Comparison

Phase X vs Devils Hand

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

Head to head
About

Phase X

This app serves as a digital scorekeeper for the card game Phase 10. It tracks player progress through all ten phases, validates scores, and automatically calculates rankings. Games can be resumed, edited, or deleted, and rules are accessible within the app.

Highlights
  • Track all ten phases and player progress
  • Validated round scoring with penalty points
  • Automatic game history
  • Resume, edit, or delete games
  • In-app rules and onboarding
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Phase X is your digital score sheet for Phase 10 game nights. It keeps track of every player's phase, validates possible scores and calculates the current ranking automatically. Features: • All ten phases and every player's progress at a glance • Validated round scoring with correct penalty points • Automatic history for ongoing and completed games • Resume, edit or delete games later • Correct names, phases and points directly in the ranking • Rules and onboarding available at any time • German, English, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese • For 2 to 6 players No account and no ads. Games are stored locally and synchronized between your devices through iCloud when available.

About

Devils Hand

A strategic card game where players aim to empty their deck before the Devil claims the soul card. Utilize poker hands to manage limited board space and overcome obstacles with curse and subversive cards.

Highlights
  • Empty deck to win
  • Devil claims soul card on loss
  • Card burning via poker hands
  • Curses and Hex cards
  • Subversive cards for advantage
Features
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- A Tug of War for the soul card. - Win: Empty your deck. - Lose: Devil gets the soul card - There is limited space on the board, so you will burn cards by making poker hands. - Curses and Hex cards will get in the way, but maybe they can be used to your advantage. - The devil has rebellion in his ranks, and they are helping you with Subversive cards to get the advantage.

Screenshots

Phase X3 screens
Devils Hand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Devils Hand at 5.0 against Phase X's 2.3. Devils Hand also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Phase X costs $0.99 and Devils Hand $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Devils Hand holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Phase X's written reviews are positive against 100% of Devils Hand's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phase X ships an update every 2 months, Devils Hand every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Phase X versus Devils Hand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhase XDevils Hand
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating2.3 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB126 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDaniel EbertAndrew Beers

Customer experience

Phase X

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral9.5%
Negative28.6%

Devils Hand

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Phase X

No in-app purchases

None

Devils Hand

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phase X free?
Phase X costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Devils Hand free?
Devils Hand costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Phase X or Devils Hand?
Devils Hand is rated higher. Phase X averages 2.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Devils Hand averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Phase X or Devils Hand have ads?
Neither Phase X nor Devils Hand shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phase X or Devils Hand?
Phase X ships an update every 2 months, and Devils Hand every 10 days. Most recently, Phase X was updated on November 1, 2026 and Devils Hand on October 12, 2026.

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