Comparison

Doodle Creatures™ Alchemy HD vs Card Thief

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

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About

Doodle Creatures™ Alchemy HD

Combine different animal DNA to create hundreds of unique creatures. Build and upgrade a genetic laboratory to expand your creature universe. This game offers puzzles and quests for all ages.

Highlights
  • Create hundreds of unique creatures
  • Combine animal DNA
  • Build and upgrade genetic laboratory
  • Puzzles for all ages
  • Clever quests
  • Educational gameplay
Features
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Play God & Create an Amazing Creature Universe! From the creators of the award winning puzzler Doodle God, comes a new ALL ages adventure! What happens if you combine an elephant with a flamingo? In Doodle Creatures you can find out as you create hundreds of fantastic and unique Creatures by combining different animals. Play Doctor and scan hundreds of animals DNA which allows you to combine different animal traits to create new Creatures. Take the speed of a cheetah and combine with flying ability of an eagle. Awesomeness awaits! Along the way, build and upgrade your own genetic laboratory that gives you the power to build an even more spectacular Creature Universe of your imagination! OVER 150,000,000 PLAYERS WORLDWIDE FOR THE DOODLE SERIES! GREAT REVIEWS! >”Wonderfully unique concept! – GameZebo.com > It’s addictive. Insanely so! Lots of fun.” – 148Apps > I would recommend buying it, definitely worth it!” - 

TouchGen GAME FEATURES * Puzzles for All ages and skill levels. * Create hundreds of different Creatures in cool sandbox game play. * Clever Quests designed to test your skill. 
* Build and upgrade your own genetic laboratory. * Cool “Did You Know That” feature that tells you about your creations. * Intuitive one-click game play encourages thoughtful, creative play. * Hundreds of interesting, funny and thought-provoking quotes and sayings. * Kid-friendly and educational game play! Follow us to get early access to exclusive content, price drops and updates: 
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About

Card Thief

A solitaire-style stealth game where you play as a master thief. Sneak through darkness, steal treasure, and escape without getting caught. It offers deep strategy and roguelike replayability in short, engaging sessions.

Highlights
  • Solitaire-style stealth gameplay
  • 4 unique heists
  • Unlockable equipment cards
  • Hireable thieves with special rules
  • Mini deck-building mechanics
  • Daily Heist mode with leaderboards
  • Roguelike replayability
  • Offline play
Features
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Card Thief is a solitaire-style stealth card game that transforms your deck into a shadowy world of cunning heists and daring escapes. Sneak through the darkness as a master thief. Extinguish torches, pickpocket guards, and steal precious treasure without getting caught. Every card you flip is a calculated risk. Every move could be your last. From the makers of Card Crawl, the hit indie card dungeon crawler, Card Thief distills the tension of classic stealth games into a sleek, strategic card game you can play in minutes. Easy to learn, endlessly deep. Plan. Steal. Escape. Repeat. With a rich layer of tactical decision-making, risk/reward choices, and roguelike replayability, Card Thief is the perfect pick-up-and-play strategy card game for fans of stealth, puzzle games, and solo card games alike. Features - Solitaire-style stealth gameplay with no internet required - 4 unique heists with distinct enemies, traps, and obstacles - 12 unlockable and upgradable equipment cards with unique abilities - Hire 10 thieves, each with special gameplay rules - Mini deck-building mechanics for deep strategic customization - Daily Heist mode with global leaderboards - Roguelike replayability so every run plays differently - Perfect session length of 2 to 3 minutes per game - Offline play, great for travel

Screenshots

Card Thief4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Card Thief at 70% against Doodle Creatures™ Alchemy HD's 23%. Card Thief also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.9) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 14 months). 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. Doodle Creatures™ Alchemy HD sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Card Thief sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Card Thief holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Card Thief has 1K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Doodle Creatures™ Alchemy HD's written reviews are positive against 70% of Card Thief's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doodle Creatures™ Alchemy HD ships an update every 14 months, Card Thief every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Doodle Creatures™ Alchemy HD versus Card Thief: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodle Creatures™ Alchemy HDCard Thief
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (35 ratings)4.7 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews69.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings351K — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB161 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJoyBits Co Ltd.Arnold Rauers

Customer experience

Doodle Creatures™ Alchemy HD

All ratings35 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral8.6%
Negative48.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral15.4%
Negative61.5%

Card Thief

All ratings981 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral1.3%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews478 reviews
Positive69.9%
Neutral9.4%
Negative20.7%

Bugs and requests

Doodle Creatures™ Alchemy HD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Card Thief

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Crystals which you can get when playing are useless
  • Notch covers game information on iPhone X+
  • Ads error prevents chest opening
  • Hideout heists have unrealistically high scores
  • Can't open hideout, game crashes
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  • Crashes right after starting on M1 iPad Pro with iPadOS 14.7.1
  • Crashes all the time
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

9 requests
  • More enemies or traps to deal with
  • More equipment to try out
  • 4x4 layout rather than 3x3
  • Endless mode
  • Multiplayer compatibility
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  • Sync game data between Android and iOS
  • Shop to use crystals
  • More levels, incentives, and variations in the Hideout games
  • Ability to cash in stolen goods for new tool cards or special cards

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Doodle Creatures™ Alchemy HD

One-time6
  • Starter Kit$1.99
  • A pack of DNA pills$3.99
  • A pile of DNA pills$9.99
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  • A bag of DNA pills$24.99
  • A box of DNA pills$49.99
  • Infinite DNA pills!$99.99
1 purchases

Card Thief

One-time1
  • Unlock Card Thief$4.99

Questions

Is Doodle Creatures™ Alchemy HD free?
Doodle Creatures™ Alchemy HD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Card Thief free?
Card Thief is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Doodle Creatures™ Alchemy HD or Card Thief?
Card Thief is rated higher. Doodle Creatures™ Alchemy HD averages 2.9 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Card Thief averages 4.7 from 1K ratings.
Do Doodle Creatures™ Alchemy HD or Card Thief have ads?
Both Doodle Creatures™ Alchemy HD and Card Thief show ads.
Which is updated more often, Doodle Creatures™ Alchemy HD or Card Thief?
Doodle Creatures™ Alchemy HD ships an update every 14 months, and Card Thief every 4 months. Most recently, Doodle Creatures™ Alchemy HD was updated on November 3, 2026 and Card Thief on November 3, 2026.

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