Comparison

13 Rummy vs Three

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

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About

13 Rummy

Experience a strategic card game where you arrange your hand into sets or runs. Wild cards and the number of cards dealt change each round, requiring new tactics. Compete against AI opponents and earn chips to customize your game's appearance.

Highlights
  • Card game variation
  • Variable wild cards and hand size
  • Play against AI opponents
  • Unlockable customizations
  • Save and continue game
  • Autosort hand
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Variation of Gin Rummy. Also known as 3-13, Wally's Game, or Diablo. Arrange the cards in your hand into consecutive runs or similar groupings to go out. New rounds mean new strategies as wild cards and the number of cards dealt continuously changes. Play against computer opponents and collect chips to unlock new backgrounds and card backs. App Features: • 3 Opponent Difficulty Levels. • Save and Continue your Game. • Autosort. • Customizable Background and Card Backs.

About

Three

This card game involves drawing and discarding to create sets or runs of three or more cards. Players compete against AI opponents over eleven rounds, aiming for the lowest score by melding cards. Wildcards add a strategic element to forming melds.

Highlights
  • Draw and discard gameplay
  • Form sets and runs (melds)
  • Play against three AI opponents
  • Uses two decks of cards
  • Optional wildcards (Jokers)
  • Eleven rounds with increasing hand size
  • Lowest score wins
Features
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In Three-Thirteen Rummy players draw and discard to form 3+ card Melds in their hand. A Meld consists of a Set of 3+ cards of the same number, or a Run in numerical sequence of 3+ cards in the same suit. Players: You play against three AI Opponents - Left, Top, and Right. Card Deck: Three-Thirteen Rummy uses two combined decks of standard playing cards, a total of 104 cards. For a faster pace of play, two or four wildcard Jokers can optionally be added to the deck.   Playing the Game: 1. Round 1 begins by dealing three cards face-down to each player. The next card in the deck is then placed face-up in the center of the table, starting a discard stack. Remaining cards in the deck are stacked face-down, next to the discard stack. 2. Player to the left of the dealer is first to play. Player either takes the top card from the discard stack, or draws the top card from the deck. After analyzing if the additional card improves player's hand by making a new Meld, or increases the probability of making a new Meld in future turns, player discards one card face-up on top of the discard stack. Play continues clockwise around the table. 3. Wildcards - in each Round, the card number equal to the number of cards in a player's hand is "wild" (for example, Three's are "wild" in Round 1). In Rounds 9-11 Jacks, Queens, and Kings, respectively, are "wild". If optional Jokers have been added to the deck they are "wild" in every Round. A wildcard can be used to represent any card in the deck. Thus they are very powerful cards for completing Melds. Multiple wildcards can be used in one Meld, and a Meld of wildcards only is also allowed. 4. A Round ends when a player, after discarding, has every card in their hand in a Meld of three or more cards. The player announces he/she is "out", and turns his/her cards face-up on the table. Remaining players now get one final turn to improve their hand before point totals are tallied. (Note: even if a player is "out" at the start of their turn, they must still take a card from either the deck or discard stack and then make a discard.) 5. After players have taken their final turns, points are tallied for all cards not in a meld. Cards numbered 2-10 count according to their number. Jacks, Queens, and Kings count 10 points. When Aces are played as low they count 1 point, but when optionally played as high count 15 points. (The option to play Aces as both low and high is currently not available in Three-Thirteen Rummy). Wildcards that cannot be used in a Meld count 15 points, and Jokers not in a Meld count 20 points.   6. The deal passes to the player to left, and play continues to the next Round. Players are dealt one more card than the previous Round. The new Round, and each successive Round, is played according to steps 2-5 above. Winning the Game: Upon completion of Round 11 the player with the lowest number of points wins the game. If two or more players are tied for the lowest point total, the rule of two-tied, all-tied is followed, and no player is awarded a win for the game.

