Tabletopia vs Root Board Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tabletopia
Play board games digitally with friends or solo. This platform offers a virtual table experience where players manually enforce rules, just like in real life. Explore a growing library of popular board games or create and share your own.
- Play board games digitally
- Solo, hotseat, and online multiplayer
- Create and share your own board games
- Vast library of popular board games
- Virtual table experience
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Tabletopia is a digital online platform for playing board games just like in real life. There is no AI to enforce the rules. Read the rulebook, choose a seat at the virtual table, and let the game begin! Features: • Solo, Hotseat and Online Multiplayer modes • Create digital versions of your own board games to promote, playtest, and demonstrate them! • 80+ games are already available, such as: Champions of Midgard A hit worker placement game about Viking clans waging war against mythological Norse beasts by Grey Fox Games The Shipwreck Arcana Very clever cooperative deduction game by Meromorph Games Hansa Teutonica One of the best competitive eurogames about creating trade network in medieval Germany by Argentum Verlag Sub Terra Cooperative survival horror board game by Inside the Box Burgle Bros Cooperative stealth game about daring robbery by Fowers Games Tuscany New edition of very popular worker placement game about managing your own winery by Stonemaier Games. Explore our Featured catalog to find even more different games. We are constantly working on adapting more games from our extensive web catalog into mobile format.
Root Board Game
Experience a digital adaptation of a popular tabletop board game. Engage in strategic woodland warfare as 2 to 4 players vie for control of a vast wilderness, leading diverse factions to victory.
- Digital board game adaptation
- Adventure and war gameplay
- 2-4 player battles
- Faction control mechanics
- Wilderness exploration
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Play the digital adaptation of the beloved tabletop board game. Root is a game of adventure and war where 2 to 4 players battle for control of a vast wilderness. The nefarious Marquise de Cat has seized the great woodland, intent on harvesting its riches. Under her rule, the many creatures of the forest have banded together. This Alliance will seek to strengthen its resources and subvert the rule of Cats. In this effort, the Alliance may enlist the help of the wandering Vagabonds who are able to move through the more dangerous woodland paths. Though some may sympathize with the Alliance’s hopes and dreams, these wanderers are old enough to remember the great birds of prey who once controlled the woods. Meanwhile, at the edge of the region, the proud, squabbling Eyrie have found a new commander who they hope will lead their faction to resume their ancient birthright. The stage is set for a contest that will decide the fate of the great woodland. It is up to the players to decide which group will ultimately take root.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Root Board Game at 77% against Tabletopia's 24%. Root Board Game also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.6) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). Tabletopia's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). On 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
Tabletopia is free to download; Root Board Game costs $9.99 up front. Root Board Game sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Tabletopia asks for nothing beyond the download.
Root Board Game holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Root Board Game has 5.4K ratings behind it against 104, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Tabletopia's written reviews are positive against 77% of Root Board Game's.
Tabletopia ships an update every 3 months, Root Board Game every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabletopia | Root Board Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 2.6 (104 ratings) | 4.9 (5.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.5% of reviews | 77.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 104 | 5.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #13 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 505 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | TableTopia, Inc. | Dire Wolf Digital |
Customer experience
Tabletopia
Root Board Game
User reviews
Tabletopia
From 104 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good app
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 💡 Variety of games
- 🎮 Great simulator
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🔌 Connectivity issues
- 🤯 Unintuitive controls
- 💸 Expensive subscription
Root Board Game
From 5.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Faithful adaptation of the board game
- 🎨 Charming visuals and animations
- 🕹️ Smooth gameplay
- 🧠 Helpful tutorials for learning the game
- 🕹️ Great way to practice and learn the game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🕹️ AI could be improved, makes questionable decisions
- 🕹️ Lack of undo button frustrating
- 🕹️ Replaying opponent moves can be tedious
- 🕹️ Animations can be slow, need option to speed up
Bugs and requests
Tabletopia
Reported bugs
4 issues- Infinite update loop
- Game progress loss
- Rules crash the app
- Login and sync problems
Requested features
4 requests- Offline save state
- Game filters and search
- Multilingual support
- Cross-platform play
Root Board Game
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes and freezes during gameplay
- Issues with async game notifications and state
- Bugs with specific faction mechanics (e.g. Vagabond)
Requested features
6 requests- Add undo button
- Implement option to skip/speed up opponent moves
- Include expansion factions and maps
- Add match history and player stats tracking
- Improve async game notifications and stability
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- Add more customization options for game setup
In-app purchases
Tabletopia
No in-app purchases
Root Board Game
- The Clockwork Expansion$5.99
- Exiles & Partisans & Vagabonds$7.99
- The Riverfolk Expansion$9.99
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- Root: The Underworld Expansion$9.99
- Root: The Marauder Expansion$9.99
- Hirelings & Landmarks$9.99









