Black Book RPG vs Cask
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Black Book RPG
Embark on a dark fantasy adventure as a young sorceress in this card-based RPG. Explore Slavic folklore, battle demons with powerful spells, and uncover the secrets of the Black Book. The free version offers a prologue and an endless mode, with the full game available for purchase.
- Card-based RPG combat
- Slavic folklore setting
- Demon summoning and exorcisms
- Spell card collection
- Riddle solving and side-quests
- In-game encyclopedia
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Play free version of Black Book, featuring the first game chapter (approx. 1 hour of gameplay) and an endless roguelike mode. Purchase the full game to unlock the entire adventure. A fusion of card-based RPGs and Adventure games, “Black Book” is a haunting tale of a young sorceress, who gave her life to serve the dark forces. Dive into the cold, yet alluring world of Slavic folktales - and uncover the secrets that hide in the darkness. A young girl named Vasilisa, destined to become a witch, decides to throw her fate away and marry her beloved - but that dream is shattered when her betrothed dies under mysterious circumstances. Aching for her lost love, Vasilisa seeks out the Black Book - a demonic artifact, said to be powerful enough to grant any wish to the one who uncovers all 7 of its seals. Join Vasilisa in her adventures across the rural countryside, as she solves the woes of common folk by confronting demons and performing exorcisms. UNCOVER THE SEALS OF BLACK BOOK Unleash hellish spells on your enemies! Collect spell cards and new skills as you progress. A HISTORIC ADVENTURE Solve riddles and complete side-quests as you learn more about life in the Slavic countryside. LEAD A DEMONIC FLOCK Send demons to do your bidding, but be careful - idle demons will torture you if you don’t find them something to do! MYTHS AND LEGENDS Explore a world based on Northern Slavic mythology. Learn from an in-game encyclopedia, created with the help of expert anthropologists - and find all folk tales hidden within the game!
Cask
Build a nation from scratch in this real-time strategy game. Collect resources, construct buildings, train armies, and conquer vast continents in engaging 30-minute sessions.
- Resource collection (wood, food, gold)
- Nation building from scratch
- Army training (knights, archers)
- Real-time strategy combat
- Casual 30-minute gameplay sessions
- Conquer vast continents
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Embark on a grand adventure with CASK, the ultimate mobile real-time strategy game! Immerse yourself in a strategic journey, collecting resources, building a nation from the ground up, and commanding armies to conquer the virtual world. With CASK, you can relive the mechanics of classic RTS games, experiencing vibrant casual gameplay sessions of 30 minutes. Begin your village from scratch, equipped with a Town Hall and 2 Villagers. Your goal is to grow your nation by collecting wood, food, and gold, enabling the construction of houses, castles, towers, and the training of more villagers or soldiers, including knights and archers. Launch daring attacks, defend on all fronts, and surge across vast continents.Launch daring attacks, defend yourself on all fronts and surge across vast continents.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cask at 4.2 against Black Book RPG's 3.7. Cask also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 39%). Black Book RPG's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. Black Book RPG sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cask sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cask holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Black Book RPG's written reviews are positive against 75% of Cask's.
Black Book RPG ships an update every 10 days, Cask every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Black Book RPG | Cask |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (35 ratings) | 4.2 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.2% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.8 GB | 309 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | HYPETRAIN DIGITAL LTD | Fernando Pastor |
Customer experience
Black Book RPG
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In-app purchases
Black Book RPG
- Full Game$9.99
Cask
- Map Pathways$0.99
- Tiny Islands$0.99
- Europe$1.99
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- Latin America$1.99
- USA$1.99
- All Maps$9.99








