Play Bukharo! vs CanastaMagic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Play Bukharo!
Experience the popular Indian card game Bukharo on your iOS device. This app offers adjustable settings for all skill levels, from beginners to experienced players. Enjoy playing with friends locally or connect online through its multiplayer mode.
- Indian card game adaptation
- Adjustable difficulty settings
- Local multiplayer
- Online multiplayer
- Suitable for all ages
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An iOS version of the popular Indian card game known as Bukharo. Designed for both new and experienced players, young and old players alike. Play with friends at home or online via our multi-player option! Adjustable settings make it easier to teach new players to start, and can later be disabled to provide a more challenging game for more experienced players. Based on the standard rules of Bukharo as described on PlayBukharo.com. Enjoy the game, and please let us know how if you like it and how we can continue to make it better!
CanastaMagic
This app simplifies scoring for Modern American Canasta. It offers camera-based scoring for closed canastas, open melds, and leftover cards, or a free manual scoring option. Track games with friends, review history, and manage special hands, bonuses, and penalties.
- Camera scoring for cards
- Manual score entry
- Friend tracking and stats
- Game history and saved rounds
- Special hands, bonuses, and penalties
- Subscription for advanced features
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Stop counting cards by hand. CanastaMagic is the smartest way to score Modern American Canasta. Camera Scoring: Use your camera to score closed canastas, open melds, and leftover cards by simply pointing your camera at these parts of your hand and tapping the camera shutter. Manual Scoring: Prefer to enter scores yourself? The full manual scoring flow is always available for free. Input closed canastas, open melds, and leftover cards with a clean, intuitive interface designed for fast entry, and the app will simply calculate your total score according to the rules and provide a clear summary to ensure you never miscount again. Play With Friends: Add friends and track games together. If you are making wagers the app will track the value per point and compute payouts as well. See who's on top in the dedicated "Stats" section where you can filter your own game states by partner and opponents. Game History: Every round and game is saved automatically. Review past scores, track winning streaks, and continue paused games with ease. Special Hands, Bonuses and Penalties: All 11 special hands are built in. Apply them in the scoring flow or browse the full reference guide anytime from the menu. Bonuses and Penalties are applied to your team's cards without any calculation required. Subscription: Camera scoring requires a subscription after 6 free scans. Manual scoring is always free. Subscriptions are billed monthly and can be cancelled anytime through your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CanastaMagic at 5.0 against Play Bukharo!'s 4.1. CanastaMagic also leads on ads (none vs shown). Play Bukharo!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. CanastaMagic sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Play Bukharo! asks for nothing beyond the download.
CanastaMagic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Play Bukharo! | CanastaMagic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | L&L Programming LLC | Ceramic Global LLC |
Customer experience
Play Bukharo!
CanastaMagic
In-app purchases
Play Bukharo!
No in-app purchases
CanastaMagic
- Premium Bronze$1.991 Month
- Premium Silver$3.991 Month
- Premium Gold$6.991 Month
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- Premium Platinum$12.991 Month
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