Yachty vs Sheepshead Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yachty
A classic dice game inspired by Yahtzee, offering multiple game modes for solo or multiplayer fun. Enjoy realistic 3D dice and compete with friends worldwide or locally.
- Online multiplayer via Game Center
- Solo patience game modes
- Pass & Play for two players
- Global leaderboards
- Game Center achievements
- Realistic 3D dice physics
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Yachty Deluxe: A traditional yahtzee(tm) like dice game, suitable for all ages. You've tried the rest, now play the best - with your friends. Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiGaQQ57wyg ONLINE MULTIPLAYER Play and beat anyone in the world using your Game Center account. You can play multiple games at once, but at a pace that suits you. SOLO MODE A standard yachty patience game for one player. TRIPLES MODE A more in-depth patience game for one player, using three scoring columns. PASS & PLAY A two-player game needing no internet connection - just pass the device to your friend when you've taken your turn. LEADERBOARDS There are several Game Center leaderboards to register your best scores on. Can you be the best? ACHIEVEMENTS With twenty different Game Center achievements to chase down, you will never be short of extra challenge. REALISTIC DICE The dice are rendered in full 3D and shaken using an advanced physics simulation. This brings an unprecedented level of realism to iOS dice gaming. HOW TO PLAY Rules of the game, for all gameplay variants, are included within the game. If you're a yahtzee(tm) addict then this is the best game for you.
Sheepshead Pro
Experience the classic card game on your mobile device. Offers both 3 and 5-handed versions with customizable gameplay settings and achievements. Challenge the computer and track your progress with detailed statistics.
- 3 Handed Game
- 5 Handed Game
- Partner selection options
- Detailed stats tracking
- Multiple achievements
- Customizable gameplay settings
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Sheepshead - the classic card game, finally available on your mobile device! The first app to offer both 3 and 5 handed Sheepshead, with a multitude of game play settings, and achievements. The streamlined app makes it a breeze to pick up and play for a few minutes or for hours as you challenge the computer, and try to capture all of the achievements. here are some of the features Sheepshead Pro has to offer: * 3 Handed Game- a first on the App Store! * 5 Handed Game - choose your favorite mode to pick a partner. * Pick your partner with a Fail Suit or Jack of Diamonds - it's your choice. * Track your stats - including game, hand, and pick stats. * Achievements - keep entertained for hours with multiple achievements to shoot for. * Leasters, doublers, re-deals, and ability to crack. * A simple and intuitive user interface.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Yachty at Free against Sheepshead Pro's $1.99. Yachty also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 36%) and rating (4.8 vs 3.5). Sheepshead Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Yachty is free to download; Sheepshead Pro costs $1.99 up front. Yachty sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sheepshead Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Yachty holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yachty has 3.6K ratings behind it against 119, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Yachty's written reviews are positive against 36% of Sheepshead Pro's.
Yachty ships an update every 4 months, Sheepshead Pro monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yachty | Sheepshead Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.6K ratings) — better | 3.5 (119 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews — better | 35.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.6K — better | 119 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 7.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rubicon Mobile Ltd | Daniel Schleef |
Customer experience
Yachty
Sheepshead Pro
User reviews
Yachty
From 3.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎲 Great game mechanics
- 🎨 Excellent graphics and customization
- 🕹️ Addictive and fun gameplay
- 👥 Enjoyable multiplayer experience
- ⏱️ Quick and responsive
Room to improve
- 🛑 Scoring issues in multiplayer
- 📺 Intrusive ads
- 🔁 Repetitive dice rolls
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
Sheepshead Pro
From 119 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game to play
- 👍 Realistic Wisconsin sheepshead
- 👍 Good for practice
- 👍 Best of the sheepshead games
- 👍 Great app for a great game
Room to improve
- 😞 Infuriating flaws
- 😞 Simulated players don't know how to play
- 😞 Partner plays poorly
- 😞 AI makes unrealistic plays
- 😞 Computer players are awful
Bugs and requests
Yachty
Reported bugs
3 issues- Scoring discrepancies between players
- Dice rolls not truly random
- App freezing and crashing
Requested features
4 requests- Persistent player statistics
- Landscape mode support
- Yahtzee bonus for players
- Improved online matchmaking
Sheepshead Pro
Reported bugs
20 issues- Locks up and needs uninstalling
- App freezes
- Randomly crashing
- Stops running on iPhone
- Game freezes when playing leasters
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- App freeze after certain hands
- Next hand does not deal out
- Messes up statistics
- Newest update has ruined the app
- UI never picks leasters
- Game freezes occasionally on Leasters
- App freeze after certain hands especially leasters
- Game is freezing up a lot
- The app is freezing
- After the end of the hand - the app shows me the blinds - and the next hand does not deal out.
- Glitches and deals 10 cards
- Pop ups keep coming constantly
- Queen of clubs played by AI and buried in the blind in the same round
- System glitches
- Cannot get the game to start on iPhone 14 Pro Max
Requested features
14 requests- Online multiplayer option
- Ability to edit AI names
- Option to call 'every trick'
- Option to set default for when no one picks (leaster, doubler, redeal)
- Rules section
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- Training cards with suggestions
- Landscape mode option
- Option to require a leaster if all pass
- Option to de-select redeal and doubler
- Option to call off the JD
- Jack of diamonds only mode
- Second real player using their own device
- Computer count running total of points
- Improve stats page to show total points and individual tricks
In-app purchases
Yachty
- Remove Ads$2.99
Sheepshead Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Yachty free?
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