Comparison

Donkey Master vs Kazhutha

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

Head to head
About

Donkey Master

Experience the classic card game Donkey online with friends or players worldwide. Challenge others in private matches or play offline. The goal is to be the first to empty your hand, avoiding being crowned the 'Donkey'.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • Play with friends privately
  • Offline play available
  • Live chat during games
  • Designed for smartphones and tablets
Features
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Donkey Master is an Online Multiplayer adaptation of the your childhood favorite card game Donkey! Donkey tash patta wala game is played in India in every household at family get-together and parties. Features: • First-ever online multiplayer version of Donkey card game • Play with tash players all over the world with Multiplayer mode • Challenge your friends in a 'Private Match' • Play 'Offline' when you are not connected to Internet • Chat Live with your friends while playing • Designed for both smartphones and tablets Objective of the game is to empty your cards before your opponents. The tash player who is left with the maximum number of cards in the end of the game is crowned as 'DONKEY'. Every round consists of every tash players dealing 1 card of the same suit. The tash player who deals the card with highest value in a round, starts the next round.

About

Kazhutha

A multiplayer card game where players aim to be the first to empty their hands. It features different room categories and the option to play with bots or friends. The last player remaining becomes the "kazhutha" or donkey.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer card gameplay
  • Objective: empty hand first
  • Play with friends or bots
  • Multiple room categories (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
  • Invite friends via link
  • Sign in with Facebook or Google
Features
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Don’t be the Kazhutha! Remember those family card nights where everyone laughed at the last one still holding cards? That’s Kazhutha (കഴുത / கழுதை / ಕತ್ತೆ), the Donkey card game generations of families have grown up playing. Now you can play it online with your friends, cousins and family, wherever they are in the world. The rules are simple. Get rid of your cards before everyone else does. The last player still holding cards becomes the Donkey, and everyone gets to roast them. PLAY WITH THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE Your cousins are in Dubai, your best friend is in Toronto, and your parents are back home. Kazhutha brings them all to one table. Create private rooms and invite friends with a single link Talk, tease and celebrate with live voice chat in private rooms Send quick audio messages and chat during the game Gift coins to your friends Discover private rooms and add members to your own QUICK TO LEARN, HARD TO MASTER Play classic Kazhutha with 3 to 6 players at a table Pull off the perfect Vettu to dump your cards and leave your rivals stuck with the pile Use Quickplay to jump straight into a game Play as a guest, no sign-up needed Play with smart bots if your friends aren’t online yet Play more than one game at a time CLIMB THE TABLES Start in Bronze, prove yourself in Silver, and take your seat at the Gold tables. Every room has a different level of challenge, so there’s always a bigger table waiting. REWARDS & GIVEAWAYS Claim free rewards and giveaways in the app Refill your coins and pick up special offers HOW TO PLAY KAZHUTHA The player holding the Ace of Spades starts the first round. Everyone must follow the suit that’s in play. If you don’t have that suit, you can do a Vettu: play any other card. The player who put down the highest card in the suit must pick up the whole pile. If everyone follows suit, the cards are discarded. The highest card wins the round, and that player leads the next one. Card values: 2 to 10 at face value, J = 11, Q = 12, K = 13, A = 14. Empty your hand to escape. The last one left holding cards is the Kazhutha! PERFECT FOR Family game nights, even across continents Onam, Vishu, Pongal and Christmas get-togethers Quick games during a break Anyone who loves classic Indian card games like Donkey, Gadha, Thuruppu and Rummy PLAY RESPONSIBLY Kazhutha is made for fun and friendly competition. Coins and in-game items are virtual and have no real-world value. They cannot be exchanged for real money or prizes. Gather your gang, deal the cards, and make sure you aren’t the Kazhutha. Website: https://kazhutha.mazgames.com Support: kazhutha@ceegees.in

Screenshots

Donkey Master4 screens
Kazhutha4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kazhutha at 5.0 against Donkey Master's 4.4. Kazhutha also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Donkey Master's advantage is ratings volume (79 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Donkey Master sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Kazhutha sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kazhutha holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Donkey Master has 79 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Donkey Master's written reviews are positive against 71% of Kazhutha's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Donkey Master ships an update every 6 weeks, Kazhutha every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Donkey Master versus Kazhutha: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDonkey MasterKazhutha
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (79 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.4% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings79 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size228 MB53 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCodeHoundCeeGees Software Solutions Private Limited

Customer experience

Donkey Master

All ratings77 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive50.4%
Neutral11.2%
Negative38.4%

