Comparison

PrefA vs Long Narde

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

Head to head
About

PrefA

Experience classic and ordered Preferans card games on a journey with 33 levels. Compete against AI players with varying skill levels in this 10-card plain-trick game.

Highlights
  • Classic Preferans gameplay
  • Ordered Preferans (Bandit mode)
  • 33-level journey progression
  • AI opponents with varying skill
  • Bidding and trump suit mechanics
Features
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You are offered to take a journey through the routes Moscow - Petushki playing ordered or classic Preferans! The route is made up of 33 stops. Arrival at a certain station will signify the transition to the next level, where your coupe (table) will get filled up with new players. Each player has their own level of understanding of the game. Preference is a 10-card plain-trick game with bidding. A bidding process is used to decide which player declares the trump suit as well as the contract. Declarer's objective is to win the contracted number of tricks. The defenders' main objective is to prevent this. Players must follow suit if possible, else trump if possible. Bandit - This is ordered Preferans. Playing this feature, each player is required to play 6 spades, 6 clubs, 6 diamonds, 6 hearts, 7, 8, 9, 10, two all-passes and miser. All sixer games are started with the proclamation of the trump suit until the announcement of the buy-in. Games 7, 8, 9, 10 are announced until the opening of the buy-in, however, the trump suit is announced after.

About

Long Narde

Features
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Long Narde, also known as just Nardy. The game is played in Middle East, East Europe, Ukraine and Russia. Features: # No Banners! # 8 difficulty levels # One or Two player mode # Game dice statistics # Dice without cheat # Game does not eat battery # Undo move # Small package size

Screenshots

PrefA4 screens
Long Narde4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Long Narde at none against PrefA's 2. Long Narde also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 16 months). PrefA's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). 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. PrefA sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Long Narde asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PrefA ships an update every 16 months, Long Narde every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PrefA versus Long Narde: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrefALong Narde
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFuzzex IncMiroslav Kisly

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PrefA

One-time2
  • 2000 coins for Preferans$0.99
  • PrefA$2.99
None

Long Narde

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PrefA free?
PrefA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Long Narde free?
Long Narde is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PrefA or Long Narde have ads?
Neither PrefA nor Long Narde shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PrefA or Long Narde?
PrefA ships an update every 16 months, and Long Narde every 3 months. Most recently, PrefA was updated on September 29, 2026 and Long Narde on September 30, 2026.

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