Comparison

Pointsman vs Wingscore

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

Head to head
About

Pointsman

Automatically score your "Ticket To Ride" games using your iPhone's camera. This app tallies routes, bonuses, and tickets, presenting a shareable score ticket. It supports several game versions and offers manual score correction.

Highlights
  • Automatic game scoring
  • Camera-based train recognition
  • Tally of routes, bonuses, and tickets
  • Shareable score ticket
  • Manual score editing
  • Supports multiple game versions
Features
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Tired of counting trains? Let the Pointsman score your games of Ticket To Ride automatically using nothing more than your iPhone's camera! The Pointsman is 100% free with absolutely no ads. If you find yourself enjoying the Pointsman and want to support it, please consider leaving a tip via the app. You can use the Pointsman during normal gameplay to confirm player scores, or just leave the scoring till the end and maximize your enjoyment! The Pointsman will tally up all player routes, route scores, station placements, longest train routes and other game specific bonuses, plus all destination tickets. Everything is presented on a beautiful “score ticket” you can share as a memento of your game. Pointsman uses ARKit, CoreML and custom machine learning to recognize trains on the game board; training the models to make this possible is specific to each set. As such, the Pointsman currently only works on the following versions of the game: Ticket To Ride (USA) Ticket To Ride: USA 1910 Expansion Ticket To Ride: Europe Ticket To Ride: Europa 1912 Expansion Ticket To Ride: Rails and Sails, The Great Lakes Coming Soon: Ticket To Ride: Rails and Sails, The World Known Issues: 1. The Pointsman is not trained to recognize the transparent promotional train sets 2. The Pointsman is not trained to recognize the turquoise variant of the blue trains For best results, stand in squarely in front of the game board and hold your device at approximately a 45 degree angle to the game board. To confirm that the score is accurate, you can perform the following two checks: 1. For each player the number of unused trains is printed on the score ticket, just confirm the number matches the actual number of unused trains. 2. Every connection for each player is listed on the score ticket, you can manually confirm each connection is accurate. If the Pointsman does make a mistake, simply tap on the player's score to access the score editing interface to make the necessary corrections. Want to try it out but don't have a finished game handy? Just go to http://chimerasw.com/pointsman/ and use the Pointsman on the image there! Please note that the Pointsman is not affiliated with Days of Wonder or Ticket to Ride in any manner whatsoever. I am just a fan that finds counting trains to be quite tedious. If you are reading this then you probably do as well!

About

Wingscore

Easily score your Wingspan board games, including expansions and Automa. Record game details, track category scores, and maintain a history of past games. See who achieved the highest score in each category and if they won.

Highlights
  • Score Wingspan games (with Automa)
  • Record game details and notes
  • Track category scores
  • View game history
  • Supports all major expansions
Features
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Wingscore is an app that helps you score your Wingspan games! * Quickly score your games of Wingspan (including games with Automa) * Record details about the game, like which expansions were used, and notes on what happened. * See who got the highest score for each category, and if they won that game. * Keep a history of past scores. Disclaimer: This app is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with Stonemaier Games, or any of its subsidiaries or its affiliates. Q: Which expansions are supported? A: Wingscore supports the base Wingspan game and all major expansions: European, Oceania, Asia, and Americas. Q: Which scoring categories does the app track? A: Wingscore tracks all standard scoring categories: birds, bonus cards, end-of-round goals, eggs, food on cards, and tucked cards. It also supports expansion-specific categories including nectar (Oceania), duet boards (Asia), and hummingbirds (Americas). Q: What's in the free version of Wingscore? A: Wingscore is free to use up to 3 games, and supports all Wingspan expansions except Americas. You can continue to use Wingscore as long as you keep your game history below 3. Terms of Use: https://www.wingscore.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.minimasoftware.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Pointsman4 screens
Wingscore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Wingscore at 4.8 against Pointsman's 4.4. Pointsman's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Pointsman sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Wingscore sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wingscore holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 65 and 145 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Pointsman's written reviews are positive against 73% of Wingscore's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pointsman ships an update weekly, Wingscore monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pointsman versus Wingscore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPointsmanWingscore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (65 ratings)4.8 (145 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.7% of reviews — better72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings65145 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChimera Software, LLCMinima Software

Customer experience

Pointsman

All ratings65 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral1.5%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive75.7%
Neutral5.4%
Negative18.9%

Wingscore

All ratings144 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pointsman

One-time3
  • Generous Tip$0.99
  • Massive Tip$2.99
  • Amazing Tip$5.99
1 purchases

Wingscore

One-time1
  • Premium$9.99

Questions

Is Pointsman free?
Pointsman is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wingscore free?
Wingscore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pointsman or Wingscore?
Wingscore is rated higher. Pointsman averages 4.4 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while Wingscore averages 4.8 from 145 ratings.
Do Pointsman or Wingscore have ads?
Neither Pointsman nor Wingscore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pointsman or Wingscore?
Pointsman ships an update weekly, and Wingscore monthly. Most recently, Pointsman was updated on October 21, 2026 and Wingscore on October 20, 2026.

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