Comparison

Cake Duel vs Paperback Vol. 2

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

Head to head
About

Cake Duel

A fast-paced card game of deception where players bluff their way to stealing cake. Use adorable Sheepie troops to attack and defend, and catch your opponent in a lie to win rounds. Perfect for fans of bluffing and strategy games.

Highlights
  • Bluffing and deception gameplay
  • Card battles with Sheepie troops
  • Steal opponent's cakes
  • Call bluffs to win rounds
  • Unlockable taunts
  • Online multiplayer and AI opponents
  • Visual rules tutorial
Features
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Cake Duel is a game of deception. Bluff your way to taking all the cake in this fast-paced card game for 2 players. Fleece your opponents by playing sets of adorable Sheepie troops. Go on the offensive to steal your opponent's cakes while defending your own. Lie about your cards to get ahead, but don't get caught! If you love games like Poker, Werewolf, and BS, then Cake Duel is the game for you! * This is the official mobile adaptation of the physical card game Cake Duel * LIGHT CARD BATTLES Play cute Sheepie cards with fantasy themes to sneak by the enemy's defenses and steal their cake. TAKE THE CAKE Look at all that delicious cake. I mean LOOK AT IT. Don’t you want to take all the cakes? You know you do. It’s cheat day. CALL THE BLUFF Catch your opponent bluffing and you'll win the round! There's no way their opening hand had all THREE wizards... right? STYLE ON YOUR FOES A successful bluff with the Sir Wolfy card will disrespect your gullible opponent with unlockable taunts. ONLINE MULTIPLAYER Create custom lobbies with friends, queue up against matchmade opponents, or play solo against AI opponents. ~~HOW TO PLAY~~ In Cake Duel, players take turns attacking each other with Archer, Soldier and Wizard Sheepie while the defending player blocks with Defenders and Scientists. Each player plays any number of their cards face down and declares what they've played (you can lie of course!). You can call the opponents bluff about their cards, ending the round. If you called right, you win! But if the opponent was telling the truth then they win the round instead. If neither player calls the bluff, the face down cards are assumed to be the real thing. Each defender blocks one Soldier or Archer, while each Wizard blocks one scientist. Any attacking Sheepie that are unblocked steal cakes from the defender. Players draw back to 4 cards each from the same deck, so pay close attention to what your enemy has played! After all cards are played, the player with the most cake wins the round! All matches are best 3 out of 5 rounds. **A fast and visual rules tutorial is built into the game that you can revisit at any time!**

About

Paperback Vol. 2

This is a novel deck-building game where players craft words to create clever combos and become bestselling authors. It features new cards, modes, art, and advanced AI for challenging gameplay or cooperative play with friends.

Highlights
  • Deck-building word game mechanics
  • New cards and abilities
  • Cooperative mode with friends or AI
  • Advanced AI opponents
  • New art and interface
  • Mini-expansions
Features
Currently charting
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Paperback the game is back! Paige Turner has been cranking out novels of all genres and has a new set of tricks. Follow her journey to become a bestselling author! Paperback, the deckbuilding word game fuses smart wordsmithing with clever combos. Based on the bestselling card game, it returns with Vol 2! Try out the new cards, new modes and new art. The advanced computer players can challenge the best players or work alongside you in cooperative mode. Cooperative mode - play with friends even play alongside the AI New massive card set - as you play, you’ll unlock new cards and abilities. Advanced AI - can find the best words faster and challenge the best players. New Art and interface New mini-expansions - spacebar, dyslexic and alternate starting wilds. New kitchy novels to finish!

Screenshots

Cake Duel4 screens
Paperback Vol. 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cake Duel at 100% against Paperback Vol. 2's 26%. Cake Duel also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). Paperback Vol. 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On ratings volume, ads, monetization model 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

Cake Duel costs $0.99 and Paperback Vol. 2 $4.99 up front. Cake Duel sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Paperback Vol. 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cake Duel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 48 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Cake Duel's written reviews are positive against 26% of Paperback Vol. 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cake Duel ships an update every 2 months, Paperback Vol. 2 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Cake Duel versus Paperback Vol. 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCake DuelPaperback Vol. 2
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (24 ratings) — better3.5 (48 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better26.4% of reviews
Number of ratings2448 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#118 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB146 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSizigi, Inc.Fowers Games Inc.

Customer experience

Cake Duel

All ratings23 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Paperback Vol. 2

All ratings47 ratings
Positive48.9%
Neutral27.7%
Negative23.4%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive26.4%
Neutral34.0%
Negative39.6%

Bugs and requests

Cake Duel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Paperback Vol. 2

Reported bugs

23 issues
  • App is buggy
  • Cards not working as expected
  • Points miscalculated
  • Words not in dictionary
  • AI uses invalid words
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  • App icon shows false notifications
  • Double value card bug
  • Green Look at 3 cards dialog bug
  • App freezes after scoring
  • Cannot buy cards after scoring
  • Game freezes during AI turn
  • Push notifications not working
  • Card effects not always working
  • Triple-letter score bug
  • Account not verified error
  • Cannot start new PvP games
  • Online not working
  • Game won't deal second hand
  • Animations move at snail's pace
  • Computer players lock up
  • Computer players make suboptimal choices
  • Double score adjacency bonus not working
  • Confirmation email not received

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to use original fonts/graphics
  • Full rules explanation
  • Card collection feature
  • Option to have all cards available

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Cake Duel

One-time8
  • Wolfy Fireball Taunt$0.99
  • Dab Taunt$0.99
  • Disco Taunt$0.99
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  • Swagger Taunt$0.99
  • Love Taunt$0.99
  • Hubris Taunt$0.99
  • Wolfy Wiggle Taunt$0.99
  • All 7 premium taunts$2.99
None

Paperback Vol. 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cake Duel free?
Cake Duel costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Paperback Vol. 2 free?
Paperback Vol. 2 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cake Duel or Paperback Vol. 2?
Cake Duel is rated higher. Cake Duel averages 5.0 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Paperback Vol. 2 averages 3.5 from 48 ratings.
Do Cake Duel or Paperback Vol. 2 have ads?
Neither Cake Duel nor Paperback Vol. 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cake Duel or Paperback Vol. 2?
Cake Duel ships an update every 2 months, and Paperback Vol. 2 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cake Duel was updated on October 26, 2026 and Paperback Vol. 2 on October 27, 2026.

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