Comparison

Maracaibo Digital vs Between Two Cities Stonemaier

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

Head to head
About

Maracaibo Digital

Embark on a swashbuckling adventure across the Caribbean. Upgrade your ship, complete quests, and battle opponents. Strategize with hundreds of unique cards on a dynamic board that changes each round.

Highlights
  • Interactive tutorial
  • Solo play against Automa
  • Pass and play multiplayer
  • Campaign Mode with permanent changes
  • Includes 'La Armada' expansion cards
Features
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Play as an adventurer and sail around the Caribbean! Upgrade your ship, complete quests, and engage in combat. Every card you buy will unlock new abilities and bonuses to outwit your opponents. The board changes every round, and your strategy will have to keep up. Will you play slowly, buying as many cards as you can? Or will you race to the final space to catch your opponents by surprise? ABOUT THE GAME • Ranked in the Top 50 board games of all time • Easy to start playing, difficult to master • Strategize around hundreds of unique cards • Play on a board that changes every game FEATURES • Learn the game's rules with an interactive tutorial • Play solo against the Automa at 5 levels of difficulty • Pass and play for 2 to 4 players on the same device • Uncover the story of Maracaibo in Campaign Mode, where your decisions permanently change the board • Includes all cards from the "La Armada" mini-expansion! DOES NOT include Online Multiplayer features or AI opponents other than the Automa

About

Between Two Cities Stonemaier

A partnership-driven tile-drafting game where players collaborate to design cities. Each player works with neighbors to place tiles representing city elements, aiming for high livability scores in two cities. The game emphasizes shared attention and strategic placement.

Highlights
  • Partnership-driven tile drafting
  • City design with various tiles
  • Scoring based on city livability
  • Play with 3-7 players
  • Simultaneous city development
Features
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Between Two Cities is a partnership-driven tile-drafting game in which each tile represents part of a city: factory, shop, park, landmarks, etc. You work with the player on your left to design the heart of one city, and with the player on your right to design the heart of another city. On each turn you select two tiles from hand, reveal them, then work with your partners separately to place one of those tiles into each of your two cities before passing the remaining hand of tiles around the table. At the end of the game, each city is scored for its livability. Your final score is the lower of the livability scores of the two cities you helped design. To win, you have to share your attention and your devotion between two cities. The player with the highest final score wins the game. The game features play for 3-7 players.

Screenshots

Maracaibo Digital4 screens
Between Two Cities Stonemaier3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Between Two Cities Stonemaier at 3.8 against Maracaibo Digital's 3.5. Between Two Cities Stonemaier also leads on price ($3.99 vs $7.99). Maracaibo Digital's advantage is ratings volume (51 vs 4). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Maracaibo Digital costs $7.99 and Between Two Cities Stonemaier $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Between Two Cities Stonemaier holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Maracaibo Digital has 51 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of Maracaibo Digital's written reviews are positive against 40% of Between Two Cities Stonemaier's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maracaibo Digital ships an update every 7 months, Between Two Cities Stonemaier every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Maracaibo Digital versus Between Two Cities Stonemaier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaracaibo DigitalBetween Two Cities Stonemaier
Price$7.99$3.99 — better
Rating3.5 (51 ratings)3.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings51 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB129 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSpiralburst Studio, LLCDTDA Games

Customer experience

Maracaibo Digital

All ratings51 ratings
Positive60.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative35.3%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive43.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative50.6%

Between Two Cities Stonemaier

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

Maracaibo Digital

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App stuck in portrait/landscape orientation
  • Game freezes or locks up
  • Screen locked, half the game off-screen
  • Cannot scroll down to see the bottom of the board
  • Card drawing issues
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  • Camera at the top of the screen during tutorial
  • Game hangs after first automa move
  • Display bugs on iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • Cannot redraw cards after planning
  • Game doesn't scale to screen consistently
  • Cannot access buttons on the right side of the screen
  • App doesn't work on iPad (portrait/landscape issue)

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add computer AI opponents
  • Implement online multiplayer (real-time and asynchronous)
  • Add undo/restart turn functionality
  • Include a back button in the tutorial
  • Improve handling of larger system fonts
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  • Add content from expansions and promos
  • Turn log feature
  • Full screen on iPhones
  • Option to hide notch/status bar

Between Two Cities Stonemaier

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Maracaibo Digital

No in-app purchases

None

Between Two Cities Stonemaier

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maracaibo Digital free?
Maracaibo Digital costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Between Two Cities Stonemaier free?
Between Two Cities Stonemaier costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Maracaibo Digital or Between Two Cities Stonemaier?
Between Two Cities Stonemaier is rated higher. Maracaibo Digital averages 3.5 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Between Two Cities Stonemaier averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Maracaibo Digital or Between Two Cities Stonemaier have ads?
Neither Maracaibo Digital nor Between Two Cities Stonemaier shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maracaibo Digital or Between Two Cities Stonemaier?
Maracaibo Digital ships an update every 7 months, and Between Two Cities Stonemaier every 4 months. Most recently, Maracaibo Digital was updated on November 7, 2026 and Between Two Cities Stonemaier on November 4, 2026.

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