Partners vs House Rules
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Partners
A digital adaptation of Denmark's popular board game, this app offers a 2 vs 2 team-based strategy game. It's a modern twist on Ludo, focusing on teamwork and strategic card play to get your pieces home first. Play with friends worldwide or against challenging AI bots.
- 2 vs 2 team play
- Online multiplayer
- Play against AI bots
- Offline single-player mode
- Turn-based gameplay
- Strategic card mechanics
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Here is Denmark’s most popular board game as an app! The app is based on the tactical board game Partners, where you play 2 vs 2. The game can best be described as a new take on Ludo with cards, and the goal is to be the team of partners that first gets all their pieces home. It’s all about teamwork and strategic thinking – it’s not enough to focus only on your own pieces! The app offers many possibilities that you don’t normally have in the physical board game. First of all, players don’t need to be in the same place – you can play with people from all over the world. You also don’t have to be exactly four players as in the board game. In the app you can play with 1, 2 or 3 other players online, or alternatively play with and against built-in bots whose skills range from very easy to extremely challenging. And just like in real life, there is of course also a completely unpredictable bot in the app that plays like a true wildcard…! You can also choose to play offline in single mode with a robot partner against robot opponents. In this app, you decide everything yourself – the choices are yours! You can play live online or with up to 48 hours per move, and you can easily have many games running at the same time if you can keep track (: ***Warning: This game, just like the board game version, is HIGHLY addictive and can steal a lot of your time.*** Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
House Rules
This app provides custom scorecards for various board and card games, offering flexible scoring options, built-in dice rollers, and timers. Track stats, player records, and game history to settle debates and celebrate wins.
- Custom scorecards for specific games
- Flexible tally and round-based scoring
- Built-in dice roller (d4-d20)
- Integrated game timer (stopwatch/countdown)
- Player stats and win/loss records
- Unlimited player support
- Game history and leaderboards
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House Rules is a scorekeeping app built for game night. Instead of one generic counter for every game, House Rules gives each game its own custom-designed scorecard — with scoring rules, win conditions, and stats tailored to the way you actually play. FLEXIBLE SCOREKEEPERS FOR ANY GAME Tally and Rounds are two versatile scorecards that work with any board game, card game, or competition. Tally is a simple tap-to-score counter. Choose your increment (1, 2, 5, or 10), tap to add or subtract, and set a target score to trigger automatic winner detection. Works great for quick games, pickup matches, or anything where you just need a running total. Rounds tracks scores round by round with cumulative totals that update as you go. Navigate between rounds, review past entries, and let the app handle the math. Perfect for games with structured turns or multi-round scoring. Both Tally and Rounds include a built-in dice roller and game timer. The dice roller supports d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, and d20 with animated rolls and automatic totals. The timer offers both stopwatch and countdown modes with preset durations or custom times — no need to reach for a separate app. CUSTOM SCORECARDS FOR POPULAR GAMES Some games deserve more than a generic counter. House Rules includes purpose-built scorecards that understand how each game is actually scored. No converting everything into plain numbers — each scorecard speaks the language of the game. Tap pig positions instead of typing point values. Track settlements, roads, and knights instead of a single score. Enter card combos, count tricks by team, or follow round-by-round wild cards. Every scorecard is designed around the mechanics of its game so you spend less time doing math and more time playing. Custom scorecards currently available for Pass the Pigs, Yahtzee, Farkle, Catan, Cribbage, Euchre, 5 Crowns, Phase 10, Play Nine, and Wingspan. New games are added regularly, and each one comes with its own color theme, winner celebration screen, help guide, and a rules reference. STATS AND LEADERBOARDS Because someone has to keep track of this stuff. Every completed game is saved automatically, building a history of every session, every score, and every win. House Rules tracks overall win/loss records, win rate percentages, and player rankings across all your games. Visual charts show score trends and recent performance so you can spot who is on a hot streak — or who needs to stop blaming the dice. Sort leaderboards by total wins or win rate. View head-to-head records, game-by-game breakdowns, and final scores from every session. Player profiles collect stats across all game types so you always know who really holds bragging rights at the table. Settle the debates. Pull up the stats. UNLIMITED PLAYERS Every user gets unlimited players with no caps or restrictions. Create player profiles once and reuse them across all games. The app remembers your last group for each game type so setup takes seconds. BUILT TO KEEP GAME NIGHT MOVING - Auto-save protects every game in progress — pick up right where you left off - Configurable win conditions, scoring direction, and game-specific settings - No account required, no internet needed, no ads FREE TO PLAY, MORE TO UNLOCK House Rules is free to download with unlimited access to Tally and Rounds — no catches, no play limits. Specialty scorecards each come with 5 free plays so you can try them out before committing. The Room Rules (one-time purchase with Family Sharing) Full stats history and leaderboards for Tally and Rounds. Pay once, keep forever. The House Rules (subscription with Family Sharing) Unlimited plays for every specialty game in House Rules — including any new scorecards added in the future. Full stats and leaderboards across all games. Share with up to five family members through Family Sharing so the whole household can play. Terms of Service: https://backpocketapps.com/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: House Rules at 100% against Partners's 56%. House Rules also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). Partners's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Partners sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and House Rules sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
House Rules holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Partners's written reviews are positive against 100% of House Rules's.
Partners ships an update every 5 weeks, House Rules weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Partners | House Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (17 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Game InVentorS | Backpocket Apps LLC |
Customer experience
Partners
House Rules
In-app purchases
Partners
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
House Rules
- The House Rules - Monthly$1.991 Month
- The House Rules - Yearly$12.991 Year
- The Room Rules$1.99
- The House Rules - Lifetime$29.99
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