Screenshots

13 Rummy4 screens
Three1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Three at free against 13 Rummy's free with in-app purchases. Three also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 24%). 13 Rummy's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Three holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 55 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of 13 Rummy's written reviews are positive against 39% of Three's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

13 Rummy ships an update fortnightly, Three every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
13 Rummy versus Three: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter13 RummyThree
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (51 ratings)3.1 (55 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.5% of reviews38.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5155 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.3 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEric HolubBradley Johansen

Customer experience

13 Rummy

All ratings50 ratings
Positive28.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative42.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive24.5%
Neutral34.7%
Negative40.8%

Three

All ratings55 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral14.5%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive38.6%
Neutral15.9%
Negative45.5%

User reviews

13 Rummy

From 51 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoy the game
  • 👍 Fun and challenging
  • 👍 Great card game
  • 👍 True to real rules

Room to improve

  • 😠 Frequent crashes
  • 😠 Ads are irritating
  • 😠 Game freezes often
  • 😠 Inaccurate scoring
  • 😠 Poor graphics

Three

From 55 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 No ads
  • 👍 Helpful meld option
  • 👍 App is up to date
  • 👍 Simple UI, no clutter
  • 👍 Addictive game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frustrating manual card movement
  • 🐛 Game closes out unexpectedly
  • 🐛 Missing tiles/cards
  • 🐛 Hard to use/move cards
  • 🐛 Crashes frequently

Bugs and requests

13 Rummy

Reported bugs

29 issues
  • App crashes in middle of game
  • App crashes and restarts behind
  • Game gets stuck
  • Menu button not responding
  • App crashes constantly
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  • Game doesn't save progress
  • Scoring is inaccurate
  • Bots make poor moves
  • Wilds seen as wilds even when used normally
  • Purchased backgrounds don't change
  • Game freezes
  • Wild threes not working
  • First round scoring is off
  • Game freezes and stays frozen
  • Cards block buttons on iPhone 11
  • Not adding correctly when going out
  • Ads glitch
  • Ads don't work properly
  • App crashes after saving and quitting
  • Difficulty level resets
  • Game crashes after paying to remove ads
  • First round glitch with 3s as wilds
  • App pastes from clipboard on launch
  • Game stops and goes to different game
  • Cannot use purchased items from store
  • Graphics are old looking
  • App dated
  • Game is 1-2 rounds behind on reopen
  • Deals different hands and outcomes on reopen

Requested features

12 requests
  • Pay to remove ads
  • Option to play with friends
  • Improve AI for wild cards
  • Better graphics and readability
  • Change font for wild number
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  • Make game ad-free
  • Add more decks for more players
  • Fix menu button issue
  • Allow playing on others' down cards
  • Option to lock difficulty level
  • Use accumulated chips for ad removal
  • Interactive play with friends

Three

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Game closes out when moving cards
  • Missing tiles/cards
  • App crashes frequently
  • Game drops out mid-game
  • AI player always wins/too good
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  • Scoring is incorrect/arbitrary
  • AI miscounts cards
  • Game glitches out
  • Slow hand re-arrangement after update
  • Cards temporarily refresh, redraw, move, duplicate
  • Card wrapping stops working
  • Top player score not visible in landscape
  • Wild card scoring issues
  • Incorrect scoring of melds

Requested features

7 requests
  • Multiplayer link up game
  • Online play against friends/family
  • Faster card re-arrangement
  • Highlight most recent card drawn
  • Option for two-player mode
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  • Pressing center deck as 'Play'
  • Option to donate to developer

In-app purchases

None

13 Rummy

No in-app purchases

None

Three

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 13 Rummy free?
13 Rummy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Three free?
Three is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 13 Rummy or Three?
Three is rated higher. 13 Rummy averages 2.9 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Three averages 3.1 from 55 ratings.
Do 13 Rummy or Three have ads?
Neither 13 Rummy nor Three shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 13 Rummy or Three?
13 Rummy ships an update fortnightly, and Three every 2 weeks. Most recently, 13 Rummy was updated on October 24, 2026 and Three on October 21, 2026.

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