Playgroup vs MathHammer AoS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
MathHammer AoS
This app provides tools for tabletop wargamers, including a damage calculator for weapons and abilities, scoreboards for tracking game progress, and an army builder to create and compare unit lists. It also features a statistics section with editable warscrolls.
- Damage calculator for weapons, spells, and abilities
- Scoreboards for tracking game progress
- Editable warscrolls and statistics
- Army builder for list creation and comparison
- Preloaded with basic warscrolls
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MathHammer AoS has multiple tools for our AoS hobby: - Calculator: a simple and quick damage calculator that can model any weapon, spell and ability in the game - Scoreboards: Keep track of Battle Tactics, Points, Rules and Turns when playing games. - Statistics: The app is preloaded with all the basic warscrolls in the game, but you can duplicate, create and edit all you want to create new and awesome combos! - Army Builder: allows you to build lists with the stats from the units, as a tool to compare stats between lists you are building. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Playgroup at none against MathHammer AoS's 1. Playgroup also leads on ratings volume (74 vs 4) and iOS requirement (15 vs 18.5). MathHammer AoS's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. MathHammer AoS sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Playgroup asks for nothing beyond the download.
MathHammer AoS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Playgroup has 74 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Playgroup's written reviews are positive against 100% of MathHammer AoS's.
Playgroup ships an update monthly, MathHammer AoS every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Playgroup | MathHammer AoS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (74 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 319 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arcane Digital B.V. | Stefany Borjas |
Customer experience
Playgroup
MathHammer AoS
In-app purchases
Playgroup
No in-app purchases
MathHammer AoS
- MathHammer Member7 Days trial$0.991 Month
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