Comparison

Tichu vs THE 残業

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

Head to head
About

Tichu

A strategic partnership card game for four players where teams compete to be the first to empty their hands and score points. Features challenging AI opponents and online multiplayer for global play. Learn the game with a comprehensive tutorial and helpful hints.

Highlights
  • Partnership card game for four players
  • Strategic gameplay with risk and scoring
  • Challenging configurable AI opponents
  • Online multiplayer with up to 4 players
  • Cloud data backup and sync
  • Extensive tutorial and in-game documentation
  • Hint feature for learning
Features
Currently charting
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*** Listed on Games Magazine's Electronic Games 100 for 2011! *** Legend has it that over 642 million Chinese play Tichu nearly every day! I don't know about that. All I know is that Tichu might very well be the world's best card game. Tichu is a partnership game for four players where partners battle to be the first to play all of their cards and score points. Each hand is filled with strategy and risk. Will you be the first player to play all of your cards? Perhaps you'd like to make a little wager on that? Are you willing to risk 100 points? How about 200? Tichu has long been the favorite card game of all time on BoardGameGeek. Find out why! I promise that you won't regret it! Tichu boasts the following great features: Fully licensed and authorized by designer Urs Hostettler and publisher Fata Morgana Spiele. Computer controlled opponents boast a challenging and lifelike Artificial Intelligence that is configurable in numerous ways. Up to 4 humans can play from any supported device in any part of the world. Data automatically backed up to the cloud and synced to any device that runs the game! Extensive tutorial and in-game documentation will teach you how to play and have you playing like a champ in no time. Hint feature helps you play while you learn. Choose from multiple beautiful deck styles.

About

THE 残業

Escape a surreal office environment by tapping and swiping to solve puzzles. This game also features a card game mode with unique mechanics.

Highlights
  • Tap to interact
  • Swipe to use items
  • Hint system available
  • Card game mode
  • CPU battles
Features
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「お先に失礼します」 『まだ仕事あるダロ』『みんな残ってるゾ』 「こんな会社…脱出してやる!!」 ■こんな人におすすめ ・脱出ゲームが好きな人 ・シュールなネタに理解がある人 ・会社から脱出したいと思ったことがある人 ■あそびかた ・気になるところをタップ ・アイテムは使いたい場所までスワイプ ・脱出方法に困ったらヒントを見よう ■カードゲーム好きも必見 ・アップデートで『THE 残業』のカードゲームを追加 ・終電ブレイクやストレスチェックが勝負の鍵デス ・心ゆくまでCPU対戦を楽しめます カラメルカラム http://caracolu.com https://twitter.com/Caramel_Column アナログ・デジタル問わずゲーム開発してます ゲームデザイン: 大野真樹 イラスト: シラカワリュウ

Screenshots

Tichu4 screens
THE 残業4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: THE 残業 at Free against Tichu's $4.99. THE 残業 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (92% vs 70%). Tichu's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (319 vs 3). On update cadence, 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

THE 残業 is free to download; Tichu costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

THE 残業 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tichu has 319 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Tichu's written reviews are positive against 92% of THE 残業's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tichu ships an update monthly, THE 残業 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Tichu versus THE 残業: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTichuTHE 残業
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (319 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings319 — better3
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#111 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS149.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB211 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHouse Full of GamesCaramel Column Inc.

Customer experience

Tichu

All ratings319 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews266 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral7.5%
Negative22.2%

THE 残業

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.2%

Bugs and requests

Tichu

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes on launch or during gameplay
  • Inability to join or maintain multiplayer games
  • Inconsistent behavior when calling Tichu
  • Incorrect card interactions (e.g. overplaying)
  • Persistent login and username issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multiplayer support (online and local)
  • More statistics and performance tracking
  • Ability to forfeit games
  • Faster animations and gameplay
  • Improved card visibility on smaller screens

THE 残業

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tichu

No in-app purchases

None

THE 残業

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tichu free?
Tichu costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is THE 残業 free?
THE 残業 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tichu or THE 残業?
THE 残業 is rated higher. Tichu averages 4.3 out of 5 from 319 ratings, while THE 残業 averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Tichu or THE 残業 have ads?
THE 残業 shows ads; Tichu does not.
Which is updated more often, Tichu or THE 残業?
Tichu ships an update monthly, and THE 残業 every 2 months. Most recently, Tichu was updated on September 26, 2026 and THE 残業 on September 23, 2026.

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