Canasta Royale vs Mex Train
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Canasta Royale
Experience the classic card game with this app, offering multiple game modes and difficulty levels. Enjoy realistic gameplay, track your progress with extensive statistics, and personalize your experience with unique themes and power-ups. Play solo or with friends through Facebook integration.
- Multiple game modes (Regular, Team Play, Speed Canasta, Hand & Foot)
- Four difficulty levels
- Extensive statistics tracking
- Facebook integration for progress saving
- Customizable themes and power-ups
- Realistic gameplay and graphics
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Now with Online multiplayer game modes! Play North Sky’s newest game, Canasta Royale, the classic card game! Canasta Royale is the BEST classic Canasta game created for iOS. The game offers four levels of difficulty, four unique game modes as well as extensive statistics tracking. Unlock Team Play, Speed Canasta and Hand & Foot modes for unparalleled fun! Includes Facebook integration! Personalize your game, earn experience with every game, never lose your statistics! Your statistics are always stored in the cloud and shared between all your devices. Features: • Realistic gameplay and graphics • Intuitive single player gameplay • Four Unique game modes: Regular, Team Play, Speed Canasta and Hand & Foot! • Four difficulty options, including the brand new Expert AI! • Extensive Statistics, including games and hands breakdown. • Facebook integration - personalize your game and save your progress. • Unique powerup! Add a extra Joker to your hand to make that final canasta and win the game! • Seven unique themes, allowing you to customize your game play experience!
Mex Train
A digital adaptation of the popular family domino game. Compete against three AI opponents, strategically arranging your dominoes to build the best train. Utilize hints to guide your moves and optimize your gameplay.
- Play against three computer opponents
- Drag and arrange dominoes
- Flip dominoes before play
- Build your perfect train
- Get play hints
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Favorite family domino game. Play against three computer opponents. Drag ten dominoes to your home area to start each round. Before play, you can double-tap a domino to flip it around, and arrange your perfect train. Tap the question mark for a play hint (doesn't show, if no play available).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Canasta Royale at 4.7 against Mex Train's 3.5. Canasta Royale also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (5.2K vs 21). Mex Train's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Canasta Royale sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Mex Train asks for nothing beyond the download.
Canasta Royale holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canasta Royale has 5.2K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Canasta Royale's written reviews are positive against 56% of Mex Train's.
Canasta Royale ships an update monthly, Mex Train every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Canasta Royale | Mex Train |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.2K ratings) — better | 3.5 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.6% of reviews — better | 56.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.2K — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 644 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | North Sky Games | Phil Stern |
Customer experience
Canasta Royale
Mex Train
Bugs and requests
Canasta Royale
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game freezing and crashing mid-game
- Incorrect card value recognition
- Inability to pick up discarded cards
- Inconsistent behavior when going out
- Progress and coin loss due to glitches
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode to play against friends
- More difficulty levels and challenge options
- Customization options for cards and backgrounds
- Ability to disable ads through in-app purchase
- Improved card counting and rule enforcement
Mex Train
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Canasta Royale
- Special Offer$2.99
- Special Offer$3.99
- Tiny Coin Pack$4.99
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- Special Offer$4.99
- Tiny Chips Pack$4.99
- Special Offer$7.99
- Small Coin Pack$9.99
- Small Chips Pack$9.99
- Special Offer$12.99
- Medium Coin Pack$19.99
- Special Offer$19.99
- Medium Chips Pack$19.99
- Large Coin Pack$49.99
- Jumbo Coin Pack$99.99
Mex Train
No in-app purchases
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