Comparison

Net Deck vs Hero Realms

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

Head to head
About

Net Deck

This app allows users to build and track deck lists for a popular card game entirely offline. It offers robust analysis tools, card browsing with filters, and easy sharing of deck lists in various formats. Users can also manage owned card sets and integrate with online platforms.

Highlights
  • Offline deck building and tracking
  • Deck analysis tools
  • Card browsing with filters
  • Deck sharing and export
  • Card set management
  • Offline card data and images
Features
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Net Deck is the first unofficial deck building app for Android: Netrunner on iOS, providing a clean, easy-to-use interface for building and tracking your deck lists. All deck building and browsing is fully offline, no data connection required after the initial card data download! Major Features: * Build and view deck lists completely offline by downloading card data and/or images * Browse your deck lists by date, faction, or alphabetically — quickly and easily find the deck you want to work on * View decks in three different modes to see the information that's important to you * Analyze your deck with in-depth tools including legality, sets used, card distribution breakdowns, and a draw simulator * Browse cards for your deck — filter by name, text, cost, strength, influence, type and more * See the card art for any card simply by tapping on it * Share decks quickly and easily with tons of export options in multiple formats including OCTGN files * Set which sets and data packs you own — only see the cards you want to build with * Backup deck lists to Dropbox automatically * Full integration with NetrunnerDB * Upload decks to Jinteki.net Net Deck is available in English, German, French, Spanish and Japanese. If you enjoy using Net Deck once you've download it, please consider leaving a positive review or rating in the App Store. Thanks! Net Deck is not affiliated in any way with Fantasy Flight Games, Talsorian Games, or Wizards of the Coast. All card images and data is a ™ of R. Talsorian Games, Inc. Android is ™ © 2013 Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Netrunner is licensed by Wizards of the Coast LLC. © 2013 Wizards.

About

Hero Realms

Engage in strategic deckbuilding combat, recruiting champions and using gold to acquire new cards. Battle opponents online or cooperatively against AI, with a single-player campaign available. Level up your hero and unlock new classes and missions.

Highlights
  • Deckbuilding combat
  • Recruit champions
  • Online PVP
  • Cooperative online play
  • Single player campaign
  • Hero leveling system
Features
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Become a hero! Choose your class, perform mighty actions, and recruit powerful champions to your cause as you grow in power. Awarded Origins Fan Favorite Best Card Game. From the makers of the award-winning Star Realms® Deckbuilding Game, Hero Realms® combines the fun of deckbuilding games with the interactivity of trading card game-style combat. As you play, use Gold to add new actions and champions to your deck. When played, those actions and champions generate powerful effects, give you additional gold, and attack your opponent and their champions. If you reduce your opponent's health to zero, you win! [Non-Collectible Deck Building Game] Hero Realms does not require you to collect new cards. You start every game with a basic deck, and will acquire cards from the shared center row to build up your deck and defeat your opponent. Victory rewards skill, and not your collection of rare cards! [Level Up Your Heroes] Create a hero from one of several classes (free players start with the Fighter and Wizard available). Level them up with new skills, abilities and equipment, and take them to battle in thrilling Online PVP. Hero Realms uses fair match making, only allowing matches between equal levelled heroes. However, if you feel daring, you can choose to engage in combat against higher levelled opponents for additional XP and bragging rights. [Cooperative Online Play] Hero Realms also features online co-operative play. Battle against challenging AI bosses with another human player as a partner. Free players have access to the Pirate Lord mission, with other co-op missions available with the Base Set purchase. [Single Player Campaign] For offline play, take on the Welcome to Thandar campaign. Fight your way through scripted, story-based chapters against varied AI opponents. [Free Version] Free players will get to experience: - Addictive Deckbuilding Game with Player VS Player Combat. - Play VS the AI - Play with the Fighter and Wizard character classes - Level-up your characters up to Level 3 - Play the first 3 missions in the Welcome to Thandar campaign - Play the Pirate Lord co-op mission Purchasing the Base Set will unlock the full Hero Realms experience: - Unlocks hard AI difficulty level - Unlocks the Cleric, Ranger, and Thief character classes - Level-up your characters to Level 12 - Unlocks the entire Welcome to Thandar campaign. - Unlocks the Necromancers, Inquisition, and Orc Riot co-op missions. Please note that Hero Realms purchases are not compatible with Family Sharing.

