always something a little different going on — all while a handcrafted lo-fi soundtrack plays in the background. Play Classic Mode and take your time building your collection- ripping packs to your heart's content or try Challenge Mode and see how much value you can build in just seven days — then put your score on the local leaderboard and try to beat it! No timers telling you when to come back. No energy bars. No pay-to-win shortcuts. Buy the game and it's yours. Offline, anytime. Just cards, chill beats, bad decisions, and the constant belief that the next pack definitely has something good in it. It just has to... right? Can you go from washing dishes to owning a collection of Neon 1/1s?

Screenshots

The Elder Scrolls4 screens
My Simple TCG!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: My Simple TCG! at 100% against The Elder Scrolls's 49%. My Simple TCG! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 39) and ads (none vs shown). The Elder Scrolls's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and ratings volume (13K vs 3). On update cadence 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

The Elder Scrolls is free to download; My Simple TCG! costs $4.99 up front. The Elder Scrolls sells 39 one-off in-app purchases. My Simple TCG! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My Simple TCG! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Elder Scrolls has 13K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of The Elder Scrolls's written reviews are positive against 100% of My Simple TCG!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Elder Scrolls ships an update every 2 weeks, My Simple TCG! daily. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
The Elder Scrolls versus My Simple TCG!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Elder ScrollsMy Simple TCG!
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.6 (13K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size686 MB826 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBethesdaTerry Stowe

Customer experience

The Elder Scrolls

All ratings13,152 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral4.0%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews1,191 reviews
Positive49.1%
Neutral18.1%
Negative32.8%

My Simple TCG!

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

The Elder Scrolls

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to select rooms without selecting characters
  • Accidental character movement due to poor UI
  • Inconsistent resource collection when game is closed

Requested features

4 requests
  • Multiple save files or restart option
  • More customization options for castle and characters
  • Improved character management tools
  • Deeper integration with Elder Scrolls lore and characters

My Simple TCG!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

39 purchases

The Elder Scrolls

One-time39
  • Event Bundle$0.99
  • Pouch of Gems - 50% discount$0.99
  • Imperial Decoration: Discount$1.99
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  • Legendary Shield Spellbreaker$1.99
  • Legendary Axe: Warlock Butcher$1.99
  • Pouch of Gems$1.99
  • Event Bundle$2.99
  • Potions and Scrolls$2.99
  • Imperial Decoration$3.99
  • Witch-Hunting Reinforcements$4.99
  • Small Starter Bundle$4.99
  • Emperor's Pass (7 days)$4.99
  • Sack of Gems$4.99
  • Magical Craftsmen$5.99
  • Legendary Event Subject Bundle$6.99
  • Redguard Bundle: New Blood$7.99
  • Holiday Feast Bundle$9.99
  • Satchel of Gems$9.99
  • Potions and Scrolls$9.99
  • Dwemer Furnace Bundle$9.99
  • Emperor's Pass (14 days)$9.99
  • Magical Craftsmen$9.99
  • Weekly Bundle: Silversmith$11.99
  • Put Your Dukes Up - Discount$11.99
  • A Bit of Everything$11.99
  • Decoration Pack$12.99
  • But make it fashion - discount$13.99
  • Emperor's Pass (30 days)$13.99
  • Large Starter Bundle$14.99
  • Weekly Bundle: It's Adore-able$17.99
  • Imperial Coffer of Gems$19.99
  • Weekly Bundle : A Noble Path$19.99
  • Weekly Bundle: A Mage's Touch$19.99
  • Biggest Bundle (Big Discount)$19.99
  • Emperor's Pass (1 year)$19.99
  • Strongbox of Gems$19.99
  • Put Your Dukes Up$29.99
  • Weekly Bundle: Silversmith$29.99
  • Imperial Coffer of Gems$99.99
None

My Simple TCG!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Elder Scrolls free?
The Elder Scrolls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Simple TCG! free?
My Simple TCG! costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Elder Scrolls or My Simple TCG!?
My Simple TCG! is rated higher. The Elder Scrolls averages 4.6 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while My Simple TCG! averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do The Elder Scrolls or My Simple TCG! have ads?
The Elder Scrolls shows ads; My Simple TCG! does not.
Which is updated more often, The Elder Scrolls or My Simple TCG!?
The Elder Scrolls ships an update every 2 weeks, and My Simple TCG! daily. Most recently, The Elder Scrolls was updated on October 29, 2026 and My Simple TCG! on October 29, 2026.

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