Comparison

Balatro vs SNAX MACHINE

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Poker and Solitaire hybrid gameplay
  • Rule-bending mechanics
  • Collect over 150 unique Joker cards
  • Create powerful combos
  • Campaign and challenge modes
  • Pixel art visuals
Features
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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.

About

SNAX MACHINE

Features
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Today, one lone snax machine. Tomorrow, the world! You inherited a vending machine. The bank wants it back. Stack snacks, clear shelves, and out-snax the loan officer one installment payment at a time. It's a block game, but with more depth, and in 3D. And the blocks are snacks. Clear rows on the front face and watch the stack collapse through the machine. Line up interesting and unique stax of snax for your hungry customers. Snack and awe. Two ways to stack: GRIND TIME: Roguelite by calendar. Every cleared row burns a day. Every month ends with a payment that swells like a shaken soda. Pick one of dozens of upgrades between bills, and then dodge dozens of monthly hazards and catastrophes. Climb four difficulty tiers, from sunny CASINO down through FOOD COURT and OFFICE to the shady BLOCK MARKET. Pay the loan off and you've earned the right to go full WORLD DOMINATION. CRUNCH TIME: Pure score chase. No loans, no upgrades, no mercy. Just you, your snax, your score, and someone's foot on the accelerator. On the menu: Pixel-art snack pieces Intuitive 3D controls: drag, swipe, twist. Spin the cabinet to peek behind the front face. On-screen button mode if you don't like drag-and-twist. Plays nice with controllers, keyboards, touchscreens, and sugar-free soda. Don't get salty, but there's over 40 hazards and catastrophes to spice up your life. Dozens of sweet upgrades that dictate wildly different strategies. Build a streak machine, a cookie factory, or bet your run on perfection. Price of admission: CRUNCH TIME is free forever. GRIND TIME plays free through April 15. The full calendar, every upgrade, every market, and WORLD DOMINATION mode are all yours with a one-time deposit. Stack like your future depends on it. Because it does. Cooked up by Rogue Potato. Few real snacks were harmed during the making of this game.

Screenshots

Balatro4 screens
SNAX MACHINE2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SNAX MACHINE at Free against Balatro's $9.99. Balatro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#2 vs unranked). On ads 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

SNAX MACHINE is free to download; Balatro costs $9.99 up front. SNAX MACHINE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Balatro asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Balatro versus SNAX MACHINE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBalatroSNAX MACHINE
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (109K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings109K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#2 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB38 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperPlaystack LtdJASON ALAN DOTY

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

SNAX MACHINE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Balatro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SNAX MACHINE

One-time1
  • Full Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Balatro free?
Balatro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SNAX MACHINE free?
SNAX MACHINE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Balatro or SNAX MACHINE have ads?
Neither Balatro nor SNAX MACHINE shows ads.

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