Comparison

Spectromancer HD vs Card Three Kingdoms

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

Head to head
About

Spectromancer HD

Engage in strategic magical duels by summoning creatures and casting spells. Master five elemental magic types to outwit opponents in turn-based combat. Compete against AI or challenge players worldwide in this fantasy card game.

Highlights
  • Magical duels
  • Summon creatures
  • Cast spells
  • Five elemental magic types
  • AI opponent
  • Online multiplayer
Features
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In Spectromancer, a fantasy card game, players participate in a magical duel against other mages by strategically summoning creatures and casting spells. Each mage uses five magical elements during a duel - Fire, Water, Air and Earth, plus a fifth related to the specific mage type. Players are able to duel against the computer or against other online players live.

About

Card Three Kingdoms

This is a strategy card game with an intuitive interface and automatic turn battles. It simplifies hero card management, battle preparation, and offers open multiplayer battles. Collect, reinforce, and train your heroes for a powerful gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Intuitive UI
  • Automatic turn battles
  • Simple hero card management
  • Automatic unit organization
  • Open multiplayer battles
  • Card collection and training
  • Daily updated tasks
Features
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Is the game Three Kingdoms too difficult? Not any more~ Meet the game, "Card Three Kingdoms." Card Three Kingdoms is a strategy card game made of intuitive user interface and automatic turn battle methods. * Simple hero card- You can check your military branch, strategy,and battle power information at once. * Easy battle preparation-If you choose automatic deploy, it completes unit organization. * Automatic turn battle method-Automatic characteristic battle effect based on the card! * Open multiplayer battle-You can freely choose your opponent! We will let you know your opponent’s hero deploy. * Card upgrade-collect, reinforcement, composition, and training! We materialize all of our system for hero cultivation. * Everyday updated daily task list! * Encyclopedia menu, Check every hero and strategic information! Easy but powerful and abundant contents!! Download it Now!! >It is an online network game for Wi-Fi, 3G,LTE

Screenshots

Card Three Kingdoms4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Card Three Kingdoms at Free against Spectromancer HD's $9.99. Card Three Kingdoms also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Spectromancer HD's advantage is ratings volume (55 vs 15). On rating, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Card Three Kingdoms is free to download; Spectromancer HD costs $9.99 up front. Spectromancer HD sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Card Three Kingdoms sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spectromancer HD holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Spectromancer HD's written reviews are positive against 79% of Card Three Kingdoms's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spectromancer HD ships an update every 5 months, Card Three Kingdoms every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Spectromancer HD versus Card Three Kingdoms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpectromancer HDCard Three Kingdoms
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (55 ratings) — better4.4 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews — better78.9% of reviews
Number of ratings55 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB257 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperKELLY DORNHAUS GAMES LLCmanastone inc.

Customer experience

Spectromancer HD

All ratings52 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative16.1%

Card Three Kingdoms

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral15.8%
Negative5.3%

Bugs and requests

Spectromancer HD

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Game crashes when casting Sonic Boom as Sorcerer
  • Crashes when using Power Chain ability
  • Crashes when using Time Zoom feature
  • Main menu buttons unresponsive on startup
  • Game hangs on splash screen
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  • Screen stuck in portrait mode on iPadOS 16
  • Crashes during character name entry
  • Frequent crashes mid-game during League of Heroes
  • Keyboard input not optimized causing crashes
  • Crashes on iOS 9 and later versions
  • Game won't open or launch properly
  • Freezing issues requiring app restart

Requested features

10 requests
  • French language translation
  • Additional card archetypes and characters
  • Deck building and customization options
  • More expansion content
  • Spectromancer 2 sequel
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  • Retina graphics optimization
  • iPhone version revival
  • Additional background music tracks
  • Customizable character names without crashes
  • Astral Masters revival

Card Three Kingdoms

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Spectromancer HD

One-time3
  • League of Heroes expansion$1.99
  • Truth and Beauty expansion$2.99
  • "Gathering of Power" expansion$9.99
4 purchases

Card Three Kingdoms

One-time4
  • 10 stone_card ROTK$0.99
  • 55 stone_card ROTK$4.99
  • 240 stone_card ROTK$19.99
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  • 650 stone_card ROTK$49.99

Questions

Is Spectromancer HD free?
Spectromancer HD costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Card Three Kingdoms free?
Card Three Kingdoms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spectromancer HD or Card Three Kingdoms?
Spectromancer HD is rated higher. Spectromancer HD averages 4.6 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Card Three Kingdoms averages 4.4 from 15 ratings.
Do Spectromancer HD or Card Three Kingdoms have ads?
Neither Spectromancer HD nor Card Three Kingdoms shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spectromancer HD or Card Three Kingdoms?
Spectromancer HD ships an update every 5 months, and Card Three Kingdoms every 6 weeks. Most recently, Spectromancer HD was updated on October 24, 2026 and Card Three Kingdoms on October 24, 2026.

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