# This Aint Even Poker, Ya Joker — user reviews > 41 indexed App Store user reviews of This Aint Even Poker, Ya Joker by Doghowl Games Ltd., rated 4.60/5 from 138 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/this-aint-even-poker-ya-joker/id6757846100/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/this-aint-even-poker-ya-joker/id6757846100.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 111 · 4★ 12 · 3★ 8 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 6 ## Newest reviews (14 of 41) ### 4/5 — Extremely fun, but no content *2026-06-16* Game was very enjoyable, felt like we were moving very consistently fast as opposed to most idle games, but considering that I finished with under half of the upgrades, that was fairly disappointing by itself. Another boss or level of prestige is needed. ### 4/5 — PLEASE add portrait mode *2026-06-03* this game is probably one of the better incrementals i’ve seen. unique, visually charming, and fun. but there’s one-ish things that if they were added, i would never stop playing. firstly, more content. i literally just started but seeing as how most people beat it with one night of idling is so much shorter than i was expecting from an idle game. secondly and most importantly, portrait mode. i know there’s a lot of UI elements that need to fit in landscape, but there are tons of ways to fit them into portrait, even if it removes some of the personality. just turning the clipboard and upgrade book into buttons on the screen would work just fine. and you already have to scroll through all of your decks anyway. landscape mode is just uncomfortable for me and a lot of other people. having portrait mode as a toggle in this game would be absolutely incredible. overall, great game, uncomfortable to hold for long periods of time, and while it’s very quality content, there’s too little content. 4/5 ### 4/5 — please for the love of god add a portrait orientation mode *2026-05-08* like this game is super fun and all, i dont have a problem with its length, i think it looks great and is super satisfying to play, but MAN is it awkward to play in landscape. like im pretty sure this game came out on steam first, but revolution idle has a portrait mode, cmon neow 😭 ### 4/5 — It’s fun…and then it’s over *2026-05-07* This game definitely scratches the dopamine itch, with cards flipping over, flashing lights, and increasingly large numbers filling the screen. Unfortunately, that’s the extent of the game for the next 4-5 hours, with a few incremental unlocks (jokers) and specialty cards. The upgrade prices increase exponentially from thousands to millions to billions to trillions, but the resulting “big ticket” items don’t move the needle enough. If you’re happy with “number go up” (but slowly), this is a good fit. I enjoyed my time, but after a few hours I uninstalled because I felt like I had seen everything there was to see (I didn’t really explore the new suit variants because it was just more of the same). ### 4/5 — Great surprise *2026-04-08, version 1.0.9* Like others I expected a Balatro clone but was pleasantly surprised especially as a fan of idle games. It does start off a bit slow but picks up quickly. My only complaints are the frequent crashes and terrible battery drain. I’m playing on an M2 iPad Pro (iOS26.1) and can’t even count the number of times it’s crashed, all crashes started happening after I ascended for the first time. I even reduced the graphic settings down to low and it didn’t help. Seems like the game wasn’t tested very well before rolling it out. Also expect to burn through your battery very fast. EDIT: no crashing on iPhone 17 with latest OS, seems to be specific to the iPad. ### 4/5 — Good game *2026-04-06, version 1.0.9* Late game content, could be more, was hoping for another phase to beat… ### 3/5 — Dommage… *2026-04-01* Jeu terminé en 9h de jeu et ça ne m’intéresse pas vraiment de jouer en me chronométrant j’aurai aimer d’autre boss à affronter ou alors des fin secrète à débloquer. Le jeu a du potentiel et peu se permettre ce genre de détail de fin de jeu qui ne sont pas négligeable pour l’expérience utilisateur. J’envisage de revoir ma note si de nouvelles maj sont ajoutées et améliore le jeu. Cela n’empêche que ce jeu est très bien mais pas très long… ### 4/5 — Good game - very addictive - way too short *2026-04-01, version 1.0.9* Really fun, very addictive game but way too short for £5. Visually looks awesome though, story is cool and gameplay addictive. I feel like though the repeatability of this game is non existent. Why no harder achievements? Gameplay wants to be much longer, more story. ### 4/5 — 재밌음 *2026-04-01* 재밌는데 ui가 불편함,, 확실히 pc가 편함 스팀으로도 가지고있는데 스팀으로 하는게 더 편하긴 함 ㅠㅋㅋ ### 4/5 — 재밌긴한데.. *2026-03-31* 폰트 가독성이 좀 별로고, 초반 튜토리얼 할때 이게 재밌나? 