Balatro
What is Balatro?
Balatro is a mobile card game that combines Solitaire and poker mechanics. The player builds strong poker hands to score enough chips to beat Boss Blinds, using Jokers, decks, upgrade cards and vouchers that alter scoring. The listing describes campaign and challenge modes, touch-adapted controls and pixel art presentation.
Pricing. Balatro is $9.99 to download on the App Store.
Good for
- Players who enjoy poker hand building and card-based strategy
- Fans of roguelike-style runs where each run plays differently
- Touch screen players wanting a single paid card game with campaign and…
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Why this app is in D tier
Balatro scores 55 out of 100: rating 99, rating count 91, App Store search rank 0, update recency 31. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and D tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
Welcome to the official Balatro mobile game! Hypnotic and endlessly satisfying, Balatro is a magical mix of card games like Solitaire and Poker, that lets you twist the rules in ways never seen before! Your goal is to beat the Boss Blinds by making strong poker hands. Find new Jokers that change the game and create awesome and exciting combos! Win enough chips to beat tricky bosses, and find hidden bonus hands and decks as you play. You’ll need all the help you can get to beat the big boss, win the final challenge, and win the game. Features: * Remastered controls for touch screen devices. * Each run is different: every pick-up, discard and joker can dramatically alter the course of your run. * Multiple game items: discover over 150 Jokers, each with special powers. Use them with different decks,upgrade cards and vouchers to boost your scores. * Different Game modes: Campaign mode and challenge mode for you to play. * Beautiful Pixel Art: Immerse yourself in the CRT fuzz and enjoy detailed, hand-crafted pixel art.
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| Measure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | D | D | D |
| Score | 55 / 100 | 58 / 100 | 54 / 100 |
| Rating | 5.0 ★ | 4.4 ★ | 3.6 ★ |
| Ratings | 108K | 24 | 72 |
| Latest ratings · 180d | 4.3 ★ · 20 reviews | — | — |
| Last update | 501d ago | 34d ago | 5d ago |
| Price | $9.99 | $4.99 | $9.99 |
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See all 38 ›Questions about Balatro
What is the goal of the game?
The goal is to beat the Boss Blinds by making strong poker hands, earning enough chips to beat tricky bosses and eventually win the final challenge and the game.
What game modes are included?
The listing mentions Campaign mode and Challenge mode. It also says the game has over 150 Jokers with special powers, plus hidden bonus hands and decks to discover.
Is Balatro free?
No. Balatro is $9.99 to download.
What is Balatro good for?
Balatro is built for players who enjoy poker hand building and card-based strategy, fans of roguelike-style runs where each run plays differently, touch screen players wanting a single paid card game with campaign and…. It sits in the deck building list on AppTierList.
Is Balatro worth it?
Balatro is D tier, ranked #35 of 39 deck building apps with a score of 55 out of 100, from a 5.0 App Store rating across 107,760 ratings. 34 apps rank above it in the same list.
How does Balatro compare to Dice A Million?
Balatro is D tier at 55; Dice A Million is D tier at 58. Dice A Million ranks higher. Balatro is $9.99 to download, Dice A Million is $4.99 to download.
How often is Balatro updated?
Balatro was last updated over a year ago, on 2025-06-05, which holds its tier down.
All the facts
- List
- Deck Building
- Tier
- D (Weak)
- Score
- 55 / 100
- Rank in list
- #35 of 39
- Ranking certainty
- early: few ratings or search ranks so far
- Price
- $9.99 (USD)
- App Store rating
- 5.0 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 107,760
- Recent reviews
- 4.3 from 20 in the last 180 days
- Current version
- (501 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Games
- Good for
- Players who enjoy poker hand building and card-based strategy, Fans of roguelike-style runs where each run plays differently, Touch screen players wanting a single paid card game with campaign and…
- Requires
- iOS 13.5 or later
- Size
- 93 MB
- Age rating
- 12+
- Languages
- 14
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
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