Comparison

Deep IQ vs storyTurn

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

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About

Deep IQ

This app simulates a Magic: The Gathering opponent for solo play with physical cards. It uses dice rolls and lookup tables to determine opponent actions, allowing you to test your decks without a live player.

Highlights
  • Virtual opponent for solo play
  • Simulates opponent actions with dice and tables
  • Deck testing tool for physical cards
  • Supports multiple rule versions
Features
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Play Magic: The Gathering solo. Deep IQ is the second player. You bring the deck and the table. Deep IQ brings the opponent — a virtual adversary that rolls a d10 each turn against its current action table and resolves whatever it lands on: summoning creatures, casting setbacks, growing its board, attacking, and graduating to harder tables as the game goes on. There is no decision-making AI to second-guess; outcomes come straight from the dice and the tables, exactly like the pen-and-paper Deep IQ system that players have hand-rolled since 1996. The app just does the bookkeeping — faithfully, instantly, and without a single missed trigger. REBUILT FOR 2026 This year Deep IQ was rewritten from the ground up: • A clear two-phase turn cycle — watch Deep IQ take its turn, then take yours. The board locks while it's thinking and hands control back when it's your move. • A living board — tokens fly in as Deep IQ summons them and out as they leave, with life totals, counters, and a running turn log you can follow at a glance. • A responsive layout that reshapes itself for phone, tablet, and desktop, with the turn log docked beside the board on larger screens. • Six brand-new color rule sets — mono White, Blue, Black, Red, and Green plus a colorless build — each with its own flavor of opponent. • Multiverse Trial: a tougher, modern rule set with layered mechanics. • A built-in help and reference section that explains every screen and rule set. 14 BUILT-IN RULE SETS Every published Deep IQ variant, faithfully implemented: Rick Moscatello (1996), Bruce Richard (2013), Andy Tuque (2016), Nevan Vermillion (2016), Phill Webb (2017), John Taylor (2022), Wrath of Zorr (2021), the 2026 color suite, and Multiverse Trial. PLAYS YOUR WAY • Pick a rule set, choose Deep IQ's colors, and start a game in seconds. • Adjust life, apply setbacks, and manage the board with a tap. • Settings persist instantly — locale, theme, log position, and more. • Available in 11 languages. DEEP IQ PRO Everything above is free. Deep IQ Pro is a one-time in-app purchase that unlocks the custom rule set editor — build your own action tables from scratch, tune the mechanics, and import or export them as JSON to share with other players. If you have ever wanted to design your own solo opponent, this is the workshop. Bring a deck. Deep IQ brings the fight. Deep IQ is an unofficial fan tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast. Magic: The Gathering is a trademark of Wizards of the Coast LLC.

About

storyTurn

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storyTurn lets you capture the story of your tabletop game and share it with your friends. FEATURES • Two-button layout — each player has their own "End Turn" button on opposite sides of the screen • Photo timeline — capture photos of the battlefield at the end of each turn • Turn summaries — describe what happened during each turn • Game history — track multiple games with a visual timeline of every turn • Share your game — export a complete game recap with captioned photos to share with friends or post on Discord • Full-screen photo viewer — tap any photo to see it in full detail HOW IT WORKS 1. Start a new game and give it a name 2. Both players play their turn, then tap the "End Turn" button 3. When both players have ended their turn, it's the story Turn! 3. Take a photo of the battlefield 4. Write a short summary of what happened 5. When the game is over, tap the flag icon to complete it 6. Share the full timeline to Discord, social media, or messaging apps Let the story take a turn Terms of Use (EULA): https://lordlobo-productions-website-yocsq.fly.dev/storyturn/eula.html Privacy Policy: https://lordlobo-productions-website-yocsq.fly.dev/storyturn/privacy.html

Screenshots

Deep IQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Deep IQ at 3 against storyTurn's —. Deep IQ also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Deep IQ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and storyTurn sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Deep IQ versus storyTurn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeep IQstoryTurn
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 27 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB13 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJohn TaylorDaniel Giralte

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Deep IQ

One-time1
  • Deep IQ Pro$2.99
1 purchases

storyTurn

Subscriptions1
  • 1 Year Freemium Subscription$2.991 Year

Questions

Is Deep IQ free?
Deep IQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is storyTurn free?
storyTurn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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