Ascension vs Mulligo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ascension
Engage in a strategic deck-building card game where you acquire cards to gain Renown and unlock powerful Boons. Battle against the Fallen One alone or with friends, with expansions available to deepen the experience.
- Deck-building card game mechanics
- Single-player and multiplayer modes
- Unlock powerful Boons and Legendary status
- Cross-platform online play
- Offline AI opponents
- Multiple expansions available
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***Legends Expansion Now Available!** Return to the world of Vigil as the Muses of Malevolence rise to bring ruin. Legendary Heroes from Ascension’s past have returned to guide you, granting their power to those who prove worthy. Each card you acquire or defeat grants Renown with its factions, advancing you on the Legendary Track. As your Renown grows, unlock powerful Boons from Legendary Characters and, at the pinnacle of a faction’s track, gain Legendary status with the power to acquire or defeat one card from that faction for free each turn. Ascension: Deck Building Game, is the award winning deck building card game for mobile. Play alone or with friends to battle against the Fallen One for honor and victory. Conceived and designed by Magic: The Gathering tournament champions, Ascension will provide hours of engaging and strategic game play for enthusiast and experienced gamers alike. 2011 Golden Geek award winner (Best Mobile/Handheld Game) Pocket Gamer Bronze Award 2011 Dice Tower Awards Awards: Best Digital Boardgame Best Interface and Graphic Design - 2011 Best Online Multiplayer - 2011 Highlights: • Universal Application: Plays on phones and tablets • Beautifully detailed cards • Full asynchronous support for multiplayer online games • Cross-platform online play • Play against multiple offline A.I. opponents • Multiple expansions available to purchase to expand the Ascension experience! *AN INTERNET CONNECTION AND PLAYDEK ACCOUNT ARE REQUIRED FOR ONLINE PLAY.* Per our Terms of Service, you must be 13 years old or older to use the Playdek online games service. Also by Playdek: - Twilight Struggle - D&D: Lords of Waterdeep - Labyrinth: The War On Terror - Fort Sumter - Fluxx Having an issue? Looking for support? Please contact us at: support@playdekgames.com You can follow us on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram! Facebook: /playdek You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/playdek Twitter: @playdek Instagram: @playdek
Mulligo
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Mulligo is the ultimate companion for your Magic: The Gathering Commander (EDH) table. LIVE MATCH Track the game in real time: life, poison, commander damage and eliminations. Multi-device with the screen always on — no more pen and paper. YOUR DECKS Build and manage your decks, import lists, check the mana curve and the bracket (official RC/WotC criteria) to know how powerful each deck is. STATS Win rate, average finish, trend over time and podiums — per deck and per player. See which decks perform best. JUDGE BOT (Pro) Rules question? Ask the Judge Bot: interactions, the stack, triggers and rulings explained on the fly. CARD SCANNER (Pro) Point at a card and instantly read its text, rules and rulings — even in Japanese. AI ANALYSIS (Pro) Let AI analyze your decks and get upgrade suggestions. PLAYGROUPS & GUILDS Create your group, share stats and organize game nights. The Pod Balancer builds balanced tables in one tap. FREE OR PRO Mulligo is free: log your games, personal stats and up to 5 decks. Go Pro for Judge Bot, card scanner, AI analysis and unlimited decks. Pro subscription, monthly or yearly, auto-renewing — cancel anytime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://mulligo.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://mulligo.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mulligo at every 6 days against Ascension's every 3 months. Ascension's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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. Ascension sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Mulligo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ascension ships an update every 3 months, Mulligo every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ascension | Mulligo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (1.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 45.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.2 GB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Playdek, Inc. | michele de angelis |
Bugs and requests
Ascension
Reported bugs
5 issues- Purchases disappearing after updates
- Restore function not working
- Crashes when certain cards are played
- Constructs getting stuck in the middle of the screen
- Game freezing and logging out users
Requested features
5 requests- Increase honor pool limit for online games
- Add custom deck building options
- Optimize for iPhone X and newer devices
- Provide option to revert to old art style
- Improve online multiplayer experience
Mulligo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ascension
- Storm of Souls expansion$0.99
- Promo Pack 1$0.99
- Immortal Heroes expansion$0.99
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- Ascension Promo Cards - Pack 4$0.99
- Rise of Vigil$0.99
- Darkness Unleashed expansion$0.99
- Realms Unraveled expansion$0.99
- Dawn of Champions$0.99
- Dreamscape$0.99
- Return of the Fallen expansion$1.99
Mulligo
- Mulligo pro - monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Mulligo pro — yearly$34.991 Year









