Comparison

Type vs Deco Deck

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

Head to head
About

Type

Embark on a unique adventure through the history of fonts and characters. Play as two dots, navigating through different typographic eras and solving puzzles by riding popular fonts. Discover secrets and learn about type in a captivating visual and musical environment.

Highlights
  • Explore 10 worlds of typographic history
  • Solve riddles by riding popular fonts
  • Discover secrets of fonts and characters
  • Captivating musical and visual environment
  • Learn about typography through gameplay
Features
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- "An intricately-designed masterpiece that constantly throws fresh challenges and situations at you for the entire run of the game." - Touch Arcade - 4.5/5 - "You never realized fonts could be this exciting" - Kotaku - "The "Final FONTasy" of video games. [...] Type:Rider encourages players to learn about type by exploring a world of fonts." - FastCoDesign - "The unlikely appeal of Type:Rider, a platformer about fonts" - Kill Screen Immerse yourself in this fascinating and unique experience to uncover the history and secrets of Fonts & Characters ! Play as 2 dots and travel through the ages of typographic styles and techniques. From the rock paintings of prehistoric times to Pixel art of the 2000’s, solve all the riddles by riding the most popular fonts and characters (Garamond, Helvetica, Times New Roman, Pixel, Comic Sans...) in a very captivating musical and visual environment. Type:Rider is an adventure puzzle game produced by AGAT – EX NIHILO and ARTE that brings gaming experience to a whole new daring level. FEATURES •• 10 worlds echoing key periods of the typograhy’s history •• Breath-taking artworks and musical vibes •• Immersive and intriguing atmosphere •• Great historical archives and paintings -- If you encounter issues, please reboot your device. Then, reduce the resolution of the game in the parameters of Type:Rider and set the quality from « Fantastic » to « Good ». IMPORTANT NOTE: Type:Rider is compatible with iPad 2 and up, iPhone 4 and up and iPod touch 5th generation – THE GAME WILL NOT RUN ON EARLIER DEVICES

About

Deco Deck

This logic puzzle challenges you to connect cards into groups of five, forming valid hands. Every card must be part of a hand to solve the puzzle, with each puzzle having a single unique solution. Daily free puzzles are available, with more accessible via subscription or a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Link cards into groups of five
  • Form valid card hands
  • Solve unique puzzles
  • Daily free puzzles
  • Subscription for more puzzles
  • Lifetime access option
Features
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Deco Deck is an original logic puzzle from the creator of Semantle.. Your goal is to link the cards on the board in connected groups of five, such that each group makes a valid "hand". To win, every card on the board must be part of a hand. Each puzzle has only one solution. There are two free puzzles every day. More puzzles are available by subscription. You can purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase. The subscription is $4.99 per year. Or you can buy lifetime access for $9.99. • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period, but you turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. • EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Type4 screens
Deco Deck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Deco Deck at Free against Type's $2.99. Deco Deck also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8). Type's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (387 vs 2). 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

Deco Deck is free to download; Type costs $2.99 up front. Deco Deck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Type asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Deco Deck holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Type has 387 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Type ships an update every 2 months, Deco Deck every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Type versus Deco Deck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypeDeco Deck
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (387 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings387 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size644 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperARTE France AppsDavid Turner

Customer experience

Type

All ratings387 ratings
Positive68.5%
Neutral7.0%
Negative24.5%
Written reviews317 reviews
Positive60.3%
Neutral8.2%
Negative31.5%

Deco Deck

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Type

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes or crashes during tutorial
  • Inability to progress past certain levels
  • Compatibility issues with iPad Mini and older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Save/resume progress option
  • Difficulty settings or adjustments
  • Improved compatibility with newer devices

Deco Deck

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Type

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Deco Deck

One-time1
  • Eternal$9.99

Questions

Is Type free?
Type costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Deco Deck free?
Deco Deck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Type or Deco Deck?
Deco Deck is rated higher. Type averages 3.8 out of 5 from 387 ratings, while Deco Deck averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Type or Deco Deck have ads?
Neither Type nor Deco Deck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Type or Deco Deck?
Type ships an update every 2 months, and Deco Deck every 5 months. Most recently, Type was updated on October 12, 2026 and Deco Deck on September 26, 2026.

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