Black Deck vs AETHERMERE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Black Deck
Engage in strategic turn-based card battles against evil forces in a fantasy world. Collect over 190 unique cards, equip powerful artifacts, and explore over 300 stages. Challenge epic bosses, compete in PvP, and conquer dungeons and towers.
- 190+ unique hero cards
- Hundreds of powerful artifacts
- Explore a fantasy world with 300+ stages
- Battle 48 Epic Bosses
- PvP arena for card battles
- 7 Dungeons and Treasure Tower challenges
- Autoplay and daily rewards
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Fend off the forces of evil in ferocious card battles. Test your skills in combat and build your roster of heroes in this epic turn-based collectable card game with original core gameplay that’s easy to learn but fiendishly difficult to master. ► FEATURES: • 190+ beautifully designed cards featuring fascinating characters from 10 different factions. Find and equip hundreds of powerful artifacts to improve your power. • Explore a stunning fantasy world with a beautiful map and over 300 stages. • Fight the full gamut of evil forces in magic duels with 48 Epic Bosses or enter the PvP arena to do card battle with other RPG enthusiasts. • Battle your way through 7 Dungeons featuring dangerous Titans to ensure you’re never lacking an exciting challenge. • Ascend the monster-filled levels of the Treasure Tower with traps, powerups, and rich rewards behind every draw. • Cool artwork of compelling heroes and fearsome foes, plus eye-catching animation to enhance your trading card adventures. • Myriad other enhancements and features including autoplay to help you speed through campaigns, daily rewards to augment your trading card collection, and regular tournaments to challenge yourself against the world. ► Dangerous monsters, undead hordes and terrible demons are on the rise! Only you stand between the massed forces of evil and the total devastation of this beautiful fantasy world. Gather your heroes and start your epic adventure in this turn-based RPG that’s guaranteed to thrill fans of strategic card games. Privacy Policy: https://say.games/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://say.games/terms-of-use
AETHERMERE
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The old magic was sealed into cards. No ads. No gacha. No data collection. In Aethermere, the old magic — the arcana — was bound into playing cards. The Emperor, meaning to hold that power alone, seized every card he could find and outlawed the duels themselves. You are the grandchild of an exiled master. All you have is the worn deck your grandfather Aldric left behind. The road begins in a tavern at the edge of the world. ■ Thirty seconds to learn. A lifetime to read. - Five cards in hand; each carries four numbers, one per edge - Place a card, and any neighbour whose facing number is lower flips to your colour - When the ninth square fills, the colour holding the most wins That is the whole rule. The endgame is still a duel of two or three moves ahead. ■ Take them, and keep them Beat a rival and one card leaves their hand for yours. Fifty-four arcana, drawn as Mucha-style gold filigree, waiting to be collected. ■ Ten rivals From a deserter who fled the empire to the Emperor on his throne. Ten stages that tighten and loosen by turns, ending with an AI that reads several moves deep. ■ The board outlasts the story - Emperor's Gauntlet — the hardest run, unlocked only by clearing stage 10 - Daily Duel — twelve cards chosen by the date; everyone plays the same board - Two Players — pass the phone and sit across from each other, no network - Rule variants — Echo, Balance, Cascade and Open, combined however you like ■ What we promise - No ads — no banners, no rewarded video - No gacha — the match is decided by reading the board, not by spending - One purchase, and that is all — stages 1-3 free, the rest for a single payment - No data collection — no analytics SDK, no account, nowhere to send anything (we run no server) - Plays offline — finish the whole game in airplane mode; the network is needed only to buy Take the cards back. --- IVYXON Games (Polaris LLC) Privacy policy: https://games.ivyxon.com/aethermere-privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: AETHERMERE at none against Black Deck's shown. AETHERMERE also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Black Deck's advantage is chart position (#171 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Black Deck sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and AETHERMERE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Black Deck ships an update every 3 weeks, AETHERMERE every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Black Deck | AETHERMERE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (18K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #171 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 332 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SayGames LTD | Polaris LLC |
Bugs and requests
Black Deck
Reported bugs
3 issues- Rewards not properly awarded during events
- Accounts being reset or progress lost
- Persistent connection/loading errors
Requested features
4 requests- Allow resetting of cards and materials
- Fairer matchmaking in arena
- Ability to trade or sell unwanted cards
- More varied game modes beyond campaign and PvP
AETHERMERE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Black Deck
- Golden Membership for Month7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Diamond membership - weekly$5.997 Days
- Diamond membership - monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Special Offer$0.99
- Starter Pack$2.99
- Rare Evolution Pack$5.99
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- Knight Pass$9.99
- Special Offer$14.99
- Premium Pass$29.99
- Special Offer$39.99
AETHERMERE
- Full Unlock$3.99









