Comparison

Pinochle vs Euchre Classic Offline

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • Single- or double-deck play
  • Configurable bidding options
  • Meld bids and shoot the moon
  • Play with AI opponents
  • User-suggested features
  • AI improvements
Features
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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.

About

Euchre Classic Offline

Experience a classic trick-taking card game offline. Compete against AI opponents in teams, aiming to score points by winning tricks with a trump suit. Enjoy a familiar card game experience without needing an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Offline play
  • Team-based gameplay
  • Trick-taking mechanics
  • Trump suit system
  • AI opponents
Features
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If you like card games like Hearts, Spades, 500, and other trick-taking card games, you will love Euchre! It's widely played in the United States, where it's also known as Bacon, and in other English speaking countries. In Euchre Free you play with 3 other players, forming 2 teams, and the deck in play consists of the 9, 10, J, Q, K, and A cards. There is always a trump and your objective is to score 10 or more points. You get these points in matches with 5 tricks, where the team that scores the most points and tricks wins.

Screenshots

Pinochle4 screens
Euchre Classic Offline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pinochle at 54% against Euchre Classic Offline's 0%. Pinochle also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.7) and ratings volume (27K vs 6). Euchre Classic Offline's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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

Pinochle holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pinochle has 27K ratings behind it against 6, 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 0% of Euchre Classic Offline's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pinochle versus Euchre Classic Offline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinochleEuchre Classic Offline
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (27K ratings) — better1.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews53.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings27K — better6
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfishdog.netYumm One

Customer experience

Pinochle

All ratings26,515 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews165 reviews
Positive53.9%
Neutral17.6%
Negative28.5%

Euchre Classic Offline

All ratings6 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Euchre Classic Offline

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pinochle

No in-app purchases

None

Euchre Classic Offline

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pinochle free?
Pinochle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Euchre Classic Offline free?
Euchre Classic Offline is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pinochle or Euchre Classic Offline?
Pinochle is rated higher. Pinochle averages 4.7 out of 5 from 27K ratings, while Euchre Classic Offline averages 1.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Pinochle or Euchre Classic Offline have ads?
Both Pinochle and Euchre Classic Offline show ads.

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