Ascension vs Spendee
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
Spendee
Experience a digital adaptation of a popular card game, featuring online multiplayer against human opponents and AI. Track your progress with detailed statistics and engage with other players in chatrooms. Internet connectivity is required to play.
- Online Human vs Human matches
- AI Player opponents
- Ratings, Rankings, and Statistics
- In-game Chatrooms
- Timers for matches
- Discussion Board
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If you like the card game Splendor, you will enjoy this with the same mechanics! Internet is required for this app. Cross platforms support - checkout: https://spendee.mattle.online Features: - Online Human vs Human - AI Players - Ratings/ Rankings / Statistics - In-game Chatrooms - Timers - Discussion Board
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spendee at none against Ascension's 10. Spendee also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Ascension's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (3.4 vs 3.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Ascension sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Spendee asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ascension holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ascension has 1.1K ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Ascension's written reviews are positive against 22% of Spendee's.
Ascension ships an update every 3 months, Spendee every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | Ascension | Spendee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (1.1K ratings) — better | 3.0 (42 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.0% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 42 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.2 GB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Playdek, Inc. | HiuKim Yuen |
Customer experience
Ascension
Spendee
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
Spendee
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
Spendee
No in-app purchases
