Comparison

X vs Frosthacker

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

Head to head
About

X

This app serves as an unofficial assistant for popular board games like Gloomhaven and Frosthaven. It aims to provide a seamless user experience by consolidating most functionalities onto a single screen, minimizing the need for user input during gameplay.

Highlights
  • Unofficial helper for Gloomhaven family games
  • Replaces unavailable Gloomhaven Helper
  • Focus on user experience
  • Single-screen functionality
  • Minimizes user input
Features
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An unofficial helper app for the boardgames Gloomhaven, Frosthaven, Crmson Scales and other campaigns in the same family of boardgames. The aim is to be a good replacement for the Gloomhaven Helper by Esoteric Software that is no longer available. The focus is on good user experience, and to be like a boardgame component rather than a typical material style app. That means most of the functionality will be in one single screen, which makes it seem slightly busy at first glance, but is really necessary to minimize need for user input which is a key factor to good UX for a boardgame component.

About

Frosthacker

Manage your Frosthaven character sheets digitally. Track perks, experience, gold, health, items, and more. The app also automates attack deck building and modifier handling for a smoother gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Digital character sheet management
  • Track perks, experience, gold, and health
  • Manage items, loot, and retirement goals
  • Automatic attack deck building
  • Handle attack deck modifiers
  • Select battle goals for scenarios
Features
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Frosthacker is an innovative digital companion app designed specifically for the captivating board game "Frosthaven". This comprehensive app allows players to manage their character sheets effortlessly in a digital format. With Frosthacker, users can keep track of their perk selections, experience points, gold, health, recent deck usage, items, loot items (such as lumber, metal, and more), retirement goals, notes, and card unlocks. The app simplifies gameplay by automatically building attack decks based on the player's perk selections and handling attack deck modifiers. Additionally, Frosthacker enables players to select a battle goal for their current scenario, further enhancing the immersive gaming experience.

Screenshots

X2 screens
Frosthacker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: X at none against Frosthacker's 1. X also leads on ratings volume (87 vs 10) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Frosthacker's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Frosthacker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. X asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for X against 4.7 for Frosthacker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: X has 87 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of X's written reviews are positive against 100% of Frosthacker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
X versus Frosthacker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXFrosthacker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (87 ratings)4.7 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings87 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB79 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHans MoellerJonathan Weick

Customer experience

X

All ratings87 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.1%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative11.4%

Frosthacker

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

X

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Solo button not working
  • Menu keeps opening on iPad mini
  • Enemy attack cards re-appearing frequently
  • Connection issues make app worthless
  • Networking code is bad
Show 7 more
  • Statuses have to be manually removed
  • Cannot drag to alter initiative order
  • Ally and monster decks too close
  • Client/host syncing issues
  • Undo button doesn't work
  • Cannot place more monsters
  • Loot deck not visible

Requested features

10 requests
  • Indicate when turn is over
  • Automatically remove expired statuses
  • Allow dragging to alter initiative order
  • Make decks larger and easier to distinguish
  • Undo for accidentally ending a round
Show 5 more
  • Fix loot deck visibility
  • Improve UI scaling on tablets
  • Fix bug with placing monsters
  • Improve client/host syncing
  • Add undo button functionality

Frosthacker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

X

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Frosthacker

One-time1
  • Unlock All Characters$1.99

Questions

Is X free?
X is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Frosthacker free?
Frosthacker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, X or Frosthacker?
Frosthacker is rated higher. X averages 4.7 out of 5 from 87 ratings, while Frosthacker averages 4.7 from 10 ratings.
Do X or Frosthacker have ads?
Neither X nor Frosthacker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, X or Frosthacker?
X ships an update every 3 weeks, and Frosthacker every 3 weeks. Most recently, X was updated on October 22, 2026 and Frosthacker on October 9, 2026.

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