Comparison

Randominion vs Star Realms

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

Head to head
About

Randominion

This app helps you create random Dominion card sets for engaging gameplay. Customize your game with various options, including expansions and promo cards. Easily remove unwanted cards and access supply information for a fresh and interesting experience.

Highlights
  • Generate random card sets from expansions
  • Includes all promo cards
  • Remove unwanted cards with a swipe
  • House rules for customizability
  • Remembers last 10 generated games
  • Includes Supply information
Features
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Generate random sets of Dominion cards automatically! A powerful but simple app for creating kingdom sets for use with Dominion. Features lots of options for customizing the type of game you want to play. Helps keep your game fresh and interesting. • Generate a random card set from any of the available expansions, including second editions • Includes all promo cards • Get a card you don’t like in a random game, swipe to remove it and get a new random card • House rules let you add even more customizability • Remembers the last 10 random games you generated • Includes Supply information for all games Randominion is free for all users but if you’d like to support development of the app you can opt to leave me a tip. Feedback and reviews are always welcome, thanks!

About

Star Realms

Engage in thrilling space combat with this popular deckbuilding game. Build your deck, outmaneuver opponents, and conquer the galaxy. Offers both single-player campaigns and multiplayer battles.

Highlights
  • Deckbuilding gameplay
  • Player vs Player combat
  • AI battles
  • Campaign mode
  • Online multiplayer
  • Pass and Play mode
Features
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Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, including Best Mobile Game, and 2 Dice Tower awards! Reviews: "My readers are going to have a seizure about how good Star Realms is." -Owen Faraday, pockettactics.com “Good on all levels, thumbs up!” -Tom Vasel, The Dice Tower “This game is superb! I think it’s a brilliant game. Beautiful artwork, second to none.” -Tim Norris, Grey Elephant Gaming “What can I say? Star Realms is excellent.” - Lenny, ISlaytheDragon.com “I desperately wanted to play again and again. It's just consistently fun every time.” -The Critical Boardgamer Star Realms combines addictive deck building game play with exciting Trading Card Game (TCG) style combat! Designed by Magic the Gathering Hall of Famers Darwin Kastle and Rob Dougherty (of the Ascension Deckbuilding Game), Star Realms provides tons of playability for free, and a one-time upgrade to be able play with your friends and more on any device. Free Version •Universal Application: Play on iPhone, iPod, iPad, iPad Mini, and Ipad Air. •Addictive Deckbuilding Game with Player VS Player Combat. •Tutorial teaches you to play in minutes. •Stunning visuals. •Play VS the AI. •6 mission campaign mode. Full Game Additional Features •Play the AI on 3 different difficulty settings. •9 additional campaign missions. •Battle friends face to face with Pass and Play. •Online play with global rankings. •Challenge a friend online.

Screenshots

Randominion4 screens
Star Realms3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Randominion at 86% against Star Realms's 57%. Randominion also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Star Realms's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (4.4K vs 559). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Randominion sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Star Realms sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Randominion holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Star Realms has 4.4K ratings behind it against 559, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Randominion's written reviews are positive against 57% of Star Realms's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Randominion ships an update every 3 weeks, Star Realms every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Randominion versus Star Realms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRandominionStar Realms
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (559 ratings) — better4.6 (4.4K ratings)
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews — better56.6% of reviews
Number of ratings5594.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB473 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHypercube SoftwareWhite Wizard Games

Customer experience

Randominion

All ratings559 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative8.6%

Star Realms

All ratings4,445 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews399 reviews
Positive56.6%
Neutral11.0%
Negative32.3%

User reviews

Randominion

From 559 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fantastic app
  • 🚀 Great features and functionality
  • 💡 Helpful randomization options
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 💡 Supports all expansions

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Missing newest expansions
  • 🐛 Alchemy picking not working
  • 🐛 Doesn't save favorites
  • 🐛 Delay in expansion updates

Star Realms

From 4.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Excellent implementation
  • 💡 Lots of content and features
  • 🚀 Fast and smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Challenging AI

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🐛 Issues with online play and connectivity
  • 🐛 Unbalanced AI difficulty
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Confusing UI and navigation

Bugs and requests

Randominion

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Bane cards not selected with Young Witch
  • Black Market setting not working
  • Gremlins in the data

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add Nocturne expansion
  • Add Seaside Second Edition cards
  • Allow editing of saved favorites
  • Add ability to specify max/min number of sets
  • Show when ruins cards are needed
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  • Sort randomized cards by price/alphabetically

Star Realms

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes on launch
  • Online games getting stuck or timing out
  • Inability to scrap or play certain cards
  • Incorrect card behavior and interactions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add undo/rewind functionality
  • Improve offline/single-player experience
  • Implement better matchmaking and player communication
  • Provide more detailed game statistics and analytics

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Randominion

One-time3
  • Great Tip$0.99
  • Huge Tip$1.99
  • Ridiculous Tip$2.99
12 purchases

Star Realms

One-time12
  • High Alert: Invasion$1.99
  • Crisis: Bases and Battleships Set$1.99
  • Crisis: Events Set$1.99
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  • Crisis: Heroes Set$1.99
  • Crisis: Fleets and Fortresses$1.99
  • Command$1.99
  • Gambit Set$3.99
  • Cosmic Gambit$3.99
  • High Alert: First Strike$3.99
  • Full Version$4.99
  • Colony Wars$4.99
  • Frontiers$4.99

Questions

Is Randominion free?
Randominion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Star Realms free?
Star Realms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Randominion or Star Realms?
Randominion is rated higher. Randominion averages 4.8 out of 5 from 559 ratings, while Star Realms averages 4.6 from 4.4K ratings.
Do Randominion or Star Realms have ads?
Neither Randominion nor Star Realms shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Randominion or Star Realms?
Randominion ships an update every 3 weeks, and Star Realms every 11 days. Most recently, Randominion was updated on October 8, 2026 and Star Realms on October 15, 2026.

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