Comparison

Warhammer TV 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

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.gg

Track your Commander games, both in-person and online, with detailed stats and leaderboards. Manage your decks, analyze game performance, and connect with your playgroup. Offers virtual card play with voice and text chat.

Highlights
  • Game tracker for 2-6 players
  • Commander damage, poison, and lifelink tracking
  • Turn timer with alarm
  • Paper and online game tracking with sync
  • Virtual card play with voice/text chat
  • Deck import from external links
  • Detailed player and deck statistics
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

Warhammer TV4 screens
Playgroup.gg4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Playgroup.gg at 82% against Warhammer TV's 26%. Playgroup.gg 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.gg asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Playgroup.gg 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.gg's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Warhammer TV ships an update every 3 months, Playgroup.gg monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Warhammer TV versus Playgroup.gg: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWarhammer TVPlaygroup.gg
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (3K ratings)4.8 (74 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.1% 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 iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGames Workshop LimitedArcane Digital B.V.

Customer experience

Warhammer TV

All ratings3,015 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews375 reviews
Positive26.1%
Neutral18.1%
Negative55.7%

Playgroup.gg

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.gg

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.gg

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Warhammer TV free?
Warhammer TV 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, Warhammer TV or Playgroup.gg?
Playgroup.gg is rated higher. Warhammer TV averages 4.4 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while Playgroup.gg averages 4.8 from 74 ratings.
Do Warhammer TV or Playgroup.gg have ads?
Neither Warhammer TV nor Playgroup.gg shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Warhammer TV or Playgroup.gg?
Warhammer TV ships an update every 3 months, and Playgroup.gg monthly. Most recently, Warhammer TV was updated on November 3, 2026 and Playgroup.gg on November 3, 2026.

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