Comparison

Thirty One Rummy vs Three

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

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About

Thirty One Rummy

Experience the classic card game with online multiplayer and various game modes. Enjoy realistic graphics, customizable themes, and track your progress with extensive statistics. Play with friends or random opponents across multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer
  • Four difficulty levels
  • Five game modes
  • Extensive statistics tracking
  • Facebook integration for cloud saves
  • Seven unique themes
Features
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Now with online multiplayer! Connect and play with friends and family or simply choose a random opponent. Thirty One Rummy is the BEST Thirty One game created for iOS. Also known as Blitz, Big Tonka, Scat and Cadillac, our new version of Thirty One is sure to keep you entertained for hours! Thirty One offers four levels of difficulty, five unique game modes as well as extensive statistics tracking. It is an unparalleled game play experience! Also connect to Facebook to store your statistics and progress in the cloud. Personalize your game, earn experience with every game, and share your progress between all your devices. Features: • Realistic gameplay and graphics • Intuitive single player gameplay • 4 difficulty options • 5 game modes: Thirty One, Cut Throat, No Elimination, Banking and Switch. • 7 unique themes to play with, including the new Summer and Spring themes! • Extensive Statistics, including games and blitz tracking. • Facebook integration - personalize your game and save your progress.

About

Three

This card game involves drawing and discarding to create sets or runs of three or more cards. Players compete against AI opponents over eleven rounds, aiming for the lowest score by melding cards. Wildcards add a strategic element to forming melds.

Highlights
  • Draw and discard gameplay
  • Form sets and runs (melds)
  • Play against three AI opponents
  • Uses two decks of cards
  • Optional wildcards (Jokers)
  • Eleven rounds with increasing hand size
  • Lowest score wins
Features
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In Three-Thirteen Rummy players draw and discard to form 3+ card Melds in their hand. A Meld consists of a Set of 3+ cards of the same number, or a Run in numerical sequence of 3+ cards in the same suit. Players: You play against three AI Opponents - Left, Top, and Right. Card Deck: Three-Thirteen Rummy uses two combined decks of standard playing cards, a total of 104 cards. For a faster pace of play, two or four wildcard Jokers can optionally be added to the deck.   Playing the Game: 1. Round 1 begins by dealing three cards face-down to each player. The next card in the deck is then placed face-up in the center of the table, starting a discard stack. Remaining cards in the deck are stacked face-down, next to the discard stack. 2. Player to the left of the dealer is first to play. Player either takes the top card from the discard stack, or draws the top card from the deck. After analyzing if the additional card improves player's hand by making a new Meld, or increases the probability of making a new Meld in future turns, player discards one card face-up on top of the discard stack. Play continues clockwise around the table. 3. Wildcards - in each Round, the card number equal to the number of cards in a player's hand is "wild" (for example, Three's are "wild" in Round 1). In Rounds 9-11 Jacks, Queens, and Kings, respectively, are "wild". If optional Jokers have been added to the deck they are "wild" in every Round. A wildcard can be used to represent any card in the deck. Thus they are very powerful cards for completing Melds. Multiple wildcards can be used in one Meld, and a Meld of wildcards only is also allowed. 4. A Round ends when a player, after discarding, has every card in their hand in a Meld of three or more cards. The player announces he/she is "out", and turns his/her cards face-up on the table. Remaining players now get one final turn to improve their hand before point totals are tallied. (Note: even if a player is "out" at the start of their turn, they must still take a card from either the deck or discard stack and then make a discard.) 5. After players have taken their final turns, points are tallied for all cards not in a meld. Cards numbered 2-10 count according to their number. Jacks, Queens, and Kings count 10 points. When Aces are played as low they count 1 point, but when optionally played as high count 15 points. (The option to play Aces as both low and high is currently not available in Three-Thirteen Rummy). Wildcards that cannot be used in a Meld count 15 points, and Jokers not in a Meld count 20 points.   6. The deal passes to the player to left, and play continues to the next Round. Players are dealt one more card than the previous Round. The new Round, and each successive Round, is played according to steps 2-5 above. Winning the Game: Upon completion of Round 11 the player with the lowest number of points wins the game. If two or more players are tied for the lowest point total, the rule of two-tied, all-tied is followed, and no player is awarded a win for the game.

Screenshots

Thirty One Rummy4 screens
Three1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Thirty One Rummy at 4.6 against Three's 3.1. Thirty One Rummy also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 39%) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 55). Three's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Thirty One Rummy sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Three asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Thirty One Rummy holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thirty One Rummy has 2.2K ratings behind it against 55, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Thirty One Rummy's written reviews are positive against 39% of Three's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thirty One Rummy ships an update every 3 months, Three every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Thirty One Rummy versus Three: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThirty One RummyThree
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.2K ratings) — better3.1 (55 ratings)
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews — better38.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2.2K — better55
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size390 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNorth Sky GamesBradley Johansen

Customer experience

Thirty One Rummy

All ratings2,156 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews176 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral13.6%
Negative24.4%

Three

All ratings55 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral14.5%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive38.6%
Neutral15.9%
Negative45.5%

User reviews

Thirty One Rummy

From 2.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and easy to play
  • 🕹️ Addictive gameplay
  • 💾 Nostalgic card game experience

Room to improve

  • 💸 Too many ads
  • 🔇 Sound issues with ads
  • 🤖 Unrealistic AI opponents
  • 🔑 Difficult to unlock full game features

Three

From 55 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 No ads
  • 👍 Helpful meld option
  • 👍 App is up to date
  • 👍 Simple UI, no clutter
  • 👍 Addictive game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frustrating manual card movement
  • 🐛 Game closes out unexpectedly
  • 🐛 Missing tiles/cards
  • 🐛 Hard to use/move cards
  • 🐛 Crashes frequently

Bugs and requests

Thirty One Rummy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes
  • Coin tracking issues across devices
  • Ads that cannot be closed

Requested features

3 requests
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • Option to score 30.5 for three of a kind
  • Ability to pay to remove ads

Three

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Game closes out when moving cards
  • Missing tiles/cards
  • App crashes frequently
  • Game drops out mid-game
  • AI player always wins/too good
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  • Scoring is incorrect/arbitrary
  • AI miscounts cards
  • Game glitches out
  • Slow hand re-arrangement after update
  • Cards temporarily refresh, redraw, move, duplicate
  • Card wrapping stops working
  • Top player score not visible in landscape
  • Wild card scoring issues
  • Incorrect scoring of melds

Requested features

7 requests
  • Multiplayer link up game
  • Online play against friends/family
  • Faster card re-arrangement
  • Highlight most recent card drawn
  • Option for two-player mode
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  • Pressing center deck as 'Play'
  • Option to donate to developer

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Thirty One Rummy

One-time10
  • Special Offer$2.99
  • Tiny Coin Pack$4.99
  • Tiny Chip Pack$4.99
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  • Special Offer$8.99
  • Small Coin Pack$9.99
  • Small Chip Pack$9.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$19.99
  • Special Offer$19.99
  • Large Coin Pack$49.99
  • Jumbo Coin Pack$99.99
None

Three

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thirty One Rummy free?
Thirty One Rummy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Three free?
Three is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Thirty One Rummy or Three?
Thirty One Rummy is rated higher. Thirty One Rummy averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.2K ratings, while Three averages 3.1 from 55 ratings.
Do Thirty One Rummy or Three have ads?
Thirty One Rummy shows ads; Three does not.
Which is updated more often, Thirty One Rummy or Three?
Thirty One Rummy ships an update every 3 months, and Three every 2 weeks. Most recently, Thirty One Rummy was updated on November 10, 2026 and Three on November 3, 2026.

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