Comparison

Talking Score Keeper vs Spades Scorekeeper Pro

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

Spades Scorekeeper Pro

Easily track scores for Spades games. Record bids, books won, and automatically calculate scores and bags. Supports custom winning scores, bag limits, and tournament mode.

Highlights
  • Automatic score and bag calculation
  • Round-by-round history
  • Customizable winning score and bag limit
  • Tournament mode
  • Name games and players
  • Resume active games
Features
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Spades Score Keeper makes it easy to track the score while you enjoy the game. Create a game, add your players, enter each team’s bid, and record the books won after every round. Scores and bags are calculated automatically, so you can spend less time doing math and more time playing. FEATURES • Track scores for two teams • Enter bids and books for every round • Automatically calculate scores and bags • View a complete round-by-round history • Choose your winning score and bag limit • Enable tournament mode when needed • Name your games and players • Resume active games • Enjoy a simple, clean interface Whether you’re playing casually with family or keeping score during a competitive game, Spades gives you everything you need to manage the scoreboard from the first bid to the final book. This app is a scorekeeping companion and does not include online gameplay or gambling.

Screenshots

Talking Score Keeper4 screens
Spades Scorekeeper Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Spades Scorekeeper Pro at 5.0 against Talking Score Keeper's 4.3. Spades Scorekeeper Pro 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, device support and iOS requirement 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. Spades Scorekeeper Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spades Scorekeeper Pro 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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Talking Score Keeper versus Spades Scorekeeper Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalking Score KeeperSpades Scorekeeper Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (19 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 35 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLone Human, LLCKevin Montgomery

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Talking Score Keeper

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Unlock History$0.99
  • More Voices$0.99
None

Spades Scorekeeper Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Talking Score Keeper free?
Talking Score Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spades Scorekeeper Pro free?
Spades Scorekeeper Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Talking Score Keeper or Spades Scorekeeper Pro?
Spades Scorekeeper Pro is rated higher. Talking Score Keeper averages 4.3 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Spades Scorekeeper Pro averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Talking Score Keeper or Spades Scorekeeper Pro have ads?
Talking Score Keeper shows ads; Spades Scorekeeper Pro does not.

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