Hold'em Blitz vs Canasta.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hold'em Blitz
Experience a unique poker variant that replaces random dealing with player card selection, adding strategic depth. Enjoy both single-player tournaments against AI and multiplayer matches with friends, blending chess-like strategy with poker fun.
- Player card selection mechanic
- Single-player tournaments vs. bots
- Multiplayer with up to 7 live players
- Interactive tutorial for gameplay
- Save and resume tournament games
- History file for game review
- Undo button for practice games
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Become a better thinker, strategist and poker player while sharing hours of fun and enjoyment with friends playing Hold’em Blitz. By replacing random dealing with player card selection, Hold’em Blitz adds the exciting dimensions of building and blocking to traditional poker to create an enriched multiplayer experience. It is easy-to-learn, yet hard-to-master and can be played for minutes or hours. It is for all ages from casual gamer to serious poker player. Hold’em Blitz has both Single Player (vs. bots) and Multiplayer (between live players) capability. Here are the key features of Multiplayer: - WiFi network used for communication - GETTING STARTED scrolling screen that describes how to setup play - Games with two to seven live players - Game host can set card selection time limits, number of player time violations allowed per hand and number of hand wins to win - Any game can have both players and observers - History file records every game action and can be reviewed by any player or observer when game ends - HELP scrolling screen that describes all relevant aspects of multiplayer Here are the key features of Single Player: - Learn gameplay mechanics through the interactive tutorial - Tournament Games - Advance through six levels of from one to six virtual opponents - High Scores – Record your 10 best tournament game scores - Save/Restore – Save up to 10 tournament games in progress and resume playing any one of them at a later time or date - History file records every tournament game action and can be reviewed any time during the game - Practice Games - Improve your skills by playing against 1 to 6 virtual opponents. Use the UNDO button to explore alternate strategies by “undoing” or “taking back” any moves in a hand - HELP scrolling screen that describes all relevant aspects of single player Hold’em Blitz blends compelling features of chess strategy and puzzle solving with traditional poker to take play to a whole new level. It’s UnPoker where mental skill generally replaces chance!
Canasta.
Experience the strategic card game of the rummy family, featuring joker cards for unpredictable gameplay. Form melds, create canastas, and aim for 5000 points to win team rounds.
- Rummy family card game
- Joker cards for unpredictability
- Team play against computer
- Forming melds and canastas
- Scoring to 5000 points
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Canasta is the popular card game of the rummy family also known as Argentine Rummy. Use of joker cards makes the game unpredictable and very challenging. You play as a team with computer opponent against computer team. Pick up cards and fit them into groups (melds). Group of seven cards called canasta and allows team to finish the round. Points go for the melds, the first team scoring 5000 points wins.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Canasta. at Free against Hold'em Blitz's $2.99. Canasta. also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (25K vs 6). Hold'em Blitz's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). 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
Canasta. is free to download; Hold'em Blitz costs $2.99 up front. Canasta. sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Hold'em Blitz asks for nothing beyond the download.
Canasta. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canasta. has 25K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Hold'em Blitz's written reviews are positive against 71% of Canasta.'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hold'em Blitz ships an update every 2 weeks, Canasta. every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hold'em Blitz | Canasta. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (6 ratings) | 4.7 (25K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 71.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 25K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #163 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ThwartPoker Inc. | Sergey Skosyrev |
Customer experience
Hold'em Blitz
Canasta.
Bugs and requests
Hold'em Blitz
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Canasta.
Reported bugs
4 issues- Partner ignores player's instructions
- Opponents get unrealistic card draws
- Incorrect implementation of Canasta rules
- Game freezes or crashes unexpectedly
Requested features
5 requests- Online multiplayer mode
- Customizable difficulty levels
- Ability to choose partner skill level
- Clearer display of canasta information
- Option to play 2-player version
In-app purchases
Hold'em Blitz
No in-app purchases
Canasta.
- 1000 diamonds$0.99
- Cards from deck$1.99
- 2200 diamonds$1.99
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- Win Points$2.99
- 3400 diamonds$2.99
- 4700 diamonds$3.99
- Partner difficulty$4.99
- Opponents difficulty$4.99
- 6000 diamonds$4.99
- 8500 diamonds$6.99
- Advanced Features$9.99
- 12500 diamonds$9.99
Questions
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Do Hold'em Blitz or Canasta. have ads?
Which is updated more often, Hold'em Blitz or Canasta.?
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