라는 생각도 들고, 그 뒤에 억 조 경 해 이런 단위 보다보면 무지성 도파민 터지다가, 막상 생각보다 할게 많이 없어서 다회차 플레이는 좀 그래요. 근데 6천원 커피한잔값에 몇시간 재밌게 놀았다 생각하면 괜찮아요 ### 4/5 — Good game with accessibility issue *2026-03-28, version 1.0.9* Seems like a good game but the text is unreadable on my iPhone SE with no options to make it bigger, so I wouldn’t recommend it on smaller screen unless text size settings get patched in. ### 3/5 — 60点くらい *2026-03-28* これを買おうとする人はある程度類似アプリに手を出していると思いますが、デッキを整える労力の割に爽快感が低いので、だったらbalatroの方が良いという結論になります。 700円で10時間くらいやりました。 ### 3/5 — Fun and Unique, But Way Too Short *2026-03-25* I really enjoyed this game. It’s fun and genuinely unique, but it feels quite short — I finished everything in just 1-2 days. That left it feeling a bit underwhelming overall. I really hope the developers release updates in the future with more content and activities. The game could also use better optimization, as my device gets extremely hot during longer play sessions. ### 4/5 — Fun game. *2026-03-24* I beat the game in about 6 hours total play time. I’m kinda disappointed there’s not much left to do besides rack up higher numbers. Honestly though I had a blast beating it. It was a fun play-through, but I think the boss should get harder each time or something so there is still something to work towards. I’m hoping the game gets updates in the future but I won’t be checking on it. The game could really use some more end game content. Worth the investment? Sure why not… kept me busy during a rather boring workday ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2026-06-17* Do not buy this game. There are no instructions. Okay, you figure some things out. Then the game glitches and you cannot get it to move anywhere. There is a button on the cog labeled System that reads “reset all data”. So, you decide to start over, hit that button and you wind up in the same place with absolutely none of the resources that you spent a couple of days building up. I tried resetting it. Same place. I tried deleting it and reloading from the App Store. Same thing. Nothing to do but consider this a real learning experience and just be glad it was so cheap anyway. I would like to get my money back or the game fixed, but on their website (pretty cool looking site, by the way) you have to jump through hoops, download some software to join them, etc. I do not download those kinds of software. I do not do Social Media. I just want easy pay and play and a way to fix it if there’s a problem. Who ever heard of a game that you cannot restart from the beginning? No simple Customer Service spot, just like there are no instructions on how to play the game. Sorry, don’t get it, you will be frustrated. ### 1/5 — Startet nicht *2026-06-15* MacBook M5 Spiel schließt sich direkt nach dem start ### 1/5 — Game not running *2026-04-02* All I get is the opening title photo, can’t interact with anything ### 1/5 — Это кликер *2026-03-20* Не тратьте время, это обычный кликер в визуальной стилистике Балатро 🤢 ### 2/5 — Pretty Fun, Has UI issues *2026-03-24* The game is pretty fun to play but is short and also has multiple issues with the UI (particularly an issue for players on iPhone). In particular: the menus/buttons are very small which leads to consistently clicking out of them accidentally (a scale slider would be fantastic here). Also, the demolish card function is very difficult to identify separately from the create card function and this leads to constantly deleting cards you want by accident thinking that you are creating them. ### 3/5 — Good but make your phone burn *2026-07-25* The game is fun overall. Beat the game in 5h. I would say it is worth $1.99. My biggest concern was that it is poorly optimized on iPhone. There are plenty of UI glitches and it makes your iPhone overheat easily. ### 3/5 — 9시간 만에 깨는 게임 *2026-06-04* 인터페이스가 개판이라 그냥 무작정 눌러서 업그레이드만 해야함. 