Comparison

Among Thieves vs Castle Combo

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

Head to head
About

Among Thieves

Compete to become the ultimate thief by planning robberies and heists. Sabotage opponents and set traps to secure the greatest fortune. Play solo against AI or invite friends for online multiplayer challenges.

Highlights
  • Plan street robberies and heists
  • Set traps and sabotage opponents
  • Accumulate the greatest fortune
  • Online multiplayer
  • Solo AI play
  • Invite friends via Facebook
Features
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In Among Thieves, you take the role of a thief, trying to prove he’s the best in the trade by accumulating the greatest fortune. You will do this by carefully planning street robberies and dangerous heists, but also by setting traps for the others and sabotaging their well-prepared burglaries. And don’t forget – players are just as good as any other victim, for there is no honor among thieves! You play with 5 types of cards: Trap, Sabotage, Heist, Steal and No Honour Among Thieves card. You play with 2 of them on every turn. Choose wisely. The game has online multiplayer, as well as solo AI play (vs robots). Login with Facebook and you can invite your friends and play with them.

About

Castle Combo

Recruit characters and arrange them in a grid to create powerful combinations and score points. This digital adaptation of an award-winning card game offers a solo campaign and tactical challenges.

Highlights
  • Card drafting and tableau building
  • 3x3 grid combo creation
  • Solo campaign mode
  • Multiple bot difficulty levels
  • Automatic scoring
  • Interactive tutorial
Features
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Recruit the perfect cast and turn nine cards into one brilliant combo. Castle Combo is the official digital adaptation of the award-winning card game created by Grégory Grard and Mathieu Roussel, illustrated by Stéphane Escapa and originally published by Catch Up Games. Choose characters from the Castle and the Village, arrange them in a 3×3 grid and create powerful combinations to score as many points as possible. Every card counts. Manage your gold, move the Messenger between the two markets and decide which character deserves a place in your realm. With 78 unique characters and countless scoring combinations, every game presents a completely new tactical puzzle. A BRAND-NEW SOLO CAMPAIGN Enjoy a campaign created especially for the digital edition. Complete increasingly challenging scenarios, adapt to special events and pursue different objectives as you master every corner of Castle Combo. BUILD THE PERFECT COMBO Recruit nine characters from two open markets. Combine their immediate abilities, conditions and end-game scoring effects to create the most valuable 3×3 combo. EASY TO LEARN, DEEP TO MASTER Castle Combo offers fast, satisfying games filled with meaningful decisions from the very first card. Experiment with new strategies, discover unexpected synergies and keep beating your best score. PLAY YOUR WAY Learn the rules with an interactive tutorial Play the original board game against bots with different difficulty levels Put your skills to the test in an exclusive solo campaign Enjoy automatic scoring and a smooth digital experience Play quick strategy games designed for mobile devices Castle Combo is a clever blend of card drafting, tableau building and combo creation—perfect for board game fans and anyone who enjoys fast-paced tactical challenges. Your combo only has room for nine characters. Choose wisely.

Screenshots

Among Thieves4 screens
Castle Combo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Castle Combo at 5.0 against Among Thieves's 4.2. Castle Combo also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 33 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Among Thieves's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Among Thieves costs $4.99 and Castle Combo $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Castle Combo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Castle Combo has 54 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Among Thieves's written reviews are positive against 100% of Castle Combo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Among Thieves ships an update every 33 months, Castle Combo every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Among Thieves versus Castle Combo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmong ThievesCastle Combo
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (54 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings554 — better
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#13 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB219 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperLAN - GAMES EOODMANTITA GAMES, SOCIEDAD LIMITADA

Customer experience

Among Thieves

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%

Castle Combo

All ratings54 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Among Thieves

No in-app purchases

None

Castle Combo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Among Thieves free?
Among Thieves costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Castle Combo free?
Castle Combo costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Among Thieves or Castle Combo?
Castle Combo is rated higher. Among Thieves averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Castle Combo averages 5.0 from 54 ratings.
Do Among Thieves or Castle Combo have ads?
Neither Among Thieves nor Castle Combo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Among Thieves or Castle Combo?
Among Thieves ships an update every 33 months, and Castle Combo every 9 days. Most recently, Among Thieves was updated on November 2, 2026 and Castle Combo on November 10, 2026.

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