Comparison

Hoplite vs Endless Cards

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

Head to head
About

Hoplite

Engage in challenging turn-based tactical combat on small maps. Strategize your moves carefully to overcome procedurally generated levels and unlock upgrades. Compete with friends on leaderboards and test your skills in daily challenges.

Highlights
  • Turn-based tactical movement
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Quest mode with upgrades
  • Challenge mode with daily challenges
  • Leaderboard rankings
  • Hard but fair gameplay
Features
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"Blanket recommendation for this one." - Pocket Tactics (5 stars) "It's very simple to learn, but there's a huge amount of depth to the game" - Touch Arcade (5 stars) Hoplite is a turn-based strategy game focusing on tactical movement around small maps. This game is designed to be hard, yet fair. You'll need to think before you act if you hope to win. Every move counts! Quest Mode: • Make strategical choices to upgrade your abilities as you dive deeper into the underworld. • Earn achievements and unlock access to new upgrades. • Procedurally generated levels give a new experience every play. • Challenge your friends and see how you rank on the leaderboard. Challenge mode: • Jump straight into the action with a randomized set of upgrades. • Try to beat the daily challenge or play predetermined challenges at two difficulty levels.

About

Endless Cards

Embark on an adventurous journey where you must strategically use weapons, potions, and items to survive and collect gold. Battle creatures, unlock new cards with powerful effects, and choose characters with unique abilities to achieve the highest score.

Highlights
  • Strategic survival gameplay
  • Item and weapon collection
  • Creature combat
  • Card unlocking with special effects
  • Character abilities
  • Global score ranking
Features
Currently charting
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You’ll play as an adventurer, and have to use all the means at your disposal to survive as long as possible and, more importantly, gather as much gold coins as possible. In order to do so, you can use all the weapons, protection, potions and various objects you will find along the way. But be aware of the creatures you might also cross paths with, they won’t always have your best interest in mind… You’ll have to be strategic to plan the best path and try to survive for as long as possible. With the gold coins you’ll gather along the way, you will be able to unlock over 30 new cards with spectacular effects, as well as characters with unique abilities. Reach for your weapon, and give it your best shot to make the adventure last for as long as possible and reach the best score of the world ranking !

Screenshots

Hoplite3 screens
Endless Cards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hoplite at 4.7 against Endless Cards's 4.2. Hoplite also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 74%) and ratings volume (787 vs 71). Endless Cards's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and price ($0.99 vs $3.99). On ads, in-app purchases, chart position and device support 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

Hoplite costs $3.99 and Endless Cards $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hoplite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hoplite has 787 ratings behind it against 71, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Hoplite's written reviews are positive against 74% of Endless Cards's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hoplite ships an update every 3 months, Endless Cards every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Hoplite versus Endless Cards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHopliteEndless Cards
Price$3.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.7 (787 ratings) — better4.2 (71 ratings)
Positive reviews90.8% of reviews — better74.0% of reviews
Number of ratings787 — better71
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#75 — better#197
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better10.3
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDouglas CowleyChristophe Coyard

Customer experience

Hoplite

All ratings787 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews238 reviews
Positive90.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative6.3%

Endless Cards

All ratings71 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral12.7%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive74.0%
Neutral18.0%
Negative8.0%

User reviews

Hoplite

From 787 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple yet deep gameplay
  • 👍 Addictive and challenging
  • 🕹️ Elegant and intuitive controls
  • 💎 Excellent value for money
  • 🔍 Surprising depth and strategy

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or compatibility issues
  • 🔧 Lack of landscape mode support
  • 🔊 Mutes music/podcast playback
  • 🕹️ Accidental moves due to controls

Endless Cards

From 71 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple yet addictive gameplay
  • 💡 Unique character mechanics
  • 💰 Good value for money
  • ✨ Cute and appealing graphics
  • 🎮 Perfect for short play sessions

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes/freezes
  • 📉 Unrewarding late game
  • 🎲 High randomness impacting progression
  • 🎮 Poor iPad port
  • 🔄 Limited content/replayability

Bugs and requests

Hoplite

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on launch with certain OS versions
  • Agility upgrade not functioning properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More game modes or levels
  • Customization options for the character
  • Landscape mode support
  • Ability to start at higher levels

Endless Cards

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Game crashes/freezes frequently
  • Achievements not working (Dentist, Capitalist)
  • Ring and monster tooth items are buggy
  • Game freezes during phone calls
  • Progress/collection not saving
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  • Audio bug when reopening game
  • Gold not added to account for certain characters
  • Game freezes on iPhone 8
  • Coins not added if clicking 'new run' too quickly
  • Cannot select language (English/French)
  • Game plays music/SFX even when phone is on silent
  • Small speaker problem on app open

Requested features

10 requests
  • Landscape mode
  • More items/levels/characters
  • Undo move option
  • Choose available items per playthrough
  • iPad screen resolution support
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  • iCloud sync
  • Animated character portraits and monsters
  • Character upgrades (health, armor, luck, evasion)
  • Option to play with own music
  • More to do with in-game currency

In-app purchases

None

Hoplite

No in-app purchases

None

Endless Cards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hoplite free?
Hoplite costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Endless Cards free?
Endless Cards costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hoplite or Endless Cards?
Hoplite is rated higher. Hoplite averages 4.7 out of 5 from 787 ratings, while Endless Cards averages 4.2 from 71 ratings.
Do Hoplite or Endless Cards have ads?
Neither Hoplite nor Endless Cards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hoplite or Endless Cards?
Hoplite ships an update every 3 months, and Endless Cards every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hoplite was updated on October 19, 2026 and Endless Cards on October 17, 2026.
Which is more popular, Hoplite or Endless Cards?
Hoplite currently peaks at #75 in the App Store charts, and Endless Cards at #197. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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