Comparison

Mü vs Catchup

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

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About

Mü

Experience a strategic trick-taking card game beloved by gamers worldwide. Learn quickly with tutorials and tooltips, then challenge lifelike AI opponents or play with friends via Bluetooth. Enjoy endless replayability with dynamic partnerships and trump suits.

Highlights
  • Strategic trick-taking gameplay
  • Dynamic partnerships and trump suits
  • Quick-start tutorial and tooltips
  • Challenging AI opponents
  • Bluetooth multiplayer
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Rated 5 dimples by AppSmiles.com and 9/10 on The iPhone App Review! PLAY ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST CARD GAMES! Mü is a real thinking-man's trick-taking game. It offers the strategy of Bridge without all of the hassle of having to learn any bidding conventions. Find out for yourself why this game is beloved by gamers the world over. HOURS OF REPLAYABILITY AND VARIETY Partnerships and trump suits change with every hand. Sometimes trump is long, sometimes it's short, and sometimes there isn't any trump at all! It all depends on the bidding. LET THE GAME TEACH YOU HOW TO PLAY A quick-start tutorial and in-game tool-tips can help you quickly learn the basics of the game. You can also learn by reading the full rules complete with examples right from within the game. PLAY AGAINST CHALLENGING AI OPPONNENTS Mü boasts challenging and lifelike Artificial Intelligence opponents, each of which can be configured to match various skill levels. PLAY AGAINST YOUR FRIENDS OVER BLUETOOTH Want to play with a friend? Link your games over Bluetooth! Use the AI opponents to fill any empty seats around your virtual table. ENDORSED BY MÜ CREATOR FRANK NESTEL Frank Nestel has been involved from the beginning of development to ensure that the game would live up to his high standards of excellence. PLAY IN ENGLISH, GERMAN, SPANISH OR PORTUGUESE German Translation provided by Frank Nestel himself! Find out for yourself why the community at www.boardgamegeek.com rate Mü so highly, many of whom will tell you that Mü is their favorite card game of all time! Follow Mü on Facebook at http://facebook.com/MuGame. See the demo video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNEYVF2i4hQ.

About

Catchup

Master a beautiful abstract strategy game by connecting hexes to create the largest group. Features include a challenging AI, online multiplayer, and pass-and-play options. Learn the simple rules and strive for difficult mastery.

Highlights
  • Interactive tutorial
  • Challenging AI opponent
  • Online turn-based multiplayer
  • Two-player pass-and-play
  • Minimalist graphics
  • Customizable colors
  • Leaderboards & Achievements
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Catchup is a simple game of surprising turnarounds. "Catchup is as elegant as a game can reasonably be, presented in a marvelously user-friendly way.” -Pocket Tactics (5-star review) "If you're even a little bit into strategy games, you need to get some Catchup all over your mobile device." -Touch Arcade (4 & 1/2 star review) Can you have the largest group at the end of the game? Connect your hexes to master this beautiful abstract strategy game. Features: - an interactive tutorial to teach you how to play - a challenging AI opponent whose difficulty changes as you play - online turn-based multiplayer via Game Center - two-player pass-and-play on the same device - beautiful and haunting music by Tori Kamal - minimalist graphics with customizable colors - Game Center Leaderboards & Achievements - simple and easy to learn rules and gameplay - difficult to master strategy Here are all the rules: 1. One player plays all the hexes of one color and the other player plays all the hexes of the other color. The first player begins by claiming 1 empty hex for their color. 2. Starting with the second player, each player must claim 1 or 2 hexes on their turn. 3. If the largest group of hexes at the end of a turn is larger than the largest group of hexes at the beginning of that turn (regardless of color), the next player may claim up to 3 hexes on their turn. (This does not apply after the first player claims a single hex in step 1 above.) 4. The game ends when the board is full. The player with the largest group wins. If the players’ largest groups are the same size, compare their second-largest groups, and so on, until you come to a pair which aren’t the same size. Whoever owns the larger of the two wins. Catchup is an original Board Game designed by Nick Bentley.

Screenshots

Mü3 screens
Catchup3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Catchup at Free against Mü's $2.99. Catchup also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (88% vs 76%). Mü's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 101 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.6). On ratings volume, 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

Catchup is free to download; Mü costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Catchup holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Mü's written reviews are positive against 88% of Catchup's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mü ships an update every 5 weeks, Catchup every 101 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mü versus Catchup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMüCatchup
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (9 ratings)4.7 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.4% of reviews88.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings911 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 101 months
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHouse Full of GamesMartin Grider

Customer experience

Mü

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive76.4%
Neutral5.5%
Negative18.2%

Catchup

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%

In-app purchases

None

Mü

No in-app purchases

None

Catchup

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mü free?
Mü costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Catchup free?
Catchup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mü or Catchup?
Catchup is rated higher. Mü averages 3.7 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Catchup averages 4.7 from 11 ratings.
Which is updated more often, Mü or Catchup?
Mü ships an update every 5 weeks, and Catchup every 101 months. Most recently, Mü was updated on October 15, 2026 and Catchup on October 12, 2026.

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