Comparison

Sheepshead vs SheepsheadTonight

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

Head to head
About

Sheepshead

Experience a classic trick-taking card game with this single-player version. Play against computer opponents with various game modes, including tournaments and partner variants. Track your progress with detailed statistics and compete on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Single-player trick-taking card game
  • Multiple player modes (3, 4, 5 handed)
  • Tournament play
  • Partner variants (Called Ace, Jack of Diamonds)
  • Leaster and Knocking options
  • Detailed play statistics
  • GameCenter integration (leaderboards, achievements)
  • Large print card option
Read full description

Play Sheepshead at any time. Sheepshead is a trick-taking card game. This is a single player version with computer controlled opponents. Sheepshead is played with 7-8-9-10-J-Q-K-A in four suits, for a total of 32 cards *** Game Features *** * Supports five handed, four handed, and three handed play modes * Tournaments: The player with the highest score will be delared the winner after ten hands of Sheepshead have been played. * Partner variants of: - Called Ace partner (allows calling of unknown, 10's , or going alone) - Jack of Diamonds - Call up next Jack is enabled by default, this can be disabled in the options menu. In three handed and four handed play the picker does not have a partner. *Leasters: Enable in options menu. If leaster is not enabled and picking is passed by all players, the dealer will pick. * Scoring: Can either be 'Double on the bump' (default) or 'Single on the bump'. * Knocking: Also called rapping or cracking. This can be enabled in the options menu. * Statistics: Keeps track of your play statistics, such as games won, tricks taken, times picked, etc. * GameCenter integration: - Leaderboards: 'High Score' and 'High Tournament Score' - Achievements based on game score and tricks taken * Large Print Cards, if those small cards are just too hard to see! An overview of Sheepshead rules can be found in the support page. ************************************** Double tapping to play a card is supported (it must be enabled in the options menu). If enabled, tapping a card once will select it, and tapping it a second time will play it. This will allow you to change selected cards if you accidentally select the wrong card! Simply tap the correct card, and the first card will be unselected. Tap the second card again to confirm playing it. **************************************

About

SheepsheadTonight

Features
Read full description

Finally, a modern Sheepshead. Pull up a chair at the Bavarian beer-garden table and play the trick-taking card game your family has played for generations — beautifully rebuilt for iPhone. If you grew up with Sheepshead (Schafkopf) in Wisconsin, the Midwest, or the old country, you know the App Store has ignored it for years. Sheepshead Tonight fixes that. REAL SHEEPSHEAD RULES - Authentic 32-card deck with the full trump order — every Queen, every Jack, and every Diamond - Picking the blind, burying, partners, and proper point scoring to 61 - Play hand after hand against three named AI personalities, each with their own table style A TABLE WITH CHARACTER - A warm beer-garden table, snappy trick play, and clear card faces - Track your record as picker and defender over time STAMMTISCH PASS — ONE-TIME PURCHASE Unlock the Stammtisch Pass once and keep it forever: remove ads, premium card-back and table themes, and more. No subscription. Sheepshead Tonight is free to play and supported by ads; remove them anytime with the one-time Stammtisch Pass. Deal me in.

Screenshots

Sheepshead4 screens
SheepsheadTonight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sheepshead at none against SheepsheadTonight's 1. Sheepshead also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. SheepsheadTonight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sheepshead asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sheepshead versus SheepsheadTonight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSheepsheadSheepsheadTonight
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (82 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings82 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDerek HoffmeisterChristian Pedersen

Bugs and requests

Sheepshead

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App freezes when picking a hand
  • Game locks up
  • App freezes when starting a new game
  • App constantly crashes during tournaments
  • Takes user to an ad page and won't let back in
Show 8 more
  • Screen goes black after a number of games
  • App freezes when changing options (e.g., player count)
  • Game resets hand if returning to main menu mid-hand
  • AI makes consistently stupid plays
  • Computer player trumping incorrectly
  • Picker trumping the called suit
  • AI overshoots partners
  • AI always backs into trump

Requested features

10 requests
  • Deal cards randomly like a real game
  • Improve AI logic for more realistic play
  • Fix issues with calling loners
  • Adjust scoring for picker not taking a trick
  • Allow card rearrangement in hand
Show 5 more
  • Option to reset points to zero in normal play
  • Improve Leaster programming
  • Don't replay hands in tournaments
  • Fix issue with not being able to bury blind in stick the dealer
  • Turn on large print cards

SheepsheadTonight

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sheepshead

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SheepsheadTonight

One-time1
  • Sheepshead Tonight Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Sheepshead free?
Sheepshead is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SheepsheadTonight free?
SheepsheadTonight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sheepshead or SheepsheadTonight have ads?
Both Sheepshead and SheepsheadTonight show ads.

Other comparisons