Comparison

Niggle (Oh Hell) vs Marble Age

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Challenging AI opponent
  • Customizable rule options
  • Emotional AI players
  • Local WiFi multiplayer
  • Local Bluetooth multiplayer
  • Trick-taking card game
Features
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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!

About

Marble Age

Lead a small Aegean village to become a powerful ancient Greek city. Manage resources, develop technologies, and engage in diplomacy or warfare to conquer the known world. This remastered version features updated graphics, music, and gameplay mechanics.

Highlights
  • Choose Athens, Corinth, or Sparta for unique strategies
  • Manage workers for resource production
  • Discover ancient technologies
  • Explore the world and establish colonies
  • Deep diplomacy system
  • Learn Ancient Greek history through gameplay
Features
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Your task is to lead a small village at the dawn of Aegean civilization to its glorious future as one of the most powerful cities - Athens, Corinth, or Sparta. Together with the citizens, you will have to fight against invasions, deal with domestic conflicts, survive natural cataclysms in order to unite the whole Ancient Greece under your rule, and conquer the entire known world from Northern Africa to North Europe. Key features: • Your choice of a city will determine the game's strategy: diplomatic style for Athens, trading style for Corinth, and military-style for Sparta. • Wisely distribute your workers to ensure a stable supply of food and materials. • Discover ancient technologies, wisely manage resources, and turn your settlement into a flourishing and influential Polis! • Explore the world, establish colonies, build relationships with neighbors through the game's deep diplomacy system. • Learn the history of Ancient Greece in a fun way! Remastered version changes: • Completely new graphics and music. • Updated technologies and buildings. • New events, trials, and achievements. • New game mechanics and improved balance.

Screenshots

Niggle (Oh Hell)4 screens
Marble Age4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Marble Age at 4.7 against Niggle (Oh Hell)'s 3.5. Marble Age also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 42%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). Niggle (Oh Hell)'s advantage is chart position (#55 vs unranked). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Niggle (Oh Hell) costs $4.99 and Marble Age $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Marble Age holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Niggle (Oh Hell)'s written reviews are positive against 71% of Marble Age's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Niggle (Oh Hell) ships an update every 6 months, Marble Age every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Niggle (Oh Hell) versus Marble Age: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNiggle (Oh Hell)Marble Age
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating3.5 (15 ratings)4.7 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.1% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1524 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#55 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB182 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSean O'ConnorMIKHAIL VASILEV18619964037

Customer experience

Niggle (Oh Hell)

All ratings15 ratings
Positive53.3%
Neutral20.0%
Negative26.7%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral14.9%
Negative43.0%

Marble Age

All ratings24 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

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

Marble Age

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Niggle (Oh Hell)

No in-app purchases

None

Marble Age

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Niggle (Oh Hell) free?
Niggle (Oh Hell) costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marble Age free?
Marble Age costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Niggle (Oh Hell) or Marble Age?
Marble Age is rated higher. Niggle (Oh Hell) averages 3.5 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Marble Age averages 4.7 from 24 ratings.
Do Niggle (Oh Hell) or Marble Age have ads?
Neither Niggle (Oh Hell) nor Marble Age shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Niggle (Oh Hell) or Marble Age?
Niggle (Oh Hell) ships an update every 6 months, and Marble Age every 5 weeks. Most recently, Niggle (Oh Hell) was updated on September 26, 2026 and Marble Age on September 19, 2026.

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