Summoner Wars Online vs Gudnak Deck Builder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Summoner Wars Online
Engage in strategic fantasy battlefield combat by summoning units and outmaneuvering opponents. Build custom decks with countless unit types and spells to challenge players online or play through single-player campaigns.
- Online multiplayer matches
- Custom deck builder
- Single-player story campaigns
- AI opponent challenges
- Summoning units
- Fantasy battlefield combat
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Summoner Wars is the exciting card game of fantasy battlefield combat that puts you in the role of a powerful summoner. Display your tactical prowess by summoning units to your gates, outmaneuvering your opponent, and cutting down the enemy summoner. Countless unit types, a wide variety of spells and abilities, and the option to build your own decks, all make for a game sure to entertain, play after play. • Challenge other players in online matches. • Create custom decks using the deck builder. • Play your way through single-player story campaigns. • Hone your skill against an AI opponent. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Gudnak Deck Builder
A tactical card game set on a 3x3 grid. Players choose factions and heroes to siege opponent strongholds while defending their own. Features easy-to-learn rules with deep strategic gameplay.
- 3x3 grid tactical gameplay
- Faction and hero selection
- Siege and defense mechanics
- Easy to learn rules
- Deep strategic depth
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Gudnak is a tactical card game played on a 3x3 grid with easy to learn rules and deep tactics. Choose a faction, choose your heroes, and then compete to siege your opponent's stronghold while defending your own.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gudnak Deck Builder at none against Summoner Wars Online's 33. Gudnak Deck Builder also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). Summoner Wars Online's advantage is ratings volume (112 vs 4). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Summoner Wars Online sells 33 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Gudnak Deck Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gudnak Deck Builder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Summoner Wars Online has 112 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Summoner Wars Online's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gudnak Deck Builder's.
Summoner Wars Online ships an update every 3 weeks, Gudnak Deck Builder every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Summoner Wars Online | Gudnak Deck Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (112 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 112 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 251 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Plaid Hat Games LLC | Peter Davids |
Customer experience
Summoner Wars Online
Gudnak Deck Builder
Bugs and requests
Summoner Wars Online
Reported bugs
10 issues- Menu navigation traps - unable to exit shop or deck editor without closing app
- Game crashes to main menu during gameplay
- Story mode crashes and deletes campaign progress
- Tutorial crashes before completion
- AI freezes and becomes unresponsive mid-game
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- Server connection losses during matches
- No sound output on some devices
- Dynamic Island screen coverage on iPhone 15
- Sign in with Apple authentication failure
- Occasional random crashes with ability to continue from same point
Requested features
12 requests- Russian language translation
- Hard difficulty level for AI
- Difficulty scaling for single-player AI
- Ability to resign from matches
- Offline mode support
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- Bundle deals for in-app purchases
- Improved matchmaking system with lobby
- Win/loss-based ranking progression
- More single-player story content
- Better forum/community support outside Discord
- Local multiplayer support
- Improved UI intuitiveness for menu navigation
Gudnak Deck Builder
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Summoner Wars Online
- 1 Month Subscription$2.991 Month
- Thornhold Drey Faction$3.99
- Moonsteppe Wolves Faction$3.99
- Drakesun Rebellion$3.99
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- Guild Dwarves$3.99
- Isle Vekkid Faction$3.99
- Spectral Conclave$3.99
- The Filth Faction$3.99
- Chosen Grove Faction$3.99
- Shimmersea Fae Faction$3.99
- Wayfarers Faction$3.99
- The Forged Faction$3.99
- Obsidian Dwarves Faction$3.99
- Vanguards Faction$3.99
- Breakers Faction$3.99
- Fungal Dwarves Faction$3.99
- Sand Goblins Faction$3.99
- Eternal Council Faction$3.99
- Skyspear Avians Faction$3.99
- Swamp Orc Faction$3.99
- Crimson Order Faction$3.99
- Cave Goblins Faction$3.99
- Phoenix Elves Faction$3.99
- Mountain Vargath Faction$3.99
- Tundra Orcs Faction$3.99
- Polar Dwarves Faction$3.99
- Cloaks Faction$3.99
- Savanna Elves Faction$3.99
- Fallen Kingdom Faction$3.99
- Shadow Elves Faction$3.99
- High Elves Faction$3.99
- Deepwood Groaks Faction$3.99
- Storm Goblins Faction$3.99
Gudnak Deck Builder
No in-app purchases
Questions
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