QUARTO.GG vs Barricade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QUARTO.GG
A digital adaptation of a strategic board game where players aim to get four pieces in a row. Pieces are unique, with each having four distinct characteristics, and the goal is to select a piece for your opponent to place, adding a layer of strategic depth.
- Strategic board game
- Unique piece characteristics
- Opponent selects opponent's piece
- Masterable complexity
- Digital adaptation
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Quarto is a simple board game, but can be very hard to master.
Barricade
A strategic board game where players aim to move their pawn across the board. Block opponents by strategically placing walls to control the game flow. Easy to pick up but offers deep strategic challenges.
- Strategic wall placement
- Pawn movement across board
- Block opponent's path
- Simple to learn
- Difficult to master
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Simple to learn, difficult to master, Barricade is a strategy board game for 2 or 4 players. The goal is simple: be the first to move your player to the other side of the board. But on each turn, you can place a barricade instead of moving, blocking your opponent's path and forcing a detour, turning a quick dash into a battle of wits. Move, or barricade? Every decision counts. WAYS TO PLAY • Online multiplayer - challenge players around the world • Ranked matches - climb the global leaderboard • King of the Hill - 4 players race to the crown in the centre • Play vs the computer - from Easy to Expert • Local play - share one device with a friend • Daily puzzles - a fresh tactical challenge every day MORE • In-game chat with your opponent • Game analysis - review every move after the match • Ratings & player profiles • Save and share video clips of your games Whether you've got two minutes or two hours, Barricade is the strategy game that's easy to pick up and hard to put down. Terms of Use (EULA): https://barricade.gg/terms Privacy Policy: https://barricade.gg/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Barricade at 67% against QUARTO.GG's 9%. Barricade also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (703 vs 4). QUARTO.GG's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, monetization model 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. Barricade sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. QUARTO.GG asks for nothing beyond the download.
Barricade holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barricade has 703 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of QUARTO.GG's written reviews are positive against 67% of Barricade's.
QUARTO.GG ships an update every 4 weeks, Barricade every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QUARTO.GG | Barricade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (703 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 703 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stefan Rasmussen | o7 Games |
Customer experience
QUARTO.GG
Barricade
Bugs and requests
QUARTO.GG
Reported bugs
73 issues- App crashes
- Game crashes
- Intro works, but nothing else
- Never made it past the main menu
- Crashes every time
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- App is not functional
- Started crashing a couple years ago
- Can't even start a game
- Not able to set skill level
- Only thing able to do is read directions
- Tells you to read instructions and crashes
- App crashes every time I try to open it
- Crashes every time without fail
- Game is unplayable due to crashing
- Unplayable on iPhone 8+
- Crashes after the intro every time
- Crashes, first time every time
- Game crashes when trying to start game
- Game crashes when opening user settings
- Says "THIS IS AN OLD RESEARCH PROJECT AND DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE"
- Still isn’t working
- Rien ne fonctionne
- Can’t use app at all
- Says to read intro again and again and again. Click OK, crash.
- Game crashes every time before starting a game
- Hasn’t been updated in 2yrs
- Crashes on start. No place to set level as required!
- This game doesn’t work
- Won’t let me play
- Deleted and downloaded several times to no avail
- Waste of time until it is fixed
- Crashes immediately
- Game won’t even open
- There’s a bug
- Game closes itself after reading the instructions
- Crashes every single time after the introduction
- Crashes on the “enter user skill level” screen in iOS11
- Could never get it open on iPad 7
- Crashed when trying to set user info
- Only part that works is the intro
- App crashes when clicking on user info
- App crashes when clicking on start game link at end of introduction
- Game is unplayable
- Need QA testing on all supported devices
- New form at the end of each game is annoying and 100% crashes
- Crashed all the time
- Need to set skill level to play. Crashes when you try to set it.
- Requires you to set a skill level before playing but throws you out before you can
- Has been out since 2016 and still not resolved the problem
- Crushes right away
- App not working at this time
- Crashes when you try to set the skill level
- Buggy
- Crashes constantly
- Crash Central
- Unable to start a game
- Crashed every time I try to start a game
- Crashed every time I try to go into the settings
- Doesn't work!!!
- Keeps crashing when I try to enter info!
- Can't even make it to the game!
- Remove this broken app!
- App crashes every time before you can even try playing the game
- App crashes the moment it is opened
- Crashes every time and on every device
- Asks to set skill level before beginning and then closes down when I try to do that
- Straight up doesn't work
- Game crashed each time I went to click "user info"
- Couldn't play once
- Crashed anytime I tried to open settings
- Crashed anytime I tried to go through the intro
- AI interface wins when it doesn't even have a quarto
- AI interface wins incorrectly
Requested features
11 requests- Update the app
- Fix the crashing issue
- Fix the game
- Repair the app
- Update coming
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- Fix the bug
- QA testing on all supported devices
- Remove non working apps from the store
- Different levels of play
- Play human opponents
- Turn the board for better view
Barricade
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
QUARTO.GG
No in-app purchases
Barricade
- Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
