Comparison

Shadowverse vs Digital Gate

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

Head to head
About

Shadowverse

This app enhances the Shadowverse: Evolve card game experience. Scan leader cards to see characters animate and hear voiced emotes. Track your leader's defense and play points directly within the application.

Highlights
  • Scan leader cards
  • Leader animations
  • Voiced emotes
  • Track leader defense
  • Track play points
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Introducing the official Shadowverse: Evolve Sidekick app, your trusty companion for a smoother and more enjoyable Shadowverse: Evolve experience. MEET YOUR LEADER Scan your leader card and watch your favorite characters come to life, complete with 2D artwork and voiced emotes. TRACK YOUR VITALS No more memorizing or moving rings on the playmat! Easily keep track of your leader's defense and play points from within the app. Japanese Shadowverse: Evolve leader cards cannot be used with the English version of the app.

About

Digital Gate

Build and manage your Digimon TCG decks and card collection. Features include a card viewer, memory tracker, and pack simulator. Easily import/export decks to popular formats.

Highlights
  • Custom Deck Building
  • Card Collection Management
  • Deck Import/Export
  • Card Viewer with Filtering
  • Memory Tracker for Games
  • Pack Opening Simulator
  • Note Taking Tool
Features
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A new companion app is here for the modern Digimon TCG. Digital Gate has been in development since March 2022 as a solution for custom Deck Building and collection keeping. When faced with the problem and limitations of building decks with other software and websites, we took it unto ourselves to make building decks simpler and to make sharing them easier than ever before. Supports all English Cards, Alternate Art not supported Collection Keep track of your collection with the ability to track how many of each card number you own. Add, and Remove cards from your personal collection easily. Add entire Starter Decks to your collection as easily as adding cards! Deck Builder Create, Edit and Duplicate Decks easily. Change Formats in the deck builder to quickly create valid decks for evolving formats! Supported Formats: Standard Ultimate Cup Pauper Trio Import and Export decks to several popular formats: Tabletop Simulator DigimonCard.io DigimonCard.dev Digital Gate - Includes Side Deck! Add and remove cards from Egg, Main and Side decks easily. Provides many different views for decks. Includes a tool to sample a Drawn Hand, Security and Deck. Card Viewer and Filtering Find cards which meet a specific criteria quickly. Rapidly search for multiple cards by name. Example: Garurumon,Gabumon,Omnimon Filtering tools created specifically by Digimon TCG players. View the most recent Errata by selecting a card. Memory Tracker Start games and track memory for 2 players! Use random start where 5 out of every 10 games Start on each player's turn. History feature to view previous memory up to a point. Pack Simulator Simulate Opening Packs for all sets in English. Open American style (12 card) or Japanese style (6 card) Packs. Note: Does not include alternate art cards Notes Tool Track and filter short notes specific to Digimon TCG! This is a fan-made Application and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Bandai Co., Ltd, Akiyoshi Hongo, Toei Animation, or any official Digimon franchise entity. The Digimon name, characters, card information, card art, and all related materials are the property of Bandai Co., Ltd., Akiyoshi Hongo, or Toei Animation. The sole purpose of this Application is to help Digimon TCG Players share, and explore the beauty of the game. Any copyrighted material used here is for fan appreciation and entertainment purposes only. This Application is provided free for all use and with no warranty. By accessing or using this fan project, you acknowledge and agree that it is an unofficial fan-made work and not an official part of the Digimon franchise.

Screenshots

Shadowverse3 screens
Digital Gate4 screens

Verdict

The call

Shadowverse and Digital Gate both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Shadowverse's written reviews are positive against 50% of Digital Gate's. Shadowverse also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Digital Gate's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Shadowverse against 4.2 for Digital Gate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Shadowverse's written reviews are positive against 50% of Digital Gate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shadowverse ships an update every 4 months, Digital Gate every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shadowverse versus Digital Gate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadowverseDigital Gate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (20 ratings) — better4.2 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB295 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCygames, Inc.Jordan Petty

Customer experience

Shadowverse

All ratings20 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Digital Gate

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Shadowverse

No in-app purchases

None

Digital Gate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shadowverse free?
Shadowverse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Digital Gate free?
Digital Gate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shadowverse or Digital Gate?
Shadowverse is rated higher. Shadowverse averages 4.3 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Digital Gate averages 4.2 from 6 ratings.
Do Shadowverse or Digital Gate have ads?
Neither Shadowverse nor Digital Gate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shadowverse or Digital Gate?
Shadowverse ships an update every 4 months, and Digital Gate every 2 months. Most recently, Shadowverse was updated on August 29, 2026 and Digital Gate on June 9, 2026.

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