Comparison

iCrazy Eights vs Go Boom!

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

Head to head
About

iCrazy Eights

Features
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CRAZY EIGHTS Main characteristics: - Play Crazy Eights against several CPU (2 to 6 players) - Four-color deck (each suit has a different color) - Several variants: Special cards, game points, undealt stock pile options,... - It includes help and play explanation - Settings: Cards size, deck type (four-color or classic), cards back color, sound, animations, speed, scoreboard, table and scores color... - Scores: Hands, matches, best and worst,... - Save and load game - Landscape and vertical orientation Play: - A player wins when reaches the set number of points - A match has several hands. In each hand 5, 7 or 8 cards are dealt. The object is to get rid of the cards in the hand onto a discard pile by matching the number or suit of the previous discard Scoring Crazy Eights: - At the end of the hand the winner gets points for the remaining cards in players' hands. The card values are 50 the eights, 10 the J, Q and K, and the other cards the face value (aces 1 point). The rules settings allow changing some of this rules:: - Game points: 50 per player, 100, 250 or 500 - Player beginning number of cards: 5 (more than 2 players), 7 (2 players) or 8 - Undealt stock pile: Only can draw from stock pile if the player hasn't valid cards, number of cards to draw, allow laying cards from stock pile immediately, when the stock pile is exhausted make a new one - Use 2 card packs with 6 players - Set up card requiring special actions: Penalty cards, reverse direction, skip turn - Eights: Only can be played when match the rank or suit, can nominated,...

About

Go Boom!

A classic card game for up to four players where the goal is to be the first to empty your hand. Follow suit or rank to play cards, drawing from the deck if you can't play. Score points based on opponents' remaining cards.

Highlights
  • Classic card game mechanics
  • Up to 4 players
  • Multiplayer mode for friends
  • In-app rules and instructions
  • Match selection (8, 16, 32 hands)
Features
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Go Boom! is a classic card game for four players and the objective is to win by being the first player to ged rid of all your cards in a similar way to Wot, Uno etc. Players start with seven cards and the first player lays down any card from their hand. In a clockwise direction, players lay down a card from their hand that matches either the suit or the rank of the first card played. If a player cannot lay down a card, they must take a card from the deck and hey continue taking cards until they draw a playable card, there are no cards left in the deck or their hand reaches 13 cards. Play continues until a player wins the hand by playing their last card (BOOM!) and the winner is awarded points according to the cards remanning in the other players hands - picture cards are worth ten and all other cards are face value. Matches can consist of 8, 16 or 32 hands. Features: Rules and instructions are included in the App Up to to 3 friends can play in multiplayer mode Match selection in 8, 16 or 32 hands

Screenshots

iCrazy Eights4 screens
Go Boom!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iCrazy Eights at none against Go Boom!'s 1. Go Boom!'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (10 vs 13.0). On price, ads 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. Go Boom! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iCrazy Eights asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iCrazy Eights ships an update every 6 months, Go Boom! every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
iCrazy Eights versus Go Boom!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCrazy EightsGo Boom!
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManuel Lopez LopezStephen Arscott

In-app purchases

None

iCrazy Eights

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Go Boom!

One-time1
  • Boom Ad Free$1.99

Questions

Is iCrazy Eights free?
iCrazy Eights is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Go Boom! free?
Go Boom! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iCrazy Eights or Go Boom! have ads?
Both iCrazy Eights and Go Boom! show ads.
Which is updated more often, iCrazy Eights or Go Boom!?
iCrazy Eights ships an update every 6 months, and Go Boom! every 5 weeks. Most recently, iCrazy Eights was updated on October 14, 2026 and Go Boom! on October 19, 2026.

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