Barnard's Star vs Kaazap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Barnard's Star | Kaazap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (46 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #167 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 669 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pollywog Games | JAMES MCSHINSKY |
Customer experience
Barnard's Star
Kaazap
In-app purchases
Barnard's Star
No in-app purchases
Kaazap
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99









