iPitch vs Pitch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iPitch
Experience the classic trick-taking card game, "Pitch" (also known as "Setback"), on your iPhone and iPad. Strategize your bids and trump suits to reach the winning score. Enjoy customizable gameplay options and play against AI or other players.
- Intuitive gameplay
- Multiplayer (Game Center, Bluetooth, WiFi)
- Play cutthroat or partners
- Multiple computer skill levels
- Personalize computer players
- Adjustable game speed and options
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The classic game of "Pitch", also known as "Setback" brought to the iPhone and iPad. Pitch is a strategy based trick-taking card game where each player attempts to get to the winning score (typically 7, 11 or 21) by winning points. Each player "bids" on the number of points they think they could win (either 2, 3 or 4). The winning bidder then chooses the trump suit for the round. The available points that may be won for a round are High, Low, Jack of trump and Game. Key features of "iPitch": - Simple, intuitive gameplay - Multiplayer using Game Center or locally over Bluetooth / WiFi - Play either cutthroat or in partners against the computer or other players online - Three different computer skill levels to play against - Personalize the computer players by choosing pictures from your picture library - Adjustable game play speed - Arrange the cards in your hand - Adjustable game play options such as: low point to owner or capturer; dealer can take the bid; smudge bid is enabled; you must win by two; and you must bid to win
Pitch
Customize your card game experience with adjustable point systems, player names, and victory conditions. Enjoy different game modes like Cut Throat and Classic Teams, with multiple card themes and wallpapers. Compete with friends online and track your progress on leaderboards.
- Customizable point systems (4-13 points)
- Adjustable game settings (player names, victory conditions)
- Cut Throat and Classic Teams game modes
- Multiple card themes and wallpapers
- Online leaderboards for wins and losses
- Multiplayer via Game Center
- Built-in voice chat
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Customize how you play Pitch, including options to play 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, and 13 point! You can customize how the game is played as well, by changing player's names, the victory condition for each game, who keeps the low, and several other settings. Two different card themes, and two wallpapers! Play either Cut Throat (3 players) in 4, 5, or 6 point or Classic Teams (4 players) in all versions of pitch. Pitch also saves the total number of wins and losses to online leaderboards, compare your records with other users! Play multiplayer through Game Center! This allows for 2 to 4 players to play together in any version of Pitch! You can also use the built in voice chat feature to talk amongst your friends!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pitch at Free against iPitch's $1.99. Pitch also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 269). iPitch's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On review sentiment, 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
Pitch is free to download; iPitch costs $1.99 up front. Pitch sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. iPitch asks for nothing beyond the download.
iPitch holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 269 and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of iPitch's written reviews are positive against 26% of Pitch's.
iPitch ships an update fortnightly, Pitch every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iPitch | Pitch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (269 ratings) — better | 3.6 (1.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.8% of reviews — better | 25.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 269 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #174 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Hebert | Harden Consulting LLC |
Customer experience
iPitch
Pitch
Bugs and requests
iPitch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pitch
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cards not displayed correctly
- Incorrect scoring and point allocation
- Game freezes and crashes on resume
- Multiplayer not functioning as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add tutorial for new players
- Improve multiplayer functionality
- Allow customization of player names
- Implement dark mode option
- Provide option to disable ads
In-app purchases
iPitch
No in-app purchases
Pitch
- Remove Ads Monthly$0.991 Month









