Comparison

Slay vs Pinochle Calc

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

Head to head
About

Slay

Engage in a turn-based strategy game set in medieval times. Conquer enemy territories, expand your own, and strategically upgrade your units from peasants to powerful barons. Balance resource management to avoid bankruptcy and achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Territory capture and expansion
  • Unit upgrades (Peasants to Barons)
  • Strategic combat and castle sieges
  • Resource management and bankruptcy risk
  • Turn-based multiplayer
  • AI opponents
Features
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Slay is a simple to learn game of strategy and cunning set in medieval times. The island is divided up between the six players, and you must try to capture your enemies' land and link up your own territories to create larger and stronger ones. You begin capturing land by attacking with your peasants. Once your territories become richer you can combine peasants to make stronger and stronger people (Spearmen, Knights and then Barons) who can kill weaker enemy troops, or knock down their castles. Just be careful that you don't create too many expensive men or the territory will go bankrupt! "This game is pure strategy! It's a work of genius. Brilliant AI. Engaging turn-based multiplayer strategy. Sid Meier, eat your heart out!" - GameSpy.com "I love this game! I play it all the time, and when I'm not, I think about wanting to play it." - PocketNow.com "At first glance, Slay looks elementary, but hidden beneath are cunning strategy elements that must be finely balanced for success" - PC Magazine "Deceptively delightful. The graphics are simple, but the strategy is complex." - Download.com For the latest news on all my games follow @SeansGames on Twitter!

About

Pinochle Calc

Features
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Scan or enter a double-deck Pinochle hand, choose trump, and see every run, marriage, pinochle, and around that contributes to the meld. Keep partnership scores across hands with private, on-device calculation.

Screenshots

Slay4 screens
Pinochle Calc3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pinochle Calc at Free against Slay's $4.99. Slay's advantage is chart position (#63 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Pinochle Calc is free to download; Slay costs $4.99 up front. Slay sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Pinochle Calc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Slay versus Pinochle Calc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlayPinochle Calc
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (271 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings271 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#63 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB2 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSean O'ConnorF4 Software LLC

Bugs and requests

Slay

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Multiplayer not working
  • Progress not saving in custom levels
  • Graphical issues on newer devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Option to revert to classic graphics
  • Ability to choose starting color
  • Larger/randomized map sizes
  • Online/multiplayer mode
  • Level editor or custom map creation
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  • Stats tracking and achievements

Pinochle Calc

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Slay

One-time12
  • Snowflakes$0.99
  • Countries 1$0.99
  • Countries 2$0.99
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  • Patterns 1$0.99
  • Patterns 2$0.99
  • Patterns 3$0.99
  • Patterns 4$0.99
  • US States$0.99
  • Mythical Creatures$0.99
  • Whole row of 18 pages$9.99
  • Whole 3rd row$9.99
  • Whole 4th row$9.99
1 purchases

Pinochle Calc

One-time1
  • Unlimited Scans$0.99

Questions

Is Slay free?
Slay costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Pinochle Calc free?
Pinochle Calc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Slay or Pinochle Calc have ads?
Neither Slay nor Pinochle Calc shows ads.

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