Pinochle vs Itripoley
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pinochle
Experience a full-featured card game with configurable options for single- or double-deck play. Enjoy bidding, melding, and trick-taking against AI opponents. Updates include user-suggested features and AI improvements.
- Single- or double-deck play
- Configurable bidding options
- Meld bids and shoot the moon
- Play with AI opponents
- User-suggested features
- AI improvements
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Full-featured, ad-supported pinochle app for iPhone and iPad. Play single- or double-deck with configurable options including meld bids and shoot the moon. Pinochle is updated frequently with user-suggested features and AI improvements. Also available in the App Store is a paid version with NO advertising. Pinochle is a card game played with a 48- or 80-card deck of 9s, 10s, jacks, queens, kings and aces. The game consists of a repeating sequence of bidding (for the right to name the trump suit and optionally to pass cards), melding, and trick-taking. Players score points by melding various card combinations and by taking tricks. In this version, one human player (South) plays with a computer partner (North) and two computer opponents (West and East). BIDDING: Each player bids the number of points she thinks she can make with her hand. Player to the dealer's left is required to bid, and bidding proceeds to the left. Players who pass are out of the bidding for that hand. A typical high bid is 35 points (for 48 cards) or 60 (for 80 cards). High bidder names the trump suit for the hand and optionally exchanges cards with her partner. MELDING: Players get points by showing various card combinations. A run (or straight) in the trump suit is worth 15 points. Aces in all four suits is 10 points. Pinochle (queen of spades and jack of diamonds) is 4 points, or 30 points for double pinochle (two of each). TRICKS: Play begins with the high bidder, and proceeds around the table to the left, 4 cards per trick. Each trick has a winner, who gets 1 point per ace, ten or king. SCORING: If the high bidder fails to make the bid (his team's total meld plus trick points is less than the bid), the bid amount is subtracted from the team score. Play continues until one team goes out.
Itripoley
A digital card game where players compete against three AI opponents. The objective is to win by playing the 'Pay' card, collecting the pot.
- Card game against AI
- Play against 3 AI opponents
- Win by playing 'Pay' card
- Collect pot to win
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Card game User plays against 3 AI plays. if Pay card is played player wins the amount in the pot.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pinochle at Free against Itripoley's $9.99. Pinochle also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.7) and review sentiment (54% vs 22%). Itripoley's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#181 vs unranked). On in-app purchases, 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
Pinochle is free to download; Itripoley costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pinochle holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pinochle has 26K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Pinochle's written reviews are positive against 22% of Itripoley's.
| Parameter | Pinochle | Itripoley |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (26K ratings) — better | 1.7 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.7% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #181 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | Huge Holdings Ltd |
Customer experience
Pinochle
Itripoley
Bugs and requests
Pinochle
Reported bugs
4 issues- Partner passing poor cards instead of trumps
- Partner overbidding or underbidding
- Opponents getting unrealistic meld hands
- Computer players making suboptimal plays
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to set minimum bid value
- Partner bidding and play options
- More realistic card dealing
- Online multiplayer mode
Itripoley
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pinochle
No in-app purchases
Itripoley
No in-app purchases









