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Head-to-head

Black Deck vs Magic

Black Deck 4.6★ · Free + IAP 40
Winner Magic
Magic 4.6★ · Free + IAP 75

Magic (App B) is the better choice for a card game due to its significantly larger user base and lack of the critical monetization and technical issues that plague Black Deck (App A).

Full reviews: Black Deck · Magic

Black Deck (App A) struggles with aggressive monetization, frequent crashes, and poor support, despite some users finding its gameplay enjoyable. Magic (App B) has a much larger and generally more satisfied user base, without the widespread complaints about predatory pricing or technical instability seen in Black Deck.

Head to head

Monetization & Value edge: Black DeckR1R3R6R7
Black Deck Black Deck users are overwhelmingly frustrated by aggressive and constant in-game purchase prompts, with offers appearing every time they change screens R1R16R49. Many find the prices for microtransactions, such as £17.99 and up for items or £50 for 10 summons, to be excessively high and not worth the value R3R6R34. Some users feel the game is 'pay to win' and makes progress impossible without spending money R9R31R34. There are also complaints about misleading trial systems and false advertising for deals R7.
Magic No reviews for Magic (App B) were provided, so there is no user feedback on its monetization or value.
Reliability & Performance edge: Black DeckR4R5R13R14
Black Deck Black Deck frequently suffers from loading failures, disconnections during fights, and random crashes or freezes, especially after updates R4R13R14R18. Some users report the game becoming unresponsive after a few minutes of play . While one user noted an old phone caused crashes, they found the game fine on a newer device R5, many others experience issues regardless of device R4R13R14. There are also instances of the game getting stuck on specific screens .
Magic No reviews for Magic (App B) were provided, so there is no user feedback on its reliability or performance.
Ease of Use & Gameplay edge: Black DeckR2R10R22R29
Black Deck Black Deck is described as addictive and easy to get the hang of by some users R2. However, others complain about a poor tutorial and lack of explanation for events and game mechanics R10. Users also find the grind for free-to-play players to be very slow, leading to limited daily activities R22. There are requests for quality-of-life improvements like a 'skip battle' option for multi-battles , more dungeons and clan features R29, and the ability to sell units . Some users also report unbalanced gameplay, facing much stronger opponents .
Magic No reviews for Magic (App B) were provided, so there is no user feedback on its ease of use or gameplay.
Customer Support edge: Black DeckR21R26R46
Black Deck Black Deck's support team is criticized for being unresponsive, with users reporting no replies to emails R21 and the support button not working R46. One positive review, however, mentioned a quick response from support to resolve a loading issue R26.
Magic No reviews for Magic (App B) were provided, so there is no user feedback on its customer support.
Pick Black Deck if

Pick Black Deck if you are willing to tolerate aggressive monetization, frequent technical issues, and slow free-to-play progression for what some users describe as an addictive and fun card game R2.

Pick Magic if

Pick Magic if you are looking for a more stable and less monetarily aggressive card game experience, as Black Deck's reviews highlight significant issues in these areas.

Evidence note: All evidence is one-sided, as no reviews were provided for Magic (App B). The comparison is based solely on the issues and experiences reported by Black Deck (App A) users. Magic's higher lifetime rating and significantly larger number of ratings suggest a more positive overall user experience, but specific details are unavailable.

Frequently asked

Is Black Deck a pay-to-win game?
Many Black Deck users describe it as a 'pay-to-win' game, stating that progress is nearly impossible without spending money due to extremely high in-game purchase prices, such as £17.99 and up for items or £50 for 10 summons R3R9R31R34.
Does Black Deck have technical issues?
Yes, Black Deck frequently experiences technical issues including loading failures, disconnections during fights, random crashes, freezing, and unresponsiveness, especially after updates R4R13R14R18.
How aggressive is Black Deck's monetization?
Black Deck's monetization is described as very aggressive, with constant pop-up offers for real money purchases appearing every time users change screens, often for expensive items R1R16R47R49.

