Comparison

Card Thief vs SUIT

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

SUIT

This card matching puzzler blends Solitaire with match-3 mechanics. Match suits and card numbers to solve tasks, earn upgrades, and extend your gameplay. Compete with friends on global leaderboards and explore four distinct game modes.

Highlights
  • Solitaire and match-3 gameplay
  • Match suits and card numbers
  • Solve tasks to earn upgrades
  • Global leaderboards
  • Daily game bonuses
  • Four game modes
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Solitaire meets match-3 in this addictive card matching puzzler. See how long you can keep going matching both suits and cards. Solve task to stay alive and earn upgrades that will help you stay in the game and improve your high score. See how you rank among your friends on the global apple leaderboards. Come back every day for a new game bonus and see if you can defeat your previous high score. When you begin to master the game there are 4 game modes to explore: - Endless mode: Go for as long as you can by matching suits and card numbers. - One deck mode: How much you can score with only one 52 card deck - Timed mode: Keep alive by playing fast! - Hard mode: Normal mode, but harder!

Screenshots

Card Thief4 screens
SUIT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SUIT at weekly against Card Thief's every 4 months. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Card Thief sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SUIT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Card Thief against 4.6 for SUIT. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1K and 2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Card Thief's written reviews are positive against 63% of SUIT's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Card Thief ships an update every 4 months, SUIT weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Card Thief versus SUIT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCard ThiefSUIT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1K ratings) — better4.6 (2K ratings)
Positive reviews69.9% of reviews — better62.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1K2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB85 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperArnold RauersMikkel Christiansen

Customer experience

Card Thief

All ratings981 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral1.3%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews478 reviews
Positive69.9%
Neutral9.4%
Negative20.7%

SUIT

All ratings1,978 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral4.6%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive62.6%
Neutral17.4%
Negative20.0%

User reviews

Card Thief

From 1K App Store ratings

What 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

SUIT

From 2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Cool game
  • 👍 Makes you think
  • 👍 Fun and challenging
  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Great concept and design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes sometimes
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🔍 Unclear rules and instructions
  • 🔍 Confusing job system
  • 🔍 Sequence job is impossible

Bugs and requests

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

SUIT

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Jokers not counting towards specific suit matches
  • Job queue getting overcrowded
  • Objectives not tracking properly
  • Blank white screen after some time
  • Restore purchase function not working
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  • Cards not resetting properly after combos

Requested features

8 requests
  • Option to play without jobs
  • More customization options (card designs, backgrounds)
  • Ability to undo moves
  • Improved tutorial and explanations
  • Option to adjust number of suits
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  • Ability to save/transfer progress
  • Implement dark mode
  • Add IAP to remove ads

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Card Thief

One-time1
  • Unlock Card Thief$4.99
1 purchases

SUIT

One-time1
  • Ad free upgrade$2.99

Questions

Is Card Thief free?
Card Thief is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SUIT free?
SUIT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Card Thief or SUIT?
Card Thief is rated higher. Card Thief averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while SUIT averages 4.6 from 2K ratings.
Do Card Thief or SUIT have ads?
Both Card Thief and SUIT show ads.
Which is updated more often, Card Thief or SUIT?
Card Thief ships an update every 4 months, and SUIT weekly. Most recently, Card Thief was updated on November 6, 2026 and SUIT on November 3, 2026.

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