Comparison

Wingsong vs Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter

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

Head to head
About

Wingsong

Discover the authentic bird songs from the popular board game 'Wingspan'. Simply point your smartphone camera at a bird card to hear its unique chirping. Create custom playlists of your birds' songs for an enhanced gaming atmosphere.

Highlights
  • Identify bird songs via camera
  • Play bird songs from cards
  • Create custom bird song playlists
  • Immersive gaming experience
Features
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Did you ask yourself, how all the birds of the boardgame 'Wingspan' are singing? With Wingsong you can easily find out how all the birds of the boardgame Wingspan are singing. You just have to hold a bird card in the camera of you smartphone and right away you'll hear the chirping of the bird on your card. In addition you can add all of your birds that are in your wildlife preserve to a playlist. The songs of your birds will play randomly throughout your game to create an even more immersive Wingspan experience. Thanks to Elizabeth Hargrave and Stonemaier Games for providing such a beautiful game. This is not an Official Stonemaier Games product.

About

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter

Automate scoring for the board game Forest Shuffle™ by scanning your cards. This app handles multiple scans, allows for editing, and supports cross-device QR code sharing. It also includes a card glossary and saves past game sessions.

Highlights
  • Scan trees through the camera
  • Automatic score counting
  • Merge scans from multiple devices
  • Archive previous sessions
  • Card glossary access
  • Cross-device QR code sharing
Features
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This app allows you to speed up the scoring process of the printed version of the game Forest Shuffle™. By scanning the cards on your table after a just finished game you can automate the scoring of your laid out cards. The App can handle up to 5 scan results per scoring process. The scanning process is comfortable and you can also fastly edit your scan results. It is possible to exchange the scan results by QR Code between your devises. Sessions can be stored and edited. There is also a complete glossary of cards available. As this app is free you definitely need to give it a try... you will be surprised how easy the scoring can get. Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter Features: - Scan trees through the camera - Count your score automatically - Merge scans from multiple devices - Share your results to social media - Archive your previous sessions - Quick access to the appendix - English, German, French and Italian interface - Scan is language independent - Supports exclusively the version Forest Shuffle™ - Supports all Forest Shuffle™ expansions/promos

Screenshots

Wingsong3 screens
Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter at none against Wingsong's 3. Wingsong's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 65). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Wingsong sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Wingsong against 4.9 for Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wingsong has 1.8K ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Wingsong's written reviews are positive against 76% of Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Wingsong versus Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWingsongForest Shuffle™ Smart Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.8K ratings)4.9 (65 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.5% of reviews75.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8K — better65
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB504 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcus KatscherDIGIDICED

Customer experience

Wingsong

All ratings1,777 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive68.5%
Neutral4.6%
Negative26.9%

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter

All ratings64 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive75.8%
Neutral15.2%
Negative9.1%

User reviews

Wingsong

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎉 Great from the beginning
  • 🎶 Adds to the game experience
  • 🤖 Incredible undertaking
  • 👍 Awesome
  • 🤩 Delightful masterpiece

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Playlist doesn't work
  • 🔊 Sound doesn't work
  • 🌍 Doesn't work in other languages
  • 🔌 Crashes on startup
  • 🤖 Doesn't recognize cards

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter

From 65 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Makes scoring a breeze
  • 👍 Very user-friendly
  • 💡 Innovative idea for a game
  • ⏱️ Saves significant time
  • 💯 Accurate scoring

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent card recognition
  • 🐛 Difficulty scanning complex trees
  • 🐛 Some cards not recognized
  • 🐛 Issues with specific animals/cards
  • 🐛 UI/UX could be more intuitive

Bugs and requests

Wingsong

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Playlist doesn't work
  • Sound doesn't work
  • Crashes on startup
  • Doesn't recognize cards
  • App no longer working

Requested features

5 requests
  • Shuffle button for playlist
  • Overlapping birdsongs for immersion
  • Bluetooth speaker support
  • More information about the birds
  • Add support for Italian/Russian/other languages

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Cannot scan trees with more than 4 cards
  • QR code player scanning not working
  • Does not recognize cards 95% of the time
  • Does not consider multiple cards on the same side of a tree
  • Steinmarder (stone marten) scoring incorrect
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  • Siebenschläfer (dormouse) text/scoring incorrect
  • Silver Fir tagged Peacock butterfly not selectable
  • Deer scoring messed up
  • Holzbiene (wood bee) not recognized/implemented
  • Zitronenfalter (common brimstone butterfly) missing
  • Kröten (toads) and Rehe (deer) cannot be entered for multiple spots
  • App not in French as advertised
  • Scan function not working for some users
  • App takes longer than manual scoring for some
  • Does not correctly capture all card constellations
  • Ignores lower cards
  • Does not count cards from the cave

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add support for Dartmoor expansion
  • Add support for Mischwald Dartmoor
  • Add support for Exploration expansion
  • Add support for new caves
  • Automatic photo capture
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  • Add automa mode for solo play
  • Add summary of points breakdown
  • Add French language support
  • Add support for more languages

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Wingsong

One-time3
  • One cup of coffee$2.99
  • Two cups of coffee$5.99
  • Three cups of coffee$8.99
None

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wingsong free?
Wingsong is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter free?
Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wingsong or Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter?
Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter is rated higher. Wingsong averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter averages 4.9 from 65 ratings.
Do Wingsong or Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter have ads?
Neither Wingsong nor Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wingsong or Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter?
Wingsong ships an update monthly, and Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter monthly. Most recently, Wingsong was updated on October 29, 2026 and Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter on October 30, 2026.

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