Comparison

Darkest Exiles vs CCG Deckbuilder Covenant Cards

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

Head to head
About

Darkest Exiles

Lead a guild of heroes in a dark fantasy world. Scout, train, and manage their lives and combat performance on a tactical grid. Master unique classes and craft powerful gear to survive a challenging cycle.

Highlights
  • Hero recruitment and training
  • Tactical grid-based combat
  • 8 unique hero classes
  • Equipment crafting and degradation
  • Faction alliances
  • Dynamic Edicts and World Tiers
Features
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You are not the hero. You are the Guild Master. Scout, train, and sacrifice heroes in a brutal dark fantasy world where no one lives forever. Deploy your party on a tactical grid. Watch the combat unfold. Adapt or fall. BUILD YOUR ACADEMY Scout unproven youth from the Slums, Iron Peaks, or High Gardens. Assign mentors, manage training, and watch your adepts grow into legendary warriors--or break under the pressure. COMMAND THE BATTLEFIELD Deploy your 5-hero party on a tactical 2x4 grid. Position tanks on the frontline, protect your healers in the back, and watch the tick-based combat unfold. Every formation choice matters. MASTER 8 UNIQUE CLASSES Each class brings distinct abilities and aging curves. Physical heroes peak early but decline; mages remain powerful into their twilight years. CRAFT YOUR ARSENAL Discover equipment with powerful effect affixes--Lifesteal, Phoenix Grace, Formation Master. Use Runes of Flux, Power, and Polish to forge the perfect loadout. But beware: all gear degrades, and fallen heroes take their equipment to the grave. NAVIGATE THE FACTIONS Curry favor with The Iron Decree for military might, The Sanguine Conclave for forbidden magic, or The Night-Silver Pact for gold and secrets. Each alliance unlocks unique benefits--and burns bridges with others. SURVIVE THE CYCLE Edicts reshape the rules of combat. Adapt your strategy or watch your guild crumble. Defeat the Final Boss to Ascend, unlock higher World Tiers, and prove your guild's dominance. FEATURES - Deep hero lifecycle: recruitment, training, prime years, decline, retirement - Emergent narratives through traits, trauma, and mentorship - Deterministic combat you can analyze and optimize - Dark fantasy aesthetic inspired by classic dungeon crawlers The Cycle awaits. Will your guild endure?

About

CCG Deckbuilder Covenant Cards

Engage in a sci-fi collectible card game where ancient history meets cyberpunk. Build strategic decks, battle opponents online, and explore a deep single-player campaign with unique mechanics and stunning visuals. Enjoy a premium experience with no ads or paywalls.

Highlights
  • Collect and craft over 525 cards
  • 120+ mission single-player campaign
  • Online ranked PvP battles
  • Master diverse card abilities and combos
  • Interactive Memorial Act tribute
  • Premium visual effects and animations
Features
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Covenant Cards is a tactical collectible card game (CCG) with deckbuilding, offline story campaigns and online PvP duels. Command your captain in turn-based battles inspired by history, biblical stories and legend, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Combine units, spells and artifacts in turn-based battles. Manage your mana, protect your allies and time your captain’s powers. Every card gives you another way to shape the fight. BUILD YOUR STRATEGY Collect illustrated cards, craft new ones and refine your decks. Explore each card’s abilities, artwork and lore, then trace the connections between characters in the Lineage tree. EXPLORE STORY CAMPAIGNS OFFLINE Begin in ancient Egypt and face a variety of opponents in single-player campaigns. Adapt your deck as you learn and earn rewards for completing missions for the first time. Memorial missions are presented with care and respect. CHOOSE YOUR PATH IN PILGRIMAGE Take a temporary deck into Pilgrimage, a roguelike adventure within Covenant Cards. Choose your route, take on encounters and shape your strategy around rewards, relics and shops. Try the shared Daily Pilgrimage challenge again with a different plan. DUEL OTHER PLAYERS ONLINE Take your deck into multiplayer battles. Study the board and your opponent’s visible abilities, then decide when to strengthen your position or go on the attack. BRING EVERY TURN TO LIFE Cinematic captain powers, spell effects and crumbling cards give battles their character. Between matches, explore your collection and Lineage with touch controls or a keyboard and pointer on Mac. Single-player content works offline, with artwork, audio and video included in the app. Online multiplayer, purchases and cloud features require an internet connection. Optional in-app purchases include gold, access to additional campaigns and captains. Card-pack odds are shown in the app. This is a fictional adventure inspired by history, biblical stories and legend.

Screenshots

Darkest Exiles4 screens
CCG Deckbuilder Covenant Cards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Darkest Exiles at 5.0 against CCG Deckbuilder Covenant Cards's 3.8. Darkest Exiles also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Darkest Exiles sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and CCG Deckbuilder Covenant Cards sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Darkest Exiles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Darkest Exiles ships an update every 3 days, CCG Deckbuilder Covenant Cards weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Darkest Exiles versus CCG Deckbuilder Covenant Cards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDarkest ExilesCCG Deckbuilder Covenant Cards
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better3.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size551 MB1.0 GB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperMario CosmeGal Itach

Customer experience

Darkest Exiles

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CCG Deckbuilder Covenant Cards

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Darkest Exiles

One-time3
  • Exile's Welcome$0.99
  • Frozen Wastes$3.99
  • Commander's Kit$4.99
10 purchases

CCG Deckbuilder Covenant Cards

One-time10
  • Ancient Origins BundleFree
  • Act II: The ExodusFree
  • Act III: The KingdomFree
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  • Captain Cyrus$1.99
  • Captain Titus$1.99
  • Captain Ben-Gurion$1.99
  • Captain Adir$1.99
  • Captain Bar Kokhba$1.99
  • Eras of Exile Bundle$6.99
  • Complete Campaign Access$9.99

Questions

Is Darkest Exiles free?
Darkest Exiles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CCG Deckbuilder Covenant Cards free?
CCG Deckbuilder Covenant Cards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Darkest Exiles or CCG Deckbuilder Covenant Cards?
Darkest Exiles is rated higher. Darkest Exiles averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while CCG Deckbuilder Covenant Cards averages 3.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Darkest Exiles or CCG Deckbuilder Covenant Cards have ads?
Neither Darkest Exiles nor CCG Deckbuilder Covenant Cards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Darkest Exiles or CCG Deckbuilder Covenant Cards?
Darkest Exiles ships an update every 3 days, and CCG Deckbuilder Covenant Cards weekly. Most recently, Darkest Exiles was updated on October 31, 2026 and CCG Deckbuilder Covenant Cards on October 31, 2026.

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