Hantro vs Mateforge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hantro
This strategy card game combines blackjack mechanics with roguelike progression and casino management. Players make strategic decisions, manage risks, and aim for high scores in fast, replayable runs. It offers a unique game loop with progression systems and upgrades.
- Blackjack-inspired roguelike gameplay
- Strategic risk and reward decisions
- Progression systems and upgrades
- Fast, replayable runs
- Card-based strategy
- Casino management elements
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Hantro: Blackjack Roguelike is a strategy card game that blends blackjack-style decision making with roguelike progression and casino management. Play smart, manage risk, and push your run as far as possible. Every round matters. Build momentum and make the right calls under pressure. FEATURES • Blackjack-inspired roguelike gameplay • Strategic risk and reward decisions • Progression systems and upgrades • Fast, replayable runs • Card-based strategy with a unique game loop Whether you want quick sessions or long progression-driven runs, Hantro offers a mix of strategy, tension, and replay value. This game does not offer real money gambling or an opportunity to win real money or prizes.
Mateforge
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Mateforge is a single-player chess roguelike deckbuilder. Command an army of chess pieces, cast powerful spell cards, and survive an ever-collapsing board across an endless run of battles. Each round the board crumbles beneath you — capture every enemy before it does. Between fights, draft upgrades, recruit and merge pieces, forge your deck, and grow stronger for the boss waiting ahead. FEATURES - Chess meets roguelike — pieces move by real chess rules, but the board falls apart every turn - Build your deck — craft custom decks from 29 spell cards: lightning, meteors, freezes, teleports and more - Evolve your pieces — defeat bosses to permanently evolve your army through 3 tiers of power - Merge & recruit — fuse pieces into stronger ones and expand your squad - Boss battles — face bosses with shields, swift moves and spawning, scaling in difficulty - Daily challenge — a new rule-bending mutator every day - Meta progression — earn shards and unlock permanent perks that carry across runs - Endless runs — no two are ever the same - 6 languages — English, Türkçe, Deutsch, Français, Español, Italiano How far can you get before the board swallows you?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mateforge at none against Hantro's 5. Mateforge also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Hantro sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Mateforge asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hantro ships an update every 5 weeks, Mateforge every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Hantro | Mateforge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (19 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OKAN PASKAP | Salih Eksioglu |
In-app purchases
Hantro
- 5.000 Chips$0.49
- 12.500 Chips$0.99
- No ads$1.49
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- 65.000 Chips$4.99
- 140.000 Chips$9.99
Mateforge
No in-app purchases









