Comparison

Royal Card Clash vs Exploding Kittens® 2

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

Head to head
About

Royal Card Clash

Engage in a unique card game experience that reimagines classic solitaire. Use number cards to attack royal cards, strategizing for efficiency and victory. Offers deep decision-making with simple rules, multiple difficulty levels, and engaging sound.

Highlights
  • Reimagined classic card game
  • Number cards attack royal cards
  • Deep decision-making
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Statistics and leaderboards
  • Chiptune soundscape
Features
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Royal Card Clash is a total reimagining of classic card games like Solitaire, with just you and a deck of playing cards. The number cards serve as your attack cards against the royal cards. Be as efficient as possible to break you enemies. You will have to think carefully and play your cards right to achieve victory. Features: • Simple to learn rules that provide deep decision making • Various difficulty levels to unlock • Relaxing but catchy chiptune soundscape • Statistics and leaderboards

About

Exploding Kittens® 2

Experience the chaotic fun of a popular card game with friends. This digital version features customizable avatars, animated cards, and new ways to play, including the highly requested "Nope" card. Engage in quick rounds of strategy and luck to be the last player standing.

Highlights
  • Customizable avatars
  • Emoji reactions
  • Multiple game modes
  • Animated cards
  • Online multiplayer
  • AI opponent
Features
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The ultimate card game with friends is back with a bang, people! EXPLODING KITTENS® 2 has it all – customisable avatars, emojis, oodles of game modes and cards full of quirky humour and animations sleeker than an oiled kitty with catnip-fuelled zoomies! Plus, the official EXPLODING KITTENS® 2 game brings the most-requested mechanic of all…the Nope card! Stuff a glorious Nope Sandwich right into the horrified faces of your friends – with extra Nopesauce, of course. HOW TO PLAY EXPLODING KITTENS® 2 1. Download the EXPLODING KITTENS® 2 online game. 2. Optional: Get your friends to download it too. 3. Each player plays as many cards as they like on their turn OR passes! 4. The player then draws a card to end their turn. If it’s an EXPLODING KITTEN, they’re out (unless they have a handy Defuse card). 5. Keep going until only one player is left standing! FEATURES - CUSTOMISE YOUR AVATARS – Dress your avatar up in the season’s hottest outfits (cat hair not included) - REACT TO GAMEPLAY – Personalise your emoji sets to ensure your trash talk has a razor-sharp edge. - MULTIPLE GAME MODES – Play alone against our expert AI or impress your mum with your sparkling social life by playing with friends online! - ANIMATED CARDS – The mayhem comes to life with awesome animations! Those Nope cards just hit different now… Steady yourself, think of calming waves and draw a card!

Screenshots

Royal Card Clash4 screens
Exploding Kittens® 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Royal Card Clash at Free against Exploding Kittens® 2's $4.99. Royal Card Clash also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 60%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Exploding Kittens® 2's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 253). On rating, update cadence, 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

Royal Card Clash is free to download; Exploding Kittens® 2 costs $4.99 up front. Royal Card Clash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Exploding Kittens® 2 sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Royal Card Clash against 4.8 for Exploding Kittens® 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Exploding Kittens® 2 has 3.7K ratings behind it against 253, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Royal Card Clash's written reviews are positive against 60% of Exploding Kittens® 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Royal Card Clash ships an update every 3 weeks, Exploding Kittens® 2 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Royal Card Clash versus Exploding Kittens® 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoyal Card ClashExploding Kittens® 2
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (253 ratings)4.8 (3.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.8% of reviews — better59.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2533.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#7 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB443 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperGearhead Games ApSMarmalade Game Studio Limited

Customer experience

Royal Card Clash

All ratings253 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral8.7%
Negative6.5%

Exploding Kittens® 2

All ratings3,725 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews399 reviews
Positive59.6%
Neutral11.5%
Negative28.8%

User reviews

Royal Card Clash

From 253 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple, terrific gameplay
  • 🎨 Charming pixel art style
  • 🎶 Great soundtrack
  • 🔓 Fair pricing for ad removal
  • 💡 Creative card game concept

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional UI issues (card size, app switcher)
  • 🙄 Ads after every game
  • 🤔 Arbitrary leveling system with no real purpose

Exploding Kittens® 2

From 3.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay
  • 👍 Charming animations and visuals
  • 🤩 Engaging and fun experience
  • 🎨 Customizable skins and backgrounds

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • ⏱️ Slow animations and gameplay
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🤖 Unresponsive AI opponents

Bugs and requests

Royal Card Clash

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Difficulty increases without meaningful progression

Requested features

5 requests
  • Expand gameplay with new mechanics and modes
  • Add card counters to track remaining suits
  • Provide more soundtrack options
  • Implement a level/progression system
  • Allow for different card designs and characters

Exploding Kittens® 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Nope card not functioning properly
  • Leaderboard not updating correctly
  • Inability to leave a game after losing
  • Forced account creation for online play

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add a turn timer to prevent stalling
  • Allow custom deck creation and configuration
  • Improve online multiplayer stability and matchmaking
  • Bring back the original game's sound effects and personality

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Royal Card Clash

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99
20 purchases

Exploding Kittens® 2

One-time20
  • Santa Claws Card Back$0.99
  • Mystic Mayhem Card Back$0.99
  • Beach Day Emoji Pack$0.99
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  • Beach Day Card back$0.99
  • Kitchen Chaos Emoji Pack$0.99
  • Kitchen Chaos Card Back$0.99
  • Mystic Mayhem Emoji Pack$1.99
  • MysticMayhem Cauldron Creature$1.99
  • Glenn Coco$1.99
  • Sea Rat Outfit$1.99
  • Beach Day Location$1.99
  • Slice of Heaven Outfit$1.99
  • Yucky Buddy Outfit$1.99
  • Kitchen Chaos Location$1.99
  • Santa Claws Pack$4.99
  • Mystic Mayhem Pack$5.99
  • Beach Day Pack$5.99
  • Kitchen Chaos Pack$5.99
  • Sun and Spice Bundle$7.99
  • Explosive Expansions Pass$9.99

Questions

Is Royal Card Clash free?
Royal Card Clash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Exploding Kittens® 2 free?
Exploding Kittens® 2 costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Royal Card Clash or Exploding Kittens® 2?
Exploding Kittens® 2 is rated higher. Royal Card Clash averages 4.7 out of 5 from 253 ratings, while Exploding Kittens® 2 averages 4.8 from 3.7K ratings.
Do Royal Card Clash or Exploding Kittens® 2 have ads?
Royal Card Clash shows ads; Exploding Kittens® 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Royal Card Clash or Exploding Kittens® 2?
Royal Card Clash ships an update every 3 weeks, and Exploding Kittens® 2 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Royal Card Clash was updated on October 7, 2026 and Exploding Kittens® 2 on October 10, 2026.

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