Comparison

Everdell 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

Everdell

Build a fantastical city by gathering resources, constructing buildings, and recruiting critters. Compete against others or AI in this strategic card-based city-building game adapted from a popular board game. The player with the highest-scoring city after four seasons wins.

Highlights
  • Worker placement for resource gathering
  • Strategic card play for city building
  • Build Constructions and recruit Critters
  • Cross-platform multiplayer
  • AI play and Solo Challenges
  • Four-season game progression
Features
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From Everfrost to Bellsong, many a peaceful year has passed in Everdell — but the time has come for new territories to be settled and new cities to be established... Adapted from the award-winning board game from Tabletop Tycoon, Everdell is a fantastical city building game combining worker placement and strategic card play to create a new civilization. Gather resources to build fanciful Constructions and recruit colorful Critters to make your city thrive. Each card in your city scores points, and after four seasons have passed the highest-scoring city wins! Face off against other founders in cross-platform multiplayer games, or test your civic wits with AI play and Solo Challenges! On each turn, you'll take one of three actions: 1.) Place a Worker. Send one of your helpful workers out into the valley to gather resources! Berries, Twigs, Resin, Pebbles...and of course Cards! You'll need them all to help your new civilization grow. 2.) Play a Card. Your city can hold up to 15 Construction and Critter cards. Cards generate resources, open up new abilities, and score points to win the game! Discover combos and synergies to race past your opponents. 3.) Prepare for the Next Season. When the seasons change, your workers come home and get ready for the next round. But plan your city carefully! After four seasons, the Winter Moon returns and the game will end. There are buildings to construct, lively characters to meet, events to host— you will have a busy year ahead of you! Will the sun shine brightest on your city before the winter moon rises? Welcome to Everdell!

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

Everdell4 screens
Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter at Free against Everdell's $9.99. Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Everdell's advantage is ratings volume (2.9K vs 65) and chart position (#20 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, 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

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter is free to download; Everdell costs $9.99 up front. Everdell sells 2 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 Everdell against 4.9 for Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Everdell has 2.9K ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 76% and 76% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Everdell ships an update every 3 weeks, Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter monthly. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Everdell versus Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEverdellForest Shuffle™ Smart Counter
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (2.9K ratings)4.9 (65 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews — better75.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2.9K — better65
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#20 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size384 MB504 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperDire Wolf DigitalDIGIDICED

Customer experience

Everdell

All ratings2,686 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews309 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral11.0%
Negative12.9%

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter

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

User reviews

Everdell

From 2.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Smooth and seamless gameplay
  • 🎨 Beautiful visuals and animations
  • 🎶 Soothing soundtrack
  • 🕹️ Faithful digital adaptation of the board game
  • 🏆 Challenging and enjoyable solo challenges

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 📱 Small text and UI elements on mobile devices
  • 🔙 Lack of undo/cancel functionality
  • 🤖 AI opponent issues (e.g., auto-regenerating critters)

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

Everdell

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to play certain cards or use locations
  • Game freezes or crashes during online play
  • Incorrect scoring or card interactions
  • Placement issues with workers and cards

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for expansions and additional content
  • Allow players to choose their character/critter
  • Implement a confirm/undo button for actions
  • Improve zoom and readability on smaller screens
  • Add push notifications for online games

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

2 purchases

Everdell

One-time2
  • Glimmergold$5.99
  • Bellfaire$8.99
None

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Everdell free?
Everdell costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter free?
Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Everdell or Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter?
Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter is rated higher. Everdell averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter averages 4.9 from 65 ratings.
Do Everdell or Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter have ads?
Neither Everdell nor Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Everdell or Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter?
Everdell ships an update every 3 weeks, and Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter monthly. Most recently, Everdell was updated on October 27, 2026 and Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter on October 27, 2026.

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