Comparison

Ember Crown vs Aetherium Clash

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

Head to head
About

Ember Crown

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EMBER CROWN Six factions. Three lanes. One crown. In a fractured realm of monsters, magic, and dying kingdoms, the Ember Crown sits empty โ€” and every faction wants it. Build your deck, command your forces, and prove your faction worthy of rule in a dark fantasy collectible card game of strategy and survival. CORE GAMEPLAY - Three-lane combat โ€” every card placement is a tactical decision - Six unique factions, 144+ cards, 18 commanders to master - Solo Campaign with story-driven progression - Battle Mode against decks built by other commanders CHOOSE YOUR FACTION VANGUARD KINGDOMS Disciplined infantry and faithful crusaders. Hold the line, protect the realm, strike with precision. IRON PACT Dwarven kings forge weapons of legend deep beneath the mountains. Heavy armor, heavier hammers. ARBOREA KINGDOM Elves and earthen guardians who turn nature itself against invaders. Slow to anger. Devastating when roused. ASHEN SWARM Necromancers, witches, and the restless dead. They do not seek the throne. They seek the end of all life. OBSIDIAN EMPIRE Dark wizards, dragon-bound warlords, and the humans who serve them. Brute force amplified by ancient magic. FERAL HALLOW Blood witches, monstrosities, and corrupting magic. They do not conquer the realm โ€” they consume it. FREE TO PLAY Earn cards through gameplay. Watch optional ads to double your match rewards. Solo play with no time pressure. The Ember Crown awaits a worthy commander. The realm is dying. Will you save it โ€” or rule the ashes?

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Aetherium Clash

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Aetherium Clash is a tactical card game built around one idea: play a card to the 3ร—3 grid, beat the number on an adjacent enemy card, and flip it to your side. When the board fills, whoever owns more cards wins. You'll learn it in a single match and still be finding new lines a hundred matches later. Most of the game is yours alone. A STORY CAMPAIGN Fight across distinct worlds, each with its own map of encounters and a boss holding the road forward. Beat the boss, open the next world. THE GAUNTLET A roster of AI challengers, each with a real deck and a style you have to actually solve โ€” not difficulty sliders, opponents. A COLLECTION WORTH BUILDING 110 cards across four rarities, in a painted JRPG style. Earn packs by playing, disenchant duplicates into shards, and tune decks around what you've actually got. NO POP-UP ADS. NO IN-APP PURCHASES. NO ENERGY TIMERS. Nothing is sold to you. There is no second currency behind a paywall and nothing runs out while you wait. No ad ever interrupts a match โ€” the only ones in the game are optional videos you can choose to watch for extra Shards, and you can ignore them forever. AND WHEN YOU WANT A HUMAN Ranked quick match against other players, or a private duel with a friend by code or QR scan. Trade cards with other players in the marketplace. Entirely optional โ€” the campaign and the Gauntlet never ask you to go online for a match. FEATURES โ€ข Story campaign โ€” worlds, maps, bosses, built for solo play โ€ข The Gauntlet โ€” AI challengers with distinct decks and personalities โ€ข 110 collectible cards across four rarities โ€ข Guardian Forces โ€” mythological summons as showcase card art โ€ข Deck builder with sorting by power and rarity โ€ข Player marketplace โ€” trade cards for Shards โ€ข Optional PvP โ€” ranked quick match, or private duels by friend code / QR โ€ข Cloud sync โ€” sign in with Apple or Google, keep your collection across devices Place. Flip. Conquer the grid.

Screenshots

Ember Crown4 screens
Aetherium Clash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ember Crown at every 5 days against Aetherium Clash's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Ember Crown ships an update every 5 days, Aetherium Clash fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Ember Crown versus Aetherium Clash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmber CrownAetherium Clash
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days โ€” betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.115.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size41 MB80 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperBRADLEY GRANT FRANCISKGW Software AB

In-app purchases

None

Ember Crown

No in-app purchases

None

Aetherium Clash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ember Crown free?
Ember Crown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aetherium Clash free?
Aetherium Clash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ember Crown or Aetherium Clash have ads?
Both Ember Crown and Aetherium Clash show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ember Crown or Aetherium Clash?
Ember Crown ships an update every 5 days, and Aetherium Clash fortnightly. Most recently, Ember Crown was updated on October 4, 2026 and Aetherium Clash on September 29, 2026.

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