Comparison

Bahama Stud vs Horse Collar

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

Head to head
About

Bahama Stud

Experience a unique five-card stud poker game against the dealer. Make strategic decisions based on visible cards and aim for the progressive jackpot. Progress from low-limit to VIP tables for higher stakes.

Highlights
  • Five card stud poker variant
  • Play against the dealer
  • See one dealer card before playing
  • Progressive Jackpot option
  • Multiple table limits (Low Limit to VIP)
  • Free chips awarded regularly
Features
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A Royal Flush takes the whole jackpot. Will you add the Bonus bet? Bahama Stud is five-card stud against the dealer, with a progressive play-chip jackpot that grows with every Bonus bet. Make the Bonus bet and you're in: a Royal Flush wins the lot, a straight flush takes a share, and other big hands earn Bonus payouts too. At the table, you see your five cards and one of the dealer's before you decide to Play or Fold. The better your hand, the more the Play bet pays. You start with a stack of free play chips. Build it up and move to higher-stakes tables as you go. Spin the Daily Rewards wheel every day for more free chips, or watch a short video whenever you want a top-up. Take on the dealer and take your shot at the jackpot.

About

Horse Collar

Features
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Horse Collar is a fast, social trick-taking card game from Youngstown, Ohio. Every round is five quick tricks: call IN to play or OUT to sit it out, win your tricks, and whatever you do — don't get stuck with the collar. Lowest score wins. Play a quick game solo against clever bots, or host a room and play live with friends. No account, no sign-up — just a room code and you're dealing. HOW IT PLAYS • Five tricks a round, with a trump suit each deal • Go IN or OUT before the round — but get "set" with zero tricks and you take the penalty • Redraw to improve your hand, read the table, and chase the lowest score • First to zero wins; ties break on who took the fewest collars PLAY YOUR WAY • Single player vs. smart bots — fully offline • Online multiplayer for 2–6 players with a simple room code • Classic, Quick, or fully Custom rules — tune the starting score, set penalty, zone, and trump rules to match your table BUILT FOR GAME NIGHT • Round-by-round scorecards saved for every game • Separate stats for solo and multiplayer • A running session total across a night of games • Drop-outs auto-fill with a bot so the game never stalls No tracking. No account. Just cards. Made with love in the 330.

Screenshots

Bahama Stud3 screens
Horse Collar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Horse Collar at none against Bahama Stud's 5. Horse Collar also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Bahama Stud's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price 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. Bahama Stud sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Horse Collar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bahama Stud ships an update every 3 weeks, Horse Collar every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bahama Stud versus Horse Collar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBahama StudHorse Collar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (256 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings256 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size244 MB9 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperWMD Entertainment LLCRC Digital LLC

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Bahama Stud

One-time5
  • Small Chip Bundle$0.99
  • Medium Chip Bundle$2.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
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  • Large Chip Bundle$4.99
  • Extra Large Chip Bundle$6.99
None

Horse Collar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bahama Stud free?
Bahama Stud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Horse Collar free?
Horse Collar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bahama Stud or Horse Collar have ads?
Bahama Stud shows ads; Horse Collar does not.
Which is updated more often, Bahama Stud or Horse Collar?
Bahama Stud ships an update every 3 weeks, and Horse Collar every 9 days. Most recently, Bahama Stud was updated on November 2, 2026 and Horse Collar on November 5, 2026.

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