TCGSim vs YGO Duel Lab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TCGSim
Practice popular trading card games solo with this easy-to-use app. It supports deck tuning, strategy research, and includes features like free card manipulation and dice rolls. Customize your experience with optional in-app purchases.
- Solo play for 1-2 player fields
- Free card manipulation
- Deck and card management
- Import decks via codes/CSV
- Dice roll and coin toss
- Customizable backgrounds
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A must-have app for TCG players! This app is a simple and easy-to-use solo play app for popular trading card games. Use it for deck tuning and strategy research. Supported TCG Examples: - Yu-Gi-Oh! - Pokémon TCG (Pokémon Card) - Duel Masters *This app is a non-official app for each TCG. Key Features: - Solo play (supports 1-player and 2-player fields) - Free card manipulation - Deck management (create/edit/delete) - Card management (create/edit/delete) – up to 500 cards - Download cards/decks from deck codes or CSV files - Dice roll / coin toss functions In-App Purchases (Optional): - Remove ads - Increase deck registration limit - Customize card back images Customize field background images *For the setting method, please refer to the X (old twitter) account below. https://twitter.com/TCGSim
YGO Duel Lab
Build and test custom card decks with all officially announced cards. Practice strategies and refine skills by simulating game scenarios. This app focuses on training and does not include online play.
- Deck building with official cards
- Hand testing for strategy refinement
- Scenario recreation in Playground mode
- Offline training and skill enhancement
- Supports all card expansions
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Build and customize your decks with ease using all officially announced cards from every expansion. Test hands to refine your strategies and enhance your skills before you duel. In the Playground, save and load opponent boards to recreate specific scenarios and train against real end boards. Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned duelist, YGO Duel Lab is your go-to platform for mastering the game. Unleash your potential and prepare for duel! Disclaimer : This app is designed to focus on training and enhancing your skills in the game. It will never include features for online play. For online gameplay, please use the official apps provided by the respective developers or publishers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: YGO Duel Lab at 4.8 against TCGSim's 3.0. YGO Duel Lab also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). TCGSim's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. TCGSim sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and YGO Duel Lab sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
YGO Duel Lab holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YGO Duel Lab has 34 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of TCGSim's written reviews are positive against 100% of YGO Duel Lab's.
TCGSim ships an update every 3 months, YGO Duel Lab monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TCGSim | YGO Duel Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenta Hayakawa | Renaud Buisine |
Customer experience
TCGSim
YGO Duel Lab
In-app purchases
TCGSim
- Unlock Custom Field Image$1.99
- Unlock Custom Card Back$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
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- Unlock Deck Slots$2.99
YGO Duel Lab
- Sleeve Enneacraft Atori.MAR$0.99
- Sleeve Mitsurugi Habakiri$0.99
- Sleeve Kewl Tune Reco$0.99
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- Sleeve Yummy Cupsy$0.99
- Sleeve Yummy Marshmao$0.99
- Sleeve Yummy Lollipo$0.99
- Sleeve Dracotail Faimena$0.99
- Sleeve Yummy Cooky$0.99
- Sleeve Dracotail Mululu$0.99
- Sleeve Dracotail Phryxul$0.99
- Sleeve Fallen of Albaz$0.99
- Sleeve Blue Eyes White Dragon$0.99
- Sleeve Blazing Cartesia$0.99
