iTichu vs Tichu Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iTichu
Easily track scores and statistics for Tichu games without needing pen and paper. Features include quick score submission, round undo, detailed round scores, game statistics, customizable team names and score limits, and automatic game saving.
- Score submission
- Undo last round
- Detailed round scores
- Game statistics
- Customizable team names
- Automatic game saving
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Have you ever wanted to play a Tichu game with your friends and you ended up looking for a pen and paper to manually calculate the score? This belongs to the past because now you can very easily keep the score and useful statistics for the game that you probably wouldn’t bother to keep manually. iTichu offers the following features • Score submission with a few taps • Undo of the last round in case of an error • Detailed score for each round by swiping to the right from the gameplay view • Statistics for the whole game by swiping to the left from the gameplay view • Team names and score limit customization • Automatic saving of the current game to continue later If you enjoy iTichu, please take a few seconds to leave an App Store rating or send us an email at support@itichu.app for possible bug reports or new features that you would like to see in a future version.
Tichu Buddy
This app simplifies scoring for the 4-player "Tichu Nanking" card game. Its unique slider interface allows for rapid point division between teams, including quick scoring for Double Victories.
- Quick scoring for Tichu games
- Innovative slider design
- Easy point division between teams
- Supports Double Victory scoring
- Designed for 4-player Tichu Nanking
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Quickly score Tichu games with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Tichu Buddy's innovative slider design enables you to quickly divide points between teams. Score a Double Victory by moving the slider all the way to the left or right. This app is designed for the 4-player "Tichu Nanking" version of the game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iTichu at 5.0 against Tichu Buddy's 4.3. iTichu also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 3). Tichu Buddy's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iTichu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
iTichu ships an update every 2 months, Tichu Buddy every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iTichu | Tichu Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spyridon Zarzonis | CyberMoai |
Customer experience
iTichu
Tichu Buddy
In-app purchases
iTichu
No in-app purchases
Tichu Buddy
No in-app purchases
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