Comparison

Duelyst vs Dominex

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

Head to head
About

Duelyst

Engage in quick, strategic card battles with a streamlined mana system and consistent card draw. Build powerful decks with unique units and spells, brought to life with vibrant pixel art. Outwit opponents on the battlefield in this accessible yet deep tactical game.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced tactical card battles
  • Streamlined 6-mana cap
  • Consistent 2-card draw per turn
  • Diverse units and spells
  • Hand-animated pixel art
  • Strategic positioning on battlefield
Features
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Duelyst: Blitz is a lightning-fast reimagining of the beloved tactical card battler Duelyst, designed for intense, strategic matches you can finish in just a few minutes. Engage in dynamic, turn-based duels where every move matters. With a streamlined 6-mana cap and a consistent 2-card draw each turn, Duelyst: Blitz delivers tight, decision-rich gameplay that rewards smart plays and bold tactics. Build your deck from a diverse roster of powerful units and spells, each brought to life with stunning hand-animated pixel art. Position your forces on the battlefield, outthink your opponent, and strike with perfect precision. Whether you’re a returning Duelyst veteran or a newcomer to tactical card games, Blitz offers the perfect mix of accessibility and depth.

About

Dominex

Features
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Grow your kingdom. Break theirs at the seams. Dominex is focused, turn-based territory strategy for one player against five computer rivals. Every connected kingdom keeps its own treasury and defense. One border capture can increase your income, join two kingdoms, split a rival's economy, or expose its capital. Take your time over every move. Undo and redo until you end your turn, step away, and resume later. Dominex plays offline, and four new maps are generated on your device every day—one free, all four with Premium. Capture land for income. Combine units to cross stronger borders. Defend the territory holding your kingdom together. Stronger units cost more to maintain; if a kingdom cannot pay, it goes bankrupt. Choose your opening with the Starting land slider. Begin with scattered kingdoms or fewer, larger ones, and preview every player's exact land before starting. Larger kingdoms also start with more gold. Read your rivals' economies as well as your own. Tap any rival kingdom to inspect its gold, income, and upkeep. Review bankruptcy warnings before ending a turn, undo a purchase that leaves you short, and see why units were lost to upkeep. Master every Core map at every level. Stats counts your wins toward 16 goals across four Core maps and four difficulty levels, and tracks your win rate, streaks, and fewest-round wins from Classic starts. Finish a daily map each day to build your streak, and look back at the final board of every new match. Share a daily or bonus map result to send a friend the same challenge, with its difficulty and Starting land. Friends can play shared challenges without Premium, on the web or in the iOS app. Every match stays single-player. Climb the optional daily leaderboard. Join with a nickname, conquer the free daily map on Legend in as few rounds as you can, and see where you rank; every ranked win is checked by replaying it. Once a day's leaderboard closes, watch its best conquests. Watch your own last 20 matches again move by move, and share a replay link anyone can open in a browser. Features • One player against five computer rivals • Casual, Normal, Veteran, and Legend difficulty—all free • Starting land choices with a live opening preview • Rival finances and clear bankruptcy warnings • Daily result sharing with playable challenge links • Optional daily leaderboard of Legend conquests • Replays of your last 20 matches, shareable by link • Stats with streaks, best wins, and final boards • Four hand-crafted Core maps • Four on-device daily maps, one free each day • Automatic saving and one-tap resume • Offline play with no account and no ads • One-time tips and an in-match rules reference • Opponent turns at your choice of pace • Map gallery with Core and classic map previews • High-distinction board colors and cues beyond color • Touch-first controls and haptics for iPhone and iPad Start with four Core maps, one new daily map, and every difficulty level free. Dominex Premium is one lifetime purchase, not a subscription. It opens all four daily maps every day and a new picture-shaped bonus map each week, with its own weeklong leaderboard, and lets you play the daily maps from any earlier day. Your results and daily history stay visible without Premium. Browse previews of all four Core maps and 215 classic Slay maps in the map gallery. Play a Core map directly, or unlock Premium to save and play classic maps against the same five rivals. Try the map editor for free: draw a 35 × 24 battlefield from scratch or edit a copy of a gallery map. Premium lets you save and play your own maps. Your next kingdom is ready.

Screenshots

Duelyst4 screens
Dominex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dominex at every 2 days against Duelyst's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Duelyst sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Dominex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Duelyst ships an update every 2 weeks, Dominex every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Duelyst versus Dominex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuelystDominex
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size282 MB16 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperJakub JuszkoMatt Westgate

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Duelyst

One-time5
  • Small Premium Pack$3.99
  • Medium Premium Pack$9.99
  • Large Premium Pack$39.99
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  • Massive Premium Pack$69.99
  • Ultimate Premium Pack$149.99
1 purchases

Dominex

One-time1
  • Dominex Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Duelyst free?
Duelyst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dominex free?
Dominex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Duelyst or Dominex have ads?
Neither Duelyst nor Dominex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Duelyst or Dominex?
Duelyst ships an update every 2 weeks, and Dominex every 2 days. Most recently, Duelyst was updated on October 28, 2026 and Dominex on October 28, 2026.

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