Comparison

Board Game Timer vs Viticulture

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Board Game Timer

This app helps keep board games moving by timing players. It offers countdown, count-up, and time-per-turn modes for up to eight players. Customize player names and pawns to match your game, and use the built-in dice to select a starting player.

Highlights
  • Multiple timing modes (count up, count down, time per turn)
  • Supports up to 8 players
  • Customizable player names and pawns
  • Integrated dice for random player selection
  • Official timer for German Board Game Championship
Features
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When heavy thinking stalls your board game, let Board Game Timer call out those snail's pacing players and give them a friendly nudge. Keeps track of up to 8 players in 3 modes: Count up - simply count up each player's time, no stress! - or - Count down - set a time limit for each player - or - Time per turn - set a maximum time per turn. Customize, name and rearrange your pawns to match your board game setup. And it has a dice to pick a random starting player too! Official timer for the German Board Game Championship for Teams: https://www.dmmib.de/

About

Viticulture

Manage a vineyard in pre-modern Tuscany, allocating workers and visitors to tasks across seasons. Expand your estate, plant vines, and fulfill wine orders to become the top winery owner. Enjoy single-player or multiplayer modes with global competition.

Highlights
  • Worker and visitor allocation
  • Seasonal tasks
  • Vineyard expansion
  • Wine order fulfillment
  • Single-player vs AI
  • Online multiplayer
  • Asynchronous gameplay
Features
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You find yourself in rustic, pre-modern Tuscany, where you’ve inherited a meager vineyard. You own a few plots of land, an old crush pad, a tiny cellar, 3 workers…and the dream of owning the best winery in Italy. Your job is to allocate your workers and helpful visitors to complete various tasks throughout the year. Each season is different on a vineyard, so the workers have different tasks they can take care of in the summer and winter. There’s competition over those tasks, and often the first worker to arrive at each one has an advantage over the rest. Using those workers and visitors, you can expand your vineyard by building structures, planting vines, and filling wine orders as you work towards the goal of owning the most successful winery in Tuscany. Features: • 1 to 6 players • Family friendly – non violent theme • Cross Platform • Easy tutorial to learn the game from scratch. • Single-player mode with 3 challenging levels of computer opponents. • Multiplayer games against your friends in friendly games. • Face players from all over the world in ranked multiplayer games online! • Worlwide leaderboard • Take your time in asynchronous game mode with push notifications and never miss a turn. • Analyze your best games or learn tricks from the best with playback • Uses the newest rules of the board game.

Screenshots

Board Game Timer4 screens
Viticulture4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Board Game Timer at Free against Viticulture's $8.99. Board Game Timer also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (85% vs 55%). Viticulture's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months) and chart position (#99 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Board Game Timer is free to download; Viticulture costs $8.99 up front. Board Game Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Viticulture sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Board Game Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Viticulture has 93 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Board Game Timer's written reviews are positive against 55% of Viticulture's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Board Game Timer ships an update every 13 months, Viticulture every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Board Game Timer versus Viticulture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoard Game TimerViticulture
PriceFree — better$8.99
Rating4.7 (18 ratings) — better3.7 (93 ratings)
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1893 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#99 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB322 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSublab Games ApSDIGIDICED

Customer experience

Board Game Timer

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral7.4%
Negative7.4%

Viticulture

All ratings93 ratings
Positive60.2%
Neutral15.1%
Negative24.7%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral22.0%
Negative23.5%

Bugs and requests

Board Game Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Viticulture

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Game crashes on startup or during gameplay
  • Unable to plant grapes despite having buildings
  • Special workers cannot be selected at correct times
  • Merchant worker action not functioning
  • Game hangs when multiple human players with AI
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  • AI gets stuck and requires force quit to progress
  • Blank tableau display
  • Missing windmill points for summer actions
  • Visitor cards appearing back-to-back duplicates
  • Motivator card not allowing all players to respond
  • Summer volunteer crew card not functioning
  • Build button greyed out despite sufficient coins
  • Cannot purchase multiple workers in one season
  • Game ends abruptly without warning
  • Undo function causes game freeze
  • Games not syncing across devices
  • Main screen cannot find games that side menu shows
  • Card selection prompts disappear too quickly
  • Unclear when multi-action cards end turn
  • Loading screen hangs indefinitely

Requested features

16 requests
  • Tuscany expansion (now available)
  • Moors and Visitors expansion
  • Auto-save functionality for crashes
  • Improved notification system
  • Configurable turn timers for casual play
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  • Separate volume controls for music and effects
  • Replay button for quick rematches
  • Better game history and turn tracking
  • Simultaneous action selection (not turn-based)
  • Clearer worker placement location labels
  • Guided tutorial for UI elements
  • Pause functionality for async games
  • Undo multiple moves (not just current decision)
  • Dark mode option
  • Better iPad optimization
  • Improved app icon design

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Board Game Timer

One-time1
  • Customization$5.99
1 purchases

Viticulture

One-time1
  • Tuscany Essential Edition$8.99

Questions

Is Board Game Timer free?
Board Game Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Viticulture free?
Viticulture costs $8.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Board Game Timer or Viticulture?
Board Game Timer is rated higher. Board Game Timer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Viticulture averages 3.7 from 93 ratings.
Do Board Game Timer or Viticulture have ads?
Neither Board Game Timer nor Viticulture shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Board Game Timer or Viticulture?
Board Game Timer ships an update every 13 months, and Viticulture every 3 weeks. Most recently, Board Game Timer was updated on September 18, 2026 and Viticulture on September 26, 2026.

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