Comparison

Doodle Mafia vs Card Thief

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

Head to head
About

Doodle Mafia

Engage in a crime-themed puzzle and creation game where you can play as a gangster or a cop. Solve over 500 puzzles, build your empire, and navigate multiple storylines in a dynamic crime city.

Highlights
  • Over 500 puzzles and items to create
  • Play as Gangster or Cop
  • Dynamic Crime City simulation
  • Multiple game modes and storylines
  • Crime Slots mini-game for rewards
  • Available in 6 languages
Features
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Crime Does Pay! Play as a Gangster or Cop. Over 500 Puzzles to Solve & Items to Create WATCH YOUR CRIME CITY COME ALIVE AS YOU PLAY! Doodle Mafia is the biggest “Doodle” game ever! Over 500 puzzles to solve and items to create as you play the role of Crime Boss or Cop. You decide how you want to play as you play through multiple hard-nosed storylines & play modes. As you build your Gang and make your fortune you must evade the Cops as well as fight off rival games in order to become the “Big Boss” of the City. In the “City” mode watch your Crime City come alive as you successfully pull off heists, escape the Cops or beat-off rival gangs. But you gotta watch your back because behind every corner there is a good Cop trying to make a name for himself or a rival Gangster trying to take your turf! In the “Campaign” mode, nab the bad guys or pull off heists to build your fortune. Can you successfully rob the bank and escape the Cops? Are you tough enough to defeat the rival boss and be the Crime Big Boss of the City? We shall see how good you are…. Remember Crime Does Pay! GAMEPLAY FEATURES - The biggest “Doodle” game ever! - OVER 500 Puzzles to Solve & Items to Create. - Play as a Gangster or Cop - Watch your Crime City come alive as you play - Multiple Game Modes and Storylines to play through - Earn money and weapons in the “Crime Slots” mini-game - Available in 6 languages: English, German, French, Russian, Chinese & Portuguese. Follow us to get early access to exclusive content, price drops and updates: LIKE: www.facebook.com/doodlegod FOLLOW: www.twitter.com/joybitsmobile Check out our other exciting games! Doodle Devil™ & Doodle Farm™

About

Card Thief

A solitaire-style stealth game where you play as a master thief. Sneak through darkness, steal treasure, and escape without getting caught. It offers deep strategy and roguelike replayability in short, engaging sessions.

Highlights
  • Solitaire-style stealth gameplay
  • 4 unique heists
  • Unlockable equipment cards
  • Hireable thieves with special rules
  • Mini deck-building mechanics
  • Daily Heist mode with leaderboards
  • Roguelike replayability
  • Offline play
Features
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Card Thief is a solitaire-style stealth card game that transforms your deck into a shadowy world of cunning heists and daring escapes. Sneak through the darkness as a master thief. Extinguish torches, pickpocket guards, and steal precious treasure without getting caught. Every card you flip is a calculated risk. Every move could be your last. From the makers of Card Crawl, the hit indie card dungeon crawler, Card Thief distills the tension of classic stealth games into a sleek, strategic card game you can play in minutes. Easy to learn, endlessly deep. Plan. Steal. Escape. Repeat. With a rich layer of tactical decision-making, risk/reward choices, and roguelike replayability, Card Thief is the perfect pick-up-and-play strategy card game for fans of stealth, puzzle games, and solo card games alike. Features - Solitaire-style stealth gameplay with no internet required - 4 unique heists with distinct enemies, traps, and obstacles - 12 unlockable and upgradable equipment cards with unique abilities - Hire 10 thieves, each with special gameplay rules - Mini deck-building mechanics for deep strategic customization - Daily Heist mode with global leaderboards - Roguelike replayability so every run plays differently - Perfect session length of 2 to 3 minutes per game - Offline play, great for travel

Screenshots

Doodle Mafia4 screens
Card Thief4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Card Thief at Free against Doodle Mafia's $1.99. Card Thief also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 30 months) and ratings volume (1K vs 66). Doodle Mafia's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Card Thief is free to download; Doodle Mafia costs $1.99 up front. Doodle Mafia sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Card Thief sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Doodle Mafia against 4.7 for Card Thief. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Card Thief has 1K ratings behind it against 66, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Doodle Mafia's written reviews are positive against 70% of Card Thief's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doodle Mafia ships an update every 30 months, Card Thief every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Doodle Mafia versus Card Thief: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodle MafiaCard Thief
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (66 ratings) — better4.7 (1K ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better69.9% of reviews
Number of ratings661K — better
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB161 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperJoyBits Co Ltd.Arnold Rauers

Customer experience

Doodle Mafia

All ratings66 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative15.0%

Card Thief

All ratings981 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral1.3%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews478 reviews
Positive69.9%
Neutral9.4%
Negative20.7%

Bugs and requests

Doodle Mafia

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Card Thief

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Crystals which you can get when playing are useless
  • Notch covers game information on iPhone X+
  • Ads error prevents chest opening
  • Hideout heists have unrealistically high scores
  • Can't open hideout, game crashes
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  • Crashes right after starting on M1 iPad Pro with iPadOS 14.7.1
  • Crashes all the time
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

9 requests
  • More enemies or traps to deal with
  • More equipment to try out
  • 4x4 layout rather than 3x3
  • Endless mode
  • Multiplayer compatibility
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  • Sync game data between Android and iOS
  • Shop to use crystals
  • More levels, incentives, and variations in the Hideout games
  • Ability to cash in stolen goods for new tool cards or special cards

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Doodle Mafia

One-time8
  • Bundle of 200 buxes$0.99
  • Starter Kit$1.99
  • Bundle of 450 buxes$1.99
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  • Bundle of 1000 buxes$3.99
  • Bundle of 3000 buxes$9.99
  • Bundle of 10000 buxes$24.99
  • Bundle of 30000 buxes$49.99
  • Infinite buxes$99.99
1 purchases

Card Thief

One-time1
  • Unlock Card Thief$4.99

Questions

Is Doodle Mafia free?
Doodle Mafia costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Card Thief free?
Card Thief is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Doodle Mafia or Card Thief?
Doodle Mafia is rated higher. Doodle Mafia averages 4.8 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while Card Thief averages 4.7 from 1K ratings.
Do Doodle Mafia or Card Thief have ads?
Card Thief shows ads; Doodle Mafia does not.
Which is updated more often, Doodle Mafia or Card Thief?
Doodle Mafia ships an update every 30 months, and Card Thief every 4 months. Most recently, Doodle Mafia was updated on November 6, 2026 and Card Thief on November 6, 2026.

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