Comparison

Tichu vs Ligretto

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

Ligretto

Experience the thrill of a fast-paced card game where speed, deduction, and quick reactions are key. Compete against the computer or friends to be the first to empty your stack. Simple rules make it fun for all ages.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced card gameplay
  • Play against the computer
  • Local multiplayer for up to 4 players
  • In-game tutorial
  • Multiple player accounts
  • Integrated high scores
Features
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Ligretto, the fast-paced card game is now available as an app! Speed, good deduction skills and quick reactions are necessary in this game. Fascinating, entertaining and amazingly simple! Up to 4 players trying to be the fastest in emptying their Ligretto stack in several rounds. The rules are very simple. A yellow 4 is placed on a yellow 3, and so on until the first player has emptied his Ligretto stack. Then the round is over. A fast-paced card fun for young and old, in which the cards nearly fly around inside your iPhone or iPad. Against the computer or with friends, Ligretto is digitally as fast as physically, exciting and fun. Pure pleasure and fun! The app gives you the following exciting features: · Games in different difficulty levels against the computer! · Play with up to 4 players on one iOS devices! · Tutorial to learn the game easily! · Any number of player accounts available! · Integrated highscores! Ligretto, there is no faster game!

Screenshots

Tichu4 screens
Ligretto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tichu at 70% against Ligretto's 13%. Tichu also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). Ligretto's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 costs $4.99 and Ligretto $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tichu holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tichu has 319 ratings behind it against 2, 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 13% of Ligretto's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tichu ships an update monthly, Ligretto every 8 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Tichu versus Ligretto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTichuLigretto
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.3 (319 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews — better12.7% of reviews
Number of ratings319 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#185 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHouse Full of GamesBrettspielWelt

Customer experience

Tichu

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

Ligretto

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive12.7%
Neutral8.9%
Negative78.5%

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

Ligretto

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tichu

No in-app purchases

None

Ligretto

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tichu free?
Tichu costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ligretto free?
Ligretto costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tichu or Ligretto?
Tichu is rated higher. Tichu averages 4.3 out of 5 from 319 ratings, while Ligretto averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Tichu or Ligretto have ads?
Neither Tichu nor Ligretto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tichu or Ligretto?
Tichu ships an update monthly, and Ligretto every 8 months. Most recently, Tichu was updated on October 26, 2026 and Ligretto on October 26, 2026.

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