Comparison

Tichu vs Gloschli

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

Gloschli

Features
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Gloschli is extending the original Gloschli game with stickers and brings you the world of Gloschli into your messengers. iMessage, WhatsApp and Telegram are supported.

Screenshots

Tichu4 screens
Gloschli3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gloschli at Free against Tichu's $4.99. Gloschli also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14). Tichu's advantage is chart position (#185 vs unranked). On 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

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

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Tichu versus Gloschli: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTichuGloschli
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (319 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings319 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#185 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS149.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHouse Full of GamesAarefabrik GmbH

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

Gloschli

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tichu

No in-app purchases

None

Gloschli

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tichu free?
Tichu costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gloschli free?
Gloschli is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tichu or Gloschli have ads?
Neither Tichu nor Gloschli shows ads.

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