Niggle (Oh Hell) vs Maracaibo Digital
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Niggle (Oh Hell)
This app offers a digital version of the trick-taking card game Oh Hell! (also known as Niggle). It features a challenging AI with emotional responses, customizable rules, and local multiplayer options via WiFi or Bluetooth. Learn to accurately bid on the number of tricks you'll win each round.
- Challenging AI opponent
- Customizable rule options
- Emotional AI players
- Local WiFi multiplayer
- Local Bluetooth multiplayer
- Trick-taking card game
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If you're looking for the card game Oh Hell! then this is the app for you! It's got a powerful AI so you'll never have an easy game (I write AIs for a living!) and a huge range of customisable rule options to suit however you've traditionally played the game yourself. The AI players even have emotions and get happy and sad when they think they're going to make their bid or not. You can also play against your friends on their own devices over local WiFi or Bluetooth. For newcomers to the game, Niggle (also known as "Oh Hell") is an easy to learn card game in which you must try to guess how many tricks you are going to win each round. The fun comes from trying to get exactly the number of wins you guessed while stopping your opponents from achieving their target. For the latest news on all of my games follow @SeansGames on Twitter!
Maracaibo Digital
Embark on a swashbuckling adventure across the Caribbean. Upgrade your ship, complete quests, and battle opponents. Strategize with hundreds of unique cards on a dynamic board that changes each round.
- Interactive tutorial
- Solo play against Automa
- Pass and play multiplayer
- Campaign Mode with permanent changes
- Includes 'La Armada' expansion cards
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Play as an adventurer and sail around the Caribbean! Upgrade your ship, complete quests, and engage in combat. Every card you buy will unlock new abilities and bonuses to outwit your opponents. The board changes every round, and your strategy will have to keep up. Will you play slowly, buying as many cards as you can? Or will you race to the final space to catch your opponents by surprise? ABOUT THE GAME • Ranked in the Top 50 board games of all time • Easy to start playing, difficult to master • Strategize around hundreds of unique cards • Play on a board that changes every game FEATURES • Learn the game's rules with an interactive tutorial • Play solo against the Automa at 5 levels of difficulty • Pass and play for 2 to 4 players on the same device • Uncover the story of Maracaibo in Campaign Mode, where your decisions permanently change the board • Includes all cards from the "La Armada" mini-expansion! DOES NOT include Online Multiplayer features or AI opponents other than the Automa
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Niggle (Oh Hell) at $4.99 against Maracaibo Digital's $7.99. Niggle (Oh Hell) also leads on chart position (#97 vs unranked). Maracaibo Digital's advantage is ratings volume (51 vs 15). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Niggle (Oh Hell) costs $4.99 and Maracaibo Digital $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.5 for Niggle (Oh Hell) against 3.5 for Maracaibo Digital. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 51 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 42% and 43% positive.
Niggle (Oh Hell) ships an update every 6 months, Maracaibo Digital every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Niggle (Oh Hell) | Maracaibo Digital |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (15 ratings) | 3.5 (51 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.1% of reviews | 43.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 51 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #97 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sean O'Connor | Spiralburst Studio, LLC |
Customer experience
Niggle (Oh Hell)
Maracaibo Digital
User reviews
Niggle (Oh Hell)
From 15 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Excellent AI gameplay and strategy depth
- ⚙️ Highly customizable game rules and scoring options
- 🎯 Faithful recreation of the classic card game
- 👥 Great for practicing real-life game skills
- 📊 Tracks game statistics and high scores
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 🐛 Game crashes mid-hand or mid-game
- 😕 Childish UI design in recent updates
- 🔊 Unmutable sound effects and voices
- 🎨 Poor card visibility and contrast
Maracaibo Digital
From 51 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Faithful board game adaptation
- 👍 Good tutorial
- 👍 Thematic music
- 👍 Smooth gameplay (when not buggy)
- 👍 Helpful developers (on Discord)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unplayable due to bugs
- 🐛 Screen orientation issues
- 🐛 Missing AI opponents
- 🐛 Limited undo functionality
- 🐛 Poorly managed screen real estate
Bugs and requests
Niggle (Oh Hell)
Reported bugs
13 issues- App crashes frequently during gameplay
- Game freezes when changing settings
- Sound mute button doesn't work properly
- Cards disappear mid-game
- Save game doesn't restore to correct position
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- Game stops working after reaching 100 games
- Opening screen freezes and closes
- Cards played off-suit by AI when suit available
- Inaccurate scoring calculations
- Tricks awarded to wrong player
- Slow card dealing animation
- Network game functionality broken
- Game confusion when dragging cards too fast
Requested features
16 requests- Online multiplayer with friends via Facebook or network
- Ability to play with 3-5 players instead of just 4
- Variable hand sizes (1-13 cards and back down)
- Speed control for card animations
- No Trump option when Ace is turned as trump card
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- Classic UI option to revert from childish design
- Ability to customize AI personality for each player
- Straight card layout instead of curved
- Better score board visibility and positioning
- Joker and bower card support
- Simultaneous bidding option
- Ability to name opponents
- Screen rotation support
- Multiple scoring variant options
- Adjustable AI difficulty levels
- Round indicator during gameplay
Maracaibo Digital
Reported bugs
12 issues- App stuck in portrait/landscape orientation
- Game freezes or locks up
- Screen locked, half the game off-screen
- Cannot scroll down to see the bottom of the board
- Card drawing issues
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- Camera at the top of the screen during tutorial
- Game hangs after first automa move
- Display bugs on iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Cannot redraw cards after planning
- Game doesn't scale to screen consistently
- Cannot access buttons on the right side of the screen
- App doesn't work on iPad (portrait/landscape issue)
Requested features
9 requests- Add computer AI opponents
- Implement online multiplayer (real-time and asynchronous)
- Add undo/restart turn functionality
- Include a back button in the tutorial
- Improve handling of larger system fonts
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- Add content from expansions and promos
- Turn log feature
- Full screen on iPhones
- Option to hide notch/status bar
In-app purchases
Niggle (Oh Hell)
No in-app purchases
Maracaibo Digital
No in-app purchases
Questions
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