Comparison

Barnard's Star vs Kaazap

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

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About

Barnard's Star

Engage in strategic, turn-based multiplayer battles across space. Outwit opponents with unique character abilities and tactical map control. Victory depends solely on your strategic prowess, with no reliance on luck or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer turn-based tactics
  • No micro-transactions or random chance
  • 3 warring factions (Humans, Robots, Critters)
  • 30 characters with unique attacks
  • 18 maps on space stations and ships
  • Offline vs. AI and local multiplayer
  • Online multiplayer challenges
Features
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Snipe your friends, electrocute your enemies and rain down acidic slime in the Barnard’s Star system, 6 light years from Earth. A multiplayer, turn-based tactics battler with no micro-transactions and no random chance — ingenuity is the only way to victory! Features: - Choose between 3 warring factions: Humans, Robots, and Critters - Do battle with 30 characters using dozens of unique attacks and abilities - Conquer 18 different maps set on space stations and intergalactic ships - Play offline vs. AI or locally against a friend - Challenge friends and strangers with online multiplayer

About

Kaazap

This is a fast-paced, single-player card strategy game where players aim to draw cards to reach a total of 20 without exceeding it. Utilize a custom 10-card side deck to alter game mechanics and outmaneuver opponents in various game modes.

Highlights
  • Draw to 20 without going over
  • Custom 10-card side decks
  • Tactical push-your-luck duels
  • Quick Skirmish matches
  • Campaign progression
  • Roguelite mode
  • Optional companion reactions
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Kaazap is a fast single-player strategy card game about timing, risk, and outplaying the table. Draw toward 20 without going over. Use your custom 10-card side deck to change the odds at just the right moment, add, subtract, flip, double, break ties, or save a set before it slips away. Every match is a tactical push-your-luck duel. Do you stand on a safe total, press for a better hand, or spend a powerful side card now and risk needing it later? Play quick Skirmish matches, climb through a Campaign roster of rival opponents, or enter Rogue Droid roguelike mode, where changing tables, upgrades, rewards, and boss rules test how well your deck can survive. Build Your Side Deck Earn cards, tune your loadout, and bring exactly 10 side cards into each match. Your deck is your strategy: steady and defensive, aggressive and swingy, or built around late-set saves. Three Ways to Play Skirmish Jump into quick matches against selectable rivals and difficulty levels. Campaign Progress through a roster of opponents, unlock signature cards, and sharpen your strategy one table at a time. Rogue Droid Mode Start a roguelite-style run where each table changes the stakes, rewards, and risks. Adapt your deck, survive boss rules, and chase the perfect clear. Features Fast solo card strategy built around drawing to 20 Custom 10-card side decks Plus, minus, flexible, flip, double, and tiebreaker cards Quick Skirmish matches Campaign progression with unlockable signature cards Roguelite mode with upgrades, encounters, and boss rules Optional companion reactions for supported local Bluetooth hardware Kaazap is designed for quick sessions, smart decisions, and satisfying card-table tension, whether you want a single match or a full run.

Screenshots

Barnard's Star3 screens
Kaazap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Kaazap at Free against Barnard's Star's $3.99. Kaazap also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks). Barnard's Star's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Kaazap is free to download; Barnard's Star costs $3.99 up front. Kaazap sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Barnard's Star asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Barnard's Star holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barnard's Star has 46 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Barnard's Star's written reviews are positive against 67% of Kaazap's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barnard's Star ships an update every 4 weeks, Kaazap every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Barnard's Star versus Kaazap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarnard's StarKaazap
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (46 ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings46 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#167 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB669 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperPollywog GamesJAMES MCSHINSKY

Customer experience

Barnard's Star

All ratings46 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative17.4%

Kaazap

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Barnard's Star

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Kaazap

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Barnard's Star free?
Barnard's Star costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kaazap free?
Kaazap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Barnard's Star or Kaazap?
Barnard's Star is rated higher. Barnard's Star averages 4.7 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Kaazap averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Barnard's Star or Kaazap have ads?
Kaazap shows ads; Barnard's Star does not.
Which is updated more often, Barnard's Star or Kaazap?
Barnard's Star ships an update every 4 weeks, and Kaazap every 10 days. Most recently, Barnard's Star was updated on November 7, 2026 and Kaazap on October 31, 2026.

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