Comparison

Game Room vs Monster Train+

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

Head to head
About

Game Room

Enjoy a curated collection of classic board, card, and dice games. Play solo or with friends online and offline. Features daily challenges and leaderboards for popular titles.

Highlights
  • Ad-free experience
  • Online and offline multiplayer
  • Daily challenges and leaderboards
  • Solitaire, Mahjong, Chess, and more
  • Play at your own pace
Features
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** Nominated for Best Game or Toy, Auggie Awards 2024 ** Keep your mind sharp with the world's most popular board, card, and dice games in this fun, hand-crafted collection. Eight games in one easy app: Solitaire, Word Wright, Mahjong, Backgammon, Checkers, Chess, Hearts, Yacht, Sea Battle, and Flip It! Perfect for taking a quick break or winding down before bed. - Ad free - Play online or offline - Play at your own pace Featuring: SOLITAIRE Organize cards into ordered piles (1 or 3 card draw). DAILY SOLITAIRE A new, unique Solitaire challenge every day. Compare high scores on the leaderboard with friends. Check back daily and enjoy! WORD WRIGHT Spell the hidden words. MAHJONG Remove matching tiles until you clear the table. DAILY MAHJONG BLITZ Score combos while you remove tiles quickly. Complete a new puzzle every day. BACKGAMMON Roll the dice, move your pieces, and race to victory. CHESS The strategy board game of pawns and kings (play with others in real-time or play by post). CHECKERS Capture your opponent's pieces with diagonal jumps. HEARTS A trick-taking card game of collecting suits and shooting the moon. YACHT Roll the dice and rack up the points in this six-sided twist on poker. SEA BATTLE Sink enemy ships before they sink yours. FLIP IT A strategy game about reversing opponent's discs to your own color. MULTIPLAYER Catch up with family and friends by playing together with Apple Vision Pro, iPhone, or iPad! Privacy Policy: www.resolutiongames.com/privacy Terms of Service: www.resolutiongames.com/terms-of-use By installing this game you agree to the terms of the license agreements.

About

Monster Train+

Defend the last burning pyre from Heaven's forces in this strategic deckbuilding roguelike. Build unique decks with over 250 cards across five distinct monster clans, each offering unique gameplay. Explore powerful locations and upgrade your champions to restore the Inferno.

Highlights
  • Unlock over 250 cards
  • Discover 5 distinct Monster Clans
  • Upgrade Champions multiple times
  • Explore powerful locations for benefits
  • Build and strategize unique decks
  • Includes Wild Mutations and Friends & Foes updates
  • Adds new clan, Pact Shards, and endboss with DLC
Features
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Hell has frozen over. Only you can protect the final burning pyre from the forces of Heaven and restore the Inferno. Monster Train brings a new strategic layer to Roguelite Deck Building, with three vertical playing fields to defend. Features: * Unlock over 250 cards * Discover 5 Monster Clans, each with their own distinct gameplay * Each clan has 10 levels to unlock, bringing new cards to your deck * Upgrade your powerful Champions multiple times * Includes the released updates Wild Mutations and Friends & Foes! Ultimate Replayability No playthrough is ever the same, it’s a fresh challenge every time. You’ll really never play the same deck twice! Perfect entertainment for your mobile device! Explore powerful locations To take back hell, you’ll need to power up. Choose your route carefully, different locations yield different benefits; upgrade your Champion, recruit powerful units, upgrade cards, gain passive bonuses or duplicate any card in your deck. Strategize to fit your playstyle With five clans to choose from, each has its own unique and surprising gameplay. Pick your primary and supporting clan to gain access to all cards from both. Build your deck and perfect your strategy to defeat your enemies! The Last Divinity DLC Epic new content expansion for Monster Train bringing new challenges, more replayability, and a new clan! * A new clan, the Wurmkin *Note: the Wurmkin clan unlocks upon completing Covenant level 1.* * Pact Shards; the new currency bringing benefits at a cost * New endboss: The Last Divinity

Screenshots

Game Room4 screens
Monster Train+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Monster Train+ at 79% against Game Room's 46%. Monster Train+ also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Game Room's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 965). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Monster Train+ holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.2K and 965 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Game Room's written reviews are positive against 79% of Monster Train+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Game Room ships an update every 3 weeks, Monster Train+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Game Room versus Monster Train+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame RoomMonster Train+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.2K ratings)4.9 (965 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.7% of reviews79.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.2K — better965
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size336 MB536 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperResolution Games ABGood Shepherd Entertainment

Customer experience

Game Room

All ratings4,152 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews256 reviews
Positive45.7%
Neutral19.1%
Negative35.2%

Monster Train+

All ratings965 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews220 reviews
Positive79.1%
Neutral5.0%
Negative15.9%

User reviews

Game Room

From 4.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Visually appealing design
  • 🎮 Wide variety of classic games
  • 💰 No ads or in-app purchases

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
  • ⏱️ Slow AI response times in some games
  • 🔍 Small game pieces and UI elements
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

Monster Train+

From 965 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Engaging and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Variety of factions and strategies
  • 🎨 Cute and charming visuals
  • 🕹️ Challenging yet rewarding experience
  • 💰 Great value as part of Apple Arcade

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and performance issues
  • 🔋 Can drain device battery quickly
  • 🕹️ Difficulty can feel unbalanced at times
  • 🔁 Repetitive enemy and level designs

Bugs and requests

Game Room

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Yacht (Yahtzee) not properly recognizing certain scoring combinations
  • Chess AI making illegal moves and not following standard chess rules
  • Multiplayer games not finding opponents or crashing during gameplay
  • Landscape mode not working as expected on iPad

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more game options like Monopoly, Uno, and Rummy
  • Improve multiplayer functionality and matchmaking
  • Provide detailed game instructions and tutorials
  • Add customization options for themes and board layouts

Monster Train+

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on certain devices
  • Saved progress being overwritten
  • Lag and performance problems on later levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • Longer and more varied gameplay runs
  • Cross-device save synchronization
  • Expanded faction and champion options
  • Customizable difficulty settings

In-app purchases

None

Game Room

No in-app purchases

None

Monster Train+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Game Room free?
Game Room is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Monster Train+ free?
Monster Train+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Game Room or Monster Train+?
Monster Train+ is rated higher. Game Room averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.2K ratings, while Monster Train+ averages 4.9 from 965 ratings.
Do Game Room or Monster Train+ have ads?
Neither Game Room nor Monster Train+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Game Room or Monster Train+?
Game Room ships an update every 3 weeks, and Monster Train+ every 2 months. Most recently, Game Room was updated on September 22, 2026 and Monster Train+ on September 19, 2026.

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