Comparison

Magic Card Duel vs RIFT

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

Head to head
About

Magic Card Duel

Engage in turn-based strategic card battles in a fantasy realm. Build powerful hand combinations by selecting 1 to 5 cards each turn to defeat guardians. Plan your moves across turns to manage mana and achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Turn-based card battles
  • Flexible 1-5 card selection
  • Mana management with Play/Refresh options
  • Three unique arcane spells
  • Ten hand combinations
  • Five escalating boss battles
  • Offline play
Features
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Magic Card Duel is a turn-based strategy game set in a shadow-filled fantasy realm. Every battle begins with five cards in your hand. Pick 1 to 5 cards, build powerful hand combinations, and strike abyssal guardians before they counterattack. Each turn is a duel of timing and choice. Play now for immediate damage, refresh weak cards at half cost, or cast an arcane spell to reshape your next strike. Cards you keep stay in your hand, so smart players plan across turns instead of rushing every draw. HOW EACH BATTLE WORKS Each turn, five cards appear before you. Tap to select the ones you want to use. Hit Play to evaluate your chosen hand and deal damage. Hit Refresh to swap selected cards and keep building. After you act, the guardian counterattacks. Stack shield from strong hands, manage mana carefully, and push through five escalating boss battles from the Shadow Guardian to the Void Sovereign. WHAT MAKES DARK CARD DUEL DIFFERENT Flexible selection: You are not forced to play all five cards every turn. Refresh vs Play: Refresh costs half as much mana as Play, so weak draws do not have to become weak attacks. Three arcane spells: Suit Assimilate for flush setups, Ladder Surge for straight lines, and Golden Seven for the legendary 7-7-7-7-7 finisher. Limited spell charges per boss: Arcane power is precious, especially against deeper guardians. Ten hand ranks: From High Card to Five Golden Sevens, each combo delivers different damage, shield, and mana rewards. THE FUN IN EVERY RUN There is a sharp rhythm to each battle: select, combo, strike, brace for the counter, then strike again with cards you kept. Land a flush and watch your shield rise. Chain spells into a straight. Build toward Golden Seven and unleash a battle-ending payoff. Daily rewards, achievements, level progression, and personal bests keep every run worth one more fight. KEY FEATURES Five-card hand battles with free 1 to 5 card selection Turn-based guardian fights with counterattacks and shield stacking Play or Refresh for smarter mana decisions Three unique spells: Suit Assimilate, Ladder Surge, Golden Seven Ten hand combinations, including Five Golden Sevens Five abyss guardians with rising difficulty Achievements, daily rewards, statistics, and wizard level progression Fully offline, no connection required FOR PLAYERS WHO ENJOY Quick sessions with real depth. Tactical card games. Boss gauntlets. Building the perfect hand over two or three turns. And that one thrilling moment when Golden Seven turns a weak draw into a fight-winning strike. Enter the shadow realm. In Dark Card Duel, every hand is a battle, and every guardian is waiting.

About

RIFT

Features
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RIFT is a puzzle game featuring a dark, mechanical aesthetic. Rotate inner and outer rings to align energy nodes, navigating past hazards and solving complex, multi-layered mechanisms within a limited number of moves. From simple single-ring puzzles to intricate counter-rotating mechanics, every turn tests your powers of observation and strategic thinking. Explore 12 progressive levels, challenge yourself in "Surge" mode and the daily "Red Shift" sequence, and cleverly utilize items like Anchors, Rewinds, and Prisms to rack up high combos, earn three-star ratings, and unlock unique visual styles. No registration is required—simply choose Guest Mode to start your journey; your progress is saved locally, allowing you to return to this mysterious mechanical world whenever you wish.

Screenshots

Magic Card Duel4 screens
RIFT4 screens

Verdict

The call

Magic Card Duel and RIFT are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Magic Card Duel versus RIFT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic Card DuelRIFT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (147 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings147 — better—
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1515.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB7 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperColton's Tech Laboratory LLCS&S TECH LINK LTD EOOD

In-app purchases

None

Magic Card Duel

No in-app purchases

None

RIFT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Card Duel free?
Magic Card Duel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RIFT free?
RIFT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Magic Card Duel or RIFT have ads?
Neither Magic Card Duel nor RIFT shows ads.

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