# Draw a Card Deck vs Playing cards

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Playing cards at none against Draw a Card Deck's 1. Playing cards also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Draw a Card Deck's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (836 vs 53). On price, rating, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Draw a Card Deck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Playing cards asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Draw a Card Deck against 4.6 for Playing cards. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Draw a Card Deck has 836 ratings behind it against 53, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Draw a Card Deck's written reviews are positive against 100% of Playing cards's.

Draw a Card Deck ships an update every 3 months, Playing cards every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Draw a Card Deck | Playing cards |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (836 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/draw-a-card-deck/id838900770/reviews) | [4.6 (53 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/playing-cards-simple/id1609855801/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **836** | 53 |
| Positive reviews | 68.6% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Every 2 months** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Ad-supported** |
| Size | 19 MB | 30 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Joao Caetano](https://appshunter.io/developer/828553753) | [yuya kanbetsunawa](https://appshunter.io/developer/1597026161) |

## What reviewers say

### Draw a Card Deck

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/draw-a-card-deck/id838900770)

This app simulates a deck of cards for various games and decision-making. It allows customization of card decks, shuffling options, and downloading free decks from different categories.

**Highlights:** Tap to flip cards, Customizable card decks, Shuffle after flip option, Draw until deck empty option, Download free decks, Multiple deck categories

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove ads | $0.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Hardly any ads
- 🚀 Nice way to draw a card
- 💡 Customization is great

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 App keeps crashing
- 🔒 No settings or customization options
- 💩 Ads have increased

**Reported bugs**

- Joker keeps getting added to 52-card deck
- Dark mode text is unreadable

**Requested features**

- Shuffle function
- Ability to customize decks
- Show number of cards remaining
- Full deck view


### Playing cards

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/playing-cards-simple/id1609855801)

This application simulates drawing playing cards sequentially. Users can choose to include jokers and review past draws. It offers a straightforward way to generate random card sequences.

**Highlights:** Sequential card drawing, Joker inclusion option, Previous card history, Simple interface

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Draw a Card Deck free?

Draw a Card Deck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Playing cards free?

Playing cards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Draw a Card Deck or Playing cards?

Draw a Card Deck and Playing cards are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 836 and 53 ratings respectively.

### Do Draw a Card Deck or Playing cards have ads?

Playing cards shows ads; Draw a Card Deck does not.

### Which is updated more often, Draw a Card Deck or Playing cards?

Draw a Card Deck ships an update every 3 months, and Playing cards every 2 months. Most recently, Draw a Card Deck was updated on September 10, 2026 and Playing cards on September 22, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*