Balatro vs Guilty
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.
Guilty
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Get to know your friends like never before. GUILTY is the party game app for groups that actually want to talk. Conversation starters, dares that go a little too far, and questions nobody asks sober. Works at a pre party, a date night, a road trip or a full game night with your whole group. 8 GAMES. ONE APP. - Truth or Dare: classic questions and dares that escalate - Never Have I Ever: confessions and instant chaos - Would You Rather: impossible choices, endless arguments - Most Likely To: vote on who fits, then live with the result - The Impostor: spot the fake before the group turns on you - The Tower: guess your rival's secret tower before they guess yours - 20-10: 10 secret words, only 20 clues. Can your group crack them all? - Mixed: every game type thrown into one deck TWO MODES FOR EVERY VIBE - Chill: light and funny. Perfect for icebreakers and groups that just met. - Guilty: bolder questions and dares for people who are not afraid to go there. PLUS A COUPLES MODE Built for date nights and couple hangouts, with its own questions for every game. One couple, several couples, or the odd person with no partner, everyone gets questions written for their exact situation. THOUSANDS OF QUESTIONS, WRITTEN NOT GENERATED Every deck is written and rewritten by hand, then tested with real groups. No filler, no recycled lists. And the app remembers what you have already seen, so you do not get the same card twice. PLAY TOGETHER, EACH ON YOUR OWN PHONE Host a room, share the code, and play in real time. No more passing one phone around the table. Works from 2 to 10 or more players, and if the host leaves, the room keeps going without them. ENGLISH AND SPANISH Every question exists in both languages, written for each one, not machine translated. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://guilty.mx/legal#privacidad
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Guilty at Free against Balatro's $9.99. Balatro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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
Guilty is free to download; Balatro costs $9.99 up front. Guilty sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Balatro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Balatro ships an update every 5 days, Guilty every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Balatro | Guilty |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (105K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 105K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #2 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Playstack Ltd | MARIANO CARRETERO FUENTES |
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
Guilty
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Balatro
No in-app purchases
Guilty
- First Taste$1.997 Days
- First Taste Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
- Playful Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$3.992 Months
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- Playful$3.991 Month
- Guilty PLAYFUL!!!3 Days trial$3.991 Month









