5 Katesh vs Murlan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
5 Katesh
A card game for 3-4 players using standard French cards. The objective is to score points over five rounds by collecting cards, with bonuses for card counts and penalties for Queens and Hearts.
- 3-4 player card game
- Standard French cards
- 5-round gameplay
- Point scoring system
- Trick-taking mechanics
- Suit matching
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5 Katesh is a cards game with can be played between 3 or 4 people. In this game the standard french cards are used. The game has 5 rounds and the objective is to get as much points as possible. The game is pretty simple, whoever throws the card with the highest value (Ace is the highest) takes all the cards in the current hand and also starts the next hand. This continues until all cards are played. You must always play the same suit of cards, if you do not have a card that matches the starting hand suit you can play whatever you like. Counting points +2 for every 4 cards a player acquires -4 for every Queen -2 for every hearts (the Queen of hearts gets you -6 points !) -16 for the King of Spades
Murlan
This card game challenges players to be the first to discard all their cards by playing valid combinations. It supports 2 to 4 players and features various hand types like straights and four-of-a-kind power hands.
- Discard all cards to win
- Play with 2-4 players
- Various hand types
- Straight and power hands
- Addictive gameplay
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Just like Presidents, Kings, Warlords, Durak or Dai Hin Min (Daifugō), the objective of Murlan is to finish the game in the first place which is accomplished by discarding all the cards while following the game rules. The game starts with each player being dealt 13 or 14 cards. The game can be played with 2 or 4 players The player with 3 of spades starts the game. If that does not exist than a random player starts. You can have these types of hands in the game: Single card Two of a kind Three of a kind Four of a kind (Power Hand) which can beat any other hand. There are no revolutions in this game, the order of power does not reverse when four of a kind is played. Straight. Needs to have 5 cards or more. A straight can go from any card with face value of 3 to the red joker. Enjoy this super addictive and fun card game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Murlan at 3.5 against 5 Katesh's 2.9. Murlan also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 33%). 5 Katesh's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Murlan holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of 5 Katesh's written reviews are positive against 54% of Murlan's.
5 Katesh ships an update weekly, Murlan every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | 5 Katesh | Murlan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (15 ratings) | 3.5 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 54.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | VERIFLOT SH.P.K. | ALBCOM, LLC |
Customer experience
5 Katesh
Murlan
In-app purchases
5 Katesh
No in-app purchases
Murlan
No in-app purchases
