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Head-to-head

Magic Hero vs Black Deck

Magic Hero 4.4★ · Free + IAP · ⚠ stale 60
Winner Black Deck
Black Deck 4.6★ · Free + IAP 70

Black Deck offers engaging gameplay and a good free-to-play experience for patient players, but its recent stability issues and aggressive monetization make Magic Hero a potentially more reliable choice.

Full reviews: Magic Hero · Black Deck

Black Deck provides a fun and in-depth card game experience with well-balanced mechanics, but it is plagued by frequent loading errors, crashes, and aggressive in-app purchase prompts. Magic Hero's reviews are not provided, making a direct comparison difficult, but Black Deck's issues are significant.

Head to head

Gameplay & Features edge: Black DeckR2R3R5R14
Magic Hero No reviews were provided for Magic Hero, so user sentiment on its gameplay and features cannot be assessed.
Black Deck Black Deck is praised for its fun, fast-paced, and in-depth card game mechanics, with users enjoying the puzzles and systems, including status attacks and buffs R2R3R5R14. Some players appreciate the balance that allows both power players and free-to-play users to enjoy the game R2. However, the game has a steep 'power climb' where decks jump significantly in strength, and some users find the default play speed too slow, requiring them to use faster settings R3.
Monetization & Value edge: Magic HeroR1R3R9R10
Magic Hero No reviews were provided for Magic Hero, so user sentiment on its monetization and value cannot be assessed.
Black Deck Black Deck is heavily criticized for being 'pay to win' and 'money hungry' R1R9R10. Many users report that significant progress, especially for legendary and epic cards, is locked behind payment walls R9. Players who spend hundreds of dollars still feel they don't advance significantly R10R38. The game features numerous pop-ups for deals, packs, and subscriptions, which users find annoying and excessive R3. Some find the prices for in-app purchases, like a $30 monthly pass, to be unreasonably high . Free players acknowledge it's a grind but say it's possible with persistence .
Reliability & Performance edge: Magic HeroR8R17R18R20
Magic Hero No reviews were provided for Magic Hero, so user sentiment on its reliability and performance cannot be assessed.
Black Deck Black Deck suffers from severe reliability issues, particularly after updates. Many users report the game failing to load, getting stuck on the loading screen, or crashing frequently R8R17R18R20. These issues have prevented some users from playing for weeks or even months R32. Specific glitches include auto-battle freezing and gear disappearing from inventory R21. Some iPhone 14 users report being unable to open the app at all .
Support edge: Magic HeroR13R19R24R32
Magic Hero No reviews were provided for Magic Hero, so user sentiment on its support cannot be assessed.
Black Deck Black Deck's customer support is widely criticized as poor or non-existent. Users report sending emails and tickets without receiving responses R13R24. In cases of in-app purchase failures, users claim they did not receive items they paid for and support was unresponsive or unhelpful R19R33. One user with a paid 'Diamond' subscription experienced a bug, and support dismissed the issue R24. The support button on the loading screen also reportedly doesn't work R32.
Pick Magic Hero if

You prioritize app stability and responsive customer support, as Black Deck has significant issues in these areas. (No reviews for Magic Hero were provided, so this is based on Black Deck's deficiencies).

Pick Black Deck if

You are looking for a fun, in-depth, and fast-paced card game and are willing to tolerate frequent loading issues, aggressive monetization, and potentially unresponsive support R2R5R14. You are also a patient free-to-play user who enjoys grinding for progress .

Evidence note: The comparison is heavily skewed as no reviews were provided for Magic Hero, making it impossible to assess its strengths and weaknesses directly. The analysis of Black Deck is based solely on user reviews, which are predominantly negative regarding technical issues and monetization, despite a higher lifetime rating.

