# Yomi vs Aetherium Clash

The clearest difference is price: Aetherium Clash at Free against Yomi's $9.99. Aetherium Clash also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Yomi's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Aetherium Clash is free to download; Yomi costs $9.99 up front. Yomi sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Aetherium Clash asks for nothing beyond the download.

Yomi ships an update every 3 weeks, Aetherium Clash fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Yomi | Aetherium Clash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $9.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.3 (19 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yomi/id594630025/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **19** | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.1% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 573 MB | 80 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Sirlin Games](https://appshunter.io/developer/594630028) | [KGW Software AB](https://appshunter.io/developer/1883455222) |

## What reviewers say

### Yomi

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yomi/id594630025)

This digital card game simulates the mind games and strategy of fighting video games. Learn character combos, practice against AI or other players, and climb the leaderboards. It features a variety of characters and game modes.

**Highlights:** 10 unique character decks, AI opponents with varying difficulty, Survival Mode, Online multiplayer, Cross-platform play, Replay saving and viewing, Online leaderboards

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Yomi: EX Grave | $0.99 | one-time |
| Yomi: EX Setsuki | $0.99 | one-time |
| Yomi: EX Valerie | $0.99 | one-time |
| Yomi: EX Onimaru | $0.99 | one-time |
| Yomi: EX Gwen | $0.99 | one-time |
| Yomi: EX Vendetta | $0.99 | one-time |
| 2 Yomi inscribed card packs | $2.99 | one-time |
| Expansion Characters 10 Pack | $9.99 | one-time |
| 8 Yomi inscribed card packs | $9.99 | one-time |
| 18 Yomi inscribed card packs | $19.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Deep and strategic gameplay
- 👍 Excellent implementation of card game
- 👍 Great tutorials
- 👍 Well-balanced characters
- 👍 Cross-platform online play

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Buggy and slow
- 🐛 Online lobby is a ghost town
- 🐛 Cards displayed wrong
- 🐛 Card art broken/wrong artwork
- 🐛 Controls are terrible on iPad

**Reported bugs**

- Character 'Ram' cannot use 'Poker Flourish'
- Card images show up wrong on iPhone 6+
- Card art appears randomly applied
- Latest patch causing wrong artwork on cards
- iPad controls are terrible (flipping, skipping, selecting)

**Requested features**

- Keep updating the app
- Remove weird scan lines in tutorial
- Single player campaign with goals
- Korean language support
- High score list and statistics


### Aetherium Clash

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aetherium-clash/id6779849366)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Yomi free?

Yomi costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is Aetherium Clash free?

Aetherium Clash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Yomi or Aetherium Clash have ads?

Aetherium Clash shows ads; Yomi does not.

### Which is updated more often, Yomi or Aetherium Clash?

Yomi ships an update every 3 weeks, and Aetherium Clash fortnightly. Most recently, Yomi was updated on October 26, 2026 and Aetherium Clash on October 14, 2026.

---

*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*