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Cutthroat Pinochle+ – Strategy Game Review
Cutthroat Pinochle+ is a Strategy/Entertainment/Card game from fishdog.net, LLC, first launched in 19th December 2014.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 184+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Cutthroat Pinochle+ Stand Out
No ads, no tracking, no subscriptions. Cutthroat Pinochle is played with a special deck of 9s, 10s, jacks, queens, kings and aces. The game consists of a repeating sequence of bidding (for the right to take the optional widow and name trump), melding, and trick-taking. Players score points by melding various card combinations and by taking tricks. Adjust the rules to play the game you're familiar with. Cutthroat Pinochle Gold has no advertising, and includes card backs and tabletops not available in the other edition.
This Strategy game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Cutthroat Pinochle+ is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 12th November 2025
Recent improvements include:
Minor bug fixes.
Download & Availability
Cutthroat Pinochle+ is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Cutthroat Pinochle+ on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Better than the 4 player games for sure. We have played them all extensively and enjoy them all. But cutthroat is the BEST. The only thing that we would request other than a better computer logic is an option to play with other people. Thanks for the fun.
It has multiple options of play. Love playing partners. Great game and version of the game.
There is no option to change points for a save other than 1 or 0. With 80 cards you should have to make 20 to save. PLEASE CHANGE IN SETTINGS.
This app is very well designed with good graphics and good bidding by the computer players. Where it falls short is you cannot set minimum point card totals in order to save your meld or to make your bid. The result is the game often comes down to how much meld a player has. The play of the cards frequently has little effect on the game. Overall though, with the exception of the above, the game designers did an excellent job.
We have been waiting for double-deck version for quite awhile and this is really good. Only one major need is the option to require tricks be required to save meld. Current option is 0 or 1. We have always played, winning bidder must take 20 and other two players must take 15. 5-card widow can prompt a lot of very risky bidding. A 2-card widow restrains that a bit. We have played both ways, so an option would be nice. Thanks to developer for great improvements. Without a doubt, this is the best Pinochle version on the market.
Challenging you have out done all others.
This is the best computer pinochle game that we have ever played.
We have been waiting for a 3 handed pinochle app for years! The layout is nice, the rules are fully customizable, the graphics are decent, and the computer opponents seem to play a pretty decent game.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 26.0.2
- Size: 50.59 MB
- iOS: 15.0 or later
- Languages: EN, DE, TR
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: fishdog.net, LLC
Last updated: 12th November 2025 | Genre: Strategy, Entertainment | Developer: fishdog.net, LLC