Tichu Buddy vs SkullScore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tichu Buddy
This app simplifies scoring for the 4-player "Tichu Nanking" card game. Its unique slider interface allows for rapid point division between teams, including quick scoring for Double Victories.
- Quick scoring for Tichu games
- Innovative slider design
- Easy point division between teams
- Supports Double Victory scoring
- Designed for 4-player Tichu Nanking
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Quickly score Tichu games with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Tichu Buddy's innovative slider design enables you to quickly divide points between teams. Score a Double Victory by moving the slider all the way to the left or right. This app is designed for the 4-player "Tichu Nanking" version of the game.
SkullScore
This app serves as a digital scorecard for the card game Skull King. It supports player customization, multiple players, and various expansion packs, offering detailed standings to track game progress.
- Player customization
- 2-8 player support
- Rascal scoring with modifiers
- Legendary Expansion support
- Pirate abilities tracking
- Variable card counts
- Detailed standings view
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Includes support for: - Player customization - 2 to 8 players - Rascal scoring (with optional modifiers) - Legendary Expansion (White Whale, Kraken, Loot cards) - Pirate abilities - Variable card counts - Detailed standings view to see the epic comebacks and tragic chokes! - Local copy for the Skull King rules
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tichu Buddy at none against SkullScore's 3. Tichu Buddy also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). SkullScore's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (41 vs 3). On price, rating, 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. SkullScore sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Tichu Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Tichu Buddy against 4.4 for SkullScore. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SkullScore has 41 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Tichu Buddy's written reviews are positive against 80% of SkullScore's.
Tichu Buddy ships an update every 6 months, SkullScore every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tichu Buddy | SkullScore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.4 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CyberMoai | Zac Johnson |
Customer experience
Tichu Buddy
SkullScore
In-app purchases
Tichu Buddy
No in-app purchases
SkullScore
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large$4.99
