Balatro vs CloverPit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Balatro
This game blends poker and solitaire mechanics with unique rule-bending twists. Build powerful poker hands, discover game-changing Joker cards, and create exciting combos to defeat challenging Boss Blinds. Explore different decks and game modes for endless replayability.
- Poker and Solitaire hybrid gameplay
- Rule-bending mechanics
- Collect over 150 unique Joker cards
- Create powerful combos
- Campaign and challenge modes
- Pixel art visuals
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Welcome to the official Balatro mobile game! Hypnotic and endlessly satisfying, Balatro is a magical mix of card games like Solitaire and Poker, that lets you twist the rules in ways never seen before! Your goal is to beat the Boss Blinds by making strong poker hands. Find new Jokers that change the game and create awesome and exciting combos! Win enough chips to beat tricky bosses, and find hidden bonus hands and decks as you play. You’ll need all the help you can get to beat the big boss, win the final challenge, and win the game. Features: * Remastered controls for touch screen devices. * Each run is different: every pick-up, discard and joker can dramatically alter the course of your run. * Multiple game items: discover over 150 Jokers, each with special powers. Use them with different decks,upgrade cards and vouchers to boost your scores. * Different Game modes: Campaign mode and challenge mode for you to play. * Beautiful Pixel Art: Immerse yourself in the CRT fuzz and enjoy detailed, hand-crafted pixel art.
CloverPit
Experience a rogue-lite slot machine nightmare where you gamble to pay off debt. Manipulate the odds with prizes and charms to trigger combos and escape a hellish prison. This game features meta-progression, multiple endings, and a sinister tale of addiction.
- Rogue-lite gameplay
- Slot machine manipulation
- Meta-progression
- Multiple endings
- Endless Mode
- 150+ items and synergies
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A rogue-lite slot machine nightmare. Gamble for your life in a debt simulator! Clover Pit is a demonic rogue-lite that traps players in a hell of their own creation. Locked in a rusty cell with a slot machine and an ATM, you must pay off your debt at the end of each round, or fall to ruin – literally! Manipulate the slot machine to earn extra coins. Turn the odds in your favor with various prizes and charms that trigger big big combos, snowballing into a dazzling lucky run. Bend the rules, break the game, and pay off your captor long enough to earn a shot at freedom. Features: - A gripping rogue-lite where every round could be your last! - Meta-progression, multiple endings and unlockable power-ups! - Push your score to new heights in Endless Mode! - A hellish escape room atmosphere! - 150 + items and synergies to boost your luck! - A sinister tale of addiction and escape! Note on Save Data: This game currently stores progress locally on your device. Please be aware that uninstalling the app (or clearing app data) will delete your save file. Cloud Save & Cross-Device Sync are in development for a future update. P.S. IS THIS GAMBLING? No! CloverPit is a rogue-lite horror game, and not a slot machine simulator. Our slot machine is designed to be broken and ultimately overcome, and will never ask you for real money!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Balatro at none against CloverPit's 1. Balatro also leads on ratings volume (105K vs 5.6K) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). CloverPit's advantage is price ($6.99 vs $9.99). On rating, review sentiment, ads 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
Balatro costs $9.99 and CloverPit $6.99 up front. CloverPit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Balatro asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Balatro against 4.9 for CloverPit. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Balatro has 105K ratings behind it against 5.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Balatro's written reviews are positive against 79% of CloverPit's.
Balatro ships an update every 5 days, CloverPit every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Balatro | CloverPit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $6.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (105K ratings) — better | 4.9 (5.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.1% of reviews — better | 78.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 105K — better | 5.6K |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #2 — better | #4 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 419 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Playstack Ltd | Future Friends Games |
Customer experience
Balatro
CloverPit
Bugs and requests
Balatro
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unlocks and achievements not registering properly
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
- Joker and card interactions not working as expected
Requested features
3 requests- Cloud save sync across devices
- Portrait mode option
- Customizable UI and accessibility settings
CloverPit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Balatro
No in-app purchases
CloverPit
- Unholy Fusion$1.99
