Comparison

Pair Away vs Descarte

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

Head to head
About

Pair Away

A simple and engaging matching game designed for quick play sessions. Progress through increasing difficulty levels, challenge friends in an endless mode, and unlock a variety of themes. Track your achievements and compare your progress.

Highlights
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Endless 'Immortal' mode
  • Unlockable themes
  • Track stats and achievements
  • Multi-deck gameplay
  • Animated tutorial
Features
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Pair Away is a simple matching game for anyone to play. Levels can be played in a short amount of time, and great for filling any extra minute. The game starts out simple with only a few types of pairs, but quickly gets harder as you unlock more difficulty levels. Challenge your friends on immortal mode by endlessly matching pairs to obtaining the highest score. As you collect pairs, you can unlock and use themes when you play each level. Track your stats and achievements as you play and compare with your friends. HOW TO PLAY • Animated how to play to easily learn the game MULTIPLE LEVELS • Unlock and play through 10 different difficulty levels GAME MODES • Play with 1, 2, or 4 total decks IMMORTAL • Endless level to challenge your friends at matching pairs THEMES • 40 Themes to unlock and use while playing Pair Away GAME CENTER • Over 25 Achievements to unlock throughout the game, such as using themes and winning levels STATS • Stats to keep track of your progress as you compete and try to unlock achievements UNIVERSAL • Pair Away can be played on all iOS devices If you have any recommendations or comments please contact us with your ideas!

About

Descarte

A popular card game where the objective is to be the first to empty your hand. Players match cards by suit or number, with special cards that alter gameplay. Score points based on remaining cards, and avoid accumulating too many to stay in the game.

Highlights
  • Discard cards by matching suit or number
  • Special cards with unique effects
  • Declare 'Last card' to avoid penalty
  • Cumulative card penalties
  • Score points based on remaining cards
  • Elimination based on accumulated points
Features
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Descarte, also known as 150, is a cards game quite similar to UNO. The goal is to end up without cards in your hand. The game starts with five cards for each player and one on the table. At turns, each player has to play a card on top of the card on the table, of the same suit or number of such card. Before reaching the last card, the player must declare "Last card", in other case he will receive two cards as punishment. There are some cards with special effects: Two (2): Makes the next player to receive 2 cards, unless he has another two or a joker to play. This effect is cumulative, meaning that if one player plays a two and the second also do it, the third one will take 4 cards and so on. Four (4): The next player is skipped. Seven (7): The player has to play a second time. Sota (10): This card allows the player to change the suit on the play. King (12): Changes the direction of playing. Joker: Works similar to the two, but makes the next player to take 5 cards instead of 2. When a player reach 200 points or more, he is eliminated from the game. The last player on the game is the winner. The points to add at the end of each hand are obtained from the cards that the player has not discarded. For example, if at the end of the hand a player has a one and a nine, he adds 10 points to his total points. The two adds 20 points and the joker 50.

Screenshots

Pair Away4 screens
Descarte4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Descarte at none against Pair Away's 10. Descarte also leads on ratings volume (131 vs 23) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Pair Away sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Descarte asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Pair Away against 4.5 for Descarte. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Descarte has 131 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Pair Away's written reviews are positive against 52% of Descarte's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pair Away ships an update every 6 weeks, Descarte every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pair Away versus Descarte: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPair AwayDescarte
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (23 ratings) — better4.5 (131 ratings)
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews — better51.6% of reviews
Number of ratings23131 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBobby RohwederDiego Lattanzio

Customer experience

Pair Away

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%

Descarte

All ratings131 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews126 reviews
Positive51.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative34.1%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pair Away

One-time10
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Tiny Pair Pack$0.99
  • Remove Defeat Requirements$1.99
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  • Small Pair Pack$1.99
  • Earn 2x Pairs$2.99
  • Medium Pair Pack$4.99
  • Earn 4x Pairs$6.99
  • Large Pair Pack$9.99
  • Jumbo Pair Pack$19.99
  • Huge Pair Pack$49.99
None

Descarte

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pair Away free?
Pair Away is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Descarte free?
Descarte is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pair Away or Descarte?
Pair Away is rated higher. Pair Away averages 4.6 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Descarte averages 4.5 from 131 ratings.
Do Pair Away or Descarte have ads?
Neither Pair Away nor Descarte shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pair Away or Descarte?
Pair Away ships an update every 6 weeks, and Descarte every 2 months. Most recently, Pair Away was updated on August 25, 2026 and Descarte on September 9, 2026.

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