Balatro vs Proofline
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.
Proofline
Engage in a focused logic puzzle game where you arrange symbols based on visual clues to find the single correct order. Enjoy daily challenges and a variety of included levels with intuitive controls and helpful features.
- Daily logic puzzles
- 150 included level proofs
- Easy, Medium, Hard difficulties
- Drag-to-insert and tap-to-swap controls
- Optional hints and undo
- Detailed statistics
- No time limit
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Every clue points to one true order. Proofline is a focused logic puzzle about arranging a short line of symbols. Read the visual relationships, move the symbols into place, and check whether every clue is true. Start with the Daily Proof, refreshed at midnight in New York. Then explore 150 included Level Proofs across Easy, Medium, and Hard difficulties. WHY PROOFLINE • Small puzzles built around real deduction • Essential clues with one uniquely solvable answer • Daily difficulty that builds through the week • Drag-to-insert and quick tap-to-swap controls • Optional hints, undo, and an always-available clue guide • Detailed statistics for Easy, Medium, Hard, and Daily play • No account required • No time limit Proofline is free with advertising. A one-time $4.99 Remove Ads purchase removes all ads; earned hint rewards double automatically without watching a rewarded ad. No subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Proofline at Free against Balatro's $9.99. Balatro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating 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
Proofline is free to download; Balatro costs $9.99 up front. Proofline 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 5.0 for Proofline. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Balatro has 105K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Balatro | Proofline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (105K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 105K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #2 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Playstack Ltd | Lincoln Wolf |
Customer experience
Balatro
Proofline
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
Proofline
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Balatro
No in-app purchases
Proofline
- Remove Ads$4.99









