Net Deck vs Summoner Wars Online
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Offline deck building and tracking
- Deck analysis tools
- Card browsing with filters
- Deck sharing and export
- Card set management
- Offline card data and images
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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.
Summoner Wars Online
Engage in strategic fantasy battlefield combat by summoning units and outmaneuvering opponents. Build custom decks with countless unit types and spells to challenge players online or play through single-player campaigns.
- Online multiplayer matches
- Custom deck builder
- Single-player story campaigns
- AI opponent challenges
- Summoning units
- Fantasy battlefield combat
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Summoner Wars is the exciting card game of fantasy battlefield combat that puts you in the role of a powerful summoner. Display your tactical prowess by summoning units to your gates, outmaneuvering your opponent, and cutting down the enemy summoner. Countless unit types, a wide variety of spells and abilities, and the option to build your own decks, all make for a game sure to entertain, play after play. • Challenge other players in online matches. • Create custom decks using the deck builder. • Play your way through single-player story campaigns. • Hone your skill against an AI opponent. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Net Deck at 5.0 against Summoner Wars Online's 4.7. Net Deck also leads on review sentiment (98% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Net Deck sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Summoner Wars Online sells 33 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Net Deck holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 112 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 98% of Net Deck's written reviews are positive against 78% of Summoner Wars Online's.
Net Deck ships an update every 6 weeks, Summoner Wars Online every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Net Deck | Summoner Wars Online |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (45 ratings) — better | 4.7 (112 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 98.2% of reviews — better | 78.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 45 | 112 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 251 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Gereon Steffens | Plaid Hat Games LLC |
Customer experience
Net Deck
Summoner Wars Online
User reviews
Net Deck
From 45 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Summoner Wars Online
From 112 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ♟️ Deep tactical gameplay with chess-like strategy
- 🎨 Well-designed factions with unique playstyles
- ⚖️ Excellent faction balance and asymmetric design
- 🎮 Engaging asynchronous multiplayer gameplay
- 🆓 Free-to-play model with reasonable pricing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Menu navigation traps (can't exit shop/deck editor)
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
- 🐛 AI gets stuck during single-player games
- 🐛 Tutorial crashes before completion
- 🐛 Server connection losses
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
Summoner Wars Online
Reported bugs
10 issues- Menu navigation traps - unable to exit shop or deck editor without closing app
- Game crashes to main menu during gameplay
- Story mode crashes and deletes campaign progress
- Tutorial crashes before completion
- AI freezes and becomes unresponsive mid-game
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- Server connection losses during matches
- No sound output on some devices
- Dynamic Island screen coverage on iPhone 15
- Sign in with Apple authentication failure
- Occasional random crashes with ability to continue from same point
Requested features
12 requests- Russian language translation
- Hard difficulty level for AI
- Difficulty scaling for single-player AI
- Ability to resign from matches
- Offline mode support
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- Bundle deals for in-app purchases
- Improved matchmaking system with lobby
- Win/loss-based ranking progression
- More single-player story content
- Better forum/community support outside Discord
- Local multiplayer support
- Improved UI intuitiveness for menu navigation
In-app purchases
Net Deck
- Generous Tip$0.99
- Massive Tip$1.99
- Amazing Tip$3.99
Summoner Wars Online
- 1 Month Subscription$2.991 Month
- Thornhold Drey Faction$3.99
- Moonsteppe Wolves Faction$3.99
- Drakesun Rebellion$3.99
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- Guild Dwarves$3.99
- Isle Vekkid Faction$3.99
- Spectral Conclave$3.99
- The Filth Faction$3.99
- Chosen Grove Faction$3.99
- Shimmersea Fae Faction$3.99
- Wayfarers Faction$3.99
- The Forged Faction$3.99
- Obsidian Dwarves Faction$3.99
- Vanguards Faction$3.99
- Breakers Faction$3.99
- Fungal Dwarves Faction$3.99
- Sand Goblins Faction$3.99
- Eternal Council Faction$3.99
- Skyspear Avians Faction$3.99
- Swamp Orc Faction$3.99
- Crimson Order Faction$3.99
- Cave Goblins Faction$3.99
- Phoenix Elves Faction$3.99
- Mountain Vargath Faction$3.99
- Tundra Orcs Faction$3.99
- Polar Dwarves Faction$3.99
- Cloaks Faction$3.99
- Savanna Elves Faction$3.99
- Fallen Kingdom Faction$3.99
- Shadow Elves Faction$3.99
- High Elves Faction$3.99
- Deepwood Groaks Faction$3.99
- Storm Goblins Faction$3.99
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