Comparison

Tabletopia vs TV

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

TV

Experience tabletop board games on your TV with friends and family. Cast the game board to your screen and use your phone as a controller for immersive, easy-to-learn gameplay. Enjoy strategic adventures and conquest games without the setup or cleanup.

Highlights
  • Chromecast Integration
  • Multiplayer Gameplay
  • Immersive Graphics
  • Intuitive Controls
  • Regular Updates
  • No Setup/Teardown
Features
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Board game night on your TV. The TV is the board everyone shares; each phone is a player's own hand. No console, no controllers, no box to set up, no rulebook to read. HOW IT WORKS 1. Host on your phone and pick a game. 2. Put the board on your TV: Chromecast, Google TV, Roku, Fire TV, or any TV's web browser. 3. Friends scan the code on the TV to join with their own phones. Guests don't need the app or an account. Look up and play. The TV shows the board, the score and whose turn it is; your phone shows your hand and tells you what you can do. GAMES - Frontier Island: claim a tropical island, build huts and longhouses, and out-trade your friends. - Global Conquest: raise armies, push your borders and conquer the world. - Words: lay letter blocks, build crossing words and outscore your friends. - Espionage: split into teams and crack your captain's clues first. - Map Makers: chart unknown lands on your own map, one shape at a time. - Classics: chess, checkers, hearts, spades, dominoes and sea battle, free. - Supporter games: Tidewick, Cavefolk, Farmers, Palace Gardens, Builder, Shapes Tiles and more on the way. WHY PEOPLE PLAY - Sets up in about a minute, with nothing to clean up. - Only the host needs the game. Everyone else just scans and plays. - The games teach as you go, so new players can jump in. - 2 to 6 players in most games, right in your living room. FREE TO TRY Every game has a free demo, and Classics is free. A Supporter membership unlocks every game for your whole table. SUPPORTER Supporter is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or yearly through your App Store account. It renews unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel it any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://tvtop.games/eula/

Screenshots

Tabletopia4 screens
TV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TV at 5.0 against Tabletopia's 2.6. TV also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Tabletopia's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ratings volume (109 vs 3). 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. TV sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Tabletopia asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tabletopia has 109 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabletopia ships an update every 3 months, TV every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tabletopia versus TV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabletopiaTV
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (109 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings109 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB78 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTableTopia, Inc.Aaron Gayle

Customer experience

Tabletopia

All ratings104 ratings
Positive35.6%
Neutral13.5%
Negative51.0%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive24.5%
Neutral12.9%
Negative62.6%

TV

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

TV

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tabletopia

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

TV

Subscriptions1
  • Supporter$4.991 Month
One-time6
  • Frontier Island Big Map$4.99
  • Global Conquest Bonus Maps$4.99
  • Global Conquest$14.99
Show 3 more
  • Frontier Island$14.99
  • Frontier Island Full$19.99
  • Global Conquest Full Game$19.99

Questions

Is Tabletopia free?
Tabletopia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TV free?
TV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tabletopia or TV?
TV is rated higher. Tabletopia averages 2.6 out of 5 from 109 ratings, while TV averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Tabletopia or TV have ads?
Neither Tabletopia nor TV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tabletopia or TV?
Tabletopia ships an update every 3 months, and TV every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tabletopia was updated on October 21, 2026 and TV on October 24, 2026.

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