Comparison

Exploding Kittens® 2 vs Peekaboard

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

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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!

About

Peekaboard

Features
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Peekaboard is a table of games for two people and one phone. Lay the phone between you, keep your secret, and outplay your rival. NAVAL DUEL Hide your toy fleet on your half of the sea. Take turns to fire at the other half. Hit, sink and clear the whole enemy fleet to win. • Play against Captain Rojo at three levels: Deckhand, Captain and Admiral. • Or play with a friend on the same phone. A cover screen comes between turns, so nobody sees the other fleet. • Drag a ship to move it, tap it to turn it, or shuffle the whole fleet. • Bright toy ships, splashes, fire and smoke in real 3D. BLUFF CUPS A game of liar's dice. Each player shakes five dice under a leather cup and peeks at their own dice. Bid on how many of one face are on the whole table, or call "Liar!" on the last bid. Lift the cups: the wrong player loses a die. • Ones are wild. • Play against Captain Rojo at three levels, or with a friend on the same phone. • Real 3D cups and dice on a green felt table. GIN RUMMY (NEW) The classic card game at the captain's table. Draw and discard to build melds: sets of one rank, or runs in one suit. Knock when your loose cards count 10 or less, or go gin with no loose cards at all. • Play against Captain Rojo at three levels, or with a friend on the same phone. • The game finds your best melds and shows your count as you play. • Real 3D cards on a walnut and felt table, with its own sea-waltz music. PLAY IT ON IPHONE DUO Open the iPhone Duo flat between you: each player has one half of the table. On your turn, fold it up toward you to peek at your fleet, your dice or your cards. On every other iPhone, hold the eye button to peek. FULL PASS Naval Duel comes with the app. The Full Pass unlocks Bluff Cups, Gin Rummy and every game we add later. It is a one-time in-app purchase, with no subscription. You can play three matches of each game before you decide. GAME CENTER Earn achievements in Naval Duel and Bluff Cups, and try for the fewest shots against the Admiral. PLAY ANYWHERE No account, no Wi-Fi and no ads. Your match saves by itself, so you can stop and continue later.

Screenshots

Exploding Kittens® 24 screens
Peekaboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Peekaboard at Free against Exploding Kittens® 2's $4.99. Peekaboard also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Exploding Kittens® 2's advantage is chart position (#8 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Exploding Kittens® 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, Peekaboard weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Exploding Kittens® 2 versus Peekaboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExploding Kittens® 2Peekaboard
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (3.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#8 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size446 MB47 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperMarmalade Game Studio LimitedNavid Gooranourimi

Bugs and requests

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

Peekaboard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
1 purchases

Peekaboard

One-time1
  • Full Pass$4.99

Questions

Is Exploding Kittens® 2 free?
Exploding Kittens® 2 costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Peekaboard free?
Peekaboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Exploding Kittens® 2 or Peekaboard have ads?
Neither Exploding Kittens® 2 nor Peekaboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Exploding Kittens® 2 or Peekaboard?
Exploding Kittens® 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Peekaboard weekly. Most recently, Exploding Kittens® 2 was updated on October 30, 2026 and Peekaboard on October 31, 2026.

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