Comparison

Random Cards vs Anime Things

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

Head to head
About

Random Cards

Features
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Random Cards: Tower Defense is a tower defense game where you must use your strategy to decide which cards you will use for the battle. Each card has its own strength and its own power. Keep in mind that in order to win, you will need to calculate all the actions. Play out different tower defense scenarios, make wise decisions, and improve your cards. Features: - Upgrade battle cards and hero abilities. - Collect cups and collect rewards in regular weekly events, VIP pass, open chests, get gold, diamonds, new cards, and heroes. - Each new card has its own unique ability. - Collect your unique deck to defend the tower.

About

Anime Things

Generate unique anime-style creature cards with AI, then battle them to build a powerful collection. Explore challenge modes and climb the ranks with your champion card. All artwork is created on-device.

Highlights
  • AI-generated anime creature cards
  • On-device artwork creation
  • Turn-based card battles
  • Ranked collection building
  • Challenge mode with escalating tiers
  • No account or subscription required
Features
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AI Creature Cards Create stunning anime-style creature cards powered by Apple Intelligence, then battle them to build the ultimate collection. GENERATE Tap Generate to bring a one-of-a-kind creature to life. On-device AI produces original artwork, an element type, HP, attack power, and a special ability - every card is unique. COLLECT Save your favorites and build a ranked collection. Your champion card earns the crown. Battle any two cards head-to-head and watch the rankings update in real time. BATTLE Turn-based battles play out with dramatic blow-by-blow commentary. Attack, defend, and see who survives - your collection ranking reflects every outcome. CHALLENGE MODE Send your best card on a challenge journey. Face AI opponents across four escalating tiers, each with a generated creature, a custom battle scene, and cinematic travel dialogue. Conquer all four tiers to unlock Diamond EX - the highest rank in the game. All artwork is generated entirely on your device using Image Playground. No account, no subscription, no data sent to the cloud. Requires iPhone with Apple Intelligence enabled and iOS 18.4 or later.

Screenshots

Random Cards4 screens
Anime Things4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Anime Things at none against Random Cards's shown. Anime Things also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Random Cards's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.4). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Random Cards ships an update every 2 weeks, Anime Things every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 4 level
Random Cards versus Anime Things: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRandom CardsAnime Things
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationโ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 โ€” better18.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size426 MB14 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperEdgar AibatovCLIFFORD PAUL BALINSKAS

In-app purchases

None

Random Cards

No in-app purchases

None

Anime Things

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Random Cards free?
Random Cards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anime Things free?
Anime Things is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Random Cards or Anime Things have ads?
Random Cards shows ads; Anime Things does not.
Which is updated more often, Random Cards or Anime Things?
Random Cards ships an update every 2 weeks, and Anime Things every 3 days. Most recently, Random Cards was updated on November 8, 2026 and Anime Things on October 31, 2026.

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