Comparison

Aftermagic vs Duellum

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

Head to head
About

Aftermagic

Master a vast collection of unique cards to build powerful decks and overcome challenging PvE battles. Explore an evolving world, uncover secrets, and upgrade your character and cards. Compete with others and earn rewards in this captivating roguelike RPG.

Highlights
  • Deckbuilding mastery
  • Epic adventure exploration
  • Unique card collection
  • Intense PvE battles
  • Power-ups and upgrades
  • Rewards and achievements
  • Community and competitions
Features
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Deckbuilding Mastery: Unleash your strategic prowess as you assemble a powerful deck filled with a wide array of unique cards. Craft your ideal combination to gain the upper hand in every encounter. Experiment, adapt, and refine your deck as you progress, mastering the art of card selection. Epic Adventure: Venture into a rich and ever-evolving world, brimming with captivating lore, diverse landscapes, and enigmatic characters. Unearth secrets, encounter allies and adversaries, and make choices that shape your destiny. The choices you make will impact your journey in unexpected ways. Unique Cards: Collect an assortment of rare and extraordinary cards, each with its own distinct abilities and synergies. These cards are your tools in battle, and their careful selection can turn the tide of any conflict. Discover new cards as you progress and experiment with different combinations. Intense PvE Battles: Challenge your skills and wit in exhilarating player-versus-environment battles. Face off against relentless foes, each with their own tactics and challenges. With your custom deck, engage in strategic combat, adapt to different enemy strategies, and emerge victorious. Power-Ups and Upgrades: Unlock power-ups, enhance your cards, and level up your character as you journey through the game. As your strength grows, you'll be better prepared to face increasingly formidable adversaries and unforeseen trials. Rewards and Achievements: Complete challenging quests, defeat formidable enemies, and uncover hidden treasures to earn rewards and achievements. Showcase your prowess as a card battler and mark your name in the annals of this mystical world. Community and Competitions: Connect with a thriving community of players, share strategies, and compete in thrilling competitions. Test your skills against others in competitive gameplay modes and prove that you are the ultimate card battler. Prepare to embark on a legendary adventure where your deckbuilding skills and unique cards will be put to the test. Are you ready to rise to the challenge and become a true master of this captivating card battler roguelike game? Dive into a world filled with mysteries, danger, and the promise of glory. Download now and start your journey today!

About

Duellum

Engage in strategic turn-based combat as you build and refine your Roman legion's deck. Outwit opponents in head-to-head matches or conquer challenges solo. Rise through military ranks and compete on global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Strategic deck-building
  • Turn-based multiplayer
  • Solo AI challenges
  • Ranked progression system
  • Global leaderboards
  • Over 20 achievements
Features
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Step into the arena. Duellum is a fast-paced deck-building card game set in ancient Rome, where every decision shapes your path to victory. BUILD YOUR LEGION Start each battle with a basic hand of soldiers and coins. Spend gold to recruit powerful new cards from the market -- fierce warriors, cunning tacticians, and devastating war machines. Every card you add transforms your deck into a unique fighting force. Will you build a lean, efficient strike team or a sprawling army that overwhelms your rival? FIGHT FOR GLORY Deploy your cards to deal damage, generate gold, draw reinforcements, and unleash devastating combos. Banish weak cards to sharpen your deck. Time your attacks carefully -- a well-built engine can end a battle in just a few turns, but one wrong move and the tide turns against you. PLAY YOUR WAY Challenge the AI across three difficulty levels -- Easy, Medium, and Hard -- each with its own tactical personality. Or take the fight online and battle a friend head-to-head via Game Center with turn-based multiplayer. Take your turn whenever it suits you -- during a coffee break, on the bus, or late at night. Your rival will be notified when it's their move. EARN YOUR RANK Rise through the Roman military ranks as you rack up victories. Start as a humble soldier, earn the title of Decanus at 10 wins, command as a Centurion at 50, lead as a Legatus at 100, rule as Imperator at 500, and achieve the ultimate honour -- Caesar -- at 1,000 victories. How far can you climb? COMPETE ON THE LEADERBOARDS Track your Total Wins against players worldwide. Race up the Weekly Wins leaderboard in fierce seven-day competitions. Or prove your tactical mastery on the Fastest Victory board -- can you end a battle in record time? UNLOCK ACHIEVEMENTS Over 20 achievements reward skilful play and daring strategies. Pull off a Flawless Victory by winning without a scratch. Trigger a devastating Overkill with 10+ damage in a single strike. Master the Comeback Kid by clawing back from the brink of defeat. Deploy the mighty Elephantus. Execute a lethal Sicarius Kill with a perfectly timed piercing attack. And many more surprises waiting to be discovered... FEATURES - Strategic deck-building with meaningful choices every turn - Three AI difficulty levels for solo play - Turn-based online multiplayer via Game Center - Three leaderboards: Total Wins, Weekly Wins, and Fastest Victory - 20+ achievements with hidden surprises to unlock - Roman-themed cards, ranks, and military progression - Quick matches that fit into any schedule - No ads. No pay-to-win. Just pure strategy. The arena awaits. Build your deck. Crush your rival. Earn your place in history.

