Comparison

Dominion Card Randomiser vs Creature Journal

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

Head to head
About

Dominion Card Randomiser

This app streamlines game setup for a popular deck-building card game by randomly selecting Kingdom cards from various expansions. It offers advanced filtering, sorting, and banning options for a personalized experience. Easily manage Curse and Victory cards, and get rule recommendations for specific sets.

Highlights
  • Random Kingdom card selection
  • Supports multiple expansions
  • Card sorting by price and alphabetical order
  • Card banning and minimum number selection
  • Automatic Curse and Victory card management
  • Rule recommendations for specific sets
  • Landscape card suggestions
Features
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Dominion is a deck-building game created by Donald X. Vaccarino and published by Rio Grande Games. This app is designed to help you setup your next game. No more shuffling of hundreds of randomiser cards, you're ready to go instantly! Supported Sets: - Base Set (1st and 2nd Edition) - Adventures - Alchemy - Allies - Cornucopia (1st Edition) - Cornucopia & Guilds (2nd Edition) - Dark Ages - Empires - Guilds (1st Edition) - Hinterlands (1st and 2nd Edition) - Intrigue (1st and 2nd Edition) - Menagerie - Nocturne - Plunder - Prosperity (1st and 2nd Edition) - Renaissance - Rising Sun - Seaside (1st and 2nd Edition) Features: - Using different expansions each game? Change available Kingdoms with ease. - Like your cards ordered by price? Quickly flick between drawn order, alphabetical order, and price order. - Want to ensure you see cards from an expansion? Set a minimum number, with advanced pick! - Was the last game you rolled better? The unlimited history lets you choose your favourite. - Don’t like Pearl Diver, or Rats? Ban them! - Another person joining? Check the Game Setup for the necessary Curses and Victory cards! - Young Witch present? The bane card is automatically selected. - Starting in a Dark Age, or is there more Prosperity instead? A message appears, when the rules recommend the use of Colonies, Platinum or Shelters. - Moved onto the second edition? The updated Base Set, Intrigue, Hinterlands, Prosperity and Seaside are available. - Need to select some landscape cards with your game? These are suggested automatically, or try the landscape picker for all your Allies, Events, Landmarks, Projects, Prophecies, Traits and Ways. - Love this app, and want to support it? Send the developer a tip. NOTE: This app only chooses the cards. Game not included.

About

Creature Journal

Scan NFC cards to collect unique creatures, uncover their lore, and reveal hidden secrets. This app is designed for all ages and is perfect for events.

Highlights
  • Scan NFC cards
  • Collect unique creatures
  • Discover creature lore
  • Unlock hidden secrets
  • Event-specific content
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Find and scan our NFC cards to collect unique creatures, discover their lore, and unlock hidden secrets. Perfect for all ages! Made for events such as chaos communication congress (c3) in Hamburg. Collect more Creatures at future Events and Chaos Events. (This app was previously called Mystery Journal)

Screenshots

Dominion Card Randomiser4 screens
Creature Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Creature Journal at none against Dominion Card Randomiser's 2. Creature Journal also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months). Dominion Card Randomiser's advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 75%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Dominion Card Randomiser sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Creature Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dominion Card Randomiser ships an update every 5 months, Creature Journal every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dominion Card Randomiser versus Creature Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDominion Card RandomiserCreature Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (34 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB26 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJonathan LordTOBIAS ZINKE

Customer experience

Dominion Card Randomiser

All ratings34 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative0.0%

Creature Journal

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dominion Card Randomiser

One-time2
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Large Tip$2.99
None

Creature Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dominion Card Randomiser free?
Dominion Card Randomiser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Creature Journal free?
Creature Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dominion Card Randomiser or Creature Journal have ads?
Neither Dominion Card Randomiser nor Creature Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dominion Card Randomiser or Creature Journal?
Dominion Card Randomiser ships an update every 5 months, and Creature Journal every 4 days. Most recently, Dominion Card Randomiser was updated on October 14, 2026 and Creature Journal on October 12, 2026.

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