Comparison

Dominion Card Randomiser vs Through the Ages

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

Through the Ages

Lead a civilization from its beginnings to the modern era. Expand your resources, develop technologies, and build armies to defend or attack. Construct wonders and choose governments to achieve victory in this deep strategy game.

Highlights
  • Civilization development
  • Resource management
  • Technology research
  • Military expansion
  • Government selection
  • Wonder construction
  • Card-driven gameplay
  • Solo and online multiplayer
Features
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Through the Ages is based on a highly acclaimed civilization board game by well-known designer Vlaada Chvátil. The original game is recognized as a modern classic board game. ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES Become a chieftain of a small civilization at the dawn of humankind's history. Expand your farms and mines to ensure you have enough resources to grow your civilization. This is our chance to make history! Develop various technologies, improve armies to defend your cities, or attack other civilizations nearby. Choose the best government that fits your goals and build magnificent wonders to achieve memorable victory at the end of the modern era. CARD-DRIVEN GAMEPLAY Through the Ages is a card-driven, turn-based board game that gives you countless options on what to do and how to play. Thanks to the pool of hundreds of cards, every game is unique, allowing you to build a mighty civilization. PLAY SOLO OR ONLINE You can play against AI-driven world leaders with various difficulties, or you can jump into online games against other players. Thanks to the ELO system, the game will find you opponents of the same level as you are. Clash with them and discover whose strategy leads to victory. You can also participate in some of the many championships, including the official World Championship in Through the Ages. PLENTY OF CHALLENGES The game offers more than 30 challenges that change the winning conditions or rules, so you must adapt your strategy to lead your civilization to victory. Prove that you understand how civilization works and become the mighty world leader.

Screenshots

Dominion Card Randomiser4 screens
Through the Ages4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dominion Card Randomiser at Free against Through the Ages's $9.99. Through the Ages's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (5.1K vs 35). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Dominion Card Randomiser is free to download; Through the Ages costs $9.99 up front. Dominion Card Randomiser sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Through the Ages sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Dominion Card Randomiser against 4.9 for Through the Ages. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Through the Ages has 5.1K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Dominion Card Randomiser's written reviews are positive against 88% of Through the Ages's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dominion Card Randomiser ships an update every 5 months, Through the Ages every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Dominion Card Randomiser versus Through the Ages: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDominion Card RandomiserThrough the Ages
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.8 (35 ratings)4.9 (5.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews — better87.7% of reviews
Number of ratings355.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#39 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB188 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJonathan LordCGE Digital s.r.o.

Customer experience

Dominion Card Randomiser

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

Through the Ages

All ratings5,140 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews816 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative8.5%

Bugs and requests

Dominion Card Randomiser

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Through the Ages

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes during challenge mode
  • Connectivity issues with online play
  • Compatibility problems on older devices
  • Freezing during gameplay

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add pass-and-play mode with AI
  • Ability to mix human and AI players
  • More customization options for game settings
  • Expansion content (new leaders, wonders, etc.)
  • Ability to slow down AI turns for better observation

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dominion Card Randomiser

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

Through the Ages

One-time1
  • New Leaders and Wonders$4.99

Questions

Is Dominion Card Randomiser free?
Dominion Card Randomiser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Through the Ages free?
Through the Ages costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dominion Card Randomiser or Through the Ages?
Through the Ages is rated higher. Dominion Card Randomiser averages 4.8 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Through the Ages averages 4.9 from 5.1K ratings.
Do Dominion Card Randomiser or Through the Ages have ads?
Neither Dominion Card Randomiser nor Through the Ages shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dominion Card Randomiser or Through the Ages?
Dominion Card Randomiser ships an update every 5 months, and Through the Ages every 10 days. Most recently, Dominion Card Randomiser was updated on November 1, 2026 and Through the Ages on November 7, 2026.

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