Comparison

iCardPlayer vs Nickel Nickel

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

Head to head
About

iCardPlayer

Enjoy a vast collection of classic card games playable offline. This compilation offers a solo experience without advertisements, featuring popular titles like Hearts, Spades, and Belote. Expand your card game library with this comprehensive collection.

Highlights
  • Classic card game compilation
  • Offline solo play
  • Ad-free experience
  • Ever-growing game collection
  • Multiple popular card games included
Features
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The ultimate classic card games compilation! Play an ever growing collection of classic card games: from Hearts, Barbu, Whist and Lift, to Tafferan, Spades, Belote or Fantan... This version is the full game without any adverts, and doesn't need multiplayer or internet access, play solo offline!

About

Nickel Nickel

A four-player rummy game where the wild card progresses from 3 to 13 each round. Players aim to form sets and runs, with the lowest score winning. This version includes banner and full-screen ads.

Highlights
  • Changing wild card (3-13)
  • Set and run formation
  • Play against robots
  • Draw from discard or draw pile
  • Scoring system
  • Four-player gameplay
Features
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Nickel Nickel is a fun four-player progressive rummy game where the wild card changes every round. The game begins with three cards, with 3s and Jokers as wild cards. Each round another card is dealt, and the next rank becomes wild, continuing all the way through the 13s round. Play against three computer opponents as you build sets of three cards or runs of three or more cards in the same suit. On your turn, draw a card from the face-down draw pile or the face-up discard pile. If you have wild cards, position your wilds in your hand to make sets. Choose your discard carefully—you may be helping the next player. When a player lays down all of their cards in valid sets and runs, each remaining player gets one final turn before scores are counted. After the 13s round, the player with the lowest score wins the game! This free version includes banner ads during play and occasional full-screen ads between games. Prefer an ad-free experience? Nickel Nickel+ removes all advertising.

Screenshots

iCardPlayer4 screens
Nickel Nickel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nickel Nickel at Free against iCardPlayer's $1.99. Nickel Nickel also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). iCardPlayer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (74% vs 50%). On ratings volume, in-app purchases 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

Nickel Nickel is free to download; iCardPlayer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nickel Nickel holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 54 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of iCardPlayer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Nickel Nickel's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iCardPlayer ships an update every 10 months, Nickel Nickel every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
iCardPlayer versus Nickel Nickel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCardPlayerNickel Nickel
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (20 ratings)4.6 (54 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.8% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2054 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJean-Baptiste Bolcatofishdog.net

Customer experience

iCardPlayer

All ratings20 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive73.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative19.0%

Nickel Nickel

All ratings54 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

iCardPlayer

No in-app purchases

None

Nickel Nickel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iCardPlayer free?
iCardPlayer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nickel Nickel free?
Nickel Nickel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iCardPlayer or Nickel Nickel?
Nickel Nickel is rated higher. iCardPlayer averages 4.3 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Nickel Nickel averages 4.6 from 54 ratings.
Do iCardPlayer or Nickel Nickel have ads?
Nickel Nickel shows ads; iCardPlayer does not.
Which is updated more often, iCardPlayer or Nickel Nickel?
iCardPlayer ships an update every 10 months, and Nickel Nickel every 3 months. Most recently, iCardPlayer was updated on November 10, 2026 and Nickel Nickel on November 3, 2026.

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