Comparison

Realm of Evil vs Wickbound

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

Head to head
About

Realm of Evil

Embark on a turn-based roguelike adventure combining RPG and strategy card game elements. Battle monsters, collect cards and items, and build powerful decks to navigate ever-changing realms and uncover mysteries.

Highlights
  • Turn-based roguelike RPG
  • Strategy card game mechanics
  • Deck building and card collection
  • Monster battles
  • Item gathering and shops
  • Unique and changing adventures
Features
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Realm of Evil is a turn-based roguelike RPG strategy card game. Delve into the depths, battle against legendary monsters, and gather cards and items! Assemble your collection, uncover new strategies, and construct powerful decks as you advance through the adventure. Navigate through realms and choose the best path to victory! This roguelike game offers unique and ever-changing adventures, ensuring that no two games are ever the same. Gather items, visit shops to expand your arsenal, uncover treasures, encounter intriguing events, and decide how to react. Experience the fusion of card game and roguelike RPG as you master deck building with unique strategies and powerful combos. Engage in turn-based card battles against formidable foes, facing increasingly fearsome monsters as you progress. Confront epic enemies and explore the mysteries of the Realm of Evil.

About

Wickbound

A premium roguelike deckbuilder designed for one-handed play and short sessions. Build your deck, outlast the storm, and keep the light burning. Offers a full game unlock with a single purchase and offline play.

Highlights
  • One-handed portrait mode gameplay
  • Short 5-10 minute runs
  • Kill-safe save system
  • 76 cards across three types
  • 40 unique relics
  • Three acts with 18 enemies
  • Daily seeded runs with leaderboards
Features
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You are the last lighthouse keeper on a drowning coast. The storm has teeth, and the light is all that holds it back. Wickbound is a premium roguelike deckbuilder designed for one hand and one sitting. No ads. No subscriptions. No account. One purchase unlocks the full game forever — and it plays in airplane mode. BUILT FOR YOUR THUMB Portrait-only. Every card, every choice, every enemy sits in thumb reach. Runs take 5–10 minutes, and a kill-safe save system means you can force-quit mid-combat and resume exactly where you stood. BURN OR BULWARK • 76 cards across Flares, Wards, and Beacons • The Keeper stacks Kindle and watches enemies burn down • The Salvager (unlock by winning) turns armor into a weapon • 40 relics that bend the rules of every run THREE ACTS OF STORM Fight through the Harbor Storm and the Drowned Reach to face the Mother of Storms. 18 enemies with fully telegraphed intents — every death is your mistake, and every win is your plan working. CLIMB THE LADDER Ascension 1–5 per character. Each win unlocks a crueler storm. THE DAILY WATCH One seeded run per day — identical for every player on Earth. One attempt. Game Center leaderboard. Bragging rights until midnight UTC. Keep the light. Outlast the storm.

Screenshots

Realm of Evil4 screens
Wickbound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Realm of Evil at 4.6 against Wickbound's 4.0. Realm of Evil also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and ratings volume (139 vs 2). Wickbound's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 70%). On price, 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. Realm of Evil sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Wickbound sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Realm of Evil holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Realm of Evil has 139 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Realm of Evil's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wickbound's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Realm of Evil versus Wickbound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRealm of EvilWickbound
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (139 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings139 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size272 MB71 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperPal GaborGreen Delta Technology LLC

Customer experience

Realm of Evil

All ratings139 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral7.9%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative13.3%

Wickbound

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Realm of Evil

One-time2
  • Support$3.99
  • Full Adventure$4.99
1 purchases

Wickbound

One-time1
  • Wickbound — Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is Realm of Evil free?
Realm of Evil is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wickbound free?
Wickbound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Realm of Evil or Wickbound?
Realm of Evil is rated higher. Realm of Evil averages 4.6 out of 5 from 139 ratings, while Wickbound averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Realm of Evil or Wickbound have ads?
Neither Realm of Evil nor Wickbound shows ads.

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