Spindown vs Duelist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spindown
A minimalist counter designed for card game enthusiasts. It supports 2 to 4 players, offering a simple way to track game life points. Ideal for enhancing your trading card game experience.
- Minimalist design
- Supports 2-4 players
- Life point tracking
- Ideal for TCGs
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Minimalist life counter for 2 to 4 players. Great for use with Collectible Trading Card games!
Duelist
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Duelist: A life counter for your games. Fantasy role names and a funny "critical hits randomizer" to avoid dice rolling. Keep track of life totals for each character during the game. Useful for trading card games like Magic: The Gathering. No in-app purchases. Be a RPG Character: Get a different role character in every game. A randomizer will assign a classic RPG character to you and your opponent. More than 140 different roles! Be a: hero, pegasus, paladin, unicorn, skeleton, cleric, lion, angel, bodyguard, knight, elemental, doppelganger, wizard, phantasm, merfolk, djinn, efreet, wraith, demon, skeleton... and much much more! Duel Randomizer: Forget to roll the dice. Enjoy a conversational duel to decide the winner randomly. A bunch of critical hits available! Life Registration: Complete history of all life transactions in the current game. Including the data/time they occurred. Useful to settling disputes. Color Customization: Customize each life counter's background with one of ten special dual lands gradient. Dark Mode now available!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Spindown at Free against Duelist's $0.99. Duelist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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
Spindown is free to download; Duelist costs $0.99 up front. Spindown sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Duelist asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spindown ships an update every 6 months, Duelist every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spindown | Duelist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 12+ |
| Developer | Robotic Snail Software LLC | Antonio Rodriguez Cia |
In-app purchases
Spindown
- Coffee Tip$0.99
- Lunch Tip$4.99
- Dinner Tip$9.99
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- Vision Pro$19.99
Duelist
No in-app purchases
