Comparison

Draw a Card Deck vs PODOC

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

Head to head
About

Draw a Card Deck

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
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Tap the screen to flip a card. Ideal if you need a deck of cards for games such as drinking games, or to solve an argument. Draw a Card offers you different card layouts and options. With Draw a Card you can define the cards containing in the deck, and you can set the deck to shuffle after a card being flipped, or to draw cards until the deck is empty. You can also download new decks completely free. There are many categories to chose from.

About

PODOC

A digital card table for playing various card games with friends, either locally or online. Offers pre-configured games and extensive customization options for creating your own rules. No ads or tracking, focusing on pure gameplay.

Highlights
  • Digital card table
  • Play with real people
  • 10 pre-configured games
  • Build custom games
  • Local Wi-Fi play
  • Online multiplayer
  • No ads or tracking
Features
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Podoc is a digital card table for playing real card games with real people. There are no computer opponents and no rules to get in your way — Podoc deals the cards, sets the table, and rotates the dealer. You and your friends play by the rules you know (or the house rules you've argued over for years). 10 GAMES, READY TO DEAL Every game comes pre-configured with the right deck, layout, and features: • War — the classic high-card battle • Go Fish — collect sets of four by asking for cards • Crazy Eights — match suit or rank; eights are wild • Hearts — dodge the hearts and the Queen of Spades • Spades — bid, take tricks, and race your partner to 500 • Euchre — fast 4-player, 2-vs-2 trick-taking • Gin Rummy — build melds and knock • Golf — swap cards for the lowest score over 9 holes • May I — contract rummy across 7 escalating rounds • 65 — an 11-round gin-style game from Grandma Bette BUILD YOUR OWN GAME Beyond the presets, create fully custom games: choose the number of decks, add jokers, turn draw and discard piles on or off, enable a shared play area, trick-taking, score sheets, card passing, and teams. Save your presets and deal them anytime. PLAY IN PERSON — FREE Local play connects everyone over Wi-Fi on the same network. No internet, no account, no charge. Pass the devices around the kitchen table. PLAY ONLINE — ANYWHERE Start an online table and share a 6-character code; friends anywhere in the world join in seconds. MADE FOR CARD PLAYERS • Drag-and-drop cards between your hand, layout, the shared arena, and the piles • Round-by-round score sheets • Trick-taking for Spades, Hearts, and Euchre • Card passing for Hearts, Go Fish, and your own variants • Team play with configurable partnerships • Five card-back designs, or upload your own • Save and resume a game when everyone rejoins • Sound effects and event notifications (both optional) HONEST BY DESIGN No ads. No tracking. No analytics. Podoc doesn't collect personal information or require an account — just gather your players and deal. Local play is free forever. Online multiplayer requires a subscription: • Podoc Monthly — $2.99/month • Podoc Annual — $19.99/year Both include a 1-week free trial and are Family Sharing enabled. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://podoc.io/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://podoc.io/privacy.html

Screenshots

Draw a Card Deck4 screens
PODOC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PODOC at 5.0 against Draw a Card Deck's 4.6. PODOC also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Draw a Card Deck's advantage is ratings volume (837 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Draw a Card Deck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PODOC sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PODOC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Draw a Card Deck has 837 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Draw a Card Deck's written reviews are positive against 100% of PODOC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Draw a Card Deck ships an update every 3 months, PODOC every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Draw a Card Deck versus PODOC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraw a Card DeckPODOC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (837 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings837 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB16 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperJoao CaetanoApotherium LLC

Customer experience

Draw a Card Deck

All ratings836 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%

PODOC

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

Bugs and requests

Draw a Card Deck

Reported bugs

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

Requested features

4 requests
  • Shuffle function
  • Ability to customize decks
  • Show number of cards remaining
  • Full deck view

PODOC

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Draw a Card Deck

One-time1
  • Remove ads$0.99
2 purchases

PODOC

Subscriptions2
  • PODOC Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • PODOC Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Draw a Card Deck free?
Draw a Card Deck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PODOC free?
PODOC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Draw a Card Deck or PODOC?
PODOC is rated higher. Draw a Card Deck averages 4.6 out of 5 from 837 ratings, while PODOC averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Draw a Card Deck or PODOC have ads?
Neither Draw a Card Deck nor PODOC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Draw a Card Deck or PODOC?
Draw a Card Deck ships an update every 3 months, and PODOC every 5 days. Most recently, Draw a Card Deck was updated on October 29, 2026 and PODOC on October 16, 2026.

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