Armello vs Card Thief
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Armello
Experience a grand adventure blending card game tactics, tabletop strategy, and RPG elements. Explore a procedurally generated world with unique heroes and a dynamic quest system. Engage in fast-paced, politically complex decisions in a turn-based day and night cycle.
- Card game tactics
- Turn-based tabletop strategy
- Fantastical RPG adventure
- Procedurally generated maps
- Unique playable heroes
- Dynamic quest system
- Animated cards
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Armello is a grand swashbuckling adventure combining three styles of play; The deep tactics of card games, the rich strategy of turn-based tabletop board games, and the adventure of fantastical RPGs. • Easy to Play but Hard to Master: Armello is easy to pick up and experience, yet its deep strategy-centric gameplay emerges as you play. Includes acclaimed story-driven tutorial mode. • A Board Game Come to Life: We've spent years cherry-picking the best parts of the tabletop experience, like our physics-based dice. • Fast & Thoughtful: Adventuring in Armello is fast-paced strategy fuelled fun with deadly, tactical and politically complex decisions. • Multiple Playable Heroes: Each unique Hero possess a special power, stat line, AI personality and can be equipped with an Amulet and Signet Ring to further match your playstyle. • Dynamic Sandbox: Gorgeous dynamic world which procedurally generates a new map each and every game, complete with a dynamic quest system ensuring a new RPG-like tale on every playthrough. • Turn-Based Day & Night Cycle: Use Action Points to journey across Armello's hex-based board and use our fuzzy turn-based system to play cards even when it's not your turn. • Animated Cards: Over 150 beautifully animated in-game Cards from artists all over the world. • World Class Soundtrack by Michael Allen and internationally acclaimed artist Lisa Gerrard. Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/armellogame Follow us on Twitter: @armellogame Privacy Policy: http://www.armello.com/privacypolicy/ Terms of Service: http://www.armello.com/termsofservice/ NOTES: 1) Compatible with iPad Mini 4, iPad Air 2, iPad 9.7" and iPad Pro, iPhone 6 and up
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Armello at none against Card Thief's shown. Armello also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 12.0). Card Thief's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (70% vs 61%). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Armello sells 6 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.
Card Thief holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.2K and 981 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Armello's written reviews are positive against 70% of Card Thief's.
Armello ships an update every 2 weeks, Card Thief every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Armello | Card Thief |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.2K ratings) | 4.7 (981 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews | 69.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 981 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 810 MB | 161 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | League of Geeks Pty Ltd | Arnold Rauers |
Customer experience
Armello
Card Thief
User reviews
Armello
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Relaxing & fun gameplay
- 👍 Great combination of tactics, strategy, and luck
- 👍 Unique game with apt name
- 🎨 Stunning art and visuals
- 👍 Addictive and enjoyable
Room to improve
- 🐛 Issues with achievement tracking and rewards
- 🐛 Multiplayer matchmaking and connectivity problems
- 🔋 Battery draining
- 🔍 Lack of full board overview
- 🕰️ Short turn timers in multiplayer
Card Thief
From 981 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great game
- 👍 Fun and unique stealth mechanics
- 👍 Very fun for offline gaming
- 👍 New favorite card game
- 👍 Creative and addictive game
Room to improve
- ❓ What is the goal?
- 🐛 Issueee
- 🐛 Buggy
- 🐛 Crashes on load
- 🐛 Cannot select path
Bugs and requests
Armello
Reported bugs
5 issues- Challenges not registering as completed
- Achievements not unlocking properly
- Multiplayer connectivity issues and game crashes
- Compatibility problems on certain devices
- Freezing and loading screen issues
Requested features
8 requests- More game modes and win conditions
- Larger board/map options
- Terrain variety with unique characteristics
- Offline play/pass-and-play mode
- Cross-platform multiplayer
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- More frequent content updates
- Improved camera controls and zoom functionality
- Better tutorial and in-game information
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
Armello
- Fistful of Shards$0.99
- Welcome Offer$2.99
- Bag of Shards$4.99
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- Shower of Shards$9.99
- Chest of Shards$19.99
- Wagon of Shards$25.99
Card Thief
- Unlock Card Thief$4.99









