Comparison

Veyrguard Tactics RPG vs Stonegate

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

Head to head
About

Veyrguard Tactics RPG

Engage in turn-based tactical battles on square grids in a fantasy realm. Command armies, capture locations, and utilize terrain to break a Shadow Curse in a story-driven campaign. Recruit diverse units and strategically position your commander for victory.

Highlights
  • Square-grid turn-based battles
  • Original fantasy campaign
  • Commander-led objectives
  • Unit recruitment
  • Terrain-based strategy
  • Offline gameplay
Features
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Veyrguard is an original fantasy tactics RPG for iPhone and iPad. Command armies across square-grid battlefields, capture castles, recruit units, use terrain, and break the Shadow Curse in a turn-based strategy campaign. EVERY TILE MATTERS Roads help armies move quickly. Forests and hills offer defensive cover. Towns generate income and healing. Castles let you recruit new units and anchor your battle plan. Read the map, protect your commander, and choose the right moment to strike. BREAK THE SHADOW CURSE Explore twelve story-driven missions across three acts. Lead the Last Ward through a realm where an ancient oath has turned protection into forced obedience. Defeat cursed commanders and restore the oath that was meant to protect Veyrguard. PLAY YOUR WAY Play offline skirmishes against the AI, share a device for local battles, or create battlefields in the map editor. Core single-player gameplay works offline, with untimed turns, no energy systems, and no forced ads. CHALLENGE ANOTHER PLAYER Join the 1v1 online queue or create a private lobby and invite a friend with a four-digit room code. Select one of three online maps for your private battle. Online and LAN battles use two-minute turns. Online Battles require an internet connection, Game Center, and a multiplayer nickname. COMMANDERS AND REGALIAS Recruit soldiers, archers, mages, knights, golems, dragons, and siege units. Choose a commander whose abilities suit your strategy. Optional, one-time in-app purchases unlock premium commanders and the Hollow collection of six cosmetic Regalias. Premium commanders are sold separately; Regalias provide no gameplay advantage. CONTINUE YOUR CAMPAIGN Save and resume battles, track campaign progress, and optionally recover progress through iCloud. CHOOSE YOUR LANGUAGE Play in English (U.S., U.K., or Canada), Spanish (Spain or Mexico), French, Italian, German, Dutch, Portuguese (Portugal or Brazil), Japanese, Korean, Turkish, or Russian. Follow your device language or choose a language in Settings. Menus, campaign dialogue, tutorials, and battle information are localized.

About

Stonegate

Embark on a cooperative deckbuilding adventure with three heroes sharing a single deck. Strategize together to overcome dungeon challenges, manage resources, and shape your expedition through card choices and upgrades. Offers various expedition lengths and daily challenges.

Highlights
  • Shared deck for cooperative play
  • Turn-based strategic combat
  • Card collection and upgrades
  • Multiple expedition lengths
  • Daily challenges and leaderboards
  • Player progression and records
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Three heroes. One shared deck. A turn-based deckbuilding adventure beneath Stonegate. Lead the Warden, Scout, and Keeper through a dungeon where your strongest turns come from working together. Read enemy intentions, protect a threatened hero, and combine cards across the party. Play the first depth free. One Full Descent purchase unlocks the remaining two depths, Short Descent, and Daily Descent. No ads or subscriptions. BUILD A PLAN TOGETHER Protect a teammate, expose an opening, and spend the party’s Momentum when it matters. One shared deck gives you three heroes to coordinate on every turn. SHAPE EACH EXPEDITION Choose card rewards, visit markets, upgrade favorites, and remove cards that no longer fit. Discover relics, choose your route, and recover between battles across three dungeon depths. Choose a starting deck that suits your approach, or let Random Deck choose for you. CHOOSE YOUR EXPEDITION Take on the full 12-room expedition, extend it to 15 rooms through the optional Tollhouse detour, or choose a six-room Short Descent. Face five rotating final guardians with different attacks and defenses. Full and Short victories unlock harder challenge tiers; automatic advancement is optional. Save and resume when you need a break. MORE REASONS TO RETURN Combine up to three custom modifiers and share a run code. Take on three weekly local contracts for cosmetic titles. Fill a Codex of cards, relics, guardians, and discoveries, with hints for what remains unseen. Risk HP for rare relics that reshape your deck. After a Full victory, keep your deck for stronger Bellworks loops; your original win stays recorded. KEEP AN EXPEDITION RECORD Track fights, victories, recent runs, and the choices you return to. Chase personal scores with separate records for different expedition setups and a clear results breakdown. Earn player levels and titles as you play. Your last expedition can influence an opening boon offer on the next run. Records and player progression stay on your device. RETURN FOR DAILY DESCENT Take on a dated six-room challenge with a prepared deck. Earn medals, improve your turn record, and build a streak by completing today’s challenge. Every three consecutive completion days earns a Streak Boon to refresh an opening offer in a Full or Short expedition. Replay recent challenges from the seven-day archive. Choose Daily or Daily Expert, with separate saves and medals and rotating setups featuring all twelve relics. Both are included with Full Descent. PLAY ACROSS IPHONE DISPLAYS On the opened iPhone Duo display, keep the battle beside your shared hand and compare card choices alongside your deck. Adaptive layouts preserve your expedition and pending selections as the display changes. LEARN AT YOUR PACE Start with a guided battle. Hold a card to inspect its artwork and complete rules. Adjust text and contrast, control music and sound separately, and choose optional haptics. Includes Game Center achievements and iCloud support for the main expedition. Daily saves and personal Daily and mastery records stay on the device. A stolen bell rings below. Build your deck, protect your party, and silence it.

Screenshots

Veyrguard Tactics RPG4 screens
Stonegate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stonegate at 5.0 against Veyrguard Tactics RPG's 4.8. Stonegate also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Veyrguard Tactics RPG's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Veyrguard Tactics RPG sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Stonegate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stonegate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Veyrguard Tactics RPG ships an update every 9 days, Stonegate every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Veyrguard Tactics RPG versus Stonegate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVeyrguard Tactics RPGStonegate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size605 MB102 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCaelvex Labs LLCNovoBuild LLC

Customer experience

Veyrguard Tactics RPG

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stonegate

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Veyrguard Tactics RPG

One-time4
  • Hollow Collection$0.99
  • Unlock Auralith$2.99
  • Unlock Selka Pearlguard$2.99
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  • Unlock Vesper Quill$2.99
1 purchases

Stonegate

One-time1
  • Full Descent$4.99

Questions

Is Veyrguard Tactics RPG free?
Veyrguard Tactics RPG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stonegate free?
Stonegate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Veyrguard Tactics RPG or Stonegate?
Stonegate is rated higher. Veyrguard Tactics RPG averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Stonegate averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Veyrguard Tactics RPG or Stonegate have ads?
Neither Veyrguard Tactics RPG nor Stonegate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Veyrguard Tactics RPG or Stonegate?
Veyrguard Tactics RPG ships an update every 9 days, and Stonegate every 4 days. Most recently, Veyrguard Tactics RPG was updated on October 31, 2026 and Stonegate on October 31, 2026.

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