Comparison

Warhammer TV vs Playgroup

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

Head to head
About

Warhammer TV

Access exclusive Warhammer animations, original shows, painting guides, and lore explainers. New content is added weekly, offering hundreds of episodes for fans of the Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar universes.

Highlights
  • Exclusive Warhammer animations
  • Original Warhammer TV shows
  • Painting masterclasses
  • Battle reports
  • Lore explainers
  • Weekly new episodes
Features
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Warhammer TV is the official home of premium Warhammer shows you won’t find anywhere else. What can you watch on Warhammer TV? How about: Thrilling animations set in the grim and distant future of Warhammer 40,000, the magical and unforgiving realms of Warhammer Age of Sigmar, and beyond Awesome original Warhammer TV shows, from painting masterclasses and battle reports to lore explainers, quiz shows, and loads more There are hundreds of episodes for you to dive into straight away, and new episodes land on Warhammer TV every week. Full access to Warhammer TV is included as part of your Warhammer+ subscription along with a FREE exclusive miniature every year, and full, unlimited access to the Warhammer apps and the Warhammer Vault.* What are you waiting for? Full terms and conditions can be found at http://warhammerplus.com/ Privacy policy: https://warhammer.com/privacy

About

Playgroup

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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Please note: Only one person in your playgroup has to download and install the Playgroup life tracker app on a phone, tablet or run it on PC. The tracker app is exclusively used for tracking games. Stats will be available in real-time on the website for all participants (playgroup.gg). Ever wanted to know whether you are the best Commander player in your Playgroup? Whether that friend of yours really does take 10 minutes turns? Wondering what your average damage per game is for your favourite deck? You'll need to track life during your games anyway enhance your experience by using the Playgroup Life Counter App and get answers to all of the above questions and much more. Please note that the Playgroup app requires a Playgroup.gg account. Main Features: + The life counter is available on all platforms. + With Playgroup Device Sync you can all use your own device and keep the game stats synced automagically. + Supports up to 6 players + Don't just track wins and losses, but track how much damage has been done by which player and to which player, track turn duration and of course commander damage and poison counters. + Intuitive UI: By using a combination of swiping gestures (swipe towards the player that you want to damage) and tapping (tap for 1 life or hold for 10 life) tracking takes little effort. + Player profiles: each player loads up their personal player profile into the life counter easily via QR code. Select your deck from your deck list and start tracking! + Backgrounds: the life counter automatically sets your Commander as your background. Dashboard (https://playgroup.gg) Features: + Personalised stats: Get detailed statistics about your deck's performance. See the power level, win rate, elo rating, average kills per game, largest kill & win streaks and much more. + Playgroup management: create and manage playgroups, invite an unlimited number of friends. + Leaderboards: Get competitve, and rank against your playgroup members with the deck or player leaderboards. Playgroup is still under active development so be sure to drop by our Discord (https://discord.gg/wAG8aApDU5) and give your feedback and ideas for new features!

Screenshots

Warhammer TV4 screens
Playgroup4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Playgroup at 82% against Warhammer TV's 26%. Playgroup also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Warhammer TV's advantage is ratings volume (3K vs 74). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Warhammer TV sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Playgroup asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Playgroup holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Warhammer TV has 3K ratings behind it against 74, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Warhammer TV's written reviews are positive against 82% of Playgroup's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Warhammer TV ships an update every 3 months, Playgroup monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Warhammer TV versus Playgroup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWarhammer TVPlaygroup
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (3K ratings)4.8 (74 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.4% of reviews82.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3K — better74
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.615 — better
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB99 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGames Workshop LimitedArcane Digital B.V.

Customer experience

Warhammer TV

All ratings3,001 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral5.4%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews364 reviews
Positive26.4%
Neutral18.7%
Negative54.9%

Playgroup

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

Bugs and requests

Warhammer TV

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to access purchased content
  • Crashes when trying to download multiple episodes
  • Inconsistent video quality and playback issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • More frequent content updates
  • Expanded content library beyond 40K
  • Improved navigation and user interface
  • Ability to cast/mirror content to other devices

Playgroup

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Warhammer TV

Subscriptions2
  • Warhammer+ Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Warhammer+ Annual$59.991 Year
None

Playgroup

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Warhammer TV free?
Warhammer TV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Playgroup free?
Playgroup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Warhammer TV or Playgroup?
Playgroup is rated higher. Warhammer TV averages 4.4 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while Playgroup averages 4.8 from 74 ratings.
Do Warhammer TV or Playgroup have ads?
Neither Warhammer TV nor Playgroup shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Warhammer TV or Playgroup?
Warhammer TV ships an update every 3 months, and Playgroup monthly. Most recently, Warhammer TV was updated on September 26, 2026 and Playgroup on September 18, 2026.

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