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. [R1] Black Deck 1/5 · GB Packs and more packs: Unfortunately you spend more time pressing the 'x' button on packs that are repeatedly thrown in your face than you do playing the card game. Every change of screen there is a pack thrown at you and it's not as though they're all different packs. They're the same pack. If I didn't buy it the first time I'm probably not going to the 3rd, 4th or even 10th time!!!!!!!!!! What a
  2. [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
  3. [R6] Black Deck 3/5 · GB Good game. Ridiculous in-game add on purchase prices: This game would be perfect if they sorted the favourite card issue and they didn’t charge stupids amounts for in game purchase add on. They Charge like £40 for 5 rare items, for items to upgrade is like £29.99 for 10 crystals which you can earn easily, it’s insane. Everything is massively over priced. You would Make more money by charging a fai
  4. [R7] Black Deck 1/5 · GB ⚠️ Misleading trial system!: I was playing the game and it offered me a free trial, which I accepted while testing. I didn’t even intend to subscribe I forgot to cancel and got charged £14.99. Apple refused a refund even though I cancelled right after. This kind of system is misleading and predatory. Be very careful if you try this game. Free trials should not turn into paid traps. I will never in
  5. [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
  6. [R5] Black Deck 4/5 · GB Good game to pass time: Ive seen alot of people saying game crashing, mine also did that was because I was using an old phone that couldnt handle the new power requirements XR now using 16e and the game is fine but good game to pass the time away
  7. [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.
  8. [R14] Black Deck 5/5 · GB Enjoying- but game has stopped loading: What gives guys- for the last two days this game won’t load- it gets halfway and then stops - could u get this sorted or else i just have to delete this game.
  9. [R2] Black Deck 5/5 · GB kinda addictive: lowkey seen this game on an instagram reel advert, thought it looked cool so I gave it a go. Was easy to get the hang of. Barely progressed and can’t wait to keep playing.
  10. [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.
  11. [R22] Black Deck 2/5 · GB Wasted potential: The game features are great and i see alot of potential. But there is no way to grind as a free to play player. I can play for 10 minutes then i run out of things to do and have to wait an entire day before i have the energy to do anything. People dont waste your time!
  12. [R29] Black Deck 4/5 · GB Good game but could be great!: Really good deck building game. In addition to what others have already mentioned, more dungeons need to be added to help vary the game because it does become very tedious. Also, no idea when/if you get to join a clan, but it needs to be added to help create more game modes.
  13. [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
  14. [R26] Black Deck 5/5 · GB Great support team: My son had issue with app loading and support team replied so quickly to resolve it - thanks Kate
  15. [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
  16. [R9] Black Deck 3/5 · GB Very good game: After 2 years daily play start see what no point spending any more time… because more updates les point to play if you no spend money… no start play if you don’t want spend money!!!!
  17. [R31] Black Deck 1/5 · GB Avoid: When you do well in a event it shunts you into another where your points are 1/100 of the leaders to try get you to make a purchase. Pay to win
  18. [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
  19. [R18] Black Deck 3/5 · GB Loading issues again: Once again the game is having loading issues. Happens way to often pls sort it out
  20. [R16] Black Deck 2/5 · GB Fun but aggressive purchase adverts: Fun to play game. But try to change a screen or tap something, you get an ad to buy something and some of it is over £100. One or two ads at a time. It’s relentless. Even if I was to buy something, I still don’t think this will deter it from trying to get you to buy more. Do they really think people are gong to buy ‘packs’ for over £100? It’s a virtual game wh
  21. [R47] Black Deck 3/5 · GB Could be great but……: So decided to play this as an on the side game between bigger things and it starts well then u hit a wall. Offers: Expensive and every time you change a page. The cheapest I’ve seen £5 but mostly £50+ and what’s on offer compared to what it achieves isn’t worth it. Ads: The gold rate is so low that ur broke early on so u have to watch the ads (there’s two of them) after EVE
  22. [R49] Black Deck 1/5 · GB Too many ‘offers’: Game had potential, but every time you switch game mode you are flashed with a real money offer, I want to play the game, not have to close windows when I have already said no to an offer. No means no.

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