Balatro Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience81.0% of reviews
Neutral5.3% of reviews
Negative experience13.7% of reviews

~ Based on 1,885 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Balatro

Is Balatro Safe?

Balatro appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Balatro is 99/100.

This assessment is based on 108,475 user ratings, with an App Store average of 5.0/5.

Safety Analysis

99.2% of ratings point to a safe experience
0.3% of ratings suggest some concerns
0.6% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 107,874 App Store ratings for Balatro.

Is Balatro Legit?

Balatro appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Balatro is 100/100.

Based on 100 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Collection Bug

I love this game and I wish I could give it 5 stars with my whole heart. If this was a year ago, I would no doubt put 5 stars, no notes. The only reason this is a 4 star is the bug for mobile devices that prevents any type of wins or the collection to be updated after a certain point. I’ve tried everything to get around this bug so I can continue loving the game, but wiping the save files doesn’t even work. Please please please fix this bug. It’s unsatisfying playing a game when you cannot unlock and use what you should’ve already unlocked. Otherwise, I love the gameplay and I love the unpredictability of every run. Thank you Devs
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Best paid game on iOS! NaNInf!!!

This game is an outstanding value and has become my go to mobile game. I have 100+ hours in and I never seem to tire of the creative stacking of jokers, points, mults, modifiers, loaded cards, and exponential thinking. If you enjoy poker, systems, strategies, and maxing out characters and game systems, you are going to love Balatro. Check out some of the YouTube videos and Reddit to get a sense of the game as you get started. There is a lot of complexity to uncover here.
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Absolute Cinema

I am John Balatro

If I had only minutes to live…

I’d get one last round of Balatro in. By far, the best game ever made. Brilliant on so many levels.

Pencil support improved, still bugged.

After applying the newest update, dragging a card into the “buy” or “select” field using the pencil only successfully activates about 20% of the time.

I love this game on Steam but mobile does not work

I got this game on iOS expecting it to be bug-free. However, after winning a run each on red deck and blue deck and seeing the unlock screen for Magic and Nebula decks, I am still unable to play either one. Also when I look at my collection I can get the exclamation marks to go away like on Steam, but then I go back into the collection tab and they're back. In short: This port of the game has a ridiculous save problem. Please fix this as this has likely been a problem for at least 20 months for some users. I can not progress in this game because wins are completely disregarded. Fix your game.
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Amazing game

Just hit four of a kind aces

Peak game

This gotta be one of the most peak games like i already loved roguelikes but it sparked something in me

Não existe modo offline

O jogo é muito bom, mas não tem modo offline, você não consegue jogar se não tiver conectado a internet, ajustem isso

神作

就是不太耐玩,重roll的消耗也过大

Apple Pencil support

Please allow Apple Pencil support, the drag features don't work with the pro version

Best game ever

I can genuinely play this for hours and not get bored. Just seeing the numbers rise and cards get played/ affected feels so fun

meu jogo favorito!!

cara, eu amo muito o jogo, mas já por umas 3 vezes eu ganho e não pontua minha ficha, isso é MUITO frustrante.

Response from developer

Thank you for playing Balatro, and we are sorry that you are experiencing this issue - it's one we are aware of. There is a potential fix by playing on any deck at any stake & win the run. Seeded runs don't unlock decks, so be sure to play unseeded. We are sorry again for the inconvenience; as I said we are aware and looking for a fix on mobile.

Wow

Incredibly addictive

Great game

Literally one of the best games that I’ve ever had played!

too hard to see, cloud save is missing or broken.

The support site says there is a slider in settings to turn on iCloud Sync-- I can't find this anywhere, and saves do NOT sync between iOS devices, so I can't even play on my iPad. I don't want to redo every achievement. Very frustrating.

They just ported the pc version and scaled down the display. SO MANY things are nearly impossible to read, even with all the fx turned off. Plz update to make it usable on a phone screen!
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too small

i love this game but i didn't think about how hard it would be to distinguish the suits on my phone. i would need to buy a ipad to be able to play. it would be very cool if they made the cards have bigger print for the small screen.

Doesn’t cost enough.

I have this game on my phone, PlayStation, and computer, yet I still don’t think I have payed enough money for the 1347 total hours I’ve sunk into this game. 5x C++

Best game ever

Canada rules

Strategy + Fun

Excellent deck building strategy game. Each round is a completely different play thru.