Cafe Canasta vs Canasta Score Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cafe Canasta
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Cafe Canasta is the ultimate canasta scorekeeper. Designed by canasta players, for canasta players — no more scribbling on paper or arguing over math. Set up your teams, play your rounds, and let Cafe Canasta handle the rest. The app tracks canasta bonuses, card face values, hand penalties, three-card tiers, incomplete canasta penalties, going-out bonuses, special hands, and meld thresholds — all calculated instantly and accurately. Features: Automatic point calculations for all standard canasta rules Two-team setup with custom team and player names Round-by-round score tracking with detailed breakdowns Progress bar showing each team's path to the winning threshold Card pool validation ensures accurate card counts against a two-deck game Special hand declarations (Splash, Dream Hand, and more) Meld penalty tracking for premature card displays Full game history with running totals Clean dark-teal interface designed for easy reading at the card table No ads, no accounts — just open and play Whether you play weekly with friends or compete in tournaments, Cafe Canasta keeps your game moving and your scores right.
Canasta Score Tracker
Effortlessly track scores for Canasta card games without needing pen or paper. This app handles all calculations for various Canasta styles, ensuring accurate totals and a smooth gameplay experience for all players.
- Automated scoring for canastas, red threes, and bonuses
- Supports partnership and two-player games
- Real-time team totals up to 5,000
- Round-by-round history and game saving
- Offline functionality
- Built-in Canasta guide
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Keep score for Canasta the easy way, no pen, no paper, and no math. Canasta Score Tracker is the simplest way to keep score for the Canasta card game. Whether you play classic partnership Canasta, head-to-head two-handed, or a Hand and Foot–style night with the family, the app does every calculation for you so you can focus on the cards. KEY FEATURES Built for Canasta scoring • Enter canastas, red threes, going-out bonuses, melded points, and cards left in hand • Natural (pure) and mixed (dirty) canastas scored automatically, 500 and 300 • Red three bonuses, including all-four (800), handled for you • Going-out and concealed going-out bonuses applied correctly Partnership or two-player • Two-team partnership Canasta or head-to-head two-handed, your choice • Classic and Modern American rule variants (minimum melds and going-out rules) Running totals to 5,000 • Real-time team totals every hand, played to the standard 5,000 target • Round-by-round history so you can always check the math • Negative scores handled (red threes count against a side that never melds) Game history • Every game saved automatically on your device • Revisit past games and see how each hand was scored • Works fully offline, no account, no sign-in Clean, fast, friendly • Tap a player to rename, big readable scores, smooth animations Built-in How to Play • A complete Canasta guide inside the app, cards, melds, canastas, red threes, taking the pile, minimum melds, and going out WHY CANASTA SCORE TRACKER? Canasta scoring is genuinely fiddly, canasta bonuses, red threes, going out, melded points minus the cards still in your hand. Doing it on paper invites arguments and mistakes. This app totals every hand instantly and keeps a clean history, so the table stays focused on the game. Perfect for: • Family game nights and holidays • Partnership Canasta and two-handed play • Hand and Foot and Buraco-style players who want fast totals • Card clubs, retirement communities, and seasoned Canasta regulars ABOUT CANASTA Canasta is a rummy-style card game for two partnerships (it also plays two-handed) using two decks plus jokers, 108 cards. You build melds of matching ranks into canastas of seven or more cards, claim red-three bonuses, and race to go out. In Canasta, points are good, the highest score wins. A note on the subscription: Canasta Score Tracker is free to try. Premium (unlimited games and custom target scores) is an optional auto-renewable subscription. See in-app details before purchase. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Download Canasta Score Tracker and never argue over the score again.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cafe Canasta at none against Canasta Score Tracker's 1. On price, ads, 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. Canasta Score Tracker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Cafe Canasta asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Cafe Canasta | Canasta Score Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Allie Ko | Erin Kerr |
In-app purchases
Cafe Canasta
No in-app purchases
Canasta Score Tracker
- Canasta Premium$3.991 Year
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