Comparison

cardinal. vs Devil's Blackjack

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.

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Devil's Blackjack

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Play the first circle of hell for free. Unlock the full game with a one-time purchase to continue cheating the devil. Devil’s Blackjack is a roguelike blackjack deckbuilder where cheating is the only way to escape from hell. Play as Vane Brimstone — gambler, con artist, and professional liar — trapped in hell after finally cheating the wrong people. To escape eternal damnation, Vane challenges the devil himself to a blackjack tournament across the 9 circles of hell. There’s only one problem: the devil makes the rules. Manipulate your deck, forge illegal cards, rig probabilities, collect cursed Jokers, and rewrite the rules of blackjack itself. Every run becomes a dangerous battle of greed, bluffing, and strategic cheating. FEATURES • Roguelike blackjack gameplay. Classic blackjack transformed into a strategic deckbuilding roguelike. • Cheat to survive! Swap cards, manipulate draws, palm hidden cards, swipe bad hands, and pressure the devil into mistakes. • Build devastating decks! Buy new cards, forge illegal modifiers, burn weak cards, and create broken synergies. • Unique Joker cards! Collect powerful Jokers with special abilities, personalities, and game-changing effects. • Infernal rule system. Every stage introduces new devil rules that twist blackjack into dangerous new forms. • Multiple devils and playstyles. Battle through the 9 circles of hell against opponents with unique decks, personalities, and cheating styles. Good gamblers play cards. Great gamblers cheat.

Screenshots

cardinal.3 screens
Devil's Blackjack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: cardinal. at none against Devil's Blackjack's 1. cardinal. also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Devil's Blackjack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. cardinal. asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
cardinal. versus Devil's Blackjack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametercardinal.Devil's Blackjack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB157 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPerfect Hat Games LLCMatthias Isenmann

In-app purchases

None

cardinal.

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Devil's Blackjack

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$2.99

Questions

Is cardinal. free?
cardinal. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Devil's Blackjack free?
Devil's Blackjack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do cardinal. or Devil's Blackjack have ads?
Neither cardinal. nor Devil's Blackjack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, cardinal. or Devil's Blackjack?
cardinal. ships an update every 3 days, and Devil's Blackjack every 3 days. Most recently, cardinal. was updated on September 30, 2026 and Devil's Blackjack on September 8, 2026.

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