Comparison

Tichu vs Morels

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

Morels

This is a digital adaptation of a beloved card game where players forage for delicious mushrooms in a dappled forest. Compete against others or AI, cook your finds, and strategically collect varieties to win. Includes an expansion with new cards and gameplay elements.

Highlights
  • Digital adaptation of a strategy card game
  • Online asynchronous 2-player games
  • Local pass & play mode
  • Solo play against AI
  • Game modifiers for varied gameplay
  • Interactive tutorial
  • In-app rulebook
Features
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*** Foray is now available! Foray expands Morels with 13 new types of cards including new items, characters, weather, and a more dynamic forest. Last fall, crackling fires wreathed the mountains. This spring, light-wielding thunderstorms roiled the valleys. Now, with summer come early and a glowing moon overhead, the soil is moist and black and delicious mushrooms are peeking up all over the forest. The Foray is on! *** The official digital adaptation of the beloved card game Morels. The woods are old-growth, dappled with sunlight. Delicious mushrooms beckon from every grove and hollow with many tasty varieties awaiting the savvy collector. Forage, sautée with butter over the fire, and cook your way to victory! Highlights: -Elegant digital conversion of the card game by Brent Povis -Online asynchronous 2 player games -Local pass & play -Solo play against 3 AI difficulty levels -Game modifiers: try a new way to play! -Interactive tutorial -In-app rulebook -Translated into: English, German, French, Italian and Spanish -No ads or microtransactions. Awards & Honors: 2014 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Two-players Nominee 2014 Games Magazine Best New Card Game Winner 2014 Fairplay À la carte Winner 2012 Golden Geek Best Card Game Nominee 2012 Golden Geek Best 2-Player Board Game Nominee

Screenshots

Tichu4 screens
Morels3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Morels at 4.9 against Tichu's 4.3. Morels also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 70%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14). Tichu's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#188 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Tichu costs $4.99 and Morels $4.99 up front. Morels sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tichu asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Morels holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 319 and 485 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Tichu's written reviews are positive against 90% of Morels's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tichu ships an update monthly, Morels fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Tichu versus Morels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTichuMorels
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating4.3 (319 ratings)4.9 (485 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews89.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings319485 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#188 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHouse Full of GamesMOSSBARK GAMES LLC

Customer experience

Tichu

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

Morels

All ratings485 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative4.4%

User reviews

Tichu

From 319 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Great game implementation
  • 💡 Helpful tutorial and instructions
  • 👍 Smooth gameplay and UI
  • 🕹️ Challenging AI opponents
  • 🕹️ Customizable AI skill levels

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Confusing or illogical AI behavior
  • 🔍 Unbalanced card distribution
  • 🔍 Partner AI often sabotages gameplay
  • 📱 Small card sizes on smaller devices

Morels

From 485 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast paced gameplay
  • 👍 Relaxing and enjoyable experience
  • 🎨 Beautiful art and music
  • 💡 Great implementation of physical game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches with certain features
  • ⏱️ Slow online gameplay and turn-taking
  • 🔍 Unclear or missing tutorials for expansions
  • 📱 UI issues on newer devices

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

Morels

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Foray cards not functioning properly
  • Destroying Angel card causing game to get stuck
  • Shiitake log not always creating bonus
  • Butter and cider extras not working together

Requested features

4 requests
  • Online synchronous 2-player mode
  • In-game messaging for online play
  • Faster end-game scoring
  • More player accounts and leaderboards

In-app purchases

None

Tichu

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Morels

One-time1
  • Foray$2.99

Questions

Is Tichu free?
Tichu costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Morels free?
Morels costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tichu or Morels?
Morels is rated higher. Tichu averages 4.3 out of 5 from 319 ratings, while Morels averages 4.9 from 485 ratings.
Do Tichu or Morels have ads?
Neither Tichu nor Morels shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tichu or Morels?
Tichu ships an update monthly, and Morels fortnightly. Most recently, Tichu was updated on October 15, 2026 and Morels on October 13, 2026.

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