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Head-to-head

Black Deck vs GWENT

Black Deck 4.6★ · Free + IAP 45
Winner GWENT
GWENT 4.8★ · Free to download · ⚠ stale 75

Choose GWENT for a more polished and engaging card game experience.

Full reviews: Black Deck · GWENT

While both apps offer card game experiences, GWENT stands out with its engaging gameplay and better overall user satisfaction. Black Deck suffers from aggressive monetization and technical issues that detract from the user experience.

Head to head

features edge: GWENTR34R37R51R54
Black Deck Black Deck has a variety of cards and gameplay mechanics but is criticized for its aggressive monetization and limited free play options R34R37.
GWENT GWENT offers a unique card game experience with connections to the Witcher universe, though some users wish it mirrored the original game more closely R51R54.
ease of use edge: GWENTR10R34R56R63
Black Deck Users find Black Deck's onboarding and tutorials lacking, leading to confusion R10R34.
GWENT GWENT is generally praised for its gameplay, but some users report issues with server connectivity and loading times R56R63.
reliability edge: GWENTR4R13R46R56
Black Deck Black Deck has numerous reports of crashes and loading issues, significantly affecting gameplay R4R13R46.
GWENT GWENT also faces server issues, but overall reliability is better reported than Black Deck R56.
price/value edge: GWENTR3R12R37R84
Black Deck Black Deck is criticized for its high in-game purchase prices, making it hard for free players to progress R3R12R37.
GWENT GWENT is free to play and many users report that it is possible to enjoy the game without spending money R84.
support edge: GWENTR4R21R46R64
Black Deck Users report poor support experiences with Black Deck, particularly around technical issues R4R21R46.
GWENT GWENT users have mixed experiences with support, but some praise the community and resources available R64.
Pick Black Deck if

you prefer a game with a strong emphasis on card collection and can tolerate high costs and technical issues.

Pick GWENT if

you want a well-rounded card game experience that is free to play and offers a connection to the Witcher universe.

Evidence note: Black Deck's reviews are skewed negatively due to its pricing model and technical issues, while GWENT's reviews reflect a more balanced experience despite some criticisms.

Frequently asked

Is Black Deck free to play?
Yes, Black Deck is free to download but has in-app purchases that can be quite expensive, with some items costing over £100 R3R12.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 110 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. [R34] Black Deck 1/5 · GB Pay to play: Don’t touch this game if you want to make any sort of progress with out spending any money. The in game transactions are insanely overpriced and get you little to no progress. You are basically gambling real money for cards with little to no chance of any improvement. Really only recommended this game for people who don’t care about spending a few thousand pounds to play the game
  2. [R37] Black Deck 2/5 · GB Pay to win: Cash grab avoid
  3. [R51] GWENT 2/5 · GB Not real gwent: It's not like gwent from the witcher 3. Real shame
  4. [R54] GWENT 2/5 · GB Great, expensive grind: When this game first came out it was phenomenal, now even the AI opponents have a myriad of gold cards that make them impossible for a vanilla deck to beat. Do not download this game unless you intend to devote time and money to it.
  5. [R10] Black Deck 1/5 · GB Good idea, poor execution: Doesn’t explain things properly , poor tutorial. Doesn’t explain how the events properly , and is the only game to pop more ads than Mech Arena. And that’s saying something.
  6. [R56] GWENT 3/5 · GB Okay but the servers are horrendous: The game is quite good but I have not been able to get to really play it properly because the servers look to be maintained by chipmunks. 40% of the time I am unable to play the game due to server issues.
  7. [R63] GWENT 1/5 · GB Doesn’t get passed the load screen: After setting up an account (you have to have an account with GOG.com in order to play this game) the game loads a picture of the Witcher on horse back with Dandelion next to him, all looks promising. It then goes to a daily reward screen with some stupid barrel on it and that’s all you get on the iPad Pro! Game does not start just stays loading some stupid barr
  8. [R4] Black Deck 1/5 · GB Great Game but….: My advice to you is find a different game to play, don’t get emotionally invested in this on it will only disappoint. I have been playing this game faithfully for about a year now and have thoroughly enjoyed it. I even subscribed to a modest upgrade membership but I’ll be cancelling that. recently it has began to frequently fail to load and disconnects during fights. I can’t e
  9. [R13] Black Deck 2/5 · GB Great game, terrible update: I love this game and have spent lots of time in it. So it's really disappointing that the latest update (at 24 September 2024) is really buggy. Takes an age to load, then in game randomly crashes or freezes. Sometimes catches up with itself but if not have to close and reopen so back to incredibly slow loading.
  10. [R46] Black Deck 1/5 · GB Support?: Game server just keeps losing network connection for the last 2 days. The support button doesn’t work. I’m going to have to give up with this game for now because it’s unplayable
  11. [R3] Black Deck 3/5 · GB Game is alright so so: I enjoy the game it’s just jeez lower the prices a bit on micro transactions it’s like 17.99 and up price wise on everything in the shop.. and for 10 summons in the treasure tower it’s like 50.00 bucks game has potential if you’re a millionaire
  12. [R12] Black Deck 3/5 · GB Great game but….: I think the game is great and love to play it. The only thing is that I’m not a millionaire and won’t put thousands into the game to try and progress. Making discount look like you are getting a great offer for only one benefit in the game. I feel that they would get better benefits by lowering prices for all to enjoy or even people who aren’t paying to play. But if you love to w
  13. [R84] GWENT 5/5 · GB Great: Free. Don’t need to buy anything ever. Evolved form of original. Good stuff
  14. [R21] Black Deck 3/5 · GB Great game: Not been able to get onto the game for over a week now and have emailed them twice with no response
  15. [R64] GWENT 4/5 · GB Amazing game: Easily one of the best (but sadly also under-appreciated) TCG games, and a great iOS client. Unfortunately CDPR have essentially abandoned it for now, and left it with some issues that become apparent when you’ve played long enough (hence 4/5 stars). Still, absolutely worth a look for anyone who wants something with a bit more flair than the likes of Hearthstone. It is also VERY F2

Synthesized from 110 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store