Skillz Arena vs Setle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skillz Arena
Compete in skill-based arcade games for real cash prizes. Test your abilities in classic titles like Solitaire and block puzzles, with more games planned. Practice with in-app currency before playing for real money.
- Skill-based real-money arcade games
- Head-to-head competitions
- Solitaire, Puzzle Blockz, Blackout Bingo, Blackjack
- Practice with in-app currency (Gemz)
- Single balance for deposits and cash-outs
- Multiple payment options supported
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$7.5 B+ in player winnings on the Skillz platform and counting. Real Players. Real Skillz. Play the games you love. Win real money. One app. Skillz Arena is a skill-based real-money arcade where your skill decides the outcome not luck, not a house edge. Compete in Solitaire and Puzzle Blockz now, with more games on the way. Solitaire — the classic card game, now played head-to-head for real cash prizes. Same rules you know, higher stakes. Puzzle Blockz — a block puzzle that tests your spatial instincts under pressure. Clear the board faster and smarter than your opponent to win. Blackout Bingo — the skill-based multiplayer bingo game where every card can win you real money. Blackjack by Skillz — the skill-based 21 card game where every hand can win you real money. How it works: Every match is a fair, head-to-head skill competition against real players. You play your best game; your opponent plays theirs. Higher score wins. No randomness, no house edge — just skill, speed, and strategy. New to real-money play? Use Gemz — Arena's in-app practice currency to play free rounds until you're ready. No pressure, no risk. Deposit, play, and cash out across every game from a single balance — Apple Pay, PayPal, debit card, and bank transfer supported. Coming in our next release. This is an early release — two games live today, with more on the way. Have an idea or hit a snag? We want to hear it: support@skillz.com. Powered by the trusted Skillz® platform. Download free and start competing today.
Setle
This card game challenges players to identify matching sets based on four distinct features: number, shape, shading, and color. It offers multiple game modes, including a classic timed challenge, a daily puzzle for competitive play, and a head-to-head two-player option.
- Pattern-spotting card game
- Four features per card
- Classic timed mode
- Daily competitive puzzle
- Two-player mode
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Setle is the card game of pattern-spotting. Every card carries four features — number, shape, shading, and color. Three cards make a match when each feature is all the same or all different across them. Easy to learn in a minute. Much harder to see quickly. Four ways to play: Classic — Work through the whole deck. The clock counts up, and your best time is the score to beat. Daily Puzzle — Ninety seconds on the same deck everyone else gets that day. Share how you did and compete with your friends! Sprint — Ninety seconds & a fresh shuffle. Two Player — Lay down the device and face off head-to-head! Play Setle each day to sharpen your brain!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Setle at 5.0 against Skillz Arena's 3.9. Setle also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Skillz Arena's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Setle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Skillz Arena's written reviews are positive against 100% of Setle's.
Skillz Arena ships an update weekly, Setle every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Skillz Arena | Setle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 549 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skillz Inc. | Eli Levin |
Customer experience
Skillz Arena
Setle
In-app purchases
Skillz Arena
No in-app purchases
Setle
No in-app purchases
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