Comparison

Restoration Games vs Board Game Turn Timer

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

Head to head
About

Restoration Games

This app enhances tabletop gaming by integrating digital elements with physical components. It provides interactive experiences, including audio clues and animations for deduction games, and is essential for playing specific titles.

Highlights
  • Hybrid game integration
  • Audio deduction gameplay
  • Interactive sound clues
  • Animated space indicators
  • Alternate play styles
  • Private investigator tips
Features
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This is the companion app for Restoration Games. We are a developer of tabletop games, including "hybrid" games that use an app and physical components together to create a unique experience at the table. The app features modules for different games, including the 1979 classic game of audio deduction, Stop Thief! This app is required to play Stop Thief! In the game, players are investigators, trying to track down an invisible thief on the board. The app keeps track of how and where the thief moves and plays sound clues and animations indicating the type of space they move into, such as window, door, corridor, and so forth. By listening to the clues, players try to figure out where the thief is and move there to attempt an arrest. Punch in the number of the space, and the app will tell you if you succeeded or not. The app features alternate play styles, such as an intermediate level, where the clues are harder, and even a retro mode that emulates the sounds of the original device. You can even get a private tip: Pick up the device and get information about the thief's location that's only for you. Additional modes of play, such as solo and cooperative, are coming soon, along with even more challenging difficulty levels. New content will be added to the app all the time, including modules for new games, updated content for existing modules, new play modes or difficulty levels, and more.

About

Board Game Turn Timer

This app helps manage game sessions by timing individual turns and the overall game duration. It allows for custom time limits and player names, with the option to save settings for future use.

Highlights
  • Turn timer
  • Total game timer
  • Supports 1-8 players
  • Customizable time limits
  • Player name input
  • Save default settings
Features
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1-8 person timer that counts down both turn time and game time. Simple Start / Pause / End buttons plus a Settings page to let you set time limits and player names, along with the ability to save these as defaults for another playing time.

Screenshots

Restoration Games4 screens
Board Game Turn Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Restoration Games at Free against Board Game Turn Timer's $0.99. Restoration Games also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 31 months). Board Game Turn Timer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.6). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Restoration Games is free to download; Board Game Turn Timer costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Board Game Turn Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Restoration Games has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of Restoration Games's written reviews are positive against 0% of Board Game Turn Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Restoration Games ships an update every 2 months, Board Game Turn Timer every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Restoration Games versus Board Game Turn Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRestoration GamesBoard Game Turn Timer
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.6 (33 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings33 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 31 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.1
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRestoration Games, LLCDaniel Meleney

Customer experience

Restoration Games

All ratings33 ratings
Positive60.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative52.4%

Board Game Turn Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Restoration Games

No in-app purchases

None

Board Game Turn Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Restoration Games free?
Restoration Games is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Board Game Turn Timer free?
Board Game Turn Timer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Restoration Games or Board Game Turn Timer?
Board Game Turn Timer is rated higher. Restoration Games averages 3.6 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Board Game Turn Timer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Restoration Games or Board Game Turn Timer have ads?
Neither Restoration Games nor Board Game Turn Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Restoration Games or Board Game Turn Timer?
Restoration Games ships an update every 2 months, and Board Game Turn Timer every 31 months. Most recently, Restoration Games was updated on November 2, 2026 and Board Game Turn Timer on November 3, 2026.

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