Comparison

TFT Helper vs Deck Squares

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

Head to head
About

TFT Helper

This app assists players of The Fantasy Trip by providing interactive character creation, a digital character sheet for gameplay, and a reference library for game elements. It also includes a die roller and a solo adventure for practicing combat tactics.

Highlights
  • Interactive character creation
  • Digital character sheet
  • Reference tables for Talents, Spells, Weapons, Armor
  • Customizable die roller
  • Combat arena for practice
  • Solo mini-adventure
Features
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TFT Helper makes your phone a potent accessory for playing The Fantasy Trip. You can... ...create characters interactively, with the app keeping track of attribute and Talent totals, skill prerequisites, etc. and text your GM your character ahead of the game ...play your character at the table, a digital character sheet ...use the die roller with customizable dice ...look up Talents, Spells, Weapons, and Armor in the reference tables ...take one of your characters into the arena, learn the combat system, try out different tactics ...run your character through the built in the mini solitaire adventure, starting out as the prisoner of a malicious faux-aristocrat and probably dying the sewers of Kald. But if you make it out

About

Deck Squares

Create and save starship deck plans for sci-fi RPGs with a classic monochrome grid style. Design each square with various components, labels, and shared edges for seamless multi-deck layouts. Export high-resolution images for printing or tabletop use.

Highlights
  • Monochrome grid-style deck plans
  • Component-based square design
  • Shared edges for adjacent squares
  • Multi-deck ship layouts
  • High-resolution image export
  • Versatile for floor plans and puzzles
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Deck Squares lets you generate and store a collection of starship deck plans for any science fiction role-playing game. Deck plans have the Old School grid-based monochrome look and feel popular in the early years of SF RPGs, rather than a photo-realistic color-coded depiction that can limit usability. Plans are created one deck square at a time using a large collection of components for left and top edges and central features. Each square may have a grid boundary around the edges and a small text label as well. Large labels cover any central feature and may extend into adjacent squares. Since edges are shared between squares, adjacent squares are used to define right and bottom edges. Ship tonnage may be specified to determine an approximate total number of squares allowed. Multiple decks may be defined for a ship and the cursor location is useful for aligning hatches between decks. Decks may be exported as high-resolution images suitable for printing and for use with miniatures on the table top. Although intended for starship deck plans, the app can be used for building floor plans, puzzle designs, and other purposes.

Screenshots

TFT Helper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TFT Helper at 67% against Deck Squares's 0%. TFT Helper also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TFT Helper holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TFT Helper has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of TFT Helper's written reviews are positive against 0% of Deck Squares's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TFT Helper versus Deck Squares: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTFT HelperDeck Squares
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (15 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 20 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB9 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCharles A. WaltersArt Gorski

Customer experience

TFT Helper

All ratings15 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

Deck Squares

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

TFT Helper

No in-app purchases

None

Deck Squares

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TFT Helper free?
TFT Helper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Deck Squares free?
Deck Squares is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TFT Helper or Deck Squares?
TFT Helper is rated higher. TFT Helper averages 3.9 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Deck Squares averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.

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