Comparison

Tichu vs Tichu one

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

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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

Tichu one

This card game app offers both singleplayer and multiplayer modes with AI fallback. Enjoy cross-platform play, automatic matchmaking, and an online leaderboard. A community forum is also available for players.

Highlights
  • Clear gameplay layout
  • Multiplayer with AI fallback
  • Online matchmaking
  • Online leaderboard
  • Singleplayer and friendship games
  • Cross-platform multiplayer
Features
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- Very clearly arranged layout, which shows the gameplay in a comprehensible way. - Multiplayer with AI fallback if someone leaves the table. - Automatic online matchmaking and online leaderboard - Singleplayer or friendship game with 2-4 players possible - Community on forum.tichu.one - Cross Platform Multiplayer - Licensed by Fata Morgana Games Tichu is a multi-genre card game; primarily a shedding game that includes elements of Bridge, Daihinmin, and Poker played between two teams of two players each. Teams work to accumulate points; the first team to reach a score of 1,000 points is the winner. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tichu4 screens
Tichu one4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tichu one at Free against Tichu's $4.99. Tichu one also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). Tichu's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads 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

Tichu one is free to download; Tichu costs $4.99 up front. Tichu one sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Tichu asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tichu holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tichu has 319 ratings behind it against 16, 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 43% of Tichu one's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tichu ships an update monthly, Tichu one every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Tichu versus Tichu one: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTichuTichu one
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (319 ratings) — better3.8 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings319 — better16
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#122 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB157 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHouse Full of GamesMatthias Leu

Customer experience

Tichu

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

Tichu one

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative26.7%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

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

Tichu one

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tichu

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Tichu one

Subscriptions1
  • 1 Year Premium$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • lifetime premium$12.99

Questions

Is Tichu free?
Tichu costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tichu one free?
Tichu one is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tichu or Tichu one?
Tichu is rated higher. Tichu averages 4.3 out of 5 from 319 ratings, while Tichu one averages 3.8 from 16 ratings.
Do Tichu or Tichu one have ads?
Neither Tichu nor Tichu one shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tichu or Tichu one?
Tichu ships an update monthly, and Tichu one every 9 days. Most recently, Tichu was updated on November 1, 2026 and Tichu one on October 30, 2026.

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