Tabletop Gaming vs Arkham DeckbuildeR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tabletop Gaming
This app delivers a monthly digital magazine focused on board games, card games, RPGs, and wargames. It features news, reviews, interviews, and guides, with exclusive digital content and a mobile-optimized reading experience.
- Monthly magazine content
- News and reviews
- Interviews with designers
- Miniatures painting guide
- Mobile-optimized reading
- Night reading mode
- Adjustable text size
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Tabletop Gaming is the UK’s only monthly magazine dedicated to all types of gaming on your tabletop. From board games, card games, roleplaying games and miniatures we have you covered every month in 100 pages. Extra digital content is available only with the digital edition including exclusive images, videos, podcasts and more! PLUS, with a specially designed mobile edition, wave goodbye to zooming and say hello to night reading mode, adjustable text size and accessing all things gaming at the touch of your fingertips. With tons of reviews of new releases each month you’ll never be in the dark about what you should play next. Each issue: • Latest news and reviews to discover new favourite games • Dive deep into how games are made in interviews with world famous designers • In-depth features • Ten of the Best games lists • Tabletop Gaming Live Event news • How we made and have you played articles • Learn new tricks with our miniatures painting guide • Get to grips with the classics that have passed you by • The indie shelf, showcasing unknown gems • Event reports from the world of tabletop gaming • Shop spotlights to find your new gaming café ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest issue. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx
Arkham DeckbuildeR
Enhance your Arkham Horror: The Card Game experience with a comprehensive companion app. Access a vast database of cards, explore popular deck lists, and discover detailed investigator information. Plan your investigations with offline access to all resources.
- ArkhamDB database access
- Popular deck list exploration
- Investigator and card browsing
- Advanced card search filters
- Detailed card information
- Offline database access
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Arkham DeckbuildeR is the ultimate companion app for fans of Arkham Horror: The Card Game. Whether you're a seasoned investigator or just starting your journey into the dark and mysterious world of Arkham, this app has everything you need to enhance your gaming experience. Access a vast amount of information from ArkhamDB, one of the most comprehensive databases for Arkham Horror: The Card Game. Discover and explore popular deck lists created by experienced players. Get inspired and learn new strategies to enhance your gameplay. Explore a wide range of investigators: filter by class, card or author. Dive into a detailed deck description from author and other users comments. Browse through a database of player cards, including investigator cards, player cards, and encounter cards. Search for specific cards using filters such as card type, class, traits, keywords, etc. Get detailed information about each card, including its stats, abilities, taboos, FAQ and comments. Enjoy offline access to your card database. Plan your investigations even when you're away from an internet connection. Note: This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by Fantasy Flight Games or ArkhamDB. It serves as a companion tool for players of Arkham Horror: The Card Game, providing convenient access to deck-building resources and card information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Arkham DeckbuildeR at none against Tabletop Gaming's 26. Arkham DeckbuildeR also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Tabletop Gaming's advantage is review sentiment (54% vs 33%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Tabletop Gaming sells 26 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per 3 months. Arkham DeckbuildeR asks for nothing beyond the download.
Arkham DeckbuildeR holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 46 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Tabletop Gaming's written reviews are positive against 33% of Arkham DeckbuildeR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tabletop Gaming ships an update every 5 months, Arkham DeckbuildeR every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabletop Gaming | Arkham DeckbuildeR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (29 ratings) | 4.8 (46 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.8% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Warners Group Publications PLC | Vadym Pavlov |
Customer experience
Tabletop Gaming
Arkham DeckbuildeR
In-app purchases
Tabletop Gaming
- Tabletop Gaming Auto Renewable Subscription$19.993 Months
- Tabletop Gaming Auto Renewable Subscription1 Month trial$79.991 Year
- Issue One (id:799153)$6.99
- Issue Two (id:799150)$6.99
- Issue Three (id:799151)$6.99
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- Issue Four (id:799152)$6.99
- Issue Five (id:799677)$6.99
- Issue Six (id:799681)$6.99
- Issue Seven – D... (id:799685)$6.99
- June 2018 (#19) (id:801344)$6.99
- March 2024 #88 (id:695117)$6.99
- January 2026 (pp:1136735)$6.99
- February 2026 (pp:1136733)$6.99
- April 2025_101 (pp:1045477)$6.99
- March 2025_100 (pp:1045486)$6.99
- August 2021 [#57] (id:803878)$6.99
- February 2025_99 (pp:1045495)$6.99
- March 2022 [#64] (id:804326)$6.99
- April 2024 #89 (id:695113)$7.99
- July 2025 [#104] (pp:1110368)$7.99
- July 2024_92 (pp:1045558)$7.99
- November 2024_96 (pp:1045522)$7.99
- October 2024_95 (pp:1045531)$7.99
- August 2024_93 (pp:1045549)$7.99
- June 2024_91 (pp:1045567)$7.99
- December 2023 #... (id:695129)$12.99
Arkham DeckbuildeR
No in-app purchases
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