Blackbird! vs Raven
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blackbird!
Experience a classic trick-taking card game with customizable rules and competitive AI. Bid strategically, take tricks, and achieve your goals to win. Track your progress with detailed statistics and unlock achievements.
- Classic trick-taking gameplay
- Customizable rule sets
- AI opponents
- Achievement system
- Detailed statistics tracking
- Multiple rule variations
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This game is similar to the classic ROOK® card game*. Compete against the computer in this classic trick-taking game. Bid aggressively for the chance to declare trump. Take tricks with pointers to reach your bid or you’ll get set! Play with two widely different rule sets (Kentucky Discard or Western Wyoming) or create your own set of rules to play with any of these options that can be on or off: • Include 1's worth 15 points • Low/high/10.5 Blackbird card • Remove the Blackbird card • Allow Blackbird card to be played anytime • Winning bidder leads the first trick • Red 1 worth 30 points • Adjustable game winning score • Bonus for taking most tricks • and more! Get awarded when you complete achievements and challenge your friends to complete them. Have fun looking at all of the statistics that are tracked so that you can analyze how you play. * This is not in any way endorsed by or affiliated with Hasbro, Inc. ROOK® is a registered trademark of Hasbro, Inc.
Raven
A single-player trick-taking card game inspired by ROOK®. Enjoy changing scenery and card colors as you play through rounds, with automatic dealing, sorting, and scoring to enhance the experience.
- Single-player trick-taking gameplay
- Dynamic scenery and card colors
- Automatic card dealing and sorting
- Bid-tracking and point counting
- Serene, atmospheric backgrounds
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Raven is similar to the ROOK® card game*. Raven is a scenic, single player card game where you work on a team to trump your opponents. As you play through the rounds, the scenery changes and so do the card colors. Play until the winning score is reached while looping through the serene, atmospheric backgrounds. Raven includes automatic card dealing, sorting, bid-tracking and point counting, so you never miss a beat. * Raven is not in any way endorsed by or affiliated with Hasbro, Inc. ROOK® is a registered trademark of Hasbro, Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Raven at none against Blackbird!'s 2. Raven also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 71%) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). Blackbird!'s advantage is ratings volume (7K vs 22) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On rating, ads, monetization model 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
Blackbird! costs $2.99 and Raven $0.99 up front. Blackbird! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Raven asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Blackbird! against 4.6 for Raven. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackbird! has 7K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Blackbird!'s written reviews are positive against 86% of Raven's.
Blackbird! ships an update every 2 months, Raven every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blackbird! | Raven |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (7K ratings) — better | 4.6 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.3% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7K — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #10 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 244 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | R. Don Wilson | John Davis |
Customer experience
Blackbird!
Raven
Bugs and requests
Blackbird!
Reported bugs
5 issues- Forced to take bid even when undesirable
- Inability to reverse trump or discard mistakes
- Inconsistent card dealing
- Multiplayer crashes and glitches
- Themes and settings not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode to play with friends
- Option to call your own partner
- Ability to shoot the moon
- Customizable nest size
- More rule variations
Raven
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blackbird!
- Christmas Theme$0.99
- Independence Day Theme$0.99
Raven
No in-app purchases
