Parallel vs Hyakki Hanafuda
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parallel
Engage in strategic 1v1 online card battles with a sci-fi theme. Build a 40-card deck, manage Energy, and outplay opponents to control Earth. Features include distinct factions, various card types, and competitive modes.
- Strategic 1v1 online card battles
- Build 40-card decks
- Distinct sci-fi factions
- Manage Energy and tactical turns
- Draft Mode and ranked competition
- New card expansions
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Build a sci-fi deck, choose your faction, and battle online in a competitive strategy card game. Parallel is a free-to-play digital card battler where every match is won through deck choices, tactical turns, and smart use of Energy. Build a 40-card deck, command Units, play Effects, equip Upgrades, and outplay opponents in 1v1 battles for control of Earth. Why play Parallel? • Strategic 1v1 online card battles • Build 40-card decks around distinct sci-fi factions • Play Units, Effects, Relics, and Upgrades • Manage Energy, attacks, blocks, and battlefield timing • Draft Mode, ranked competition, and new card expansions • Deep TCG gameplay built for mobile and iPad Choose your faction. Build your deck. Win the battle.
Hyakki Hanafuda
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Hanafuda. Your build. Hyakki Hanafuda combines the Japanese card game Koi-Koi with roguelike deckbuilding. Face yokai opponents through three chapters and twelve months, shaping your cards and blessings along the way. BANK IT. OR RISK IT. Make a scoring hand, then choose: bank your points or call Koi-Koi to raise your multiplier and keep playing. Read the table before your opponent wins the round. FIND YOUR COMBINATION Mix 41 blessings with card upgrades. Build around the hands you want to make, choose what to buy, and decide which blessings to keep or replace. CHOOSE YOUR PATH Travel between matches, shops and shrines. Clear all twelve months to unlock Endless Night. New starting decks and blessings offer different ways to approach your next run. LEARN BY PLAYING Play a full guided round against Nekomata to learn matching cards, making hands and calling Koi-Koi. Check scoring hands during play and turn matching-card hints on or off. Pixel art glows in scarlet and gold, accompanied by music with Japanese instrumental colors. Adjust music and sound levels, animation speed, motion and lighting effects. • Single-player, landscape iPhone gameplay • English and Japanese • No in-app purchases or online multiplayer; ads appear only when a run ends • Play offline • Progress is saved on your device; no cross-device sync This is a points-based card game. It offers no real-money betting, cash prizes or cash-out features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hyakki Hanafuda at none against Parallel's 12. Parallel's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Parallel sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Hyakki Hanafuda asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Parallel | Hyakki Hanafuda |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (33 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.8 GB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 12783185 Canada Inc. | Rikuto Yasuda |
In-app purchases
Parallel
- Welcome Bundle$0.99
- Reinforcement Bundle$2.99
- Small Glint Bundle$3.99
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- Ascension Bundle$4.99
- Medium Glint Bundle$9.99
- Drop Zone$9.99
- Aegis Command Kit$12.99
- Systems Protocol$12.99
- Grove Arsenal$17.99
- Large Glint Bundle$19.99
- Operation Blackout$19.99
- Mega Glint Bundle$39.99
Hyakki Hanafuda
No in-app purchases
Questions
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