Comparison

Stop the Bus vs Setle

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Stop the Bus

A fun and easy 4-player card game where players swap cards to achieve the highest score in a single suit before stopping the bus. The last player to lose all their tokens is out.

Highlights
  • 4-player card game
  • Swap cards to match suits
  • Stop the Bus mechanic
  • Multiplayer and solo modes
  • Customizable cards
  • Extensive statistics
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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As played in playgrounds around the world, try not to get thrown off the bus in this fun and easy 4 player card game! Swap cards to get them all the same suit with the biggest score, then 'Stop the Bus'. But be warned, whoever comes last loses a bus fare token! If you lose them all, it'll be a long walk home! Play against the computer, or try the all new multiplayer! Challenge your friends or play against random opponents, and see if you can become a Stop The Bus champion. With extensive statistics to keep track of your best games, Stop the Bus is simple to play, with clear graphics, customisable cards and a full tutorial to get you started. • 3 solo-play difficulty levels to suit beginners to experts • Multiplayer - play a Quick Game against up to 3 random opponents, or create private game and invite your friends via a game code! • Full tutorial to help you master the game • Customise the look of your cards, even how scruffy the dealing is! • Extensive statistics to track your improving skills • Simple & intuitive user interface • Share your scores with Game Center leaderboards • Can you earn all the achievements? HOW TO PLAY Everyone is dealt three cards then they take turns picking up then discarding a card, aiming to get as close to 31 points - in a single suit - as they can, before stopping the bus. You can also make 3 of a kind for 30 points! Aces are high (11) and picture cards (J Q K) are worth 10. On your turn (when the bus is at your stop): • Tap the deck to draw a card, or tap the waste to pick up the top card. • If you think you've got a good score, now tap the bus stop to 'Stop the Bus'! • Then tap a card from your hand to discard it, leaving you with three. The bus then moves on to the next player. Note that you can't stop the bus on the first circuit, and once someone stops it, everyone else gets one more turn before the cards are revealed. The single player with the lowest score loses a token - when they lose all three they are out of the game! If it's a draw for last place, no-one loses a token. Then you are scored based on your hand and rank (1st, 2nd, 3rd) and the cards are shuffled and dealt again. The player who came 1st gets to start in the next round. SCORING Your hand score is the highest score with one or more cards of the same suit. e.g. 10C 2C 5C scores 17C 3S 5S 10D scores is 10D (the 3S and 5S only score 8 and are ignored) 2H 2S 2C scores 30 (three of a kind) MULTIPLAYER In multiplayer, there are always 4 seats. Any unused seats are filled with computer players - even if someone leaves the game, they get replaced by a computer player. However, the game ends when there is only one human player left on the bus. Made a sneaky move, a bad one or just want to psyche out the competition? You can tap and hold your bus pass to send an emoji to the other players. Stay & Watch. Lost all your tokens? You can choose to watch the game play to the end – great to cheer on remaining family or friends - or leave the table to play another exciting game of Stop the Bus! ABOUT US Crystal Squid games are lovingly crafted in Wales, UK. The Crystal Solitaire series of games have been some of the top online solitaire games on many sites, so we have redesigned them for a whole new generation of devices so you can carry on playing your favourite solitaire game wherever you may be! Follow us on Twitter @Crystal_Squid Or visit us at http://www.crystalsquid.com

About

Setle

This card game challenges players to identify matching sets based on four distinct features: number, shape, shading, and color. It offers multiple game modes, including a classic timed challenge, a daily puzzle for competitive play, and a head-to-head two-player option.

Highlights
  • Pattern-spotting card game
  • Four features per card
  • Classic timed mode
  • Daily competitive puzzle
  • Two-player mode
Features
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Setle is the card game of pattern-spotting. Every card carries four features — number, shape, shading, and color. Three cards make a match when each feature is all the same or all different across them. Easy to learn in a minute. Much harder to see quickly. Four ways to play: Classic — Work through the whole deck. The clock counts up, and your best time is the score to beat. Daily Puzzle — Ninety seconds on the same deck everyone else gets that day. Share how you did and compete with your friends! Sprint — Ninety seconds & a fresh shuffle. Two Player — Lay down the device and face off head-to-head! Play Setle each day to sharpen your brain!

Screenshots

Stop the Bus4 screens
Setle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Setle at 100% against Stop the Bus's 57%. Setle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8) and ads (none vs shown). Stop the Bus's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Setle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Stop the Bus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Setle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stop the Bus ships an update every 5 months, Setle every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Stop the Bus versus Setle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStop the BusSetle
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings59 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrystal SquidEli Levin

Customer experience

Stop the Bus

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

Setle

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stop the Bus

No in-app purchases

None

Setle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stop the Bus free?
Stop the Bus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Setle free?
Setle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stop the Bus or Setle?
Setle is rated higher. Stop the Bus averages 2.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Setle averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Stop the Bus or Setle have ads?
Stop the Bus shows ads; Setle does not.
Which is updated more often, Stop the Bus or Setle?
Stop the Bus ships an update every 5 months, and Setle every 2 days. Most recently, Stop the Bus was updated on November 2, 2026 and Setle on October 31, 2026.

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