Pencil Games vs Board Session
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pencil Games
Enjoy classic pencil and paper drawing games on your device. Play solo or challenge friends in a variety of puzzles and strategy games. New games are generated on demand, and progress is saved for seamless play.
- Classic drawing games
- Randomly generated games
- Single player and multiplayer modes
- Progress saving
- Play with Apple Pencil, stylus, or finger
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Play classic pencil and paper drawing games such as Crossword Puzzles, Sudoku, Word Searches, Tic Tac Toe, with an Apple Pencil, a stylus, or even your finger! • Never run out of fun, as new games are randomly generated anytime you wish. • Play single player games such as Crossword Puzzles, Sudoku, Futoshiki, Word Searches, and Mazes, or play against a friend on games such as Tic Tac Toe, Hangman, Dots and Boxes, and 4 in a Row. • Progress in each game is saved, so you are able to toggle between games and resume where you left off. • More games to come!
Board Session
Organize board game nights, manage your game collection, and connect with friends. Discover new games, track your play history, and let the app pick your next game.
- Plan and manage game night events
- Invite friends and add to calendar
- Organize friends into squads
- Track play history and stats
- Discover and track board games
- Randomly pick games to play
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Board Session is the ultimate companion for board game enthusiasts who love playing with friends. PLAN GAME NIGHTS Create and manage events for your game nights. Invite friends directly from the app, send email invites, and add sessions straight to your calendar. BUILD YOUR SQUAD Organize your friends into squads and track your history together. See stats on who you've played with most and relive your best sessions. DISCOVER & TRACK GAMES Search millions of board games powered by BoardGameGeek. Build your personal game library, track what you own, and save games to your wishlist. STAY CONNECTED Add friends by username, send and receive friend requests, and get notified when you're invited to a game night. PICK WHAT TO PLAY Can't decide what to play? Use the spin feature to let Board Session pick a game from your library for the night. Whether you're a casual player or a seasoned hobbyist, Board Session helps you spend less time organizing and more time playing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Board Session at 100% against Pencil Games's 22%. Board Session also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Pencil Games's advantage is ratings volume (58 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Board Session holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pencil Games has 58 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Pencil Games's written reviews are positive against 100% of Board Session's.
Pencil Games ships an update every 3 months, Board Session fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pencil Games | Board Session |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (58 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Edwards LLC | MORGAN PHILIP PENK |
Customer experience
Pencil Games
Board Session
In-app purchases
Pencil Games
No in-app purchases
Board Session
No in-app purchases
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