Crazy 8s vs Obsession
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crazy 8s
Experience a fast-paced card game against three AI opponents. Match cards by number, letter, or color, or use an 8 card to change the suit. Explore additional rules for varied gameplay.
- Play against 3 computer opponents
- Match number, letter, or color
- Use 8 cards to switch colors
- Play with Mau Mau rules
- Includes special cards (Lose a Turn, Take a Card, Switchback)
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This card game is crazy fast and crazy fun. Play Crazy 8s against 3 computer opponents. Match number, letter, or color or play an 8 card to switch colors. For more crazy cards, play the Mau Mau rules and add Lose a Turn, Take a Card, and Switchback cards to the deck.
Obsession
A two-player board game where players race to move their ten rings into a "Safety Zone" before their opponent. Players roll dice to determine moves, strategically advancing their own rings or hindering their opponent's progress.
- Two-player competitive gameplay
- Dice-based movement mechanics
- Strategic ring advancement
- Opponent ring hindrance
- iPad-exclusive interface
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Obsession is a board game for two players in which one player wins by moving his ten rings along ten slots. He must get all ten rings into the "Safety Zone" before his opponent. Each player rolls a pair of dice, and can move a number of rings given by the sum of the two dice. He choose either to move their own rings up, or their opponent's rings down. The two players take place on the opposite sides of the iPad screen. In the middle of the screen a board is shown with two symmetrical zones, one for each player. In each zone there is a set of 10 long oval slots, and a second set of 10 small circular slots. The last set is the Safety Zone. On each zone, a set of rings is also shown: the red ones are owned by player 1, and the white ones by player 2. All the rings are initially in the start position. When the turn of a player comes, he can see a red and white button on his side of the screen, and he should touch it. Two dice start rolling at this point. When they stop, the number of available moves is given by the sum of the two dice. A line of white dots is also shown on the player's side, indicating the number of available moves. The player can now start touching rings to move them. Touching one of his rings, he will move it from the start to the advanced position, or from the advanced position to his Safety Zone. Touching one of the adversary's rings in the advanced position, he will move it back to the base position. Normally a player can only move a given ring once at each turn. But, in order to prevent stalling situations, when all the possible move are exhausted and the player has more available moves, then he will be allowed to move again a ring already moved in the same turn. Rings on the Safety Zone cannot be moved back. At each move, the number of residual available moves is decreased. The line of white dots will be updated consequently. When all the available moves are done, the turn passes to the other player. The game ends when one player puts all of his rings in the Safety Zone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Crazy 8s at Free against Obsession's $0.99. Crazy 8s also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 38 months). Obsession's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Crazy 8s is free to download; Obsession costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Crazy 8s holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crazy 8s has 387 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Crazy 8s ships an update every 2 months, Obsession every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crazy 8s | Obsession |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (387 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 387 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 38 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | Luigi Fonti |
Customer experience
Crazy 8s
Obsession
Bugs and requests
Crazy 8s
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game doesn't reset properly after winning
- Incorrect card behavior (e.g. 8s as first card)
- Difficulty distinguishing card colors
Requested features
4 requests- Adjustable game speed
- Manual card selection
- Multiplayer support
- Scoring and statistics
Obsession
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Crazy 8s
No in-app purchases
Obsession
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Crazy 8s free?
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