Comparison

Dominion Card Randomiser vs Star Realms

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

Star Realms

Engage in thrilling space combat with this popular deckbuilding game. Build your deck, outmaneuver opponents, and conquer the galaxy. Offers both single-player campaigns and multiplayer battles.

Highlights
  • Deckbuilding gameplay
  • Player vs Player combat
  • AI battles
  • Campaign mode
  • Online multiplayer
  • Pass and Play mode
Features
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Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, including Best Mobile Game, and 2 Dice Tower awards! Reviews: "My readers are going to have a seizure about how good Star Realms is." -Owen Faraday, pockettactics.com “Good on all levels, thumbs up!” -Tom Vasel, The Dice Tower “This game is superb! I think it’s a brilliant game. Beautiful artwork, second to none.” -Tim Norris, Grey Elephant Gaming “What can I say? Star Realms is excellent.” - Lenny, ISlaytheDragon.com “I desperately wanted to play again and again. It's just consistently fun every time.” -The Critical Boardgamer Star Realms combines addictive deck building game play with exciting Trading Card Game (TCG) style combat! Designed by Magic the Gathering Hall of Famers Darwin Kastle and Rob Dougherty (of the Ascension Deckbuilding Game), Star Realms provides tons of playability for free, and a one-time upgrade to be able play with your friends and more on any device. Free Version •Universal Application: Play on iPhone, iPod, iPad, iPad Mini, and Ipad Air. •Addictive Deckbuilding Game with Player VS Player Combat. •Tutorial teaches you to play in minutes. •Stunning visuals. •Play VS the AI. •6 mission campaign mode. Full Game Additional Features •Play the AI on 3 different difficulty settings. •9 additional campaign missions. •Battle friends face to face with Pass and Play. •Online play with global rankings. •Challenge a friend online.

Screenshots

Dominion Card Randomiser4 screens
Star Realms3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dominion Card Randomiser at 92% against Star Realms's 57%. Dominion Card Randomiser also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Star Realms's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (4.5K vs 34). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Star Realms sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dominion Card Randomiser holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Star Realms has 4.5K ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Dominion Card Randomiser's written reviews are positive against 57% of Star Realms's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dominion Card Randomiser ships an update every 5 months, Star Realms every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dominion Card Randomiser versus Star Realms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDominion Card RandomiserStar Realms
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (34 ratings) — better4.6 (4.5K ratings)
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews — better57.0% of reviews
Number of ratings344.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB505 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJonathan LordWhite Wizard Games

Customer experience

Dominion Card Randomiser

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

Star Realms

All ratings4,448 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews405 reviews
Positive57.0%
Neutral10.9%
Negative32.1%

Bugs and requests

Dominion Card Randomiser

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Star Realms

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes on launch
  • Online games getting stuck or timing out
  • Inability to scrap or play certain cards
  • Incorrect card behavior and interactions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add undo/rewind functionality
  • Improve offline/single-player experience
  • Implement better matchmaking and player communication
  • Provide more detailed game statistics and analytics

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dominion Card Randomiser

One-time2
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Large Tip$2.99
12 purchases

Star Realms

One-time12
  • High Alert: Invasion$1.99
  • Crisis: Bases and Battleships Set$1.99
  • Crisis: Events Set$1.99
Show 9 more
  • Crisis: Heroes Set$1.99
  • Crisis: Fleets and Fortresses$1.99
  • Command$1.99
  • Gambit Set$3.99
  • Cosmic Gambit$3.99
  • High Alert: First Strike$3.99
  • Full Version$4.99
  • Colony Wars$4.99
  • Frontiers$4.99

Questions

Is Dominion Card Randomiser free?
Dominion Card Randomiser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Star Realms free?
Star Realms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dominion Card Randomiser or Star Realms?
Dominion Card Randomiser is rated higher. Dominion Card Randomiser averages 4.8 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Star Realms averages 4.6 from 4.5K ratings.
Do Dominion Card Randomiser or Star Realms have ads?
Neither Dominion Card Randomiser nor Star Realms shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dominion Card Randomiser or Star Realms?
Dominion Card Randomiser ships an update every 5 months, and Star Realms every 11 days. Most recently, Dominion Card Randomiser was updated on October 23, 2026 and Star Realms on October 26, 2026.

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