Comparison

Tabletop Tactics vs Playgroup.gg

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

Head to head
About

Tabletop Tactics

Stream and download a variety of tabletop wargaming and role-playing shows, including Warhammer and D&D. Engage with a community through threaded chats and pick up where you left off. Watch on the big screen with Chromecast and AirPlay support.

Highlights
  • Watch Warhammer Battle Reports
  • Dungeons & Dragons Roleplay casts
  • Weekly new show releases
  • Threaded community chats
  • Offline viewing
  • Chromecast and AirPlay support
Features
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Looking for cutting edge entertainment from the worlds of tabletop wargaming and role playing? Join our community in watching everything from Warhammer Battle Reports to Dungeons & Dragons Roleplay casts. With new shows released every week you can get notifications so you don’t miss any of the action. Interact with our community, discussing the latest tactics and shows via threaded chats, with notifications of replies and comments. Don’t have time to finish watching one show? You can pick it up later from where you left off watching on your device. Stay entertained on the move by downloading shows directly to your device to watch offline. Inbuilt Chromecast and AirPlay support so you can watch us on the big screen! Privacy Policy & Terms of use: https://www.tabletoptactics.tv/privacy-terms/

About

Playgroup.gg

Track life totals, damage, and game statistics for multiplayer card games. Syncs across devices and provides detailed performance analytics for decks and players on a companion website.

Highlights
  • Life counter for up to 6 players
  • Real-time game stats sync
  • Commander damage and poison counter tracking
  • Detailed deck performance analytics
  • Playgroup management and leaderboards
  • Intuitive swipe and tap UI
Features
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LIFE TRACKER APP - FEATURES + Game tracker for 2 to 6 players. + Commander damage, poison and lifelink. Deal damage to each opponent, drain, extort or create your own custom damage actions. + Track mulligans. + Turn timer with an optional alarm. + Track paper games from multiple devices. All devices stay in sync, so you can track from multiple phones at one table. + (optional) After the game you can rate it: hand out salt points, say how much fun it was and how your deck performed, and pick the card of the game. + Every game is saved to your own dashboard and your playgroup's on playgroup.gg, with leaderboards, deck performance charts, salt ratings, card of the game and more. PLAYING COMMANDER ONLINE - FEATURES + Play Commander with up to 6 players, with virtual cards. + Join a public game, or start a private game for your playgroup and send an invite link. + Voice chat and text chat during the game. + Spectate games of others that are in progress. + Get a push notification when someone joins your lobby.(this is the only push notification the app will ever sent). + Cards are available in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Japanese. STATS TRACKING Whether you play on paper or online, every game adds to a rich history of Commander stats for you and your playgroup: + Leaderboards and ELO ratings for players and decks. + Your arch-nemesis: the player you eliminate/attack most often, and the player who eliminates/attacks you most often. + See who always wins the starting roll. + Seat position and turn order stats. + Average turn times, and who takes the longest turns. + How each deck performs over time, and which cards win games. + See who mulligans most and if it matters. + Playscore: start a league with the scoring rules you choose and see who collects the most points. + (optional) ratings after each game: how your deck played, how much fun the game was and how salty it got. See which decks get the most salt, and whether your group is still having fun. + Your profile shows your games, wins, losses, win rate and top decks. YOUR DECKS + Import a deck from an Archidekt or Moxfield link or username, or paste a decklist. + Use the same deck in the tracker and in Playgroup Live. YOUR STATS + Your profile shows your games, wins, losses, win rate and top decks. + On playgroup.gg you also get ELO ratings, leaderboards and your full game history of your playgroup. You need a free Playgroup.gg account to use the app. Playgroup is in active development. Join our Discord (https://discord.gg/wAG8aApDU5) and tell us what you want us to build next. Playgroup is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast. Magic: The Gathering is a trademark of Wizards of the Coast LLC.

Screenshots

Tabletop Tactics4 screens
Playgroup.gg4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Playgroup.gg at none against Tabletop Tactics's 2. Playgroup.gg also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). Tabletop Tactics's advantage is ratings volume (524 vs 74) and review sentiment (91% vs 82%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Tabletop Tactics sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Playgroup.gg asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Tabletop Tactics against 4.8 for Playgroup.gg. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tabletop Tactics has 524 ratings behind it against 74, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Tabletop Tactics's written reviews are positive against 82% of Playgroup.gg's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabletop Tactics ships an update every 4 weeks, Playgroup.gg monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tabletop Tactics versus Playgroup.gg: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabletop TacticsPlaygroup.gg
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (524 ratings) — better4.8 (74 ratings)
Positive reviews91.2% of reviews — better82.4% of reviews
Number of ratings524 — better74
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB2 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTabletop Tactics LimitedArcane Digital B.V.

Customer experience

Tabletop Tactics

All ratings524 ratings
Positive98.5%
Neutral0.4%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive91.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.9%

Playgroup.gg

All ratings74 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative5.9%

Bugs and requests

Tabletop Tactics

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Download corruption issues
  • Subscription access problems

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add links to social media
  • Faction-specific video filtering
  • Subscription account integration

Playgroup.gg

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tabletop Tactics

Subscriptions2
  • On Demand Monthly1 Month trial$8.991 Month
  • On Demand Yearly1 Year trial$89.991 Year
None

Playgroup.gg

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tabletop Tactics free?
Tabletop Tactics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Playgroup.gg free?
Playgroup.gg is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tabletop Tactics or Playgroup.gg?
Tabletop Tactics is rated higher. Tabletop Tactics averages 4.9 out of 5 from 524 ratings, while Playgroup.gg averages 4.8 from 74 ratings.
Do Tabletop Tactics or Playgroup.gg have ads?
Neither Tabletop Tactics nor Playgroup.gg shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tabletop Tactics or Playgroup.gg?
Tabletop Tactics ships an update every 4 weeks, and Playgroup.gg monthly. Most recently, Tabletop Tactics was updated on November 3, 2026 and Playgroup.gg on November 3, 2026.

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