Comparison

Five Kings vs Trash Card Game

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

Head to head
About

Five Kings

A challenging card game where players aim for the lowest score by melding sets and runs of cards. Features multiple difficulty levels and can be played solo or against others.

Highlights
  • Solitaire or multiplayer gameplay
  • 11 rounds with increasing hand size
  • Wild cards and scoring mechanics
  • Drag-and-drop melding interface
  • Five difficulty levels from Beginner to Expert
  • Inspired by Five Crowns card game
Features
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Five Kings is a challenging melding card game played solitaire or against your friends. In this game you play 11 rounds against the computer and/or against other humans. The winner is the player who has the lowest score at the end of the game. You start with the round of 3's where you have 3 cards and 3's are wild (in addition to Jokers). You end with the round of Kings where you have 13 cards and Kings are wild. In each turn, draw from the Draw or Discard pile to your hand, meld your cards (by dragging them to the meld area on the screen), and discard a card to the Discard pile. Melds are 3 or more of the same rank, or 3 or more in a sequence, including as many wild cards as you like. A player is "out" when they have melded all their cards, giving them a score of 0 for the round. All other players get one more turn to improve their hands, or also go out. At the end of the round, your score for the round is the sum of the unmelded cards you have left. Cards count their face value except that unmelded wild cards count 20, and unmelded Jokers count 50! Sound difficult? Fortunately Five Kings has five (of course) game difficulties from Beginner (where the game helps you play and gives you hints) to Challenging (where your on your own against the Expert). The Easy opponent may throw you wild cards half the time, but you'll need all your skills and strategy to beat the Expert consistently. Five Kings is inspired by the popular card game Five Crowns by Set Enterprises.

About

Trash Card Game

Engage in a fast-paced, two-player card game where the goal is to flip all your cards before your opponent. Utilize wild cards and strategic trashing to outmaneuver your opponents. Compete against AI or challenge friends in this fun and accessible game.

Highlights
  • Two-player card game
  • Unique AI opponents
  • Multi-player with friends
  • Strategic card placement
  • Wild card usage
  • Round-based scoring
Features
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Trash (aka garbage) is an easy but super fun two-player card game. Play trash against 10 unique AI opponents or play multi-player with friends. 1. Ten cards are dealt to each player face down 2. The first player draws a card from the deck 3. If Ace thru 10, place the card on the matching location 4. The face down card underneath is flipped and place on top 5. If matching location is open, place that card next 6. Keep going as long as matching spaces are open... 7. Jacks are wild... put them anywhere you want 8. If a card can't be placed, trash it and the next player goes 9. If opponent trashes a card you want, you can take it 10. The first player to flip all locations wins the round! 11. Next round, the winner gets one less location 12. When a player wins 10 rounds, they win the match!

Screenshots

Five Kings1 screens
Trash Card Game3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Trash Card Game at Free against Five Kings's $0.99. Trash Card Game also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 36 months) and ratings volume (65 vs 12). Five Kings's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 3.2) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Trash Card Game is free to download; Five Kings costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Five Kings holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trash Card Game has 65 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Five Kings's written reviews are positive against 37% of Trash Card Game's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Five Kings ships an update every 36 months, Trash Card Game every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Five Kings versus Trash Card Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFive KingsTrash Card Game
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (12 ratings) — better3.2 (65 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better37.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1265 — better
Update frequencyEvery 36 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB108 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJeffrey PughGLOBE NETWORKING LLC

Customer experience

Five Kings

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative40.0%

Trash Card Game

All ratings51 ratings
Positive43.1%
Neutral7.8%
Negative49.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive37.0%
Neutral14.8%
Negative48.1%

In-app purchases

None

Five Kings

No in-app purchases

None

Trash Card Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Five Kings free?
Five Kings costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trash Card Game free?
Trash Card Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Five Kings or Trash Card Game?
Five Kings is rated higher. Five Kings averages 3.7 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Trash Card Game averages 3.2 from 65 ratings.
Do Five Kings or Trash Card Game have ads?
Trash Card Game shows ads; Five Kings does not.
Which is updated more often, Five Kings or Trash Card Game?
Five Kings ships an update every 36 months, and Trash Card Game every 4 months. Most recently, Five Kings was updated on October 29, 2026 and Trash Card Game on October 22, 2026.

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