Buck Pitch vs Hook Chain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Buck Pitch
Experience a classic four-player trick-taking card game on your phone. Bid on points like High, Low, Jack, and Game, and aim to be the first to reach seven points. Play with friends, bots, or in ranked matches worldwide.
- Four-player trick-taking gameplay
- Bid on High, Low, Jack, and Game points
- Ranked matches and private rooms
- Play against bots or friends
- Partnership mode (2v2)
- Guided tutorial and rules reference
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Buck Pitch is the classic four-player trick-taking card game — known as Setback in New England, Pitch through the Midwest, and High-Low-Jack elsewhere. Same game, same rules you grew up with, now on your phone. Every hand puts four points up for grabs — High, Low, Jack and Game. PLAY YOUR WAY • Ranked matches against players worldwide, with a rating that moves on how you finish • Private rooms — share a code and play with friends • Quick games against bots that search ahead rather than guess • Partnership mode for 2 v 2 BUILT FOR REAL GAMES • Games fill fast, and empty seats never stall a table • Reconnect and pick up where you left off • Emotes to needle your opponents, and a mute if they needle back • Friends list, invites, and a global leaderboard LEARN IT PROPERLY A guided tutorial deals you a real hand and walks you through bidding, trump and all four points. A full rules reference is a tap away whenever you need it. Free to play.
Hook Chain
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Pull matching cubes, create satisfying chains, and clear every colorful pattern! Plan each move carefully, keep your slots open, and find the best order to clear the board. New challenges appear as you progress, including mystery cubes, giant blocks, locks and keys, wheel barriers, cube cannons, and more. Think ahead, master every mechanic, and complete increasingly challenging levels!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hook Chain at none against Buck Pitch's shown. Hook Chain also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Buck Pitch's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 10 days). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Buck Pitch sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Hook Chain sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Buck Pitch ships an update daily, Hook Chain every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Buck Pitch | Hook Chain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (32 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 272 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bobs Games LLC | CLOUDPOP |
In-app purchases
Buck Pitch
- Celebration$0.99
- Good Sport Emotes$0.99
- Bad Beat Pack$0.99
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- Big Brain Pack$0.99
- Trash Talk Pack$0.99
- Card Shark Pack$0.99
- Bluff Pack$0.99
- Silly Pack$0.99
- Reaction Pack$0.99
- Sarcasm Pack$0.99
- Remove All Ads$2.99
Hook Chain
- Coin Pack 01$1.99
- Coin Pack 02$7.99
- No Ads$7.99
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- Coin Pack 03$14.99
- Coin Pack 04$29.99
- Coin Pack 05$54.99
- Coin Pack 06$99.99









