# Canasta Score Keeper — Digital Canasta Score Sheet > Digital score sheet for tracking Canasta card game scores across multiple devices. (iPhone/iPad app by Hans-Martin Hochreiter.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/canasta-score-keeper/id1508956681 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Hans-Martin Hochreiter](https://appshunter.io/developer/1508956680) - Category: Games, Entertainment, Card, Family - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 3.93/5 from 29 App Store ratings · 10 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 13.2 · 20 MB - Languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Turkish - Released: 2020-04-22 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/canasta-score-keeper/id1508956681/reviews.md ## What is Canasta Score Keeper? Canasta Score Keeper is the ultimate digital Canasta score sheet for iPhone & iPad. You love playing Canasta with physical cards instead of some online game? That's great! ​However you never really remember how to calculate your card points after each round or you simply don't have a pen and paper with you to track the scores? And course you want to be able to browse through old games and/or continue playing an open game at a later time? You'd like to connect with other nearby devices in order to let your fellow players view and enter the score from their own iPhone/iPad? ​ You have come to the right place! - Keep track of any 2-Player/Team or 3-Player Canasta game scores. - Enter scores manually or let the app calculate the score for you by simply selecting all cards for melds and in hand - Save unfinished games and continue them at a later time! - Browse through old games and see who you played against and how you all scored - Define your own defaults (eg. how much a Canasta is worth, Points for ending a game etc) and define custom ranges for points required for the first meld - Use the quick start for return games! - Connect several devices to have each player be able to view and enter points from their own device - Choose from 5 App Languages (English, German, Spanish, French, Turkish) ## Key features - Track 2-player or 3-player Canasta scores - Manual score entry or automatic calculation - Save and resume unfinished games - Browse past game history - Define custom scoring defaults - Connect multiple devices for shared scoring ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Permanent Game Storage, No Ads | $4.99 | one-time | | Multipeer Connectivity | $0.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 10) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/canasta-score-keeper/id1508956681/reviews.md ### 2/5 — Free but practically speaking it requires payment *2025-02-18* The design is reasonable but it’s clear that the dev bends over backwards to require payment for this app. For example, don’t dare to close the app in the middle of a game, it won’t save your scores… I guess you need to pay for that part… ### 5/5 — Please add opening ranges for Hand and Foot Canasta *2024-09-07* Please add ranges for Hand and Foot and points for special hands in American canasta. Points and special hands should be modified by the player Otherwise I enjoy the app. ### 1/5 — Problem with hosting a connection *2024-06-18* I purchased the $4.99 and $.99 versions of the app and cannot host a game. The screen is frozen and will not scroll to allow other players to join a connection. ### 2/5 — Seems fine *2024-01-14* I bought the unlock right away, only to find out I could adjust the rules to the way we play. Very disappointed. **Developer response:** The two in-app purchases are clearly defined within Canasta Score Keeper and are also explained in the App’s Welcome Screens (“Permanent Storage/Ad removal” and “Connect to nearby devices”). Storing personal rules for scoring is already available in the free version, which makes us think you might be confusing Canasta Score Keeper with another App. If that is the case, we would appreciate if you could adjust/remove your rating for our App. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t save??? *2023-12-24* It’s a good score keeper however it doesn’t save when you close the app?? So then you have to re-entrer all your scores. Bit of a stupid feature I think. **Developer response:** As highlighted in the Welcome Screens (and actually every time you open the App 😉), the free version does not support permanent storing of games/scores. The in-App purchases “Store Permanently and no Ads!” will enable this feature and also bring back previously (unsaved) games. Data is permanently stored when closing/reopening the App as long as the App is not completely uninstalled from your iPhone. If this solves your problem, we would appreciate if you would adjust your rating. ### 3/5 — Player 2 *2023-06-09* Nice presentation. For a seasoned player looking to replace paper it misses the spot. I would like it to show base shore and then enter total count. ### 4/5 — Great app *2023-06-05* Overall, this is a great app. But one suggestion… I love that you can choose to just enter the score number. Or to click on each card rank to tally the score. But I would live a third option that would be in between. I’d love to be able to just click if a person has won the round, and how many red threes they have. But then enter the total points melded. To me, that seems to be the easiest way to enter information. Other than that, your app is great. Best canasta score app out there. ### 5/5 — Love it!!! *2023-02-14* We play