Comparison

Keep Score vs NFC Play!

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

Head to head
About

Keep Score

Easily track scores and levels for multiple games without the hassle of pen and paper. Features include a scoreboard, point history, timer, and a random player picker. Designed to enhance your gaming experience by simplifying scorekeeping.

Highlights
  • Multiple game score tracking
  • Scoreboard
  • Point history
  • Timer
  • Random player picker
  • Annoying buzzer
Features
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The simplest way to keep score for any game. Forget the napkin. Put down the pencil. Keep Score is the fast, simple scorekeeper for card games, board games, dice games, golf, dominoes, yard games, party games, and more. Track points, rounds, wins, and leaderboards—all in one place. Featured on Food Network's Ultimate Baking Championship as the scorekeeper of choice. Trusted by players around the world. SCORE ANY GAME Perfect for Yahtzee, Farkle, Cribbage, Spades, Hearts, Phase 10, Skip-Bo, Canasta, Hand & Foot, Rummy, Bunco, Mexican Train Dominoes, Five Crowns, Golf, and hundreds of other games. Add players, track rounds, record scores, and view the complete score history at a glance. • Unlimited players • Unlimited rounds • Running totals • Round-by-round score history • Winner tracking • Fast score entry • Clean, easy-to-read scoreboard BUILT-IN GAME TOOLS Everything you need for game night: • Calculator Mode — add and subtract points before saving a score • Dice Roller — roll without leaving the app • Countdown Timer — keep rounds on pace • Buzzer — let everyone know when time's up or an answer is wrong • Random Player Picker — settle who goes first every time DESIGNED TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY Start a game in seconds. No account. No setup. No ads interrupting game night. Just open the app and keep score. "Exactly what a scorekeeper should be." "The best scorekeeper app. No ads, no extra steps—just simple and neat." Because keeping score should never get in the way of the game.

About

NFC Play!

Features
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NFC Play! turns any NFC card into a game piece. Build treasure hunts, run your own escape room, set up trivia games or challenges where the physical world is the board. No internet connection, no sign-up, no hassle. BUILT-IN GAMES - TREASURE HUNT — Hide NFC cards around the house or neighbourhood. Each one leads to the next clue until the final prize. - TEAM HUNT — Same mechanic but with scoring and a sabotage rule between teams. - ESCAPE ROOM — Design your own escape room with clues, codes and dead ends. Optional time limit. - OBJECT TRANSLATION — Stick cards on objects and learn vocabulary in another language when you scan them. - FUN FACTS — Turn any location into an interactive exhibit with facts on scan. CREATE YOUR OWN GAMES The game editor lets you define a name, icon, difficulty, players and each NFC card with its hint and text. Organise your library into folders, reorder freely and share any game in seconds with a QR code. REAL-TIME MULTIPLAYER Create a room with a 6-digit code. Everyone joins from wherever they are. During the game you all see in real time which cards each player has scanned, a shared timer and a room chat. No shared network needed. READ & WRITE NFC Write any text to an NFC card in under a second. Read any card instantly. History automatically saves every read and write so you can reuse it any time. NFC BUSINESS CARD Create your personal profile (name, role, social links, website) and write it to an NFC card. When scanned with NFC Play!, your profile appears instantly. STATS Personal records per game, total sessions played, cards scanned and a weekly activity chart. 100% offline for solo play. Multiplayer requires a data connection. Compatible with NTAG213, NTAG215 and NTAG216 NFC cards.

Screenshots

Keep Score4 screens
NFC Play!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NFC Play! at none against Keep Score's 2. NFC Play! also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Keep Score sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. NFC Play! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keep Score ships an update monthly, NFC Play! daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Keep Score versus NFC Play!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeep ScoreNFC Play!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.3K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaron OrrAlfonso Sanchez

Bugs and requests

Keep Score

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes when trying to change winner setting
  • Sound effects not working for some users

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to track dealer rotation
  • Option to save and resume games
  • Reports and statistics for games played
  • Landscape mode support

NFC Play!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Keep Score

One-time2
  • More Games$1.99
  • Unlimited Games$5.99
None

NFC Play!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Keep Score free?
Keep Score is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NFC Play! free?
NFC Play! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Keep Score or NFC Play! have ads?
Neither Keep Score nor NFC Play! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Keep Score or NFC Play!?
Keep Score ships an update monthly, and NFC Play! daily. Most recently, Keep Score was updated on October 24, 2026 and NFC Play! on October 10, 2026.

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