Pitch vs Setback Pitch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Setback Pitch
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Setback (also known as Pitch or High-Low-Jack) is the classic American trick-taking card game — now on your iPhone. Play with four players in two partnerships or solo play against the bots, where every hand is a battle of bidding, bluffing, and trump card mastery. Estimate how many points you can win, pitch your trump suit, and outmaneuver your opponents, or risk getting set back. What makes it fun: - Trump anytime — play a trump card even when you can follow suit - High-stakes bidding — bid too low and allow your opponents to take the bid, bid too high and get set back - Four scoring points per hand: High, Low, Jack, and Game - Fast rounds that reward both strategy and instinct How to play: Each round opens with a single bid. The highest bidder pitches the first card, setting trump for the entire hand. Capture the Ace (High), the lowest trump (Low), the Jack of trumps, and the most game-value cards (Game) to score points. First team to reach 11 wins. Free to try — 14 days on us. After your trial, unlock unlimited play for a one-time $1.99 — no subscriptions, ever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Setback Pitch at every 6 weeks against Pitch's every 7 months. Pitch's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Pitch sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Setback Pitch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pitch ships an update every 7 months, Setback Pitch every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pitch | Setback Pitch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (1.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harden Consulting LLC | NICHOLAS CHARLES BAUER |
Bugs and 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
Setback Pitch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pitch
- Remove Ads Monthly$0.991 Month
Setback Pitch
- Lifetime Access$1.99








