Comparison

Pointsman vs Thangs

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

Thangs

Explore the largest 3D model search engine with over 15 million models. Discover new creators and connect with a growing community for CAD, 3D printing, AR, and VR applications. Find or upload tens of thousands of models weekly across various 3D formats.

Highlights
  • Largest 3D search engine
  • Over 15 million 3D models
  • Discover 3D creators
  • Support for 30+ 3D formats
  • Filters for 3D printing
  • Connect with creators
Features
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Whether a 3D printing enthusiast, CAD engineer, or AR VR consumer - Thangs is the first stop on your 3D journey: * Search: Largest 3D search engine on the planet, with over 15M models * Discover: Fastest growing community of 3D creators, with thousands of new models uploaded every week * Connect: Find your next favorite creator, follow them and be notified every time they upload new models With support for over 30 3D formats, Thangs users uploads tens of thousands of 3D models a week that span CAD, 3D printing, AR and VR use cases. If it isn’t on Thangs, use Thangs to search over 13M models across all major platforms. Powerful filters allow 3D printers to see only models which are available for 3D printing or additive manufacturing. Metaverse, Omniverse, or 3D printing in real life - Thangs exists to connect 3D creators with 3D consumers.

Screenshots

Pointsman4 screens
Thangs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pointsman at 76% against Thangs's 24%. Pointsman also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). Thangs's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Thangs asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pointsman holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 65 and 117 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Pointsman's written reviews are positive against 24% of Thangs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pointsman versus Thangs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPointsmanThangs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (65 ratings) — better3.0 (117 ratings)
Positive reviews75.7% of reviews — better23.8% of reviews
Number of ratings65117 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB46 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperChimera Software, LLCPhysna, Inc

Customer experience

Pointsman

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

Thangs

All ratings117 ratings
Positive46.2%
Neutral5.1%
Negative48.7%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral9.5%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Pointsman

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Thangs

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App freezes on splash screen and never loads
  • Image preview loading failures
  • 2FA login code submission button hidden behind keyboard
  • Email/password login not functional
  • App crashes within minutes of use
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  • Scrolling broken on search results
  • Touch input unresponsive on right side of screen
  • Blank pages on iPad
  • App incompatible with latest iOS versions
  • Duplicate content in news feed
  • Search results missing known models from Thingiverse
  • Inconsistent app behavior between landscape and portrait modes

Requested features

10 requests
  • Direct download functionality from mobile app
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to view liked models on mobile
  • Zoom functionality for model images
  • Save to collections feature
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  • AR (augmented reality) model viewing
  • Improved search result relevance
  • Back button navigation
  • Landscape/portrait mode consistency
  • Remove redirect pages for direct downloads

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pointsman

One-time3
  • Generous Tip$0.99
  • Massive Tip$2.99
  • Amazing Tip$5.99
None

Thangs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pointsman free?
Pointsman is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thangs free?
Thangs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pointsman or Thangs?
Pointsman is rated higher. Pointsman averages 4.4 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while Thangs averages 3.0 from 117 ratings.
Do Pointsman or Thangs have ads?
Neither Pointsman nor Thangs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pointsman or Thangs?
Pointsman ships an update weekly, and Thangs weekly. Most recently, Pointsman was updated on October 24, 2026 and Thangs on October 24, 2026.

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