Comparison

Card Thief vs Daxtle

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

Daxtle

Features
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Simple to learn. Surprisingly deep to master. Daxtle is a beautifully minimalist puzzle game that will twist your brain in the best way. Slide colored blocks across clever, irregular grids to land each one on its matching target — sounds easy, right? Think again. Here's the twist: every block has a fixed direction — it can only ever move one way. A single swipe moves all blocks sharing that direction at once, and a moving block will push anything in its path. One wrong swipe can ruin it all. Think ahead and plan your chain reactions. Made a mistake? Double-tap to undo — anytime, as many times as you need. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - 85+ hand-crafted levels across 6 chapters — each one a unique, satisfying puzzle to solve - Challenge mode: race against a 90-second master timer — each solve adds bonus time. How far can you streak? Compete on the Game Center leaderboard! - Surprising mechanics introduced chapter by chapter: multi-color blocks, destroy blocks, and teleport portals keep things fresh - Gorgeous, calm design — no ads, no timers, no distractions - Every single level is free from the start — nothing locked behind a paywall - Undo anytime with a double-tap — experiment freely - Hints when you need a nudge - Light, Dark, and Auto theme — plays beautifully day or night - Satisfying haptic feedback and an original soundtrack that makes every solve feel great - Works offline — no internet required SUPPORT INDIE GAMES Every level, every mode — totally free. If you enjoy it, a one-time $1.99 supporter upgrade unlocks 5 hints every 8h and helps keep the game alive. No subscriptions, no ads — just an indie dev building puzzles with love.

Screenshots

Card Thief4 screens
Daxtle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Daxtle at none against Card Thief's shown. Daxtle also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Card Thief's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Card Thief ships an update every 4 months, Daxtle every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Card Thief versus Daxtle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCard ThiefDaxtle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (981 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings981 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB76 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperArnold RauersRazvan Andrei

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

Daxtle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Card Thief

One-time1
  • Unlock Card Thief$4.99
1 purchases

Daxtle

One-time1
  • Support Daxtle$1.99

Questions

Is Card Thief free?
Card Thief is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daxtle free?
Daxtle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Card Thief or Daxtle have ads?
Card Thief shows ads; Daxtle does not.
Which is updated more often, Card Thief or Daxtle?
Card Thief ships an update every 4 months, and Daxtle every 2 weeks. Most recently, Card Thief was updated on September 29, 2026 and Daxtle on September 10, 2026.

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