Comparison

Planetary Idle vs CardTableWar

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

Head to head
About

Planetary Idle

Explore planets with a retro sci-fi idle theme. Hire scientists for passive income, tap for boosts, and research expeditions for discoveries. Prestige to reset with permanent upgrades and unlock perks with rare QBits.

Highlights
  • Hire Scientists for passive income
  • Tap to boost active income
  • Research expeditions for discoveries
  • Prestige system with permanent upgrades
  • Earn QBits for powerful perks
  • Offline progress for 6 hours
Features
Read full description

Discover planets with a retro sci-fi idle theme with Planetary Idle! • Hire Scientists - Generate steady passive income and scale your operation. • Tap to Boost - Tap for extra cash when you’re active. • Research Expeditions - Spend money and brave scientists on one-way missions for discoveries and income bonuses! • Prestige - Reset, keep permanent upgrades, blast past your previous best. • QBits & Upgrades - Earn rare QBits and unlock powerful perks. • Play Your Pace - Short bursts or long idles; progress for 6 hours when offline. • Game Center - Many achievements to unlock!

About

CardTableWar

Features
Read full description

Card Table War is an offline iPhone tactics game built around a 5x7 tabletop battlefield, mana planning, lane pressure, and turn-based card resolution. Each mission starts with your base and the enemy base at 10 HP. Spend mana from a five-card hand to deploy Infantry, Archer, Knight, and Barricade cards on your lower rows, or cast Fireball into enemy columns. Tap End Turn to resolve movement, attacks, enemy responses, and base HP damage. Win by reducing the enemy base HP to 0 while protecting your own base. Features: - 5x7 tabletop board with clear lanes and base positions - Mana-based hand choices for every turn - Infantry, Archer, Knight, Fireball, and Barricade card roles - End Turn resolution for movement, attacks, and base HP changes - 50 local missions with next-level progression - Recommended card hints and mana feedback during battle - Offline single-player play with local progress only - No login, ads, analytics, tracking, or in-app purchases Card Table War is built for short iPhone battles where every turn shows mana, card cost, lane movement, and base HP changes.

Screenshots

Planetary Idle4 screens
CardTableWar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CardTableWar at none against Planetary Idle's 3. CardTableWar also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17). On price and device support 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. Planetary Idle sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. CardTableWar asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Planetary Idle versus CardTableWar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanetary IdleCardTableWar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (80 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings80 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1713.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoberto Frias NerioEvans Omondi

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Planetary Idle

One-time3
  • Booster Pack$0.99
  • Research Pack$2.99
  • Quantum Pack$6.99
None

CardTableWar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Planetary Idle free?
Planetary Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CardTableWar free?
CardTableWar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Planetary Idle or CardTableWar have ads?
Planetary Idle shows ads; CardTableWar does not.

Other comparisons