Screenshots

Net Deck4 screens
Hero Realms4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Net Deck at 5.0 against Hero Realms's 4.3. Net Deck also leads on review sentiment (98% vs 60%) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). Hero Realms's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (219 vs 45). 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. Net Deck sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Hero Realms sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Net Deck holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 219 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 98% of Net Deck's written reviews are positive against 60% of Hero Realms's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Net Deck ships an update every 6 weeks, Hero Realms every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Net Deck versus Hero Realms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNet DeckHero Realms
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (45 ratings) — better4.3 (219 ratings)
Positive reviews98.2% of reviews — better60.2% of reviews
Number of ratings45219 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB432 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGereon SteffensWhite Wizard Games

Customer experience

Net Deck

All ratings45 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.8%

Hero Realms

All ratings219 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral5.0%
Negative14.2%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive60.2%
Neutral10.5%
Negative29.3%

User reviews

Net Deck

From 45 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient deck building
  • 🔄 Seamless integration with NetrunnerDB and Jinteki
  • 📱 Works offline with full functionality
  • 🎨 Beautiful design and clean UI

Room to improve

  • 🔌 Cannot connect to NetrunnerDB (recent issue)
  • 🔌 Cannot sync with Jinteki.net (recent issue)
  • ⚠️ Banlist updates sometimes fail
  • 📍 Geographic restrictions (unavailable in mainland China)
  • 🔍 Limited text search functionality

Hero Realms

From 219 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game mechanics
  • 🚀 Smooth and polished app
  • 💡 Diverse game modes (PvP, co-op, campaign)
  • 👍 Faithful adaptation of the physical card game
  • 💡 Character progression and leveling system

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🔒 Lack of local multiplayer (pass-and-play)
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for additional content
  • 🌐 Lack of language support (e.g., no French, Spanish)
  • 🔍 Unclear tutorial and explanations of game mechanics

Bugs and requests

Net Deck

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • NetrunnerDB connection failure
  • Jinteki.net sync not working
  • Banlist update issues
  • Multiple popups when session expires
  • Browse all/selected option not working consistently
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  • HB cannot add Project Vacheron during deck building
  • Missing cards from sets (e.g., Breaking News from Core Set)
  • Card data not updating quickly enough

Requested features

13 requests
  • iPhone version of the app
  • Advanced text search (effect text searching)
  • Filter by card set/expansion/cycle
  • More robust deck draw testing with shuffling and tutoring
  • Support for Netrunner Reboot Project and Reteki
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  • Ability to exclude cards used in previous decks
  • OneDrive or local storage support
  • Deck notes section in card browser
  • View cards without creating a deck
  • Sort function for card display (numerical/set order)
  • Ability to completely delete decks
  • Comments from NetrunnerDB integration
  • Deck sharing over the app

Hero Realms

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when trying to play online
  • Inability to access purchased content
  • Freezing and black screen issues
  • Incorrect character level progression
  • Matchmaking problems and long wait times

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more expansions and additional content
  • Implement a friends list and social features
  • Improve the campaign mode with more levels and challenges
  • Add an option to check the contents of your deck before playing
  • Implement a turn timer to prevent players from stalling

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Net Deck

One-time3
  • Generous Tip$0.99
  • Massive Tip$1.99
  • Amazing Tip$3.99
13 purchases

Hero Realms

One-time13
  • 80 Gems$0.99
  • 200 gems$2.29
  • Four Journeys Campaign$3.99
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  • 500 Gems$4.99
  • Hero Realms: Call to Arms$4.99
  • Journeys Expansions$4.99
  • Journeys Promo Expansion$4.99
  • Dungeons Expansion$7.99
  • 1200 Gems$9.99
  • Hero Realms Base Set$9.99
  • 2500 Gems$19.99
  • 6500 Gems$49.99
  • 14000 Gems$99.99

Questions

Is Net Deck free?
Net Deck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hero Realms free?
Hero Realms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Net Deck or Hero Realms?
Net Deck is rated higher. Net Deck averages 5.0 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Hero Realms averages 4.3 from 219 ratings.
Do Net Deck or Hero Realms have ads?
Neither Net Deck nor Hero Realms shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Net Deck or Hero Realms?
Net Deck ships an update every 6 weeks, and Hero Realms every 2 weeks. Most recently, Net Deck was updated on September 29, 2026 and Hero Realms on October 12, 2026.

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