Comparison

HardBack vs URGO Game Turn Tracker

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

Head to head
About

HardBack

Build a deck of letters to craft words and earn prestige in this unique word game. Specialize in genres, push your luck for extra cards, and race to become a celebrated 19th-century novelist. Challenge AI opponents or play with friends.

Highlights
  • Deck-building with letter cards
  • Genre specialization for bonuses
  • Push-your-luck card drawing
  • Hotseat and online multiplayer
  • AI opponents
  • Hardcore mode with no word repeats
Features
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Hardback is a deck-building word game, a prequel to Paperback. As an aspiring 19th-century novelist, you work to pen your next masterpiece, earning prestige along the way. Specialize your deck in certain genres to exploit card combinations, and press your luck to draw extra cards — but make sure you can still string a word together! Players build a deck of letters with various powers and race to 60 fame points to win. Features: 1-5 player hotseat and online async 3 levels of computer opponents to challenge you. Gameplay No wilds in your deck - any card can be wild. Push your luck for more cards with the Ink system. Match genre colors to gain bonus abilities on your cards. Fight over the coveted award cards. Timeless Classic cards stay in play, until someone uses them. New hardcore mode - can't repeat a word!

About

URGO Game Turn Tracker

This app helps track turns and time spent during board games and other tabletop activities. It clearly displays whose turn it is, how long they've taken, and who is next, making gameplay smoother. Optional upgrades offer advanced features like player limits and turn timers.

Highlights
  • Track current player's turn
  • Monitor time spent per turn
  • View total game duration
  • Identify next player
  • Roll back turns
  • Announce fastest player
  • Display player rankings
Features
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Do you play board games, cards, or other multiple-person tabletop gaming? Get ready for never having to ask whose turn it is - and being able to call people on how long their turns take! URGO makes it so you always know whose turn it is, how long that player has taken, and who's next. With URGO on, you'll always see... • whose turn is it • how long have they taken • how long has the game lasted • who goes next ...You can roll back a turn if you move forward by mistake (and keep the time they've taken intact) and at the end of the game URGO will announce the fastest player and show the rankings for the game. Upgrade to URGO Pro for added features like: • more than 4 players • turn time limits & counters • player order randomizer • dice rolling functionality • time-limited games Buy custom Skins/Sounds packages to customize your gaming experience, including backgrounds, buttons, and turn sounds. So get rid of the annoyance of turn tracking and make your gaming faster and more fun with URGO - it's just a download away!

Screenshots

HardBack4 screens
URGO Game Turn Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: URGO Game Turn Tracker at Free against HardBack's $4.99. HardBack's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 1.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

URGO Game Turn Tracker is free to download; HardBack costs $4.99 up front. URGO Game Turn Tracker sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. HardBack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HardBack holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HardBack has 40 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of HardBack's written reviews are positive against 20% of URGO Game Turn Tracker's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
HardBack versus URGO Game Turn Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHardBackURGO Game Turn Tracker
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (40 ratings) — better1.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews53.7% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings40 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size281 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFowers Games Inc.Konnekt Digital Engagement Inc.

Customer experience

HardBack

All ratings39 ratings
Positive64.1%
Neutral12.8%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive53.7%
Neutral12.2%
Negative34.1%

URGO Game Turn Tracker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

HardBack

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

URGO Game Turn Tracker

One-time5
  • Metal skin$0.99
  • Wood skin$0.99
  • Stone skin$0.99
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  • Snow skin$0.99
  • URGO Pro$2.99

Questions

Is HardBack free?
HardBack costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is URGO Game Turn Tracker free?
URGO Game Turn Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HardBack or URGO Game Turn Tracker?
HardBack is rated higher. HardBack averages 3.8 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while URGO Game Turn Tracker averages 1.7 from 3 ratings.
Do HardBack or URGO Game Turn Tracker have ads?
Neither HardBack nor URGO Game Turn Tracker shows ads.

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