Comparison

cardinal. vs Cascadou

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

Head to head
About

cardinal.

Engage in a minimalistic logic puzzle game where you deduce a secret solution using sixteen cards and clues. Enjoy procedurally generated boards for endless play and compete globally in daily challenges.

Highlights
  • Minimalistic logic puzzles
  • Deduce secret solutions
  • Procedurally generated boards
  • Endless regular mode
  • Daily global competitions
  • 16 logic cards
Features
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Minimalistic yet challenging, CARDINAL gives you sixteen different cards and clues in which you must figure out the secret solution! Begin with the cardinal rule you can then continue to creatively deduce the solution from there! An endless amount of procedurally generated boards waits for you in regular mode. And when you feel ready, test yourself in the daily competition alongside players from all over the globe.

About

Cascadou

A deckbuilding roguelike where poker hands trigger chain reactions. Plan sequences, use stickers to break rules, and unleash satisfying cascades. Survive seven days by creating high-scoring hands and upgrading your deck with collectible items.

Highlights
  • Deckbuilding roguelike gameplay
  • Collect and combine 120 stickers
  • 8 unique card types for combos
  • Permanent upgrades with 10 badges
  • Multiple play modes for all skill levels
  • Daily Challenges and special stages
Features
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A uniquely satisfying deckbuilding roguelike where poker hands topple into each other like dominoes. Plan the perfect sequence, break the rules with powerful stickers, and unleash cascades of pure joy! Each round raises the target score. With limited moves per round, you need to create the biggest scoring hands to survive seven days. Upgrade your 52‑card deck with collectible stickers, earn permanent badges, and discover special cards that open new ways to play. A new game mode debuts on iOS: Freeswap Run: Move cards freely, but you only have 4 chances to play! FEATURES The full, complete Cascadou game now available on the go! 120 stickers to collect, combine, and experiment with 8 card types that help you create wild combos 10 badges that permanently upgrade your run Auto saves game each round Multiple play modes for beginners and advanced players Daily Challenges: Chill Mode (free swaps, chase the longest chains) and Solitaire (remove all 52 cards in 20 moves or less) Morning, Afternoon, and Night stages with optional challenges and big rewards 20 rounds plus a tough final level that tests your deck and your skill Secrets to uncover and new modes and stickers to unlock Bronze, Silver and Gold medals to earn for each play mode Handcrafted art and music by solo developer machineboy from Norway High replayability with endless deck, sticker, and badge combos So take off your shoes, kick back, and soak in the delightful chain reactions of Cascadou!

Screenshots

cardinal.3 screens
Cascadou4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: cardinal. at Free against Cascadou's $4.99. cardinal. also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). Cascadou's advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 80%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and 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

cardinal. is free to download; Cascadou costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

cardinal. holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of cardinal.'s written reviews are positive against 92% of Cascadou's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

cardinal. ships an update every 3 days, Cascadou fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
cardinal. versus Cascadou: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametercardinal.Cascadou
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.9 (14 ratings) — better3.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB529 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPerfect Hat Games LLCMachineboy AS

Customer experience

cardinal.

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

Cascadou

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

cardinal.

No in-app purchases

None

Cascadou

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is cardinal. free?
cardinal. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cascadou free?
Cascadou costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, cardinal. or Cascadou?
cardinal. is rated higher. cardinal. averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Cascadou averages 3.8 from 6 ratings.
Do cardinal. or Cascadou have ads?
Neither cardinal. nor Cascadou shows ads.
Which is updated more often, cardinal. or Cascadou?
cardinal. ships an update every 3 days, and Cascadou fortnightly. Most recently, cardinal. was updated on September 30, 2026 and Cascadou on October 14, 2026.

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