Comparison

Exploding Kittens NETFLIX vs 31

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

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About

Exploding Kittens NETFLIX

A multiplayer card game where players draw cards to avoid exploding kittens. Use strategic cards to defuse fatal felines or eliminate opponents. Features original art and is available exclusively for Netflix members.

Highlights
  • Draw cards to avoid exploding kittens
  • Defuse fatal felines with special cards
  • Multiplayer gameplay
  • Strategic card play
  • Original art by The Oatmeal
  • Exclusive to Netflix members
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Available exclusively for Netflix members. Bring the catnip. Draw as many cards as you can, and do your best to dodge — or defuse — fatal felines. Or else, boom goes the dynamite! In this multiplayer, kitty-powered game of chance, players draw cards — until someone draws an exploding kitten and blows up. Then that player is out unless they have a defuse card. Defuse cards allow players to neutralize furry foes with laser pointers, belly rubs, catnip sandwiches or other diversions. All of the other cards in the deck can be used strategically to move, mitigate or avoid. Featuring original art by The Oatmeal.

About

31

This card game lets you build the best three-card hand by drawing or taking discards. Aim for 31 in a suit, three of a kind, or a low straight to win. Customize rules like wild cards, knock penalties, and starting lives for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Build best three-card hand
  • Draw or take discard
  • Customizable wild cards
  • Adjustable lives and knock rules
  • Solo or multiplayer modes
  • Offline play
  • Learn to play tutorial
Features
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Play 31 - the classic card game also known as Scat or Blitz. Build the best three-card hand you can. Draw or take the discard, work toward 31 in a single suit, three cards of the same value ("Trips") or a Low Straight (2,3,4 in the same suit) and knock when you like your chances. Whoever holds the lowest hand when the round ends loses a life, and the last player with lives remaining wins. PLAYS BY THE WESTEND RULES - The dealer is dealt four cards and discards one to start the game - A banner spells out which cards are wild and glows when you are holding one - Tap the discard pile to take it or the draw pile to draw, or switch on the action buttons YOUR RULES, YOUR TABLE - Extra Wild card: turn up a card after the deal and every card of that rank is wild for the round - Blind Knock Round: one hand per dealer where the player to the dealer's left knocks sight unseen - Optional knock penalty for knocking and still ending up lowest - Choose how many lives everyone starts with, from 1 to 99 - Easy finish settles your last draw for you, or turn it off and choose your own discard - Turn the Check My Math discard warning on or off, and allow or disallow Undo PLAY YOUR WAY - Solo against computer opponents, or pass the device around the table with friends (2 to 8 players) - Let the bots play on their own with Auto-play, or pause before each bot's turn and tap Continue - Auto-organize keeps your hand sorted, with a quick slide - Compact phone-friendly table for landscape play, plus the classic full table view on iPad - Name your opponents and pick from themed name sets and card backs, with the WestEnd look as the default - Open Settings in the middle of a game and return to the same game with one tap - Learn to Play: a short coached practice hand with a spoken coach teaches the game, and a full rules reference is always one tap away - Haptics on iPhone: feel your turn and your wins, with strength, length and each moment adjustable SOUND AND VOICE - New sound effects and spoken lines in three voice styles - Separate switches for game sounds and voice, with a checkbox for every sound SIMPLE AND PRIVATE - No accounts, no ads, no in-app purchases - Works fully offline - No real money, betting, or wagering of any kind - just cards, lives, and bragging rights 31: WestEnd Rules is named for the table where we play. Pull up a chair.

Screenshots

Exploding Kittens NETFLIX4 screens
314 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 31 at 5.0 against Exploding Kittens NETFLIX's 3.1. 31 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). Exploding Kittens NETFLIX's advantage is ratings volume (220 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Exploding Kittens NETFLIX sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. 31 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

31 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Exploding Kittens NETFLIX has 220 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Exploding Kittens NETFLIX ships an update every 6 months, 31 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Exploding Kittens NETFLIX versus 31: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExploding Kittens NETFLIX31
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (220 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings220 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size516 MB11 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNetflix, Inc.Mark Dorsey

Customer experience

Exploding Kittens NETFLIX

All ratings218 ratings
Positive42.7%
Neutral16.1%
Negative41.3%
Written reviews692 reviews
Positive21.2%
Neutral19.9%
Negative58.8%

31

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Exploding Kittens NETFLIX

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes when Armageddon card is played
  • Nope card not working as intended
  • Exploding kitten card not being placed back correctly
  • Wins not being tracked in single-player mode

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to kick inactive players
  • Save progress and unlock higher difficulty levels
  • More customization options
  • Ability to chat with other players

31

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Exploding Kittens NETFLIX

Subscriptions1
  • Netflix Standard Plan$19.991 Month
None

31

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Exploding Kittens NETFLIX free?
Exploding Kittens NETFLIX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 31 free?
31 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Exploding Kittens NETFLIX or 31?
31 is rated higher. Exploding Kittens NETFLIX averages 3.1 out of 5 from 220 ratings, while 31 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Exploding Kittens NETFLIX or 31 have ads?
Neither Exploding Kittens NETFLIX nor 31 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Exploding Kittens NETFLIX or 31?
Exploding Kittens NETFLIX ships an update every 6 months, and 31 every 5 days. Most recently, Exploding Kittens NETFLIX was updated on November 9, 2026 and 31 on October 31, 2026.

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