Comparison

Paper Dungeon! vs Caster's Deck

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

Head to head
About

Paper Dungeon!

Embark on a storybook adventure where each page presents a unique battle. Guide your hero through illustrated levels, using cards to enhance abilities and defeat monsters. Your choices shape your legend as you progress through this interactive quest.

Highlights
  • Storybook adventure gameplay
  • Card-based combat system
  • Hero progression and power-ups
  • Defeat monsters and magical creatures
  • Choice-driven narrative
  • Loot collection
Features
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Welcome to Paper Dungeon. A storybook adventure where every page brings a new battle and every choice shapes your legend. Step into the pages, guide your hero, and defeat powerful monsters to complete each level. Write Your Own Legend: Paper Dungeon is more than just a game; it’s your own adventure written page by page. Power up your hero, fight epic battles, and become a true champion. How to Play: - Guide your character through the storybook pages. - Use cards to boost your attack, defense, and speed. - Turn the page to face new enemies and claim loot. - Defeat dragons, beasts, and other magical creatures!

About

Caster's Deck

Manage your Dungeons & Dragons spells with this app. Build custom spell decks for your characters, track prepared spells, and create homebrew magic. Spend less time searching and more time casting.

Highlights
  • Spell library in card format
  • Character deck builder
  • Prepared spell tracker
  • Advanced spell filtering
  • Custom homebrew magic creation
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Caster’s Deck is a powerful spell management app built for Dungeons & Dragons players who want faster access and smarter organization at the table. Stop flipping through books. Build spell decks for your characters, filter by level, track prepared spells, and create custom homebrew magic — all from your phone. FEATURES Spell Library • Browse spells in card format • Quick overview + full detailed spell page • Search and filter instantly Character Deck Builder • Create decks by class and character • Add or remove spells manually • Organize multiple characters Prepared Spell Tracker • Toggle spells as prepared • Filter to show prepared only • Stay organized during encounters Advanced Filtering • Spell level (0–9) • Class availability • Character level access • Prepared state Works offline once installed. Perfect for Wizards, Clerics, Druids, Bards, Paladins, Sorcerers, Warlocks, and Dungeon Masters alike. Spend less time searching. Spend more time casting.

Screenshots

Paper Dungeon!4 screens
Caster's Deck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Caster's Deck at 100% against Paper Dungeon!'s 44%. Caster's Deck also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2) and ads (none vs shown). Paper Dungeon!'s advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs paid) and ratings volume (17 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Caster's Deck holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paper Dungeon! has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Paper Dungeon!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Caster's Deck's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paper Dungeon! ships an update every 2 weeks, Caster's Deck fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Paper Dungeon! versus Caster's Deck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaper Dungeon!Caster's Deck
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (17 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size397 MB47 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBermuda GamesJared Carter

Customer experience

Paper Dungeon!

All ratings17 ratings
Positive47.1%
Neutral23.5%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral18.8%
Negative37.5%

Caster's Deck

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

In-app purchases

None

Paper Dungeon!

No in-app purchases

None

Caster's Deck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paper Dungeon! free?
Paper Dungeon! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Caster's Deck free?
Caster's Deck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paper Dungeon! or Caster's Deck?
Caster's Deck is rated higher. Paper Dungeon! averages 3.2 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Caster's Deck averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Paper Dungeon! or Caster's Deck have ads?
Paper Dungeon! shows ads; Caster's Deck does not.
Which is updated more often, Paper Dungeon! or Caster's Deck?
Paper Dungeon! ships an update every 2 weeks, and Caster's Deck fortnightly. Most recently, Paper Dungeon! was updated on October 22, 2026 and Caster's Deck on October 8, 2026.

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