Star Realms vs Quest Phase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Deckbuilding gameplay
- Player vs Player combat
- AI battles
- Campaign mode
- Online multiplayer
- Pass and Play mode
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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.
Quest Phase
This tool simplifies managing the quest phase for the Lord of the Rings: The Card Game. It helps players track progress and organize their game sessions.
- Quest phase management
- LotRLCG specific
- Progress tracking
- Session organization
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A simple tool for managing the quest phase of the LotRLCG by FFG.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Quest Phase at 100% against Star Realms's 57%. Quest Phase also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and update cadence (daily vs every 11 days). Star Realms's advantage is ratings volume (4.4K vs 2). On price, ads and device support 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. Star Realms sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Quest Phase asks for nothing beyond the download.
Quest Phase holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Star Realms has 4.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Star Realms's written reviews are positive against 100% of Quest Phase's.
Star Realms ships an update every 11 days, Quest Phase daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Star Realms | Quest Phase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.4K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 473 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | White Wizard Games | Charles Butler |
Customer experience
Star Realms
Quest Phase
Bugs and 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
Quest Phase
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Star Realms
- High Alert: Invasion$1.99
- Crisis: Bases and Battleships Set$1.99
- Crisis: Events Set$1.99
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- 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
Quest Phase
No in-app purchases
