Comparison

Cards, Universe & Everything vs Exploding Kittens NETFLIX

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

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About

Cards, Universe & Everything

Engage in strategic card battles by building unique decks with a vast collection of cards featuring facts and trivia. Trade, craft, and fuse cards to create powerful combos and outwit opponents in thrilling arenas. Compete globally and climb the leaderboards.

Highlights
  • PVP Battles
  • Card Trading
  • Deck Building
  • Card Crafting
  • Card Fusion
  • Quests & Achievements
  • Leaderboard Climbing
Features
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Battle anything from across the universe! Let King Arthur wield Excalibur against Thor and mighty Mjolnir; set a T-Rex loose on an African Elephant; or pair up Einstein with a Zombie to take on a Pug, a Hamburger, and the Charter of the United Nations. Yes, this game will take you places you never intended to go. Of course like all good TCG and CCG games the concept is simple to understand, but it's the layers of preparation, strategy and devious tactics against your opponent that make all the difference. Cards, the Universe and Everything, CUE Cards for short, is designed for the ever-curious with a taste for the absurd. Each glorious card is brimming with fascinating nuggets of knowledge, facts and trivia. For example did you know Manatees use flatulence to stay buoyant or that African Pygmy Hedgehogs like to cover themselves in spit when they smell something new? (If you did then give yourself a gold star, but with over 4000 cards already, the chances are you won’t know everything… yet.) When we say everything in the universe we mean it, sure we might be a few trillion trillion things off completely fulfilling our promise, but we’re getting there. There’s an ever-growing collection of cards covering anything and everything; Space Travel, Dinosaurs, Nebulae, Greek, Roman and Norse mythology, Samurai, the Honey Badger, the Sun, Leonardo Da Vinci, Elephants, Celestial Objects, Kings and Queens, Bugs, Sharks, and so much more across Science, Technology, Arts & Culture, Natural History, Paleontology and History. Gather together a collection of your favourite things, build an all conquering deck and then duel it out against other players from around the world in thrilling arenas. Combine cards to creative crazy combos like Quantum Leap and Ace of Spies, Gently beating your opponent into submission to gain famous victories and shoot up the leaderboard and leagues. CUE Cards is packed full of features including: Become the Best TCG/CCG Player • PVP battles - Duel it out with friends and foes • Trading - Trade your cards with anyone • Deck building - Build the best deck for the current league rules or custom games • Thrilling arenas themed around collections Build your collection • New cards every day • Card Crafting - Use secret recipes to get special cards • Fusion - Fuse your duplicate cards to make all new powerful cards In-game rewards • Quests & Achievements - Hundreds of in-game quests • Collect trophies and climb the leaderboard • Game progression with XP to get even more rewards Always exciting • Weekly Leagues • Weekly events • Daily rewards and card giveaways • Beautiful cards on everything all featuring unique art, digestible facts and wonderful trivia. While that’s all sinking in, why don’t you just download CUE and give it a try!

About

Exploding Kittens NETFLIX

A multiplayer card game where players draw cards to avoid exploding kittens. Use strategic cards to defuse fatal felines or eliminate opponents. Features original art and is available exclusively for Netflix members.

Highlights
  • Draw cards to avoid exploding kittens
  • Defuse fatal felines with special cards
  • Multiplayer gameplay
  • Strategic card play
  • Original art by The Oatmeal
  • Exclusive to Netflix members
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Available exclusively for Netflix members. Bring the catnip. Draw as many cards as you can, and do your best to dodge — or defuse — fatal felines. Or else, boom goes the dynamite! In this multiplayer, kitty-powered game of chance, players draw cards — until someone draws an exploding kitten and blows up. Then that player is out unless they have a defuse card. Defuse cards allow players to neutralize furry foes with laser pointers, belly rubs, catnip sandwiches or other diversions. All of the other cards in the deck can be used strategically to move, mitigate or avoid. Featuring original art by The Oatmeal.

Screenshots

Cards, Universe & Everything4 screens
Exploding Kittens NETFLIX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cards, Universe & Everything at 72% against Exploding Kittens NETFLIX's 21%. Cards, Universe & Everything also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). Exploding Kittens NETFLIX's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, 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

Both are free to download. Cards, Universe & Everything sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Exploding Kittens NETFLIX sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cards, Universe & Everything holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cards, Universe & Everything has 10K ratings behind it against 208, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Cards, Universe & Everything's written reviews are positive against 21% of Exploding Kittens NETFLIX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cards, Universe & Everything ships an update every 2 weeks, Exploding Kittens NETFLIX every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cards, Universe & Everything versus Exploding Kittens NETFLIX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCards, Universe & EverythingExploding Kittens NETFLIX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10K ratings) — better3.0 (208 ratings)
Positive reviews71.5% of reviews — better21.3% of reviews
Number of ratings10K — better208
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size228 MB484 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperVirtTrade LtdNetflix, Inc.

Customer experience

Cards, Universe & Everything

All ratings10,394 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews942 reviews
Positive71.5%
Neutral8.4%
Negative20.1%

Exploding Kittens NETFLIX

All ratings208 ratings
Positive40.9%
Neutral16.8%
Negative42.3%
Written reviews691 reviews
Positive21.3%
Neutral20.0%
Negative58.8%

User reviews

Cards, Universe & Everything

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Fun and educational
  • 💡 Unique concept
  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Generous free-to-play model

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Matchmaking issues
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🐛 Buggy UI/UX
  • 💰 Pay-to-win concerns
  • 🐛 Unbalanced card power

Exploding Kittens NETFLIX

From 208 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Accurate to the original card game
  • 💡 New cards and features
  • 🎉 Fun and addictive

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Automatic card plays
  • 🐛 Inconsistent behavior of certain cards
  • 🕰️ Lack of turn timer for players

Bugs and requests

Cards, Universe & Everything

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Blank screen after pack opening
  • Opponent energy/power exploits
  • Inconsistent card ability triggers
  • Crashes during league matches

Requested features

8 requests
  • Clan/team features
  • Card rarity indicators
  • Card search/filtering
  • Improved trading system
  • Ranked mode improvements
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  • More game modes
  • Customization options
  • Better rewards for loyalty

Exploding Kittens NETFLIX

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes when Armageddon card is played
  • Nope card not working as intended
  • Exploding kitten card not being placed back correctly
  • Wins not being tracked in single-player mode

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to kick inactive players
  • Save progress and unlock higher difficulty levels
  • More customization options
  • Ability to chat with other players

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Cards, Universe & Everything

One-time13
  • Special Offer 1$0.99
  • Golden Spinner$0.99
  • Spotlight DX$0.99
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  • 200 Gems$1.99
  • Special Offer 3$2.99
  • 525 Gems$4.99
  • Golden Spinner Plus Bundle$4.99
  • Special Offer 7$6.99
  • 1150 Gems$9.99
  • Special Offer 10$9.99
  • Mega Bundle 10$9.99
  • Special Offer 12$11.99
  • Special Offer 20$19.99
1 purchases

Exploding Kittens NETFLIX

Subscriptions1
  • Netflix Standard Plan$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Cards, Universe & Everything free?
Cards, Universe & Everything is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Exploding Kittens NETFLIX free?
Exploding Kittens NETFLIX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cards, Universe & Everything or Exploding Kittens NETFLIX?
Cards, Universe & Everything is rated higher. Cards, Universe & Everything averages 4.7 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Exploding Kittens NETFLIX averages 3.0 from 208 ratings.
Do Cards, Universe & Everything or Exploding Kittens NETFLIX have ads?
Cards, Universe & Everything shows ads; Exploding Kittens NETFLIX does not.
Which is updated more often, Cards, Universe & Everything or Exploding Kittens NETFLIX?
Cards, Universe & Everything ships an update every 2 weeks, and Exploding Kittens NETFLIX every 6 months. Most recently, Cards, Universe & Everything was updated on September 26, 2026 and Exploding Kittens NETFLIX on September 25, 2026.

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