Pocket Tarneeb vs Facedown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Tarneeb
Enjoy a digital version of the popular card game Tarneeb without the hassle of physical cards. Play against AI or other players online, with customizable game modes and scoring. Features include a tutorial, progress tracking, and cosmetic customization options.
- Multiple score limits and game modes
- Online and LAN multiplayer
- Offline single-player against AI
- In-game tutorial
- Auto-save game progress
- Profile and progress tracking
- Customizable card decks and avatars
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Not in the mood for a night out? but could use a nice, calm game of tarneeb? now we've got just the thing for you! With Pocket Tarneeb we’ll save you the hassle of dealing cards, and calculating the score by letting you play on your phone or tablet, but with a lot of extra features of our own: - Play Tarneeb with multiple score limits (31, 41 or 61) and multiple game modes (Egyptian (Red & Black, Syrian or Normal Tarneeb) - Online Multiplayer - LAN Multiplayer - A very easy and helpful in-game tutorial for Tarneeb newcomers - Play Pocket Tarneeb against a challenging AI in an offline single player mode - Auto-save your Tarneeb games in order to continue them later if not completed - Control your game speed in single player mode - Track your progress in Pocket Tarneeb through the Profile menu - Play and earn XP to level up and show off your progress - Various challenging achievements to unlock - Buy and collect a variety of creative card decks and backgrounds from the in-game store - Create your own avatar with hundreds of unique and funny looks (for both male and female) for other people to see - Personalize your game theme by setting any colour you desire using the RGB colour picker - Taunt other players by performing multiple, funny in-game actions - Use funny clips and memes to express your feelings - Pocket Tarneeb Supports Arabic, English and ‘Franco’ Arabic Terms and Conditions: https://www.fanellaproductions.com/terms-conditions
Facedown
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Facedown is the card game you know how to play by the end of your first round. Everyone gets four cards, face down. You may look at two of them, once. After that you are on your memory — and so is everybody else. On your turn you take the top card of the pile and decide: play it to the middle, or swap it into your row and let the card it replaces go instead. Some cards do something when you play them. A seven or an eight lets you look at one of your own. A nine or a ten lets you look at somebody else's. A jack or a queen swaps any two cards on the table, and nobody sees what moved. A black king gives you two powers, one after the other. A red king is worth minus one and is the best card in the deck. The moment a card lands in the middle, anyone holding that same rank may burn it — first to tap wins. Burn one of your own and that slot is gone for good, which is exactly what you want. Burn somebody else's and you hand them one of yours, face down, unseen by both of you. Get it wrong and you take cards back with interest. When you think you are lowest, call Magic. Everybody turns over there and then. Be strictly lowest and you take what is in front of you. Tie for lowest, or misjudge it, and you take thirty. • Two to eight players • No account, no sign-up, nothing saved • Start a table, read out the four-character code, and everyone joins from the first screen • Practice players, to learn on or to fill a table • Red or blue deck, and your cards in a row or a block • Sound and vibration, both off with one tap How to play is on the first screen, and it teaches the game with the actual cards rather than a wall of text.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Facedown at none against Pocket Tarneeb's 11. Facedown also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). Pocket Tarneeb's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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. Pocket Tarneeb sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Facedown asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pocket Tarneeb ships an update every 2 months, Facedown daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Tarneeb | Facedown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (346 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 59.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 346 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blyxon | Nabil Elabd |
Bugs and requests
Pocket Tarneeb
Reported bugs
6 issues- Game is made up/already settled
- Ads cause kicks for inactivity
- Terrible algorithms and programming
- Servers are overloaded and laggy
- Not compatible with Mac OS
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- Abusive players without reporting system
Requested features
6 requests- Add voice chat
- Add 5K table
- Make compatible with Mac OS
- Screen rotation option
- Improve reporting functionality for abusive players
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- Add more updates and enhancements
Facedown
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pocket Tarneeb
- Silver Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Golden Monthly3 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Silver Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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- Golden Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- 10,000 Coins$1.99
- 22,500 Coins$3.99
- 35,000 Coins$4.99
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- 50,000 Coins$6.99
- 100,000 Coins$9.99
- Remove Advertisements$24.99
- 250,000 Coins$24.99
Facedown
No in-app purchases









