Comparison

CardsAlone vs Whack A Braille

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

Head to head
About

CardsAlone

Enjoy two unique solitaire games not commonly found in other apps, including Napoleon's Grave and Hexagon. This app offers a simple, accessible experience with VoiceOver support and a one-step undo feature.

Highlights
  • Two unique solitaire games
  • Napoleon's Grave game
  • Hexagon game
  • One-step undo
  • VoiceOver accessibility
  • No sounds
Features
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CardsAlone is a nice little solitaire app. It features two different games, which are usually not seen in solitaire apps: Napoleon's grave and Hexagon. This app is also totally accessible with VoiceOver. Features - one step undo - no sounds - accessible with VoiceOver

About

Whack A Braille

An accessible arcade game that challenges players to type braille characters, symbols, and contractions before they disappear. Designed for blind players and braille learners, it offers various practice modes and adjustable settings for a playful learning experience.

Highlights
  • Playable with Braille Screen Input, Displays, and keyboards
  • Practice Grade 1 letters, symbols, and Grade 2 contractions
  • Adjustable speech rate and voice selection
  • Non-timed training mode for beginners
  • Adaptive Mole Recon for personalized practice
  • Blind-first and Accessibility-first design
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Whack a Braille! is a fast-paced accessible arcade game where you type the right braille character, symbol, or contraction before the mole ducks away. Play with a braille display, an external keyboard, or Braille Screen Input. Practice Grade 1 letters, symbols, typing-row patterns, and Grade 2 contractions, then cash in your tickets for prizes as you build up your shelf. The game is designed for blind players, braille learners, teachers, and anyone who wants a playful way to build braille speed and confidence. Features: • Built with Blind-first and Accessibility-first design. • Playable with Braille Screen Input, Braille Displays, and external keyboards. • Adjustable speech rate and voice selection. • Mole sets include keyboard touch-typing training, Grade 1 letters and numbers, and UEB Grade 2 symbols,, word signs, and two-character contractions. • Battle Modes have sets of 3-letter, 4-letter, and 5-letter Grade 1 words, and Wordy Mole Mayhem has randomly drawn 4 to 10 letter words to be typed. • Non-timed training mode for beginners, along with adjustable difficulty modes and round timer lengths. • Adaptive Mole Recon feature that keeps track of misses and what braille characters need practice. Type fast, bonk moles, earn tickets, and see what prize suits your fancy.

Screenshots

CardsAlone3 screens
Whack A Braille4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Whack A Braille at Free against CardsAlone's $0.99. Whack A Braille also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 18 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). CardsAlone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (62 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

Whack A Braille is free to download; CardsAlone costs $0.99 up front. Whack A Braille sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. CardsAlone asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Whack A Braille holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CardsAlone has 62 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CardsAlone ships an update every 18 months, Whack A Braille every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
CardsAlone versus Whack A Braille: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCardsAloneWhack A Braille
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (62 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings62 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIiro ViitanenMarco Salsiccia

Customer experience

CardsAlone

All ratings62 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative11.1%

Whack A Braille

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CardsAlone

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Whack A Braille

One-time4
  • Light Thwap$0.99
  • Big Bonk$1.99
  • Mega Whack$2.99
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  • Ultimate Whackage$4.99

Questions

Is CardsAlone free?
CardsAlone costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Whack A Braille free?
Whack A Braille is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CardsAlone or Whack A Braille?
Whack A Braille is rated higher. CardsAlone averages 4.7 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while Whack A Braille averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do CardsAlone or Whack A Braille have ads?
Neither CardsAlone nor Whack A Braille shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CardsAlone or Whack A Braille?
CardsAlone ships an update every 18 months, and Whack A Braille every 2 days. Most recently, CardsAlone was updated on October 23, 2026 and Whack A Braille on October 3, 2026.

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