Card Picker vs Pretty Random
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Card Picker
Easily select a random playing card from a standard 52-card deck. Ideal for making decisions, assigning tasks, or facilitating card-based games. Customize the card back and deck background for a personalized experience.
- Random card selection
- View opened cards
- Customizable card back
- Deck background options
- Sound on/off toggle
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A very simple application that allows you to pick a random playing card from a set of 52 playing cards. It's useful to decide who has to do an unpopular job or for games which involve picking a playing card. I hope you'll have more fun with it! Features: - Show the list of opened playing card. - Change card back. - Deck background. - Turn on/off sound. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions please send email to thitruongvo@gmail.com. Thanks!
Pretty Random
Easily generate random numbers with a simple shake of your phone. This app is perfect for various uses, from board games and classroom selections to raffles and game streaming.
- Shake to generate numbers
- Random number generation
- Board game companion
- Classroom selection tool
- Raffle generator
- Game streaming aid
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A simple, beautiful random number generator. Just shake your phone and watch the numbers change! A fun use for Pretty Random is .. ⁃ board game ⁃ Random selection, even in the classroom :) ⁃ Game streaming - Raffling - Wordle choices ⁃ and many more * Please let us know of the many fun ways you use Pretty Random!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Card Picker at none against Pretty Random's shown. Card Picker also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). Pretty Random's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (306 vs 7). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Card Picker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pretty Random sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Card Picker against 4.4 for Pretty Random. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pretty Random has 306 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Card Picker's written reviews are positive against 74% of Pretty Random's.
Card Picker ships an update every 6 months, Pretty Random monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Card Picker | Pretty Random |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) | 4.4 (306 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 306 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thi Vo | steven burnett |
Customer experience
Card Picker
Pretty Random
Bugs and requests
Card Picker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pretty Random
Reported bugs
3 issues- Numbers sometimes outside of specified range
- Shake to randomize not always working as expected
- Ads reappearing after purchasing ad removal
Requested features
4 requests- Option to remember last used min/max values
- Ability to generate multiple random numbers at once
- Non-repeating number generation mode
- Support for negative numbers and decimal values
In-app purchases
Card Picker
- Premium Version$0.99
Pretty Random
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Ten new gradients$0.99
- Black Lives Matters Background$0.99
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- Five new fonts$0.99
- Premium Bundle$1.99
Questions
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