Where Cards Fall vs Monument Valley+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Where Cards Fall
Build houses of cards to relive formative memories in this slice-of-life adventure. Navigate dreamlike spatial puzzles that represent the challenges of adolescence and beyond. Experience a wordless, coming-of-age narrative with a unique art style and immersive audio.
- Build houses of cards
- Solve spatial puzzles
- Coming-of-age story
- Unique art style
- Accessible controls
- Immersive audio and soundtrack
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Where Cards Fall is a slice of life story where you build houses of cards to bring formative memories to life. Create pathways through dreamlike spatial puzzles to navigate the insecurities and emotions of high school and beyond. Features: • Over 50 challenging spacial puzzles that exercise your imagination and strategic thinking skills • A captivating coming-of-age story told without dialogue • A unique art style inspired by contemporary artistic movements • Tactile, accessible controls hand-crafted for every device • Immersive audio and an original soundtrack. Headphones recommended!
Monument Valley+
Explore a surreal world of impossible architecture and optical illusions. Guide a silent princess through mysterious monuments, manipulating the environment to uncover hidden paths and outsmart enigmatic characters. Experience a beautifully crafted, minimalist 3D design with an immersive soundscape.
- Impossible architecture manipulation
- Optical illusion puzzles
- Guide a silent princess
- Minimalist 3D design
- Interactive soundscape
- Surreal exploration
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In Monument Valley+ you will manipulate impossible architecture and guide a silent princess through a stunningly beautiful world. Monument Valley+ is a surreal exploration through fantastical architecture and impossible geometry. Guide the silent princess Ida through mysterious monuments, uncovering hidden paths, unfolding optical illusions and outsmarting the enigmatic Crow People. BEAUTIFUL Inspired by minimalist 3D design, optical illusions and palaces and temples from around the world, every monument is a unique, hand-crafted world to explore. EASY TO USE Twist and drag to reshape the world and help Ida to explore. Designed to be easy for everyone to pick up, enjoy and complete. SOUND Audio reacts to your manipulation of the world to provide a surreal and beautiful soundscape. Best experienced with headphones.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Monument Valley+ at 93% against Where Cards Fall's 48%. Monument Valley+ also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 243). Where Cards Fall's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 36 months) and device support (5 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Monument Valley+ holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 243 and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Where Cards Fall's written reviews are positive against 93% of Monument Valley+'s.
Where Cards Fall ships an update monthly, Monument Valley+ every 36 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Where Cards Fall | Monument Valley+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (243 ratings) | 4.9 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.7% of reviews | 92.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 243 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 36 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.0 GB | 319 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Snowman | ustwo games |
Customer experience
Where Cards Fall
Monument Valley+
User reviews
Where Cards Fall
From 243 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Gamepad support
- 🎨 Beautiful visuals
- 🧠 Challenging puzzles
- 🎶 Calming soundtrack
- 🤔 Unique and intriguing story
Room to improve
- 🐛 Progress not saved properly
- 🕰️ Slow and unskippable cutscenes
- 🤔 Confusing and abstract story
- 🤕 Controls can be finicky and imprecise
- 🔋 Performance issues on some devices
Monument Valley+
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Stunning visuals and graphics
- 🧠 Challenging yet rewarding puzzles
- 🎶 Soothing and atmospheric soundtrack
- 🕹️ Intuitive and smooth gameplay
- 🧩 Unique and innovative level design
Room to improve
- 🔍 Levels can be too short
- 🤖 Lack of clear narrative direction
- 🔍 Some puzzles can be too difficult
Bugs and requests
Where Cards Fall
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game progress resets unexpectedly
- Crashes and freezes on certain levels
- Inability to move character after certain actions
Requested features
5 requests- Add option to skip cutscenes
- Improve save/load functionality
- Provide more clarity in storytelling
- Optimize performance on older devices
- Add controller support
Monument Valley+
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional soft-locks or crashes on certain levels
- Issues with level progression or loading
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content
- Ability to save progress across devices
- Hints or tips for harder puzzles
In-app purchases
Where Cards Fall
No in-app purchases
Monument Valley+
No in-app purchases
Questions
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