Comparison

Carioca Chile vs CanastaMagic

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

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About

Carioca Chile

Experience the classic Chilean rummy game with multiple AI personalities, various game modes, and online multiplayer. Customize your game with unique themes and unlock earnable cosmetics through challenges and progression. Enjoy a privacy-first, ad-free experience with iCloud sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Solo play vs AI
  • Online multiplayer
  • Nearby Wi-Fi/Bluetooth play
  • Pass & Play mode
  • Daily and Weekly challenges
  • Unlockable cosmetic items
  • Six handcrafted themes
Features
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Carioca Chile is the classic Chilean rummy game, rebuilt with love for iPhone and iPad. Form trios and runs, race to lay each round's objective first, and chase the lowest score across nine increasingly tricky rounds — all the way to the 13-card Escala Real. PLAY ANY WAY YOU LIKE • Solo vs CPU — six AI personalities with real play styles, three difficulty tiers, and an optional Coach that explains the rules or suggests a move • Quick Play — a 3-round short game for a five-minute session • Online multiplayer — tap Play online to be matched with the next player, or join a friend's private room with a code; up to 4 players, no accounts. Joining a friend's game and online matchmaking are always free • Nearby play — full games over local Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, no internet needed • Pass & Play — one device, up to 4 players, privacy covers between turns • House Rules — configure the special rounds and the Double Down wager A LIVING TABLE • A beautiful Angled 3D table view with a drag-to-browse camera and choreographed card flights • The table keeps you informed: objective outlines fill in as your hand completes each set — and preview the exact cards you'll lay • Dealer badge, direction of play, low-deck warnings, trophies for round wins, and quick reactions at the table center CHALLENGES & PROGRESSION • Daily and Weekly challenges — the same seeded deal for everyone worldwide, with Game Center leaderboards and streaks • Duels — beat-my-score challenges you share as a link • A monthly Season road, daily missions, and a gem shop of earn-only cosmetics: card backs, jokers, card faces, table felts, confetti, avatar frames, even alternate app icons — no purchases, everything earned by playing SIX HAND-CRAFTED THEMES Carioca's regal red & gold, Dino, Tropical, Poker, Neon Arcade, and Retro 8-bit — each with its own card art, avatars, and sounds. BUILT FOR iOS WITH CARE • iCloud sync — settings, stats, and your game-in-progress travel between iPhone and iPad • Game Center achievements and leaderboards • Four languages — English, Spanish, French, Portuguese • Accessibility — VoiceOver labels, Reduce Motion, larger text • Polished portrait, landscape, and iPad layouts PRIVACY-FIRST • No accounts, no tracking, no ads, no third-party analytics • Your data stays on your device (and your iCloud, if you allow it) • Multiplayer rooms auto-delete after the game TRANSPARENT PRICING Play 3 full solo games free. A one-time $2.99 unlocks the full game forever, including hosting your own private rooms. Joining a friend's game and online matchmaking stay free, always. Built by one developer, with no plans to ever add ads, tracking, or subscriptions. Thanks for playing. Support / privacy: dev@peltriaux.com

About

CanastaMagic

This app simplifies scoring for Modern American Canasta. It offers camera-based scoring for closed canastas, open melds, and leftover cards, or a free manual scoring option. Track games with friends, review history, and manage special hands, bonuses, and penalties.

Highlights
  • Camera scoring for cards
  • Manual score entry
  • Friend tracking and stats
  • Game history and saved rounds
  • Special hands, bonuses, and penalties
  • Subscription for advanced features
Features
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Stop counting cards by hand. CanastaMagic is the smartest way to score Modern American Canasta. Camera Scoring: Use your camera to score closed canastas, open melds, and leftover cards by simply pointing your camera at these parts of your hand and tapping the camera shutter. Manual Scoring: Prefer to enter scores yourself? The full manual scoring flow is always available for free. Input closed canastas, open melds, and leftover cards with a clean, intuitive interface designed for fast entry, and the app will simply calculate your total score according to the rules and provide a clear summary to ensure you never miscount again. Play With Friends: Add friends and track games together. If you are making wagers the app will track the value per point and compute payouts as well. See who's on top in the dedicated "Stats" section where you can filter your own game states by partner and opponents. Game History: Every round and game is saved automatically. Review past scores, track winning streaks, and continue paused games with ease. Special Hands, Bonuses and Penalties: All 11 special hands are built in. Apply them in the scoring flow or browse the full reference guide anytime from the menu. Bonuses and Penalties are applied to your team's cards without any calculation required. Subscription: Camera scoring requires a subscription after 6 free scans. Manual scoring is always free. Subscriptions are billed monthly and can be cancelled anytime through your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Carioca Chile4 screens
CanastaMagic4 screens

Verdict

The call

Carioca Chile and CanastaMagic are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Carioca Chile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CanastaMagic sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Carioca Chile against 5.0 for CanastaMagic. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Carioca Chile versus CanastaMagic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarioca ChileCanastaMagic
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPascal PeltriauxCeramic Global LLC

Customer experience

Carioca Chile

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CanastaMagic

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Carioca Chile

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$2.99
4 purchases

CanastaMagic

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Bronze$1.991 Month
  • Premium Silver$3.991 Month
  • Premium Gold$6.991 Month
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  • Premium Platinum$12.991 Month

Questions

Is Carioca Chile free?
Carioca Chile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CanastaMagic free?
CanastaMagic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Carioca Chile or CanastaMagic?
Carioca Chile and CanastaMagic are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Carioca Chile or CanastaMagic have ads?
Neither Carioca Chile nor CanastaMagic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Carioca Chile or CanastaMagic?
Carioca Chile ships an update every 2 days, and CanastaMagic every 2 days. Most recently, Carioca Chile was updated on November 5, 2026 and CanastaMagic on November 5, 2026.

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