Talking Score Keeper vs Tallywackers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Talking Score Keeper
This app announces scores, player turns, and progress towards first place for tabletop games. It features customizable announcements and a tally function for complex scoring, eliminating the need to pass your phone around.
- Announces player turns and scores
- Calculates distance to first place
- Customizable announcements
- Tally feature for multiple scores per turn
- Score history per turn
- Intuitive interface
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Getting frustrated with all the other score keeping apps out there? Tired of your phone circulating around the table just so every player can see their score? You don't know exactly what Uncle Jake has been through, but you certainly don't want any of it getting all over your phone! Well, say hello to Talking Score Keeper - or maybe it should say hello to you! It's the only app that announces who's turn it is, their score, how much they need to get to be in first place and much more. It's all customizable in an easy, intuitive interface. And with the Tally feature, Talking Score Keeper can even be used with games that allow multiple scores in a single turn. These points can either be added to the current player's total or surrendered, depending on the rules of the game. And speaking of points, you can always pull up a history of who scored what on each of the previous turns. So go ahead and download this great utility and be confident you will never have to read anyone's score to them ever again.
Tallywackers
This app simplifies scorekeeping for progressive card games like 313 and Five Crowns. It automatically tracks the dealer, tells you how many cards to deal, and makes score entry quick and easy. Enjoy your game without the hassle of manual score tracking.
- Automatic dealer tracking
- Card dealing guidance
- Fast score entry
- No account required
- Ad-free experience
- Free to use
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Finally, scorekeeping that doesn’t suck. Tired of scribbling down scores and arguing over whose turn it is to deal? This app was built specifically for playing Progressive Rummy games such as 313 and Five Crowns®—so you can stop keeping score and start trash-talking. Automatically tracks the dealer Tells you how many cards to deal Makes score entry simple and fast No accounts No ads Totally free Perfect for 313, Five Crowns®, and similar progressive card games. Five Crowns is a registered trademark of PlayMonster Group LLC. This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by PlayMonster Group LLC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tallywackers at 5.0 against Talking Score Keeper's 4.3. Tallywackers also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). Talking Score Keeper's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1). On price 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
Both are free to download. Talking Score Keeper sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Tallywackers asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tallywackers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Talking Score Keeper has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Talking Score Keeper ships an update every 35 months, Tallywackers every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Talking Score Keeper | Tallywackers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lone Human, LLC | Dwain Bethel |
Customer experience
Talking Score Keeper
Tallywackers
In-app purchases
Talking Score Keeper
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Unlock History$0.99
- More Voices$0.99
Tallywackers
No in-app purchases
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