Canasta a lot and we‘ve been trying out quite a few apps so far to help with counting points and keeping the score. I have to say that this app is probably the best I‘ve seen so far, it simply does what it’s supposed to do and we are using it regularly since a few months now. There any many settings that allow to play slightly different Canasta variants and the UI is just really neat! I recently went for the in-App purchase and it is worth every penny to me as we love keeping track of previous games or just continue playing unfinished games at a later point. I can really recommend to everyone who loves playing Canasta in person! ### 3/5 — Support site no longer exits *2023-01-16* I could not figure out if you can change the number of decks (it doesn’t appear so). I went to contact support, but the site no longer exists. I don’t know if this is a temporary issue or if the site is just gone. The scoring seems to work as long as you don’t use more than 2 decks, otherwise it cannot automatically score. **Developer response:** Thank you for your review. We apologies for the problems encountered with our support site, which has moved to a different location in the meantime. The Support URL has now been updated on the app store and we can always be reached on canastascorekeeper@gmail.com. Regarding your question about the number of supported card decks: Our app was designed to play Canasta in person with two decks of cards (2 x 52 cards + 4 Joker), so unfortunately there is currently no way to change this in the settings. We feel this is a good idea for a future enhancement though and will potentially add it to our development roadmap. ### 3/5 — Nice interface but buggy *2023-01-08, version 1.8* There are some bugs that need work. For example you can’t change the value of black threes. The system gives you an error saying the value needs to be positive. ## Frequently asked questions about Canasta Score Keeper ### Does Canasta Score Keeper have ads? Yes, Canasta Score Keeper contains advertisements. This helps support the development and maintenance of the app. ### What devices does Canasta Score Keeper support? Canasta Score Keeper is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It is designed for iOS devices. ### Can I play Canasta Score Keeper offline? The core scorekeeping functionality of Canasta Score Keeper can be used offline. However, features like connecting to other devices for shared scoring may require an internet connection. ### How many players can use Canasta Score Keeper? Canasta Score Keeper allows you to track scores for either 2-player games or 3-player games. It also supports team play within these configurations. ### Can I continue a game later with Canasta Score Keeper? Yes, Canasta Score Keeper allows you to save unfinished games and continue playing them at a later time. This feature ensures you don't lose your progress. ### What is the age rating for Canasta Score Keeper? Canasta Score Keeper has an age rating of 4+. This indicates it is suitable for young children and general audiences. ### How often is Canasta Score Keeper updated? The latest version of Canasta Score Keeper is 1.8.3, and it was last updated on February 11, 2023. Updates typically include bug fixes and feature enhancements. ### Can multiple players enter scores on their own devices? Yes, Canasta Score Keeper allows you to connect several devices so that each player can view and enter scores from their own iPhone or iPad. This facilitates a more interactive scoring experience. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.8.3 — 2023-02-11 Bugfixes: - Detailed Score-Screen: Issues with the scroll-behaviour when pressing +/- buttons on the cards - Settings Screen: Negative values for black threes prompted an alert, although they are expected to be negativ ### 1.8.2 — 2023-02-04 Updated Support ### 1.8.1 — 2023-01-31 Updated Support ### 1.8 — 2021-01-06 When to count red threes positive?  Since there are various rules out there, we've just added a new option in the App-Settings that allow you to choose whether a Meld is enough to count red threes positive or if you need at least one Canasta. ### 1.7 — 2020-10-17 - Yay, we've just added a new mini-calculator! Entering the points is even easier with the new enlarged number-pad. Also this will allow you to save your base score and come back to add/subtract the remaining points for the cards in hand and your melds! - You can now store whether new games should use the "Count in Details" function or the new mini-calculator in the Game Settings ## Apps similar to Canasta Score Keeper | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Real Canasta](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/real-canasta/id1623972448) | 4.5 (341) | Free | Games | | [Canasta - The Card Game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/canasta-the-card-game/id341541599) | 4.4 (8,191) | Free | Games | | [Canasta Score](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/canasta-score/id1458461890) | 4.5 (6) | $0.99 | Games | | [Triple Play Canasta Scorecard](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/triple-play-canasta-scorecard/id556453171) | 3.7 (3) | $1.99 | Games | | [Canasta Card House](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/canasta-card-house/id637862859) | 4.2 (1,316) | Free | Games | | [Canasta Palace](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/canasta-palace/id1477494393) | 4.6 (740) | Free | Games | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*