Comparison

Trappola vs Shufflez

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

Head to head
About

Trappola

This app provides a virtual deck of playing cards for playing various card games on your iPhone. It supports multiplayer games with friends over the internet or Bluetooth, featuring voice chat and intuitive gesture controls for card manipulation.

Highlights
  • Virtual deck of playing cards
  • Supports unlimited card games
  • Multiplayer over internet and Bluetooth
  • Voice chat for multiplayer
  • Intuitive gesture controls
  • Customizable card decks
Features
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- Trappola is a Deck of Playing cards in your pocket. Anywhere with you, anytime you feel it, inside your beloved iPhone. You can play unlimited kinds of card games as if you really had a real deck with you. It supports multiplayer with your friends over the Internet hearing them speaking with voice chat, or over Bluetooth when you are all together. - It is a game of cards that contains all games of cards! - You can do everything as if you have a real deck on a table. You can flip cards, deal them to you, move them on the table, sort the cards in your hand, shuffle decks, throw cards away, give cards to others, create decks with cards, put cards in decks, all sorts of stuff. And all of that with just 3 gestures: double tap, long press, tap and long press. - You can choose your favorite deck among many choices, independent of what decks the other players use.

About

Shufflez

This app replaces a physical deck of cards, allowing you to deal and play card games with others online. It supports multiple decks and can be used for solo practice or card counting.

Highlights
  • Digital card deck replacement
  • Multiplayer card dealing
  • Supports up to 6 decks
  • Jokers included or excluded
  • Solo play for practice
  • 4-color and standard decks
Features
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Deck of cards replacement. If you don't have a deck of cards, or you hate shuffling, just use your phone or tablet instead! Deal cards to other players with internet connection. Play any card game you want. Up to 6 decks supported, with or without Jokers. You can also use the app alone to count cards, exercise, etc. Includes beautiful 4-color deck along with standard deck. Note: May not work correctly in Zoomed mode (Settings>Display & Brightness>View>Standard)

Screenshots

Trappola4 screens
Shufflez4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shufflez at 5.0 against Trappola's 2.5. Shufflez also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 25 months). Trappola's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (13 vs 2). On price 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. Trappola sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shufflez asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shufflez holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trappola has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trappola ships an update every 25 months, Shufflez every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Trappola versus Shufflez: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrappolaShufflez
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (13 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppDVisionJesse Garcia

Customer experience

Trappola

All ratings13 ratings
Positive30.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative53.8%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative61.5%

Shufflez

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Trappola

One-time1
  • Enable Shuffling$1.99
None

Shufflez

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trappola free?
Trappola is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shufflez free?
Shufflez is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Trappola or Shufflez?
Shufflez is rated higher. Trappola averages 2.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Shufflez averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Trappola or Shufflez have ads?
Shufflez shows ads; Trappola does not.
Which is updated more often, Trappola or Shufflez?
Trappola ships an update every 25 months, and Shufflez every 2 days. Most recently, Trappola was updated on October 23, 2026 and Shufflez on October 8, 2026.

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