Comparison

Talking Score Keeper vs Crowns Keeper

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Crowns Keeper

This app simplifies scoring for card games like Five Crowns, automatically tracking rounds and totals. It remembers wild cards and displays final standings, making game nights easier. It also functions as a flexible scorekeeper for various other card games.

Highlights
  • Automatic round tracking
  • Running score totals
  • Wild card memory
  • Final standings display
  • Supports various card games
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
  • Siri and Shortcuts support
Features
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Keep score for Five Crowns. Built for family game nights, road trips, and lazy afternoons on the porch. CrownsKeeper tracks every round automatically, shows running totals at a glance, and remembers which card is wild so you don't have to. When the game ends, see the final standings and crown your winner. BUILT FOR CROWNS - 11 rounds with a different wild card every round - Automatic round tracking and final standings - Lowest total score wins, the app crowns the winner - "Went Down" toggle for the player who finishes a round ONE PURCHASE, EVERYWHERE CrownsKeeper is free to download and play your first game. Unlock unlimited games forever with a single one-time purchase. Family Sharing included. LIVE ACTIVITIES Pin the current round and scores to your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Glance down between hands without unlocking your phone. WIDGETS Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show the current game at a glance. SIRI AND SHORTCUTS Ask Siri who's winning, get the current wild card, or start a new game by voice. App Intents work with Shortcuts, automations, and the Action Button. iCLOUD SYNC Game history syncs across all your devices through iCloud. Start a game on iPhone, finish it on iPad. CHOOSE YOUR LOOK Eight themes — Classic wood, Clean, Original, Georgia, Modern, Leather, Haze, and Popsicle — with Light and Dark. A dyslexia-friendly font option (OpenDyslexic) too. Full VoiceOver support, Dynamic Type, and high-contrast scores. FULLY LOCALIZED Fully localized in 18 languages.

Screenshots

Talking Score Keeper4 screens
Crowns Keeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Crowns Keeper at 5.0 against Talking Score Keeper's 4.3. Crowns Keeper also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 35 months). Talking Score Keeper's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, in-app purchases 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. Talking Score Keeper sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Crowns Keeper 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

Crowns Keeper 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talking Score Keeper ships an update every 35 months, Crowns Keeper every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Talking Score Keeper versus Crowns Keeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalking Score KeeperCrowns Keeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (19 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLone Human, LLCioloro

Customer experience

Talking Score Keeper

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Crowns Keeper

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Talking Score Keeper

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Unlock History$0.99
  • More Voices$0.99
1 purchases

Crowns Keeper

One-time1
  • Unlimited Crowns$0.99

Questions

Is Talking Score Keeper free?
Talking Score Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crowns Keeper free?
Crowns Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Talking Score Keeper or Crowns Keeper?
Crowns Keeper is rated higher. Talking Score Keeper averages 4.3 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Crowns Keeper averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Talking Score Keeper or Crowns Keeper have ads?
Talking Score Keeper shows ads; Crowns Keeper does not.
Which is updated more often, Talking Score Keeper or Crowns Keeper?
Talking Score Keeper ships an update every 35 months, and Crowns Keeper every 3 months. Most recently, Talking Score Keeper was updated on October 24, 2026 and Crowns Keeper on October 21, 2026.

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