Soluna Explorers vs Poker and Sorcery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Soluna Explorers
Embark on short, text-and-card-based fantasy RPG adventures. Make choices that shape your destiny in a world of magic and mystery. Each journey lasts between 10-15 minutes.
- Text-based RPG
- Card-based gameplay
- Choice-driven narrative
- Short play sessions (10-15 min)
- Fantasy world exploration
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Embark on a 10-15 minute fantastical journey in Soluna Explorers, a captivating text-based and card-based RPG adventure! Dive into a world of magic and mystery, where every decision shapes your destiny.
Poker and Sorcery
Embark on a turn-based RPG adventure where combat is decided by playing poker hands. Explore dungeons, battle monsters, and collect powerful weapons and artifacts. This game offers a unique blend of strategy and chance for solo players.
- Fight monsters with poker hands
- Four distinct character classes
- Over 30 unique weapons
- Over 30 helpful artifacts
- Short, bite-sized battles
- Portrait mode for on-the-go play
- Fully playable offline
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Go on a journey and fight monsters... by playing poker hands! Poker and Sorcery is a turn based single player RPG heavily inspired by an old game called Sword & Poker. **This game can be played for free with one of the characters. Players have the option to purchase the full game, which unlocks the remaining characters.** Life in the countryside is upended when monsters start pouring out from an old tower in the mountains. You decide to travel to the tower to investigate. Find new weapons, collect artifacts and learn new skills along the way. FEATURES - Fight monsters by playing poker hands on a grid - the better the poker hand, the more damage you do - Choose between four different classes: Hunter, warrior, mage and rogue, each with different starting skills and weapon proficiencies - Find over 30 different weapons that inflict various status effects depending on the poker hand played - Find over 30 different artifacts that help you in various ways - Made with phones in mind: Short, bite-sized battles in portrait mode to play on the go - Fully playable offline
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Soluna Explorers at 100% against Poker and Sorcery's 71%. Soluna Explorers also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). Poker and Sorcery's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Soluna Explorers sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Poker and Sorcery sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Soluna Explorers holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poker and Sorcery has 27 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Soluna Explorers's written reviews are positive against 71% of Poker and Sorcery's.
Soluna Explorers ships an update every 11 days, Poker and Sorcery every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Soluna Explorers | Poker and Sorcery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 4.3 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 319 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | John Wang | Carsten Zeiffert |
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Soluna Explorers
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In-app purchases
Soluna Explorers
- Temple of Awum$2.99
- Black Rose Campaign$4.99
Poker and Sorcery
- Full Game$2.99
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