Scythe vs Blocktower BotC Toolkit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scythe
Experience an award-winning 4X strategy board game set in an alternate 1920s Europe. Lead one of seven unique factions, explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate your way to victory. Engage in asymmetric gameplay with varied starting conditions and secret objectives.
- Alternate 1920s Europe setting
- 7 unique factions with different possibilities
- 4X mechanics: explore, expand, exploit, exterminate
- Asymmetric gameplay with varied starting resources and objectives
- Turn-based combat and resource management
- Single-player AI modes
- Online multiplayer for up to 7 players
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Scythe: Digital Edition is a mobile version of an awarded strategy board game with multiplayer for 1-5 players (with DLC for up to 7 players!). Divide and rule in an alternate reality in 1920s Europe, filled with mechs. Become the commander of a selected faction and lead it to victory in this 4X tabletop game! Choose your faction Each nation in Scythe: Digital Edition provides completely different possibilities. Be the hero of one of the seven factions: Saxony Empire, Crimean Khanate, Rusviet Union, Polania Republic, Nordic Kingdom, Clan Albion or Togawa Shogunate*. For the unique gameplay, pick a speciality: agriculturalist, industrialist, engineer, patriot or mechanic. Embrace the 4X mechanics Explore the land surrounding the Factory and be aware of the dangers waiting there. Expand your faction by claiming new territories. Exploit and gather resources to upgrade your buildings. Exterminate opposing enemies or dominate the game economically. Engage asymmetric gameplay From the very beginning, players start the game with different resources, a different starting location and a secret objective. It reflects the unpredictability of the board game and encourages experimentation. Move around the board, recruit units and fight your way to the top in a turn-based style! Play with other players Fight on your own terms, adjusting the mats to your preferences. Take three levels of AI to fine-tune your strategy, then challenge other players. In Scythe: Digital Edition, you can play with your friends in a hot-seat or try your best in online multiplayer with up to 7 players. Europe is waiting! *You can buy Clan Albion and Togawa Shogunate in DLC Invaders from Afar via the in-game store as additional factions.
Blocktower BotC Toolkit
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Blocktower is a free Storyteller toolkit for in-person Blood on the Clocktower, helping you with things the Grimoire can't track. Run nominations and votes, time discussions, take notes, and walk your players through the grim reveal at the end. Built to stay out of your way while you run the game. Quick setup, no make-work. ALWAYS KNOW THE VOTE THRESHOLD Blocktower automatically calculates the votes required to execute and recalculates whenever someone dies or comes back. No more mental math mid-nomination. DISCUSSION TIMER Set a timer for player discussions, then call the town back when it runs out. Lives in Live Activities and the Dynamic Island so it's never buried. TRACK NOMINATIONS Tap to start a nomination, drag from the nominator to the nominee, drag the tally to lock in the count. Always know if someone can be nominated or can nominate. GRIMOIRE PHOTO CAPTURE Set up your grimoire the way you normally would, point the camera at it, and Blocktower detects the tokens and assigns each player their role. Fix anything it misses with a tap. STORYTELLER NOTES Jot down whatever you want to remember (mayor bounce, assassin pick, a clever bluff). Notes flow into the end-of-game story. END-OF-GAME STORY When the game ends, snap a photo of the final grimoire, pick the winner, and Blocktower pulls everything together into a walkthrough of the game in the order it actually happened. Reclassify deaths and add notes from the preview before you reveal. Run the reveal off the screen, timing intact, nothing forgotten. GAME HISTORY Every story is saved with start and ending grim photos. So when someone asks "what happened in the first game tonight?" you have an answer. DAY AND NIGHT PHASES Track game progression with day and night phases. Always know what day it is, right on the game screen. CHARACTER DISTRIBUTION AT A GLANCE See the base Townsfolk, Outsider, Minion, and Demon counts for your player count. Just drag the game screen down. FULL SCRIPT LIBRARY Pick from the official scripts, search botcscripts.com directly inside the app, or import a custom script from a file or pasted JSON. Scripts display the edition for each character so building the bag goes a lot faster. BUILT FOR REAL STORYTELLING Fast to set up, easy to read from a distance, and stays out of your way while you run the game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Blocktower BotC Toolkit at Free against Scythe's $9.99. Blocktower BotC Toolkit also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Scythe's advantage is chart position (#68 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On ads 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
Blocktower BotC Toolkit is free to download; Scythe costs $9.99 up front. Scythe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Blocktower BotC Toolkit asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scythe ships an update every 2 months, Blocktower BotC Toolkit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scythe | Blocktower BotC Toolkit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.1 (217 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 217 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #68 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 421 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Knights of Unity | Tim Sullivan |
Bugs and requests
Scythe
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezes on loading screen
- Unable to load/unload individual resources
- Crashes after recent updates
- Incompatibility with older iOS devices
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to invite offline friends
- Push notifications for turn updates
- More difficulty settings for AI
- Expansion content (Invaders from Afar)
- Better analytics and player stats
Blocktower BotC Toolkit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Scythe
- Invaders From Afar$3.99
Blocktower BotC Toolkit
No in-app purchases
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