Comparison

The Bad Karmas vs The Dark Quarter

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

Head to head
About

The Bad Karmas

This app enhances a cooperative boss battler board game with digital integration for up to 5 players. Engage in a narrative-driven campaign or quick skirmishes, evolving heroes and facing AI-driven Zodiacs with tactical combat and digital audiovisual effects.

Highlights
  • Digital board game companion
  • Cooperative boss battler
  • Campaign mode with narrative
  • One-shot skirmish mode
  • AI-driven enemies
  • Tactical combat
  • Digital audiovisual effects
Features
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This application is a digital companion for the Bad Karmas board game. The Teburu System and a copy of the board game are required to be able to use this app First of its kind, highly dynamic and immersive co-op boss battler with digital integration for up to 5 players. It features both a campaign mode with deep narrative and a one-shot skirmish mode. Evolve your heroes, defeat all Zodiacs, save the world. Players control the hero characters and work together to defeat each monster over a narrative-driven campaign. The game features fast-paced combat based on tactical maneuvering and digital action cards. Each Zodiac encounter is set in a completely different environment and poses a variety of tactical challenges. Thanks to the Teburu system, the Zodiacs are AI-driven, making them aware and responsive to player actions, while digital audiovisual effects bring a new dimension to the gameplay experience.

About

The Dark Quarter

This digital companion enhances a cooperative board game experience. It guides players through a dynamic, multi-scenario campaign with a rich narrative. Decisions made by players directly impact their characters and the story's progression, blending physical components with app-driven narration and interaction.

Highlights
  • Cooperative digital hybrid gameplay
  • Dynamic multi-scenario campaign
  • Narrative-driven story with player choices
  • Integrates with physical board game components
  • Character-driven narrative progression
  • QR code scanning for item use
Features
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This application is a digital companion for The Dark Quarter board game from Lucky Duck Games. The Dark Quarter is a cooperative digital hybrid adventure game that tells a rich, dynamic story through a multi-scenario campaign. Players are invited to make critical decisions that will not only affect their characters but also change the course of the narrative itself. Characters are not simply avatars, easily replaceable from one scenario to the next; instead, they are woven into the very fabric of the story. Their destiny and the destiny of New Orleans are inextricably linked. The game is a digital hybrid, mixing physical components with the app. Players move their miniatures around the map, roll dice to perform tests, and scan QR codes printed on cards to use items. The app guides the use of physical components, provides narration, and describes the results of the players’ actions.

Screenshots

The Bad Karmas4 screens
The Dark Quarter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Bad Karmas at 60% against The Dark Quarter's 14%. The Bad Karmas also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). The Dark Quarter's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Dark Quarter holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of The Bad Karmas's written reviews are positive against 14% of The Dark Quarter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Bad Karmas ships an update every 3 weeks, The Dark Quarter monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Bad Karmas versus The Dark Quarter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Bad KarmasThe Dark Quarter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (9 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better13.6% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size1.8 GB262 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperXplored s.r.l.Goliath Poland Sp z o.o

Customer experience

The Bad Karmas

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

The Dark Quarter

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive13.6%
Neutral13.6%
Negative72.7%

In-app purchases

None

The Bad Karmas

No in-app purchases

None

The Dark Quarter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Bad Karmas free?
The Bad Karmas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Dark Quarter free?
The Dark Quarter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Bad Karmas or The Dark Quarter?
The Dark Quarter is rated higher. The Bad Karmas averages 4.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while The Dark Quarter averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do The Bad Karmas or The Dark Quarter have ads?
Neither The Bad Karmas nor The Dark Quarter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Bad Karmas or The Dark Quarter?
The Bad Karmas ships an update every 3 weeks, and The Dark Quarter monthly. Most recently, The Bad Karmas was updated on September 6, 2026 and The Dark Quarter on September 7, 2026.

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