Comparison

Pinochle vs Magic Sort Now

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

Head to head
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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Enjoy the classic card game Pinochle on your iPhone or iPad. Play single-deck or double-deck Pinochle with a computer partner against two computer opponents. Customize the game with a variety of options, including meld bids, passing cards, and Shoot the Moon. Pinochle is actively maintained and regularly updated with new features, user suggestions, and improvements to computer play. New to Pinochle? The game combines bidding, melding, and trick-taking. Bid for the right to name trump, score points by melding valuable card combinations, then work with your partner to win tricks and make your bid. Features include: • Single-deck and double-deck play • Computer partner and opponents • Configurable game and bidding options • Meld bidding • Shoot the Moon • Clear scoring throughout the game • Regular updates and improvements Pinochle is played in partnerships. You play as South with a computer-controlled partner to the North, against computer opponents to the East and West. This version of Pinochle is supported by advertising. An ad-free paid version is also available on the App Store.

About

Magic Sort Now

Features
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Magic Sort Now is a pour-and-sort potion puzzle: untangle stacks of colored liquid into matching flasks, one pour at a time. 120 LEVELS, GUARANTEED SOLVABLE Every level is built backward from a solved board, so there's always a path to clear it. Levels ramp from 3 colors up to a full 12-color palette across chapters, with the occasional tighter expert layout. EARN STARS, NOT JUST CLEARS Clear a level at or near the solver's par move count for three stars. Using a hint, an extra flask, or a shuffle still clears the level, but costs you a star. A DAILY CHALLENGE, SHARED BY EVERYONE A new puzzle every day, generated from that day's date, so your streak and everyone else's daily puzzle match. HEARTS AND COINS, NO REAL MONEY Hearts regenerate over time or refill instantly for coins you earn by clearing levels and keeping your daily streak. There is no real-money purchase of any kind anywhere in the app. PLAY YOUR WAY Colorblind-friendly symbols, a reduce-motion setting, and toggles for sound and haptics. Cast your game to a TV over AirPlay, or check your streak and next level from the Home Screen widget.

Screenshots

Pinochle4 screens
Magic Sort Now2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Magic Sort Now at none against Pinochle's shown. Pinochle's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pinochle ships an update every 5 weeks, Magic Sort Now every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pinochle versus Magic Sort Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinochleMagic Sort Now
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (27K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings27K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfishdog.netAmol Srivastava

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

Magic Sort Now

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pinochle

No in-app purchases

None

Magic Sort Now

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pinochle free?
Pinochle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magic Sort Now free?
Magic Sort Now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pinochle or Magic Sort Now have ads?
Pinochle shows ads; Magic Sort Now does not.
Which is updated more often, Pinochle or Magic Sort Now?
Pinochle ships an update every 5 weeks, and Magic Sort Now every 6 weeks. Most recently, Pinochle was updated on November 12, 2026 and Magic Sort Now on October 31, 2026.

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