Comparison

Nertzy vs Nerts Rush

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

Head to head
About

Nertzy

Experience a fast-paced, real-time card game where players race to play cards onto shared piles. Dig through your deck and be the first to end the round to win. Designed for quick, engaging gameplay with smooth controls and immersive haptics.

Highlights
  • Real-time multiplayer racing
  • Butter-smooth drag and drop controls
  • Tap to play functionality
  • One-move undo option
  • Haptic feedback
  • Offline play
Features
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NERTS! The classic high-speed card game — solitaire meets a footrace. Everyone plays at once. No turns, no waiting. Race your opponents to play cards onto the shared piles in the middle of the table, dig through your Nerts pile before anyone else, and slam the big red button to end the round. First to 100 points wins the match. BUILT FOR FEEL • Butter-smooth drag and drop — cards track your finger • Tap to play fast: tap the deck to flip, tap a card to send it to the table • Drop anywhere on the table — your card finds the right pile • One-move undo for those "wait, no!" moments • Haptics on every flip, stack, and score A REAL TABLE • Play against 1, 2, or 3 opponents, each racing their own deck in real time • Watch their cards fly onto the table — colored rings show who just scored • Three table speeds: Chill, Classic, and Frantic • Real Nerts rules: work piles build down, shared aces build up, +1 per card played, −2 per card left in your Nerts pile NO NONSENSE • No ads. No subscriptions. No accounts. Fully offline. • One-handed portrait play, designed for the couch Nerts — also known as Pounce or Racing Demon — has been raced across kitchen tables for a century. Nertzy makes it just as fast on your phone.

About

Nerts Rush

Features
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Nerts Rush is racing solitaire. Empty your 13-card Nerts pile before the computers empty theirs. Play aces onto the shared lake and build each pile up by suit to king. Work piles build down in alternating color. Flip the stock three at a time. Flick or drag cards. Double-tap a lake play. Call Nerts when your pile is gone. Race one to four computer opponents from Easy to Impossible. No ads. No in-app purchases. No accounts. FEATURES • Real-time race against 1–4 AIs • Six difficulties, Easy through Impossible • The full shared lake on one screen — no scrolling • Left-handed layout • Optional undo for tableau moves (lake plays stay) • Play to 50 or 100 points Nerts is also known as Racing Demon and Pounce.

Screenshots

Nertzy4 screens
Nerts Rush4 screens

Verdict

The call

Nertzy and Nerts Rush are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nertzy ships an update every 3 days, Nerts Rush every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Nertzy versus Nerts Rush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNertzyNerts Rush
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoel CoxBarney Lund

In-app purchases

None

Nertzy

No in-app purchases

None

Nerts Rush

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nertzy free?
Nertzy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nerts Rush free?
Nerts Rush is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nertzy or Nerts Rush have ads?
Neither Nertzy nor Nerts Rush shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nertzy or Nerts Rush?
Nertzy ships an update every 3 days, and Nerts Rush every 6 days. Most recently, Nertzy was updated on October 22, 2026 and Nerts Rush on October 19, 2026.

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