Comparison

YAR vs Mafia Alone

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

Head to head
About

YAR

A premium board game with HD graphics and advanced AI. Players aim to have the majority of their colored pieces showing by flipping opponent discs. Play against a friend or challenge the virtual opponent.

Highlights
  • HD graphics
  • Advanced Artificial Intelligence
  • Two-player mode
  • Single-player vs AI
  • Tablet optimized
Features
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YAR is a premium YAR game with HD graphics and advanced Articificial Intelligence. YARis a simple but challenging board game involving strategy and played by two players on an 8×8 uncheckered board. and a set of distinct pieces for each side. The player's goal is to have a majority of their colored pieces showing at the end of the game, turning over as many of their opponent's discs as possible. With this premium YAR, you can play with a friend who sits next to you or play against your phone. The advanced artificial intelligence embeded in the game allows a player to play against an easy virtual opponent but also challenge himself against an impressive virtual opponent. Will you be able to beat the most difficult level designed ? The game is tablet ready

About

Mafia Alone

Features
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Mafia, whenever you want — Mafia Alone Love the Mafia party game but can't get eight people together? Mafia Alone is a single-player Mafia game played entirely in chat with seven AI participants, each with their own personality and typing style. Get a random role every game, go through nights and days, argue, vote, defend yourself — a full round takes about ten minutes. ■ The game • 8 players (you + 7 AI): 2 Mafia · 1 Police · 1 Doctor · 4 Citizens (customizable) • Night: Mafia remove, Doctor protects, Police investigate • Day: chat discussion → vote → defense → guilty/innocent verdict • As Mafia, whisper with your AI partner and pick the target together • Role reveals and fake claims — real mind games • Dead? Spectate until the end ■ AI players that feel human • 7 of 16 characters join each game • BigBossBear (bossy leader), shy_potato (um… sorry), ChickenLord (lmaooo), SunnyMom (now now :)), QueenB (done.), GutFeeling (just vibes)… • Lowercase, slang, fragments — real chat-room voices • They remember who voted for whom and hold grudges accordingly ■ Easy to play • Free chat plus quick-reply chips ("im a citizen fr", "just vote", "X seems sus") • No sign-up. Install and play ■ Rankings & records • Win to earn points — monthly and all-time leaderboards with flags and nicknames • Per-role records, win streaks, Game Center achievements ■ Lives • 1 free life every day (hold up to 5) • Watch an ad for +1 life, or buy heart packs • Premium: 5 lives every day ■ Safe content • Automatic filtering of abusive input, all-ages tone Start your first game now. Who's the Mafia tonight? Contact: contact@aves.llc Privacy: https://aves.llc/mafia-alone/privacy-policy-en Terms: https://aves.llc/mafia-alone/terms-of-service-en

Screenshots

YAR4 screens
Mafia Alone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: YAR at none against Mafia Alone's 3. YAR also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). Mafia Alone's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). On price 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. Mafia Alone sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. YAR asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YAR ships an update every 7 months, Mafia Alone fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
YAR versus Mafia Alone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYARMafia Alone
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB62 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMagma MobileAves LLC.

In-app purchases

None

YAR

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Mafia Alone

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$4.991 Month
One-time2
  • 5 Hearts$0.99
  • 12 Hearts$1.99

Questions

Is YAR free?
YAR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mafia Alone free?
Mafia Alone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do YAR or Mafia Alone have ads?
Mafia Alone shows ads; YAR does not.
Which is updated more often, YAR or Mafia Alone?
YAR ships an update every 7 months, and Mafia Alone fortnightly. Most recently, YAR was updated on November 6, 2026 and Mafia Alone on November 10, 2026.

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