SHUA Belote vs Gugong
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SHUA Belote
Experience a popular French trick-taking card game with this app. Play against AI, online opponents, or via local network. Includes game rules for Standard Belote, Contrée, and Coinche.
- Play against AI
- Online multiplayer
- LAN play (Wi-Fi/Bluetooth)
- Includes game rules
- Duplicate mode
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Discover Belote SHUA, the best Belote game on iOS, a very exciting trick taking-game, very popular in France and French speaking countries. Belote SHUA, the best Belote game on iOS, is a game in accordance with the rules commonly used in Standard Belote, Contrée and Coinche. - Play against high-level AI players including a Duplicate mode. - Play Online on SHUA.fr. - Play on LAN (Wi-Fi or Bluetooth). Rules of Belote are included into the application. For any question regarding the application : support@shua.fr Have fun playing Belote!
Gugong
Engage in a strategic board game set in 1570s China. Players represent powerful families vying for influence by exchanging gifts with officials, making strategic choices to outmaneuver opponents. Explore historical China, build the Great Wall, and seek an audience with the emperor.
- Historical setting in Ming Dynasty China
- Strategic gift-exchange mechanics
- Solo play against AI
- Multiple difficulty levels
- In-game tutorial
- Full rulebook included
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China, 1570. China is under the reign of the Longqing Emperor, of the Ming Dynasty. He inherited a country in disarray after years of mismanagement and corruption. He resided in the Forbidden city, which was the seat of many emperors under the Ming Dynasty. Constructed from 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings and covers 72 ha (over 180 acres). It is also under the Ming Dynasty that the Great Wall of China was rebuilt, fortified, and expanded. Around this period, China was under heavy attack from the Mongols, so maintaining the Great Wall was essential. Most of what we now have left of the Great Wall, we owe to the Ming dynasty. The country was already famous for its very intricate bureaucracy, but this also led to a lot of corruption. Even though the penalties for corruption were very high, the highest Officials of the Forbidden City would pretend to uphold the ban on corruption, by accepting gifts of petitioners, and returning one of seemingly lower value. Gugong uses this extraordinary custom as its basis. Players take on the role of powerful Chinese families trying to gain influence and power by exchanging gifts with Officials. The gift cards you offer as a player have to be of a higher value than the one you receive, forcing you to make strategic choices regarding which actions you want to take each turn. You will travel around China, sail down the Grand Canal, purchase precious jade, help construct the Great Wall, secure advantages through decrees, influence the game through intrigue, and ultimately, receive an audience with the emperor. In this App version of the board game you will play vs. Meng, the solo automata, with three different level of difficulty. The App includes a short tutorial which explain the basic concepts of the game to help the player dive in immediately, and a full set of written rules.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gugong at none against SHUA Belote's 5. Gugong also leads on price ($2.99 vs $5.99). SHUA Belote's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and device support. On monetization model 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
SHUA Belote costs $5.99 and Gugong $2.99 up front. SHUA Belote sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Gugong asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | SHUA Belote | Gugong |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | — | 1.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 338 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joel BERNARD | ycyclop games |
Customer experience
SHUA Belote
Gugong
In-app purchases
SHUA Belote
- 1-Week Subscription$1.99
- 1-Month Subscription$5.99
- 3-Month Subscription$16.99
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- 6-Month Subscription$25.99
- One Year Subscription$36.99
Gugong
No in-app purchases








