Balatro vs PC Binders
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.
PC Binders
Organize your collectible card game collections with a custom layout and up-to-date pricing information. Visualize your collection and categorize binders for easy management.
- Custom binder size up to 6x6
- Focus on specific card printings
- Most recent price information
- Visual binder categorization
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PC Binders is an all in one tool to help organize your collectible cards games and make your collection shine. Features: - Custom binder size up to 6x6 layout - Choose which printing you'd like to focus on - Most recent price information per card - Visual binder categorization
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PC Binders at Free against Balatro's $9.99. PC Binders also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). Balatro's advantage is ratings volume (108K vs 1) and chart position (#2 vs unranked). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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
PC Binders is free to download; Balatro costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Balatro against 5.0 for PC Binders. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Balatro has 108K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Balatro ships an update every 5 days, PC Binders daily. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Balatro | PC Binders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (108K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 108K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #2 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Playstack Ltd | Joseph Dirik |
Customer experience
Balatro
PC Binders
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
PC Binders
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Balatro
No in-app purchases
PC Binders
No in-app purchases
