Comparison

Erune vs The Bad Karmas

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

Head to head
About

Erune

This app enhances a physical board game by acting as a narrator and guide. It brings the world of Erune to life, presenting epic quests, managing monsters, and revealing treasures and traps. It also serves as a rulebook and event manager for your tabletop adventures.

Highlights
  • Narrator for board game adventures
  • Manages monsters and events
  • Reveals treasures and traps
  • Answers rule and item questions
  • Enhances board game immersion
Features
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This application requires an Erune board game box to be used. Play as Adventurers in the world of Erune and explore its darkest dungeons... Experience epic quests: fight hordes of monsters and thwart the ever-machiavellian plans of the Master of Shadows! Thanks to the ""Erune"" application, the perfect mix between application and board game, talk with your game and discover a fantastic world! The Spirit of Erune is the narrator of your story. Residing in all things, it is the guardian of the ancestral knowledge of the world of Erune. Impartial, it does not take part in the conflict between the Adventurers and the Master of Shadows. It embodies the characters you meet, punctuating the quests with all kinds of events. It is also the one who reveals the treasures and traps that you will find throughout your adventure. It will also answer all your questions about the rules and items of the world of Erune during your games.

About

The Bad Karmas

This app enhances a cooperative boss battler board game with digital integration for up to 5 players. Engage in a narrative-driven campaign or quick skirmishes, evolving heroes and facing AI-driven Zodiacs with tactical combat and digital audiovisual effects.

Highlights
  • Digital board game companion
  • Cooperative boss battler
  • Campaign mode with narrative
  • One-shot skirmish mode
  • AI-driven enemies
  • Tactical combat
  • Digital audiovisual effects
Features
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This application is a digital companion for the Bad Karmas board game. The Teburu System and a copy of the board game are required to be able to use this app First of its kind, highly dynamic and immersive co-op boss battler with digital integration for up to 5 players. It features both a campaign mode with deep narrative and a one-shot skirmish mode. Evolve your heroes, defeat all Zodiacs, save the world. Players control the hero characters and work together to defeat each monster over a narrative-driven campaign. The game features fast-paced combat based on tactical maneuvering and digital action cards. Each Zodiac encounter is set in a completely different environment and poses a variety of tactical challenges. Thanks to the Teburu system, the Zodiacs are AI-driven, making them aware and responsive to player actions, while digital audiovisual effects bring a new dimension to the gameplay experience.

Screenshots

Erune4 screens
The Bad Karmas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Bad Karmas at 60% against Erune's 25%. The Bad Karmas also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.9) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Erune's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Bad Karmas holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Erune's written reviews are positive against 60% of The Bad Karmas's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Erune ships an update weekly, The Bad Karmas every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Erune versus The Bad Karmas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEruneThe Bad Karmas
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings)4.3 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings710 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB1.8 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperArkada StudioXplored s.r.l.

Customer experience

Erune

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

The Bad Karmas

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Erune

No in-app purchases

None

The Bad Karmas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Erune free?
Erune is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Bad Karmas free?
The Bad Karmas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Erune or The Bad Karmas?
The Bad Karmas is rated higher. Erune averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while The Bad Karmas averages 4.3 from 10 ratings.
Do Erune or The Bad Karmas have ads?
Neither Erune nor The Bad Karmas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Erune or The Bad Karmas?
Erune ships an update weekly, and The Bad Karmas every 3 weeks. Most recently, Erune was updated on November 7, 2026 and The Bad Karmas on November 4, 2026.

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