Skat HD vs Paintwalk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skat HD
Experience the popular German trick-taking card game on your iPad. Play against strong computer opponents with customizable rules and decks. Ideal for both beginners and experienced players seeking immersive gameplay.
- Strong computer opponents
- German and French card decks
- Replay and beginner help
- Customizable rules (Kontra, Re, Bock, Ramsch)
- Background scene selection
- Customizable opponent photos
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Skat is a trick taking card game. It is the most popular German card game played by over 20 million people. The Skat app was #1 card game for over six weeks in the German App Store. Play the original on iPad and enjoy many hours of intensive gameplay! Highlights: - Strong computer opponents - German and French deck of cards - Replay and in-game help for beginners - Customize the rules with Kontra, Re, Bock and Ramsch - Choose from three great background scenes - Select your own photos for the computer opponents Warning: The spoken game sound and some advanced training material is in German language only. Please contact the authors if you are interested in a localized version. Thank you! SKAT for iPad is based on the desktop version of Skat for Mac and PC. For 20 years this is one of the most favored computer skat games. Learn more at www.skat-game.com
Paintwalk
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PaintWalk is r/place, but outside. Walk around, tap to paint — every 3x3m cell on the map is a pixel, and every pixel is permanent. You move, you paint. Other players do the same. Open the map and see what people are creating around you — pixel art, territory wars, inside jokes, whatever. The whole world is one shared canvas and it's filling up one walk at a time. Claim your block. Paint something wild. Or just explore and see what's out there. Walk. Discover. Paint.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Paintwalk at Free against Skat HD's $11.99. Paintwalk also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Skat HD's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On in-app purchases 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
Paintwalk is free to download; Skat HD costs $11.99 up front. Skat HD sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Paintwalk sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Skat HD ships an update every 3 weeks, Paintwalk every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skat HD | Paintwalk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $11.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (154 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 154 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Isar Interactive GmbH & Co. KG | X-CONCAPPS GmbH |
Bugs and requests
Skat HD
Reported bugs
11 issues- App freezes after each game
- App crashes frequently, especially during multiplayer
- Cards not tappable after some games, requiring app restart
- Connection interruptions despite stable internet
- Game ends automatically after fewer rounds than selected
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- App crashes during artificially prolonged waiting times
- App crashes immediately and won't run on certain iOS versions
- Null is fixed (Pruprince)
- App crashes, especially before score review
- Tournament scoring is stuck and cannot be switched back to classic
- Game stopped working on iPad 2, fixed by update
Requested features
23 requests- Finish English translation
- Provide language options (especially English)
- Revert to previous score screen after each round
- Show number of eyes/points won after each round
- Add 'Automatisches Durchspielen' (auto-play through) function
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- Show reiz values of players during bidding
- Make Skatsprüche (sayings) switchable/disableable
- Allow online play with 4 players
- Add more puzzles and strategy tips
- Increase AI difficulty/add 'Pro mode'
- Allow saving settings for classic scoring
- Add more voice options (including female)
- Option to play only Ramsch rounds
- Add online multiplayer with humans
- Improve explanation of rules for novices
- Option to use standard US deck (Q, J instead of D, B)
- Add online play feature
- Improve adherence to rules like 'long way, short color'
- Add option to have mice back
- Allow toggling game to German independently of iPad language
- Add option for classic scoring and bock rounds
- Add female voices
- Fix issues with tournament scoring being stuck
Paintwalk
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Skat HD
- Woche$1.99
- Monat$3.99
- Halbjahr$17.99
Paintwalk
- Gold monthly$3.991 Month
