Comparison

Qwirkle vs Five Suits Connected

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

Head to head
About

Qwirkle

Experience the award-winning board game Qwirkle on your mobile device. Strategize by matching tiles based on color and shape to score points. Enjoy solo play, online multiplayer, and pass-and-play modes with customizable options and engaging animations.

Highlights
  • Solo, Online, and Pass and Play modes
  • Up to 4 players
  • 4 difficulty levels
  • Achievements and Leaderboards
  • Customizable backgrounds and tile colors
  • Tutorial and Help sections
Currently charting
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Challenging and thoroughly addictive! Now you can play the original award winning board game Qwirkle on your iPad and iPhone! Qwirkle is MindWare's best-selling board game, with over 7 million copies sold worldwide. Through the years, Qwirkle has received numerous awards including Mensa, Parents' Choice, Major Fun and the Spiel des Jahres, Germany's coveted Game of the Year award. FEATURES: - Solo, Online, and Pass and Play modes all support up to 4 players. - 4 levels of difficulty, from easy to expert. - Includes Achievements and Leaderboards through Game Center. - Customize your experience - choose your favorite background to play on. - Play with classic Qwirkle colors or personalize your tiles with custom colors. - Exciting animations and playful music enhance the Qwirkle experience! - Tutorial and Help sections get you playing fast and easy! WHO WILL YOU PLAY? - Play solo against 4 levels of robot, from easy to expert. - For family game night, use Pass and Play mode to play together on a single device. - Challenge your friends to play online through Game Center. - Find new online opponents through auto-match in Game Center. Find out more about Qwirkle on the MindWare website: https://www.mindware.orientaltrading.com/qwirkle-a2-32016.fltr Want to share your thoughts on the digital version of Qwirkle directly with the developers? Email us at mindware@mindware.com with your comments! We'd love to have your input about what you like and ideas for improvements. We look forward to your feedback! Happy Qwirkling!

About

Five Suits Connected

Play a popular turn-based card game online or offline. Compete with friends, family, or players worldwide in a game of strategy and low scores. The objective is to have the fewest points after all rounds.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer matches
  • Play against friends or strangers
  • Offline single-device play
  • Play against AI opponents
  • In-game messaging
  • Turn-based gameplay
Features
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Five Suits Connected is an online card game based on the Five Crowns game by Set Enterprises, Inc. It is a turn-based card game that the whole family can play. With online play games can be played with family, friends or someone new from around the world in a match that doesn't end until all rounds have been played. Online play also features in-game messaging for interacting with your opponents. Five Suits Connected can also be played offline on a single device against others or against computer opponents. The objective is to obtain the lowest number of points after playing all eleven hands of the game. The game consists of two 55 card decks ranging from 3's to Kings of 5 suits. There are an additional 6 Jokers in the deck. In the first round, 3 cards are dealt to each player. Each round the cards are reshuffled and an additional card is dealt to each player. This continues until each player is dealt 13 cards in the last round. Each turn starts by either drawing a card from the deck or picking up the top card from the discard pile. The turn is completed by discarding one card. A player can meld some or all of his or her books and/or runs during any of his or her turns. When a player melds all of the cards out of his or her hand they "open". When a player is able to open, the remaining players each have one last turn. Each player will pick up a card, lay down a card and meld his/her books and/or runs to remove those cards from his/her hand. The remaining cards count as points against him/her for this round. The player who goes first in each round rotates. Play continues until the eleventh hand when the Kings are wild. The player with the lowest score wins.

Screenshots

Qwirkle4 screens
Five Suits Connected4 screens

Verdict

The call

Qwirkle and Five Suits Connected both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Five Suits Connected's written reviews are positive against 36% of Qwirkle's. Five Suits Connected also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). Qwirkle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Qwirkle costs $2.99 and Five Suits Connected $2.99 up front. Five Suits Connected sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Qwirkle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Qwirkle against 4.6 for Five Suits Connected. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.8K and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of Qwirkle's written reviews are positive against 75% of Five Suits Connected's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Qwirkle ships an update every 3 months, Five Suits Connected every 11 days. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Qwirkle versus Five Suits Connected: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQwirkleFive Suits Connected
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating4.5 (1.8K ratings)4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.0% of reviews75.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8K — better1.3K
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#29 — better#33
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMindWareMatt Gabriel

Customer experience

Qwirkle

All ratings1,806 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews547 reviews
Positive36.0%
Neutral17.6%
Negative46.4%

Five Suits Connected

All ratings1,317 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive75.4%
Neutral4.2%
Negative20.3%

User reviews

Qwirkle

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun game
  • 👍 Great translation to digital
  • 👍 Entertaining
  • 👍 Good for the mind
  • 👍 Addictive

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy app
  • 🐛 Clunky interface
  • 🐛 Freezing issues
  • 🐛 Buggy online play
  • 🐛 Unreliable notifications

Five Suits Connected

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Functional
  • 💡 Alternate scoring feature
  • 👍 Great way to stay connected
  • 👍 Responsive developer
  • 👍 Allows playing with family/friends remotely

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy, crashes, glitches
  • 👎 Unintuitive, confusing interface
  • 👎 Unable to invite friends
  • 👎 Slow, unresponsive
  • 👎 Visuals/graphics are underwhelming

Bugs and requests

Qwirkle

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Games disappearing or not loading properly
  • Inability to start new games with friends
  • Tiles/bag not functioning correctly
  • Moves not registering properly
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add chat/messaging feature
  • Improve online game invitations and management
  • Add notifications for turns
  • Improve scoring display and accuracy
  • Add more customization options
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  • Improve robot/AI difficulty balancing

Five Suits Connected

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cards not showing up
  • Turn not registering properly
  • Scoring issues
  • Inconsistent behavior after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add computer player option
  • Ability to arrange cards
  • Add notification sounds
  • Implement 'stepping away' feature
  • Improve card visibility and sizing

In-app purchases

None

Qwirkle

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Five Suits Connected

One-time5
  • Game Log$0.99
  • Wild Card Protection$0.99
  • Ask Computer for Help$0.99
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  • Large Cards$0.99
  • Five Suits Connected Bundle$2.99

Questions

Is Qwirkle free?
Qwirkle costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Five Suits Connected free?
Five Suits Connected costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Qwirkle or Five Suits Connected?
Five Suits Connected is rated higher. Qwirkle averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Five Suits Connected averages 4.6 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Qwirkle or Five Suits Connected have ads?
Neither Qwirkle nor Five Suits Connected shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Qwirkle or Five Suits Connected?
Qwirkle ships an update every 3 months, and Five Suits Connected every 11 days. Most recently, Qwirkle was updated on September 23, 2026 and Five Suits Connected on September 23, 2026.
Which is more popular, Qwirkle or Five Suits Connected?
Qwirkle currently peaks at #29 in the App Store charts, and Five Suits Connected at #33. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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