Comparison

Five Kings vs Five Crowns

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

Five Crowns

Experience the classic card game reimagined for mobile. Enjoy authentic gameplay with a new single-player campaign, beautiful medieval aesthetics, and intuitive controls. Play anytime, anywhere, and bridge generations with this digital adaptation.

Highlights
  • Authentic card game gameplay
  • New Kingdom Quest single-player mode
  • Play anywhere, anytime
  • Beautiful medieval aesthetic
  • Intuitive interface
  • Cross-generational appeal
Features
Currently charting
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THE CLASSIC CARD GAME YOU LOVE, REIMAGINED INTO AN EPIC JOURNEY. Bring the family favorite game of Five Crowns everywhere you go with the newly adapted mobile game. Five Crowns: Kingdom Quest is the official digital creation of the award-winning card game that has sparked competitive "books and runs" at kitchen tables for decades. The nostalgia you know and love has been transformed from physical deck to a vibrant, modern mobile experience. FROM TABLETOP TO TOUCHSCREEN Experience the strategy and edge-of-your-seat excitement, from the rotating wild cards to the game-changing Star suit, this is the authentic Five Crowns experience—no setup, no cleanup, and no lost cards required. A NOSTALGIC TWIST ON RUMMY If you grew up playing Rummy, Phase 10, or Solitaire, Five Crowns will feel like home—with a twist. It’s the classic game of "The Game Isn't Over 'Til The Kings Go Wild!" but now enhanced with a brand-new Kingdom Quest mode that adds a layer of progression and lore to the cards you know by heart. WHAT YOU’LL FIND IN FIVE CROWNS: * AUTHENTIC GAMEPLAY: Every shuffle and deal feels just like the physical game you’ve played for years. * NEW KINGDOM QUEST: Journey through the realm in a single-player campaign that gives the classic game a modern "Quest" feel. * PLAY ANYWHERE: No need for a big table or a group of four. Play a quick round on your commute or a full match from your couch. * BEAUTIFUL ADAPTATION: We’ve paired the iconic card art with a royal medieval aesthetic that brings the "Kingdom" in Five Crowns to life. BRIDGE THE GENERATIONS Five Crowns has always been the game that bridges the gap between kids, parents, and grandparents. Our digital version is designed with an intuitive interface that is easy for veteran tabletop players to navigate, yet fast-paced enough for the modern gamer. Dust off the crown and rediscover the game where “The Game Isn't Over 'Til The Kings Go Wild!” Download Five Crowns: Kingdom Quest today!

Screenshots

Five Kings1 screens
Five Crowns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Five Crowns at Free against Five Kings's $0.99. Five Crowns also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 36 months). Five Kings's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment 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

Five Crowns is free to download; Five Kings costs $0.99 up front. Five Crowns sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Five Kings asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Five Crowns holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Five Crowns has 1.1K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Five Kings's written reviews are positive against 48% of Five Crowns's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Five Kings ships an update every 36 months, Five Crowns every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Five Kings versus Five Crowns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFive KingsFive Crowns
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (12 ratings)4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better47.9% of reviews
Number of ratings121.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 36 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#137 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB387 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJeffrey PughBonfit America Inc

Customer experience

Five Kings

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

Five Crowns

All ratings1,106 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive47.9%
Neutral24.7%
Negative27.4%

In-app purchases

None

Five Kings

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Five Crowns

One-time9
  • 100 Coins$1.99
  • Knight’s Purse$6.99
  • 500 Coins$7.99
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  • Queen’s Vault$9.99
  • 1,000 Coins$14.99
  • King’s Treasury$19.99
  • 2,500 Coins$29.99
  • 5,000 Coins$59.99
  • 10,000 Coins$99.99

Questions

Is Five Kings free?
Five Kings costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Five Crowns free?
Five Crowns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Five Kings or Five Crowns?
Five Crowns is rated higher. Five Kings averages 3.7 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Five Crowns averages 4.7 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Five Kings or Five Crowns have ads?
Five Crowns shows ads; Five Kings does not.
Which is updated more often, Five Kings or Five Crowns?
Five Kings ships an update every 36 months, and Five Crowns every 2 weeks. Most recently, Five Kings was updated on November 11, 2026 and Five Crowns on November 12, 2026.

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