족보도 없어서 뭐가뭔지 모르는 사람은 어려울 수 있음. ### 3/5 — Seems like they care. But it has pacing issues. *2026-05-29* This is a really fun game and it seems like the developers care. The writing is funny and gameplay engaging. The issues it has are fixable. Primarily the pacing is just too fast. After my first overnight idling, I had enough to max out all the fairy upgrades, leaving no goals to grind toward or unlocks to look forward to discovering. And on the next run I had way too many new gameplay elements to get used to all at once, and at the same time was upgrading rune-level upgrades so fast I didn’t have time to learn what anything was for. There is no sense of tension, strategizing, build up, or looking forward to unlocking anything. I’m just mashing upgrades all over the place as fast as I can. A faceroll. Which really took the fun out of it. It seems like slowing the pace quite a bit would solve this, so that I could enjoy it across weeks with multiple runs per major prestige, maybe even having to idle to push through a plateau. That’s what makes a good roguelike fun. Just make things cost more, let growth happen slower, and other small tweaks to get it balanced. Other issues are cosmetic. The particle effects, even when graphics are turned low, are honestly blinding. As in, I can’t even read the cards. It runs my battery down faster than it can charge. I really don’t need a light show to enjoy a game with this level of intrinsic fun. I’m here to strategize and watch the numbers go up. I don’t need the gimmicks. ### 3/5 — Too little content *2026-04-29* This was way to short of a game and a bit grindy as well I think I paid too much for this being the thing that glowed up my phones ram ### 3/5 — Can beat in under 8hrs *2026-04-08, version 1.0.9* Idle clicker game that can be completed in 3 resets. Cool idea, just needs a better end game ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — How mobile games should be *2026-06-17* My only complaint is that the game isn’t longer. But, for $3 I am happy with the purchase. Gave me a good 7 hours of engaging game play that make sense with no spammy mechanics. I really enjoyed this game! ### 5/5 — 薄味の放置ゲーム *2026-06-08* 暇潰しにはなった。 転生とアップグレードを繰り返していけばそのうちクリアできる。 良い役が揃うほど高得点なのだが、エフェクトの光で文字が読めず、何の役が揃ったかわからない。 数字やスートのアップグレード後はまったくついて行けない。 色々な要素が中途半端に作り込まれていて、 さらなる完成度が欲しいと感じた。 ### 5/5 — Perfectly Balanced *2026-04-05, version 1.0.9* Easily one of my top 3 tycoon-style games for progression. This is one of the first games that genuinely hooked me and had me pushing hard to reach the next ascension milestone. Great visuals, wacky characters, and a gameplay loop that just works. If you’ve got 4–6 hours to kill, this game will pull you in fast. ### 5/5 — 재밋어용 *2026-04-01* 굿 ### 5/5 — Addictive Fun *2026-03-26* There is a lot going on in this game, and a bit of a learning curve. But it once you figure it out it’s a really fun way to pass the time. ### 5/5 — Хороший кликер *2026-03-25* Классный кликер позалипать на вечер ### 5/5 — So much potential *2026-03-24* Here are some spoilers in this rez. I played this game and after I first beat it I thought. This is the end? Well this is bad. But the game after all is excellent so far ☝🏻 I waited for the next reset layer with many automations. That’s the next step for this game. At some point, the money prizing is false. I can buy too many cards or can destroy/merge them. So I have lots of “good” cards for low money. Runes also too cheap, so I had no reset when joker appears. I hope there will be some more reset layers coming and have more fun. ### 5/5 — Best Game! *2026-03-23, version 1.0.9* This is the best game I’ve played in a very long time. It looks great, the features are great, honestly everything about this game is amazing. I couldn’t stop playing it till I finished it. Honestly love this game and couldn’t get enough of it. ### 5/5 — Fantastic game *2026-03-22, version 1.0.9* Thought it would be more balatro like but was pleasantly suprised by the tycoon style of gameplay if you don’t mind dropping the money it’s a great time definitely a slow start but incredibly fun once you get passed the first hour game really opens up ### 5/5 — Нормис *2026-03-22* Игра прикольная, если нравятся кликеры🫰🏻время убить 10/10 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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