Comparison

Fluxx vs Donut 80

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

Donut 80

Experience classic games reimagined with an 80s aesthetic. This collection features low-resolution graphics, limited color palettes, and chiptune music, offering new levels and themes for both long-time fans and newcomers.

Highlights
  • 80s retro game demakes
  • Low resolution graphics
  • 16-color palettes
  • Chiptune music
  • New levels and themes
  • Collection of classic games
Features
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What if Donut Games were made in the 80s? Donut 80 is a collection of games and demakes of classic Donut Games featuring low resolution graphics, 16-color palettes and chip music. No matter if you are an old fan or never played a Donut Game before, this collection will keep you entertained with lots of NEW LEVELS and THEMES to explore. Games Included: Beach Roller Hooland Unicorn Skyride Hard Hat Run Monkey Flight Goat Flight Mummy Flight Ruberth's Kick n' Fly Sunday Lawn Clean Up Charlie Shovel Time Royal Cut This app is free and contains no subscriptions, no in-app purchases. This app contains cross promotion for other Donut Games.

Screenshots

Fluxx4 screens
Donut 804 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Donut 80 at none against Fluxx's 2. Donut 80 also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). Fluxx's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (548 vs 49). On price, review sentiment, 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

Both are free to download. Fluxx sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Donut 80 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fluxx holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fluxx has 548 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Fluxx's written reviews are positive against 50% of Donut 80's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fluxx ships an update every 6 months, Donut 80 weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fluxx versus Donut 80: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFluxxDonut 80
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (548 ratings) — better3.8 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings548 — better49
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size234 MB2 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPlaydek, Inc.Donut Games

Customer experience

Fluxx

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

Donut 80

All ratings49 ratings
Positive69.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative26.5%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative38.9%

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

Donut 80

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Fluxx

One-time2
  • Creeper Pack$0.99
  • Zombie Fluxx$1.99
None

Donut 80

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fluxx free?
Fluxx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Donut 80 free?
Donut 80 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fluxx or Donut 80?
Fluxx is rated higher. Fluxx averages 4.3 out of 5 from 548 ratings, while Donut 80 averages 3.8 from 49 ratings.
Do Fluxx or Donut 80 have ads?
Neither Fluxx nor Donut 80 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fluxx or Donut 80?
Fluxx ships an update every 6 months, and Donut 80 weekly. Most recently, Fluxx was updated on October 20, 2026 and Donut 80 on October 21, 2026.

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