Comparison

Playgroup.gg vs Board Game Mate

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 your Commander games, both in-person and online, with detailed stats and leaderboards. Manage your decks, analyze game performance, and connect with your playgroup. Offers virtual card play with voice and text chat.

Highlights
  • Game tracker for 2-6 players
  • Commander damage, poison, and lifelink tracking
  • Turn timer with alarm
  • Paper and online game tracking with sync
  • Virtual card play with voice/text chat
  • Deck import from external links
  • Detailed player and deck statistics
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

Board Game Mate

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Successor of Imbascorer with BGG integration! