CardGames.io vs Speed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CardGames.io
Enjoy a vast collection of classic card, solitaire, and puzzle games. Play solo or challenge friends in multiplayer modes. Track your statistics and enjoy an enhanced full-screen experience.
- 35+ classic games
- Card games: Hearts, Spades, Rummy
- Solitaire games: Klondike, FreeCell
- Puzzle/Board games: Chess, Checkers
- Multiplayer mode
- Persistent statistics tracking
- Full screen mode
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CardGames.io is a collection of all your favorite card games, solitaire and puzzle games. It features 35 different games including the card games Hearts, Spades, Cribbage, Euchre, Gin Rummy, Rummy, Pinochle, Thirteen (Tien Len), Crazy Eights and Go Fish, the solitaires Klondike (classic solitaire), FreeCell, Spider, Clock, Pyramid, and puzzle and board games like Backgammon, Reversi, Checkers, Chess and Yatzy. You might have played them before on our website, https://cardgames.io , but using the app lets you keep your statistics forever, gives you full screen mode for all the games and lets you use extra player faces that are not in the web version. You can also play many of the games in multiplayer mode against your friends, including in Hearts, Spades, Euchre, Whist, Lockup, Chess, Checkers, Reversi and Backgammon. Enjoy the app and let us know if you have any problems, we can be reached on Twitter, Facebook or through our website, https://cardgames.io .
Speed
A single-player card game where you compete against the computer to discard your cards faster. Progress through increasingly challenging levels as you beat the AI.
- Single-player gameplay
- Progressive difficulty levels
- Card matching mechanics
- Unlockable levels
- Classic card game rules
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It is a standard card game "speed". It is for one person playing against the computer. Winning the computer unlocks the next level, and with each level the computer gets stronger. how to play : The bottom of the screen is the player, and the top of the screen is the computer. Take out the center card and the cards with the numbers before and after, and get rid of the player's cards faster than the computer. K(13) and A(1) are also treated as before and after numbers.
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Verdict
CardGames.io and Speed both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 56% of CardGames.io's written reviews are positive against 0% of Speed's. CardGames.io also leads on ratings volume (52K vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for CardGames.io against 4.6 for Speed. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CardGames.io has 52K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of CardGames.io's written reviews are positive against 0% of Speed's.
CardGames.io ships an update every 6 weeks, Speed every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CardGames.io | Speed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (52K ratings) — better | 4.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 52K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raudas Hugbunadur ehf. | Hirokazu Uno |
Customer experience
CardGames.io
Speed
Bugs and requests
CardGames.io
Reported bugs
5 issues- Cribbage scoring issues
- Backgammon dice rolls favoring computer
- Spades partner bidding problems
- Multiplayer game freezes
- Incorrect card interactions in some games
Requested features
6 requests- Add more game options (poker, snakes and ladders, etc.)
- Implement undo/redo functionality
- Allow adjustable AI difficulty
- Add a paid ad-free version
- Improve partner AI in team games
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- Enable landscape mode for mobile
Speed
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CardGames.io
No in-app purchases
Speed
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CardGames.io free?
Is Speed free?
Which has better reviews, CardGames.io or Speed?
Do CardGames.io or Speed have ads?
Which is updated more often, CardGames.io or Speed?
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