Comparison

Neo Tokyo vs Duellum

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

Head to head
About

Neo Tokyo

Engage in fast-paced card battles on a 3x3 grid, flipping opponent cards by winning stat matchups. Conquer a 15-floor tower gauntlet with unique card abilities and location-based rulesets. Build strategic decks for quick, deep gameplay.

Highlights
  • 3x3 grid card battles
  • Stat-based card flipping
  • Unique card abilities
  • Location-specific rulesets
  • 15-floor tower gauntlet mode
  • Draft mode for deck building
Features
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Grid Wars is a fast-paced card battle game set in the neon-lit streets of Neo Tokyo. Place cards on a 3x3 grid, flip your opponent's cards by winning stat matchups, and seize board control before time runs out. Every match lasts about one minute — deep strategy, no downtime. BATTLE WITH UNIQUE CARDS Choose from 1,829 unique cards, each with four combat stats that determine how they perform on the board. Strength drives your top attack. Intelligence sharpens your right edge. Tech Skill holds your bottom line. Cool keeps your left flank steady. Every card plays differently — build a deck that covers all angles. TWELVE LOCATIONS, TWELVE RULESETS Every match is played at a location that changes the rules. Shibuya rewards crowd control. The Glitch District scrambles your hand before the match even starts. Highland Core punishes weak stats. Citadel Grounds makes S-tier cards untouchable. No two matches play the same way. CONQUER CITADEL ASCENT Take on a 15-floor tower gauntlet, climbing from Street Level through Byte Street, the Market District, Shibuya Crossing, Glitch District, Aries Compound, Highland Core, Mid Town Enforcers, Citadel Park, Citadel Gate, Executive Floor, and Penthouse Guard — before facing the Hand of Citadel guardians and ultimately THE CITADEL itself at the top. SPECIAL ABILITIES Cards carry unique abilities that can swing any match — Phase Shift, Timewarp, Divine Shield, Ghost Walk, Revive, Dead Eye, Destroyer Protocol, Authority, and more. Learning when to play each ability is the difference between winning and losing. LEGENDARY AND HAND OF CITADEL CARDS Legendary cards hit the board with a gold aura. The rarest cards in the game — the Hands of Citadel — are playable only by those who own them, and they serve as the final bosses of Citadel Ascent. DRAFT PROTOCOL Build a fresh deck from a random card pool and take it into battle. Every draft run is different. Built for mobile. One match, one minute, zero filler.

About

Duellum

Engage in a fast-paced deck-building card game set in ancient Rome. Build your legion by recruiting powerful cards, deploy them strategically to defeat opponents, and climb the Roman military ranks to achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Strategic deck-building
  • Three AI difficulty levels
  • Turn-based online multiplayer
  • Multiple leaderboards
  • Over 20 achievements
  • Roman-themed progression
Features
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Step into the arena. Duellum is a fast-paced deck-building card game set in ancient Rome, where every decision shapes your path to victory. BUILD YOUR LEGION Start each battle with a basic hand of soldiers and coins. Spend gold to recruit powerful new cards from the market — fierce warriors, cunning tacticians, and devastating war machines. Every card you add transforms your deck into a unique fighting force. Will you build a lean, efficient strike team or a sprawling army that overwhelms your rival? FIGHT FOR GLORY Deploy your cards to deal damage, generate gold, draw reinforcements, and unleash devastating combos. Banish weak cards to sharpen your deck. Time your attacks carefully — a well-built engine can end a battle in just a few turns, but one wrong move and the tide turns against you. PLAY YOUR WAY Challenge the AI across three difficulty levels — Easy, Medium, and Hard — each with its own tactical personality. Or take the fight online and battle a friend head-to-head via Game Center with turn-based multiplayer. Take your turn whenever it suits you — during a coffee break, on the bus, or late at night. Your rival will be notified when it's their move. EARN YOUR RANK Rise through the Roman military ranks as you rack up victories. Start as a humble soldier, earn the title of Decanus at 10 wins, command as a Centurion at 50, lead as a Legatus at 100, rule as Imperator at 500, and achieve the ultimate honour — Caesar — at 1,000 victories. How far can you climb? COMPETE ON THE LEADERBOARDS Track your Total Wins against players worldwide. Race up the Weekly Wins leaderboard in fierce seven-day competitions. Or prove your tactical mastery on the Fastest Victory board — can you end a battle in record time? UNLOCK ACHIEVEMENTS Over 20 achievements reward skilful play and daring strategies. Pull off a Flawless Victory by winning without a scratch. Trigger a devastating Overkill with 10+ damage in a single strike. Master the Comeback Kid by clawing back from the brink of defeat. Deploy the mighty Ursus. Execute a lethal Sicarius Kill with a perfectly timed piercing attack. And many more surprises waiting to be discovered... FEATURES • Strategic deck-building with meaningful choices every turn • Three AI difficulty levels for solo play • Turn-based online multiplayer via Game Center • Three leaderboards: Total Wins, Weekly Wins, and Fastest Victory • 20+ achievements with hidden surprises to unlock • Roman-themed cards, ranks, and military progression • Quick matches that fit into any schedule • No ads. No pay-to-win. Just pure strategy. The arena awaits. Build your deck. Crush your rival. Earn your place in history.

Screenshots

Neo Tokyo3 screens
Duellum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Duellum at none against Neo Tokyo's 2. Neo Tokyo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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. Neo Tokyo sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Duellum asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Neo Tokyo against 5.0 for Duellum. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Neo Tokyo ships an update every 2 days, Duellum weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Neo Tokyo versus Duellum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeo TokyoDuellum
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB82 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDAVID BARRON GRIFFINNicholas Thompson

Customer experience

Neo Tokyo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Duellum

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Neo Tokyo

One-time2
  • Energy Refill$0.99
  • Energy Bundle$1.99
None

Duellum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Neo Tokyo free?
Neo Tokyo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Duellum free?
Duellum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Neo Tokyo or Duellum?
Neo Tokyo and Duellum are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Neo Tokyo or Duellum have ads?
Neither Neo Tokyo nor Duellum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Neo Tokyo or Duellum?
Neo Tokyo ships an update every 2 days, and Duellum weekly. Most recently, Neo Tokyo was updated on October 31, 2026 and Duellum on November 6, 2026.

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