Comparison

Playgroup.gg vs MathHammer AoS

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

Head to head
About

Playgroup.gg

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.

Highlights
  • 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
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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Playgroup.gg4 screens
MathHammer AoS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Playgroup.gg at none against MathHammer AoS's 1. Playgroup.gg also leads on ratings volume (74 vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MathHammer AoS sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Playgroup.gg asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MathHammer AoS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Playgroup.gg 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.gg's written reviews are positive against 100% of MathHammer AoS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Playgroup.gg ships an update monthly, MathHammer AoS every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Playgroup.gg versus MathHammer AoS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaygroup.ggMathHammer AoS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (74 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings74 — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB319 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArcane Digital B.V.Stefany Borjas

Customer experience

Playgroup.gg

All ratings74 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative5.9%

MathHammer AoS

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Playgroup.gg

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MathHammer AoS

Subscriptions1
  • MathHammer Member7 Days trial$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Playgroup.gg free?
Playgroup.gg is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MathHammer AoS free?
MathHammer AoS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Playgroup.gg or MathHammer AoS?
MathHammer AoS is rated higher. Playgroup.gg averages 4.8 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while MathHammer AoS averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Playgroup.gg or MathHammer AoS have ads?
Neither Playgroup.gg nor MathHammer AoS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Playgroup.gg or MathHammer AoS?
Playgroup.gg ships an update monthly, and MathHammer AoS every 9 days. Most recently, Playgroup.gg was updated on November 3, 2026 and MathHammer AoS on November 3, 2026.

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