Frequently asked

Is Black Deck a pay-to-win game?
Yes, many users describe Black Deck as a 'pay to win' game, stating that significant progress and access to legendary cards are locked behind payment walls, and even spending hundreds of dollars may not advance you far R1R9R10R38.
Does Black Deck have technical issues?
Yes, Black Deck frequently suffers from technical issues, including loading errors, crashes, and the game getting stuck on the loading screen, particularly after updates, preventing many users from playing for extended periods R8R17R20R21.
How is Black Deck's customer support?
Black Deck's customer support is reported to be poor, with users experiencing unresponsiveness to emails and support tickets, especially concerning unreceived in-app purchases or game bugs R13R19R24R33.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 50 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R2] Black Deck 5/5 · US Well balanced and a lot of fun: I enjoy puzzles and systems. The status attacks and buffs are designed so that anyone can be a master keeping this game balanced between power players and pay to win noobs. It really is a lot of fun for a card game.
  2. [R3] Black Deck 3/5 · US Pop ups and power climb.: This is a fun game. I was pleasantly surprised at how in depth it was, when I played it for the first time. However after coming back to it a few times now I have noticed two issues. 1) the power climb is very abrupt. Its like there are two sides to the coin. You either have a deck that is 1-2 thousand power. Or you have a deck at 16-20 thousand power. 2)There are so ma
  3. [R5] Black Deck 5/5 · US Review: Greatness fast paced and enjoyable
  4. [R14] Black Deck 5/5 · US Game I’ve needed: Having a lot of fun! Best way to past the time
  5. [R1] Black Deck 1/5 · US Pay to Win: Avoid this game. You’ll get so far for free. Packs are ridiculous. I miss 90s - 2000s games when you pay for the game. Incels pay to win and fuel these this greed
  6. [R9] Black Deck 3/5 · US There is too much locked behind $$$: I understand the need for games to have in game purchases, but so much of this game’s progress feels like it’s locked behind payment walls, and the offers don’t make a lot of sense. To be clear, you can play this game without paying anything. But you’ll essentially be locked out of legendary level cards, and epic level cards will be quite hard to come by. G
  7. [R10] Black Deck 1/5 · US Pay to win: This is a complete pay to win type of game, have spent at least 200 Bucks and it won’t get you anywhere further in the game. Players in arena still way out of range and cost of leveling up your units and heroes are ridiculously high. Save your time and HEARTHSTONE will be a way better game to play.
  8. [R8] Black Deck 5/5 · US Problems: Game won’t load since upgrade.
  9. [R17] Black Deck 4/5 · US Game down?: Haven’t been able to get on in two days. Missing my rewards. What’s going on?
  10. [R18] Black Deck 3/5 · US It stopped loading ((: When I launch it, it loads halfway and then nothing happens ((( · translated
  11. [R20] Black Deck 4/5 · US New Update: The game won’t load after the new update
  12. [R13] Black Deck 1/5 · US Support not good: I used to play this game a while back and really enjoyed it but when I redownloaded the game to play it says there’s a loading error and to contact support. But I have sent emails to support and never received a response and I still am not able to play game
  13. [R19] Black Deck 1/5 · US Fraud: Made two back to back purchases and only got one
  14. [R24] Black Deck 1/5 · US Awful Customer Support: Played for a couple weeks. I had a paid top-tier (“Diamond”) subscription, which I just cancelled. A glitch/bug cheated me out of rewards during a limited-time event, I submitted a ticket to Support, they took forever to respond, didn’t actually address my problem, then after a bit of back and forth, basically said everything was fine on their personal account so it wasn’t
  15. [R32] Black Deck 1/5 · US The game is always broken or down: I haven’t been able to load my game for atleast a month if not more. Tried to hit the support button in the loading screen DOESNT WORK or do anything
  16. [R38] Black Deck 1/5 · US PAY TO WIN: I’m about 100 days in and simply put there is barely any progression anymore. Winning battles are far and in between because if you haven’t spent 100’s of dollars you’re capped. It also seem like they didn’t think about the cost of things just put the highest price they could. If you’re a free player(ad watcher) like me it will be frustrating.
  17. [R21] Black Deck 3/5 · US Grate game but a lot of glitches: I love playing the game and getting stronger but my game has been glitching a lot recently, even if I have strong WiFi connection. one glitch is the auto battle feature, the enemy will attack and the screen will freeze saying enemies turn to attack. The other glitch I have been getting recently is that it will sit on the starting screen and just sit there loading
  18. [R33] Black Deck 1/5 · US Do not play this scam.: Used one of the purchase to get gems through their offer wall. Showed them proof of the purchase and only response I get is “provide more proof” here’s your proof. I will take my numerous dollars I spend on gaming elsewhere. DO NOt waste time on this scam.

Synthesized from 50 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store