Skat HD vs Tiny Casino
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
Tiny Casino
Enjoy a variety of casino games directly from your home screen widget, no app opening required. Play Blackjack, Slots, Poker, and more with friends or compete on leaderboards. Features customizable themes and a unique points-based system for endless play.
- Play games directly from home screen widgets
- 8 full casino games included
- Multiplayer private tables with friends
- Global and daily leaderboards
- Customizable table themes
- Points-based system, no real-money wagering
- Never locked out of games
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Tiny Casino — Widget Games, Right On Your Home Screen Every game runs directly on your Home Screen widget. Deal a hand, spin the reels, pick your numbers, all without opening an app. Most casino games make you open the app just to tap a button. Tiny Casino doesn't. Glance at your Home Screen, play a round, move on with your day. 8 full games, not mini-games * Blackjack: hit, stand, double down, split, real dealer rules, 3:2 blackjack payout * Video Poker: Deuces Wild and Jacks or Better * Slot Machine * Horse Race: pick your horse, watch it run * Baccarat: Player, Banker, or Tie, real Punto Banco drawing rules * Keno: pick your numbers, watch them get drawn * Chicken Road: push your luck one lane at a time, cash out whenever you dare * Mines: choose your risk, clear the board, bank it before it's too late Every one of them lives on a widget. Add one, two, or all eight to your Home Screen and play whichever you're in the mood for. Stack the Widgets to seamlessly scroll between games in an instant, without taking up too much space. No ads, no loading screens, no subscriptions, you don’t even have to open the app. Never stuck Go on a bad run and your score dips into the red? You're never locked out. Points will keep going negative, and games will keep playing. No more watching ads just to play a game with fake points. However, a clean score reset is always one tap away, so a rough night at the tables never means the end of the game — just deal again and keep playing. Make it yours Classic felt, retro 8-Bit, or a clean Black & White. Pick a table style with a pro upgrade, then choose your felt color and card back to match. Play with friends Create a Private Table, invite friends with a join code, and challenge each other directly with win-streak races, first-to-hit races, or biggest-gain races over a time window you set. Everyone antes in, the winner takes the pot. No challenge, no problem: refunded automatically if nobody wins in time. Climb the leaderboards Three ways to compete: a live Current leaderboard that rises and falls with your score, a Daily leaderboard for whoever's gained the most today, and an All-Time High Score board for the ultimate bragging rights. Share your rank, your streak, or your stats as a card whenever you're feeling good about it. Totally optional with an easy settings page to opt out. Tiny Casino is entirely points-based — no real-money wagering, ever. Just Blackjack, Poker, Slots, and more, built to actually live on your Home Screen instead of buried in an app icon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tiny Casino at Free against Skat HD's $11.99. Tiny Casino also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Skat HD's advantage is ratings volume (154 vs 12) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On rating, ads, monetization model 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
Tiny Casino is free to download; Skat HD costs $11.99 up front. Skat HD sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Tiny Casino asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Skat HD against 4.7 for Tiny Casino. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skat HD has 154 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Skat HD's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tiny Casino's.
Skat HD ships an update every 3 weeks, Tiny Casino every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skat HD | Tiny Casino |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $11.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (154 ratings) — better | 4.7 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 154 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Isar Interactive GmbH & Co. KG | Moreaux LLC |
Customer experience
Skat HD
Tiny Casino
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
Tiny Casino
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Skat HD
- Woche$1.99
- Monat$3.99
- Halbjahr$17.99
Tiny Casino
No in-app purchases









