Shufflez vs Playing cards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shufflez
This app replaces a physical deck of cards, allowing you to deal and play card games with others online. It supports multiple decks and can be used for solo practice or card counting.
- Digital card deck replacement
- Multiplayer card dealing
- Supports up to 6 decks
- Jokers included or excluded
- Solo play for practice
- 4-color and standard decks
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Deck of cards replacement. If you don't have a deck of cards, or you hate shuffling, just use your phone or tablet instead! Deal cards to other players with internet connection. Play any card game you want. Up to 6 decks supported, with or without Jokers. You can also use the app alone to count cards, exercise, etc. Includes beautiful 4-color deck along with standard deck. Note: May not work correctly in Zoomed mode (Settings>Display & Brightness>View>Standard)
Playing cards
This application simulates drawing playing cards sequentially. Users can choose to include jokers and review past draws. It offers a straightforward way to generate random card sequences.
- Sequential card drawing
- Joker inclusion option
- Previous card history
- Simple interface
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A simple app for flipping through playing cards one by one. Choose whether or not to include the Joker. Go back anytime to check the previous card you flipped.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shufflez at every 2 days against Playing cards's every 2 months. Shufflez also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Playing cards's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Shufflez holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Playing cards has 53 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Shufflez ships an update every 2 days, Playing cards every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shufflez | Playing cards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.6 (53 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — 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 | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jesse Garcia | yuya kanbetsunawa |
Customer experience
Shufflez
Playing cards
In-app purchases
Shufflez
No in-app purchases
Playing cards
No in-app purchases
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