Screenshots

Aftermagic4 screens
Duellum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Duellum at 100% against Aftermagic's 42%. Duellum also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 41) and ads (none vs shown). Aftermagic's advantage is ratings volume (394 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence 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. Aftermagic sells 41 one-off in-app purchases. Duellum asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Duellum holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aftermagic has 394 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Aftermagic's written reviews are positive against 100% of Duellum's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Aftermagic versus Duellum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAftermagicDuellum
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (394 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings394 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size298 MB82 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperGolden Dragon GamesNicholas Thompson

Customer experience

Aftermagic

All ratings394 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral0.8%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive41.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative50.4%

Duellum

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Aftermagic

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes on startup
  • Black screen after completing dungeons
  • Cannot play cards mid-battle
  • PVP and PVE modes not functioning
  • Authorization/login errors
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  • Battle buttons unresponsive
  • Card effects not triggering properly
  • Infinite loading screens
  • Mirror artifact selection causes game freeze
  • Tower ranking system not updating correctly
  • Rewards not received after purchases
  • Double charging for subscriptions
  • Strange Mirror artifact breaks gameplay
  • Potion effects dealing damage instead of healing

Requested features

10 requests
  • More card variety and unique cards
  • Multiple playable characters with different mechanics
  • Ability to customize deck before dungeon runs
  • Guild system and multiplayer features
  • Chat functionality
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  • Daily challenges and events
  • Permanent ad removal option
  • Ability to reset/respec card upgrades
  • More game modes and content
  • Better balance for free-to-play progression

Duellum

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

41 purchases

Aftermagic

One-time41
  • Fistful of Gold$0.99
  • Daily offer$0.99
  • Dragon Roar shards$0.99
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  • Colossus Enchantment Slot$1.99
  • Storm Blade shards$1.99
  • Call of the Void shards$1.99
  • Careful Prick shards$1.99
  • Shield of Fire shards$1.99
  • Knuckle shards$1.99
  • Dragon's Sale$2.99
  • Butcher Blade shards$3.99
  • Colossus 3 Equipment Slots$4.99
  • Shield Bash and Shield Feint$4.99
  • Premium Pass$4.99
  • Unlock Dragon Fang$4.99
  • Grenade Potion Early Unlock$4.99
  • Way of the Sword shards$4.99
  • Pouch of Gold$4.99
  • Starter Dragon Offer$4.99
  • Effort shards$4.99
  • Uncommon Dragon Pack$7.99
  • Fortune's Calendar Ticket$9.99
  • Dragon's Sale$9.99
  • Premium Horror Pass$9.99
  • Advanced Premium Pass 30 Days$12.99
  • Frostborn Pass VI$12.99
  • Frostborn Pass V$12.99
  • Frostborn Pass IV$12.99
  • Frostborn Pass III$12.99
  • Frostborn Pass II$12.99
  • Frostborn Pass$12.99
  • Premium Pass 30 Days$12.99
  • Bucket of Gold$12.99
  • Advanced Dragon Offer$14.99
  • Rare Dragon Pack$19.99
  • Honor Pass$24.99
  • Dragon Protector$24.99
  • Barrel of Gold$24.99
  • Wagon of Gold$39.99
  • Advanced Premium Pass Lifetime$49.99
  • Mountain of Gold$99.99
None

Duellum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aftermagic free?
Aftermagic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Duellum free?
Duellum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Aftermagic or Duellum?
Duellum is rated higher. Aftermagic averages 4.6 out of 5 from 394 ratings, while Duellum averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Aftermagic or Duellum have ads?
Aftermagic shows ads; Duellum does not.
Which is updated more often, Aftermagic or Duellum?
Aftermagic ships an update weekly, and Duellum weekly. Most recently, Aftermagic was updated on October 23, 2026 and Duellum on October 24, 2026.

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