Comparison

Spirit Guide vs Gloomhaven Attacker

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

Head to head
About

Spirit Guide

This app enhances the board game experience by tracking game elements, providing information on spirits and adversaries, and managing game logs. It offers features like a setup guide, randomizer, and scoring calculator, with cloud backup for game logs.

Highlights
  • Energy/Element Trackers
  • Spirit, Scenario, Adversary Info
  • Achievement Tracker
  • Win/Loss Tracking
  • Setup Guide
  • Randomizer
  • Game Log with Cloud Backup
Features
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Spirit Guide is an all-inclusive companion app for the board game Spirit Island. Features: • Energy / Element Trackers • Notifications when innate abilities can be performed • Information on all released spirits, scenarios and adversaries • Achievement tracker to increase replayability • Win / Loss tracking by spirit, scenario or adversary • Setup guide to help new players with setting up the game • Quick access to the official FAQ page within the app • Randomizer that will select random spirits, scenario and/or adversary for multiple player counts • Scoring calculator • Allows for selecting which expansions you currently possess and automatically adjusts the available spirits, scenarios and adversaries. • Ability to track multiple spirits. • Game Log which allows you to fill out of a form that will allow you to say with spirits, scenario, adversary, number of players, etc. was used in a single game, score it, put a date on it, and save it to your device. • The ability for your game log to be uploaded to the cloud for easy backup and to make game logs viewable from the web. • The ability to unlocked elements from your spirit track so resetting the elements will take that into consideration. All copyrighted assets are owned by Greater Than Games.

About

Gloomhaven Attacker

Simplify your Gloomhaven experience with this digital tool. It streamlines card drawing, shuffling, and character management, allowing for quick modifications and mistake correction. Enjoy a spoiler-free setup for all classes.

Highlights
  • One-tap card drawing and shuffling
  • Switch between up to 4 characters
  • Realistic Perk page for deck modification
  • Add curses, blesses, or -1 cards
  • Undo last card draw and shuffle
  • Spoiler-free character creation
  • Support for all Gloomhaven classes
Features
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Features: -Drawing and shuffling cards couldn't be simpler! Draw and shuffle cards with just one tap on the screen. -Easily switch between up to 4 characters. -Simple and realistic Perk page to modify your deck. -Add curses, blesses, or -1's with just one tap. -Undo the last card you draw and shuffle the undrawn deck by one tap to prevent mistakes. -Spoiler-free character creation option. -Built-in support for all Gloomhaven and Jaws of the Lion classes.

Screenshots

Spirit Guide4 screens
Gloomhaven Attacker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Spirit Guide at 4.7 against Gloomhaven Attacker's 4.0. Spirit Guide also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (79% vs 50%). Gloomhaven Attacker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Spirit Guide sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Gloomhaven Attacker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spirit Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spirit Guide has 145 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Spirit Guide's written reviews are positive against 50% of Gloomhaven Attacker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spirit Guide ships an update every 5 days, Gloomhaven Attacker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Spirit Guide versus Gloomhaven Attacker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpirit GuideGloomhaven Attacker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (145 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings145 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNerd Room Software LLCFurkan Eken

Customer experience

Spirit Guide

All ratings144 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral8.3%
Negative12.5%

Gloomhaven Attacker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Spirit Guide

One-time6
  • Nice Contribution$0.99
  • Good Contribution$2.99
  • Jagged Earth DLC$2.99
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  • Horizons of Spirit Island DLC$2.99
  • Nature Incarnate DLC$2.99
  • Great Contribution$4.99
None

Gloomhaven Attacker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spirit Guide free?
Spirit Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gloomhaven Attacker free?
Gloomhaven Attacker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spirit Guide or Gloomhaven Attacker?
Spirit Guide is rated higher. Spirit Guide averages 4.7 out of 5 from 145 ratings, while Gloomhaven Attacker averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Spirit Guide or Gloomhaven Attacker have ads?
Neither Spirit Guide nor Gloomhaven Attacker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spirit Guide or Gloomhaven Attacker?
Spirit Guide ships an update every 5 days, and Gloomhaven Attacker every 5 weeks. Most recently, Spirit Guide was updated on November 2, 2026 and Gloomhaven Attacker on November 3, 2026.

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