Comparison

Canasta Score Keeper vs Buzzy Bees

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

Head to head
About

Canasta Score Keeper

This digital score sheet helps you track scores for 2-player or 3-player Canasta games. Easily enter scores manually or let the app calculate them, save unfinished games, and browse past matches. Connect multiple devices for shared scorekeeping.

Highlights
  • Track 2-player or 3-player Canasta scores
  • Manual score entry or automatic calculation
  • Save and resume unfinished games
  • Browse past game history
  • Define custom scoring defaults
  • Connect multiple devices for shared scoring
Features
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Canasta Score Keeper is the ultimate digital Canasta score sheet for iPhone & iPad. You love playing Canasta with physical cards instead of some online game? That's great! ​However you never really remember how to calculate your card points after each round or you simply don't have a pen and paper with you to track the scores? And course you want to be able to browse through old games and/or continue playing an open game at a later time? You'd like to connect with other nearby devices in order to let your fellow players view and enter the score from their own iPhone/iPad? ​ You have come to the right place! - Keep track of any 2-Player/Team or 3-Player Canasta game scores. - Enter scores manually or let the app calculate the score for you by simply selecting all cards for melds and in hand - Save unfinished games and continue them at a later time! - Browse through old games and see who you played against and how you all scored - Define your own defaults (eg. how much a Canasta is worth, Points for ending a game etc) and define custom ranges for points required for the first meld - Use the quick start for return games! - Connect several devices to have each player be able to view and enter points from their own device - Choose from 5 App Languages (English, German, Spanish, French, Turkish) - Synchronization with iCloud. Games are available across all user devices and new installation will not lose saved games.

About

Buzzy Bees

Features
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Save the bubble from the bees!

Screenshots

Canasta Score Keeper4 screens
Buzzy Bees2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Buzzy Bees at none against Canasta Score Keeper's 2. Buzzy Bees also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Canasta Score Keeper sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Buzzy Bees asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Canasta Score Keeper ships an update every 2 weeks, Buzzy Bees every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Canasta Score Keeper versus Buzzy Bees: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCanasta Score KeeperBuzzy Bees
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHans-Martin HochreiterSabrina Shepherd

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Canasta Score Keeper

One-time2
  • Multipeer Connectivity$0.99
  • Permanent Game Storage, No Ads$4.99
None

Buzzy Bees

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Canasta Score Keeper free?
Canasta Score Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Buzzy Bees free?
Buzzy Bees is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Canasta Score Keeper or Buzzy Bees have ads?
Neither Canasta Score Keeper nor Buzzy Bees shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Canasta Score Keeper or Buzzy Bees?
Canasta Score Keeper ships an update every 2 weeks, and Buzzy Bees every 10 days. Most recently, Canasta Score Keeper was updated on November 3, 2026 and Buzzy Bees on October 30, 2026.

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