DominGen vs Board Session
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DominGen
This app generates random kingdom sets for the card game Dominion, ensuring unique gameplay each time. It provides setup instructions for special cards, supports all expansions, and allows users to save and share favorite setups. Users can also customize generation rules and access card strategies.
- Generates random kingdom sets
- Provides special card setup instructions
- Supports all Dominion expansions
- Save and share favorite setups
- Customizable card picking options
- Access Dominion Strategy Wiki
- Block and replace disliked cards
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DominGen is the ultimate Dominion kingdom generator, letting you quickly and easily create playsets just like you would shuffling up a deck of kingdom selection cards. • Generates random kingdom sets, but won't repeat cards until it runs out of options, ensuring that every round you play feels fresh • Spotlights instructions for cards that need special setup so that you don't miss a thing • Handles selection for cards like Traits, Obelisk, Druid, Young Witch, and Way of the Turtle • Save your favorite setups, and share them with friends (even if they don't have the app) or post them to the web • Supports all Dominion sets, including Dominion (1st and 2nd editions), Intrigue (1st and 2nd editions), Seaside (1st and 2nd editions), Alchemy, Prosperity (1st and 2nd editions), Cornucopia, Hinterlands (1st and 2nd editions), Dark Ages, Guilds, Adventures, Empires, Nocturne, Renaissance, Menagerie, Allies, Plunder, Rising Sun, and promotional cards. • Customize the way kingdom cards are picked with different options to support all kinds of house rules and preferences • Design your own custom setups with a step-by-step picker • Quickly access rules, strategies, and tips for each card through shortcuts to the Dominion Strategy Wiki • View all cards across the different expansions • Explore recommended sets by selecting different expansions • Block and replace cards that your play group dislikes • Go back in your history and see recent kingdoms you've generated • Optimized for both iPhone and iPad
Board Session
Organize board game nights, manage your game collection, and connect with friends. Discover new games, track your play history, and let the app pick your next game.
- Plan and manage game night events
- Invite friends and add to calendar
- Organize friends into squads
- Track play history and stats
- Discover and track board games
- Randomly pick games to play
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Board Session is the ultimate companion for board game enthusiasts who love playing with friends. PLAN GAME NIGHTS Create and manage events for your game nights. Invite friends directly from the app, send email invites, and add sessions straight to your calendar. BUILD YOUR SQUAD Organize your friends into squads and track your history together. See stats on who you've played with most and relive your best sessions. DISCOVER & TRACK GAMES Search millions of board games powered by BoardGameGeek. Build your personal game library, track what you own, and save games to your wishlist. STAY CONNECTED Add friends by username, send and receive friend requests, and get notified when you're invited to a game night. PICK WHAT TO PLAY Can't decide what to play? Use the spin feature to let Board Session pick a game from your library for the night. Whether you're a casual player or a seasoned hobbyist, Board Session helps you spend less time organizing and more time playing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Board Session at none against DominGen's 3. Board Session also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). DominGen's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). 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. DominGen sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Board Session asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for DominGen against 5.0 for Board Session. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DominGen has 1.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of DominGen's written reviews are positive against 100% of Board Session's.
DominGen ships an update every 3 months, Board Session fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DominGen | Board Session |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.6K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Daniel Nichols | MORGAN PHILIP PENK |
Customer experience
DominGen
Board Session
In-app purchases
DominGen
- $0.99 Tip$0.99
- $1.99 Tip$1.99
- $2.99 Tip$2.99
Board Session
No in-app purchases
Questions
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