Comparison

Mafia vs Mafia

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

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About

Mafia

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Night Council is a social deduction game for friends gathered in the same place, with every player using their own iPhone. One person creates a password-protected room. Everyone else chooses it from the online room list and joins with the same password. The dedicated server assigns roles and keeps night actions, day discussions, secret votes, and results in sync across every device. ■ GROUP PLAY FOR 5–20 PEOPLE Each player joins the same game from their own iPhone. ■ FOUR SECRET ROLES Free rooms use Mafia and Citizen roles. A 1-day premium room can also include Detectives, who investigate a player’s team at night, and Doctors, who protect a target from attack. ■ FREE ROOMS AND THE 1-DAY PARTY PACK Free rooms can run for up to 3 hours after creation. Rooms created while the Party Pack is active can use Detective and Doctor roles, have no 3-hour limit after the game starts, and are ad-free for everyone in the room. The Party Pack is a one-time purchase and does not renew automatically. Every room that has not started closes 1 hour after creation. ■ NIGHT CHOICES FOR EVERYONE From the second night, every surviving player chooses someone in the same way. Watching how a person uses their phone will not easily reveal a special role. ■ TRULY SECRET VOTING Individual choices and vote totals stay hidden until the game is over. A tie for first place automatically starts a runoff vote. ■ RECONNECT AND KEEP PLAYING After a brief network interruption, you can return with the same seat and role. If the host disconnects, another connected player can inherit the controls and continue the game. ■ TEAM WIN-RATE RECORDS Completed games are saved on the device, with separate statistics for the Citizen and Mafia teams. No account or phone number is required. An internet connection is required. Free rooms include a banner ad at the bottom of the screen and one interstitial ad after a game has fully ended. We recommend playing at a gathering where everyone can see and talk to each other. The app has no text or voice chat.

About

Mafia

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Bring everyone into the game. Mafia: No Host Needed turns your iPhone or iPad into the moderator for an in-person Mafia party game, so no friend has to sit out to host. Add 4-20 players, choose the Mafia and special roles, then pass one device around to reveal each role privately. The app guides your group through night actions, discussion and voting, and shows the winning team. FEATURES • 4-20 players on one device • Flexible Mafia and special-role setup • Private role reveal by passing the device • English and Russian voice guidance • Timers and clear prompts for each stage • Background music and sound controls • Save and resume an unfinished game • Automatic win detection • Offline play with no account required Perfect for game night, a party, or any group that wants to play Mafia without asking someone to be the host. Requires iOS 18.0 or later. Terms of Use: https://varb.github.io/mafia/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://varb.github.io/mafia/en/privacy/

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mafia at none against Mafia's shown. Mafia's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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

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

Mafia ships an update every 2 days, Mafia weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Mafia versus Mafia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMafiaMafia
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB41 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAugust April Inc.THE COOL COMPANY

In-app purchases

None

Mafia

No in-app purchases

None

Mafia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mafia free?
Mafia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mafia free?
Mafia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mafia or Mafia have ads?
Mafia shows ads; Mafia does not.
Which is updated more often, Mafia or Mafia?
Mafia ships an update every 2 days, and Mafia weekly. Most recently, Mafia was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mafia on October 7, 2026.

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