Comparison

Fluxx vs That's Pretty Clever

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

Head to head
About

Fluxx

Experience a chaotic and fun card game where rules and objectives constantly change. Play with friends or AI, online or offline, and adapt to new rule and action cards that shake up gameplay. This award-winning game offers a unique challenge for card game enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Offline and Online Play
  • Human and AI Opponents
  • In-game Chat
  • Pass-and-play Multiplayer
  • Asynchronous Multiplayer Support
  • Friend Invites
  • Player Stats
  • Tutorial
Features
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Playdek and Looney Labs team up to bring this amazingly fun card game to mobile devices. Fluxx fuses its chaotic and fun game play with offline and online features that fans have come to love in Playdek games! Featuring New Rule cards that change the rules of the game and Action cards that create chaos. Even the object of winning the game changes during play, as players swap out one Goal card for another. The Fluxx card game has earned the Mensa Select Award for games that meet Mensa’s high standards of originality, playability and design. Features: - Offline and Online play for 2-4 players - Human and AI opponents - In-game Chat - Pass-and-play Multiplayer - Full asynchronous support for multiplayer online games - Invite your friends to play online games - Online player stats - Tutorial Recommended for iPhone 6 and later; iPad 5th Generation and later; iPad Mini 2 and later; iPod Touch 6th Generation; iOS 11 and later. **AN INTERNET CONNECTION AND PLAYDEK ACCOUNT ARE REQUIRED FOR ONLINE PLAY** Per our Terms of Service, you must be 13 years old or older to use the Playdek online games service.

About

That's Pretty Clever

A fast-paced dice game for all ages where strategic choices create chain reactions to earn victory points. Carefully select dice to fill color-matched areas, but avoid being too greedy to preserve valuable moves. Compete globally for high scores and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Strategic dice selection
  • Chain reaction scoring
  • Color-matched scoring areas
  • High score list
  • Global competition
  • Achievement collection
Features
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"Ganz schön clever" is a fast but smart dice game for clever players of all ages. The dice want to be chosen quite clever here. Cause good choices can lead to tricky chain reactions to fill more than one field at a time. Each selected dice entered in the color-matched area which will provide victory points at the end of the game. But beware: who is too greedy and chooses the highest dice early, loses valuable moves. Collect achievements for special performances! Place in the highscore list! Hunt the highscore and compete against the worldwide community! The new hit from the "klein & fein" series. Nominated for Connoisseur's Game of the Year

Screenshots

Fluxx4 screens
That's Pretty Clever4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fluxx at Free against That's Pretty Clever's $3.99. Fluxx also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (57% vs 33%). That's Pretty Clever's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and chart position (#199 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Fluxx is free to download; That's Pretty Clever costs $3.99 up front. Fluxx sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and That's Pretty Clever sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fluxx holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 546 and 218 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Fluxx's written reviews are positive against 33% of That's Pretty Clever's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fluxx ships an update every 6 months, That's Pretty Clever every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Fluxx versus That's Pretty Clever: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFluxxThat's Pretty Clever
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.3 (546 ratings) — better3.9 (218 ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings546 — better218
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#199 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size234 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlaydek, Inc.BrettspielWelt

Customer experience

Fluxx

All ratings546 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral8.6%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews161 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral22.4%
Negative20.5%

That's Pretty Clever

All ratings218 ratings
Positive65.6%
Neutral16.1%
Negative18.3%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral24.7%
Negative41.9%

User reviews

Fluxx

From 546 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun chaotic game
  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Awesome Addictive Game
  • 👍 Finally is working again!
  • 👍 Genial!!!

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes during zombie Fluxx
  • 🐛 Buggy
  • 🐛 Offline game crashing
  • 🐛 Broken update!
  • 🐛 Just doesn't work

That's Pretty Clever

From 218 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Great digital adaptation of the board game
  • 🎯 Challenging and strategic
  • 💡 Potential for high scores and improvements

Room to improve

  • 🔒 No multiplayer or online play
  • 🔒 Only solo mode available
  • 🐛 Buggy or unstable app experience
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 👎 Lacking in features and customization options

Bugs and requests

Fluxx

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Email verification for online account does not arrive
  • 4 player bug
  • Online play needs to be revamped
  • Got Wonky On Last Update
  • Notch
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  • Verification
  • Options
  • Needs an option to disable sound

Requested features

13 requests
  • More versions please
  • MOAR!!!!
  • Chat and other stuff
  • Hoping For More Versions!
  • Needs landscape mode
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  • Needs an update badly
  • Needs better AI
  • Needs more support and addition of other games
  • Needs Bluetooth games
  • Needs Creepers and Surprises
  • Needs to be able to sort cards
  • Needs to slow down
  • Needs to allow deleting completed games

That's Pretty Clever

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Dice rolls not working as expected
  • Achievements/stats not updating correctly
  • Inability to exit/return to main menu during game
  • Compatibility issues on newer devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multiplayer mode (online, pass-and-play)
  • Personal high score tracking
  • Undo/restart game option
  • In-game rules and tutorial
  • Settings to customize audio and UI

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Fluxx

One-time2
  • Creeper Pack$0.99
  • Zombie Fluxx$2.99
1 purchases

That's Pretty Clever

One-time1
  • Pretty Clever - Challenge 2$0.99

Questions

Is Fluxx free?
Fluxx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is That's Pretty Clever free?
That's Pretty Clever costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fluxx or That's Pretty Clever?
Fluxx is rated higher. Fluxx averages 4.3 out of 5 from 546 ratings, while That's Pretty Clever averages 3.9 from 218 ratings.
Do Fluxx or That's Pretty Clever have ads?
Neither Fluxx nor That's Pretty Clever shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fluxx or That's Pretty Clever?
Fluxx ships an update every 6 months, and That's Pretty Clever every 6 weeks. Most recently, Fluxx was updated on September 18, 2026 and That's Pretty Clever on September 23, 2026.

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