Speed vs Go Boom!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speed
Experience the fast-paced card game Speed against friends or AI opponents. Match cards by playing one number higher or lower than the card in the center to empty your hand first. Enjoy quick rounds of this classic game.
- Play against friends
- Play against AI opponents
- Match cards by number
- Race to empty hand
- Quick rounds
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Play the card game Speed with a friend or one of three robot opponents. Play a card one less or one more than the number of a card in the center of the table as fast as you can. Play a 3 card on a 2 or 4 card, a 7 on a 6 or 8 card, a 13 on a 12 or 1 card. First player to play all cards wins. Also available in the App Store: Speed Gold (same app except no ads).
Go Boom!
A classic card game for up to four players where the goal is to be the first to empty your hand. Follow suit or rank to play cards, drawing from the deck if you can't play. Score points based on opponents' remaining cards.
- Classic card game mechanics
- Up to 4 players
- Multiplayer mode for friends
- In-app rules and instructions
- Match selection (8, 16, 32 hands)
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Go Boom! is a classic card game for four players and the objective is to win by being the first player to ged rid of all your cards in a similar way to Wot, Uno etc. Players start with seven cards and the first player lays down any card from their hand. In a clockwise direction, players lay down a card from their hand that matches either the suit or the rank of the first card played. If a player cannot lay down a card, they must take a card from the deck and hey continue taking cards until they draw a playable card, there are no cards left in the deck or their hand reaches 13 cards. Play continues until a player wins the hand by playing their last card (BOOM!) and the winner is awarded points according to the cards remanning in the other players hands - picture cards are worth ten and all other cards are face value. Matches can consist of 8, 16 or 32 hands. Features: Rules and instructions are included in the App Up to to 3 friends can play in multiplayer mode Match selection in 8, 16 or 32 hands
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Speed at none against Go Boom!'s 1. Speed also leads on ratings volume (64 vs 1). Go Boom!'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Go Boom! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Speed asks for nothing beyond the download.
Go Boom! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speed has 64 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Speed ships an update every 3 months, Go Boom! every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speed | Go Boom! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (64 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | Stephen Arscott |
Customer experience
Speed
Go Boom!
In-app purchases
Speed
No in-app purchases
Go Boom!
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