Comparison

Tabletop Battles vs TopDeck.gg

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

Head to head
About

Tabletop Battles

Easily track scores, objectives, and command points for various Warhammer games. Supports numerous mission packs and allows for saving game results for later reference. Features include smart scoring, deployment map viewing, and optional mission randomization.

Highlights
  • Track objectives and scoring
  • Manage Command Points (CP)
  • Supports multiple Warhammer games
  • Extensive mission pack support
  • Save game results
  • View deployment maps
  • Sync games across devices
Features
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Tabletop Battles makes it easy to track your games of Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Kill Team, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Warhammer 30k (Horus Heresy), and Conquest (TLAOK). Whether you’re playing casual games, competitive games, or you're headed to a big event, Tabletop Battles lets you track objectives, scoring, and CP during the game and save your scores for easy reference later. Supported mission packs - 40k 10th: Pariah Nexus Mission Deck - 40k 10th: Leviathan GT pack - 40k 10th: Leviathan - 40k 10th: Only War - 40k 10th: Crusade - 40k 10th: Leviathan Crusade - 40k 10th: Pariah Nexus Crusade - 40k 10th: Kessandras Narrative - 40k: Combat Patrol - 40k: Boarding Action - 40k Kill Team 2e: Approved Ops - AoS Spearhead: Fire and Jade - AoS 4e: Pitched Battles 24-25 - AoS 3e: Pitched Battles 23-24 - AoS 3e: Contest of Generals - AoS 3e: Contest of Warlords - AoS 3e: Dawnbringers - 30k 2e: Core Missions - 30k 2e: Siege of Cthonia - Conquest 2e: Additional Scenarios - Conquest 2e: Tournament Scenarios GAMES - Smart scoring allows for quick score entry while helping prevent mistakes - View deployment maps for each mission - Optionally randomize your mission or secondary selections in-app - Optional reminder to take pictures every battle round - Export finished games for easy sharing with your friends EVENTS - Create games for each round of an event with a single button - Group your games by event to see how you did - Track your placing for reference later STATS - See games played, win rates, streaks, and more - Filter stats by mission pack, mission, faction GAME SYNC* - Seamlessly sync games between multiple devices - Your games are backed up in the cloud "just in case" *Game Sync requires a free Goonhammer account Tabletop Battles is an unofficial app and is not endorsed by Games Workshop.

About

TopDeck.gg

Stay informed about your competitive events with real-time updates on pairings, standings, and results. Discover upcoming tournaments and receive push notifications for important announcements. This tool helps players and organizers manage their tournament experience efficiently.

Highlights
  • Real-time event updates
  • Pairings, standings, and results tracking
  • Tournament discovery
  • Match reporting
  • Push notifications for round calls and announcements
Features
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Your tournament runs on TopDeck.gg. This app is your seat at the table. When a round posts, your phone knows first: table number, opponent, record. Report your result from your chair and watch the standings move. Your current pairing sits right on the lock screen, so you can stop refreshing a browser between games. Need something to play next weekend? Browse events at stores near you, follow the ones you like, and add them to your calendar. WHAT'S IN THE APP • Live pairings, standings, and brackets for your events • Push notifications for round calls, seatings, and announcements • Your current pairing on the lock screen (iOS Live Activities) • Match reporting synced straight to the event • Decklist submission with deadline tracking • QR check-in when you arrive • Nearby events and stores, plus the big ones worth traveling for • Store pages for your local game store's schedule • Team events • Judge tools for staff working the floor TopDeck.gg runs everything from Friday night locals to major championships. If you're playing in one, this is the app for it.

Screenshots

Tabletop Battles4 screens
TopDeck.gg4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tabletop Battles at every 8 days against TopDeck.gg's monthly. Tabletop Battles also leads on ratings volume (124 vs 34) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). TopDeck.gg's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 77%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Tabletop Battles against 4.7 for TopDeck.gg. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 124 and 34 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Tabletop Battles's written reviews are positive against 88% of TopDeck.gg's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabletop Battles ships an update every 8 days, TopDeck.gg monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tabletop Battles versus TopDeck.gg: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabletop BattlesTopDeck.gg
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (124 ratings)4.7 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews77.4% of reviews88.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings124 — better34
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB52 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGoonhammerZain Nayer

Customer experience

Tabletop Battles

All ratings124 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive77.4%
Neutral9.4%
Negative13.2%

TopDeck.gg

All ratings34 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%

Bugs and requests

Tabletop Battles

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Horus Heresy labeled '3nd edition'
  • Coven of Agonies combat patrol unavailable
  • App crashes after update
  • Cannot open app without crashing
  • App stuck on open screen
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  • App won't load
  • Apple version behind on updates
  • Latest AoS GHB scoring issues
  • Cannot delete a game
  • App instantly closes when opened
  • App won't load on iPad

Requested features

18 requests
  • Apply graph wins over time to other data
  • Add option for OnePageRules
  • Add support for WTC layouts and maps
  • Option to track stratagems used
  • Add support for Sand and Bone Spearhead
Show 13 more
  • Update Combat Patrol
  • Add asymmetric layout and missions
  • Support for The Old World
  • Support for 30K
  • Implement a timer
  • More analytics filtering (army, opponent)
  • Add Kill Team support
  • Add list builder
  • Desktop/PC version
  • Augmented Reality feature for setup
  • Support for Horus Heresy
  • Support for Age of Sigmar Spearhead expansions
  • Mark games as a draw

TopDeck.gg

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tabletop Battles

No in-app purchases

None

TopDeck.gg

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tabletop Battles free?
Tabletop Battles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TopDeck.gg free?
TopDeck.gg is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tabletop Battles or TopDeck.gg?
Tabletop Battles and TopDeck.gg are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 124 and 34 ratings respectively.
Do Tabletop Battles or TopDeck.gg have ads?
Neither Tabletop Battles nor TopDeck.gg shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tabletop Battles or TopDeck.gg?
Tabletop Battles ships an update every 8 days, and TopDeck.gg monthly. Most recently, Tabletop Battles was updated on September 7, 2026 and TopDeck.gg on September 21, 2026.

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