Kazhutha

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Donkey Master

Reported bugs

93 issues
  • Server connection issues
  • Game stops working/crashes
  • Forced to play next card with no cards left
  • Too many ads spoiling the fun
  • VIP members only win matches/fixed cards for members
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  • Computer plays rubbish
  • Advertisement noise even when muted
  • Username changes automatically
  • Waiting time is long for other players
  • Same card for two different players
  • Points don't increase after winning a round
  • Same number cards dealt to other players
  • Card distribution feels off/unbalanced
  • App asks to update to install
  • Offline play is cheating/unfair distribution
  • App stopped working, no opponents found
  • Game gets stuck in between
  • Minimal cards shown at game start
  • Cannot restore ad-free purchase
  • Application not working
  • Getting ads after paying for ad-free
  • Game clears name automatically and doesn't save data
  • Phone function like back doesn't work properly
  • Cannot play without internet despite offline mode
  • Game is heavily rigged, designed to make you lose
  • Muted app still produces advertisement noise
  • Username changes to guest username
  • Waiting time is long for other players
  • Points don't increase after winning a round
  • Same card appears on multiple players
  • Game stops working, no opponents found
  • Game messes up by getting stuck
  • Shows 2 players putting the same card
  • Offline play is cheating, unfair distribution
  • Fake game, hacked app
  • App is slow after updating
  • Cannot restore ad-free purchase
  • Application not working
  • Getting ads after paying for ad-free
  • Game clears name automatically and doesn't save data
  • Phone function like back doesn't work properly
  • Cannot play without internet despite offline mode
  • Game is heavily rigged, designed to make you lose
  • Muted app still produces advertisement noise
  • Username changes to guest username
  • Waiting time is long for other players
  • Points don't increase after winning a round
  • Same card appears on multiple players
  • Game stops working, no opponents found
  • Game messes up by getting stuck
  • Shows 2 players putting the same card
  • Offline play is cheating, unfair distribution
  • Fake game, hacked app
  • App is slow after updating
  • Login issue with Facebook, points vanish
  • Players waste time without playing
  • Players with hacked versions putting multiple cards
  • Auto-closing of app and hang
  • App crashes while playing
  • One v/s One offline game is useless
  • Worst ads, boring and too long
  • Hanging and automatic play issues
  • App auto shut down
  • Game gets stuck and doesn't show cards
  • Frequent hanging, lose points
  • Cards not delivered properly, only few shown
  • App freezes, lose points
  • Game gets stuck, lose coins
  • Disconnects during online match
  • Player disconnection
  • Hackers in the game
  • App crashes, multiple disconnects
  • Disconnects from server
  • Private play not very good
  • Game gets stuck and player disconnected automatically
  • Hangs during a winning game, end up losing
  • App is unstable, consumes bandwidth
  • Game hangs at waiting for opponent
  • Lost coins due to errors when buying coins
  • Game gets stuck, lost points and coins
  • Connection problems, slow reconnections
  • Waiting for players who don't play
  • App gets automatically minimized while playing
  • App keeps searching for players, no internet message
  • Game freezes, no option to cancel without losing coins
  • Card not evenly distributed
  • Game automatically quits when someone calls or messages
  • Allotment of winning coins isn't proper
  • Game freezes and can only give up, coins lost
  • Cards are not shuffled properly
  • Showing too many issues
  • Game freezes every now and then
  • App is so mess, takes the wrong way

Requested features

15 requests
  • Add voice chat option
  • Increase number of players in private rooms
  • Improve in-game chat phrases
  • Add option to play again
  • Automatically replace inactive players
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  • Prioritize preferred players
  • Add custom chat functionality
  • Update with more high-costly cities
  • Add online tournaments
  • Improve graphics and interface
  • Add dark mode option
  • More player options (2 or 3 friends)
  • Allow keeping private games active without restarting
  • Show number of cards each player is holding
  • Add dark players to avatar options

Kazhutha

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Donkey Master

One-time10
  • 2500 Coins$0.49
  • 10000 Coins$0.99
  • Remove Ads for a Month$0.99
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  • 25000 Coins$1.99
  • 50000 Coins$3.99
  • Remove Ads$9.99
  • Remove Ads for a Year$9.99
  • 1500 Gems$9.99
  • 250K Coins$14.99
  • 750K Coins$39.99
3 purchases

Kazhutha

One-time3
  • 2000 Coins$0.99
  • 4500 Coins$1.99
  • 7000 Coins$2.99

Questions

Is Donkey Master free?
Donkey Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kazhutha free?
Kazhutha is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Donkey Master or Kazhutha?
Kazhutha is rated higher. Donkey Master averages 4.4 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while Kazhutha averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Donkey Master or Kazhutha have ads?
Donkey Master shows ads; Kazhutha does not.
Which is updated more often, Donkey Master or Kazhutha?
Donkey Master ships an update every 6 weeks, and Kazhutha every 2 weeks. Most recently, Donkey Master was updated on November 8, 2026 and Kazhutha on November 6, 2026.

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