Rummy vs Ultimate 500 Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rummy
Experience the classic card game on your mobile device. Play with friends or AI opponents, customize game rules, and enjoy various multiplayer modes. Track your progress with detailed statistics.
- Multiplayer modes (local Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, online Game Center)
- Play against advanced AI opponents
- Customizable game rules and variations
- Smooth gameplay with card animations
- Game statistics and achievements
- Save game progress
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Play the famous game of Rummy on your iPhone, iPod, or iPad!! Play rummy with 2, 3, or 4 players either with a group of friends or using simulated opponents playing with high-level artificial intelligence. There are a number of rules that can be modified, making this game very faithful to the original. *** SEVERAL GAME MODES - MULTIPLAYER *** - From 2 to 4 players. - Play against simulated opponents with advanced artificial intelligence. - Play with your friends in local multiplayer mode through Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. - Play online with your friends or against players the Game Center will find automatically. - Play as a pair on the same device, taking turns. *** SEVERAL VARIATIONS INCLUDED *** Several rummy variations are included in the application: - Choose the AI level of opponents. - Number of cards dealt to each player (from 7 to 14). - Number of jokers (from 0 to 4). - Number of turns before being able to lay down a combination. - Number of points required for the first meld. - Sequence required or not for the first meld. - Card taken from discard pile has to be played or can be kept. - Final card to be discarded or played. - And several other variations... *** A VERY THOROUGH APPLICATION *** - Easy to learn, smooth game play, card animations for a more realistic game experience. - Opponents endowed with advanced AI. - Statistics on games played. - Game rules included in the application. - Back-up of current game in case the application closes. - Game Center: Multi-player, rankings, and achievements. Do you have questions about the game? Contact: support.rummy@eryodsoft.com Have fun!
Ultimate 500 Lite
Enjoy a popular card game with intelligent AI opponents or challenge friends locally. Customize game rules, use personal photos for card tables, and track your progress with a local leaderboard. This version offers core gameplay with helpful features for an enhanced experience.
- Play against AI opponents
- Local multiplayer (pass and play)
- Customizable game rules
- Use personal photos for game visuals
- Undo feature
- Intelligent bid/play suggestions
- Local leaderboard
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The free version of the ultimate 500 card game with following features: - - Play against intelligent AI opponents. - Play against friends on same device using pass and play - Take photo's or use images on your device to appear as your card table or the card's themselves! - Customise rules to allow different variations of your game as per the 500 wiki. - Undo feature after each move - Intelligent Suggest feature to recommend what to bid or even what card to play - Ability to control game pace between tricks and between games - Local leaderboard to keep track of all game statistics - Play in landscape or portrait on iPad with improved interface Any bugs, support questions or ideas for improvements please go to Facebook Community page http://www.facebook.com/ultimate500community
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rummy at none against Ultimate 500 Lite's 1. Rummy also leads on review sentiment (47% vs 17%) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 3). Ultimate 500 Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Ultimate 500 Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rummy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rummy holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rummy has 1.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Rummy's written reviews are positive against 17% of Ultimate 500 Lite's.
Rummy ships an update every 3 months, Ultimate 500 Lite every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rummy | Ultimate 500 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (1.5K ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.2% of reviews — better | 17.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eryod Soft | Mark Deitch |
Customer experience
Rummy
Ultimate 500 Lite
Bugs and requests
Rummy
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes and freezes during gameplay
- Discarding issues causing unintended moves
- Multiplayer connection problems
Requested features
4 requests- Larger font and card size options
- Ad-free paid version
- Online multiplayer with friends
- Scoring system that rewards going out
Ultimate 500 Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rummy
No in-app purchases
Ultimate 500 Lite
- Remove Ads$0.99
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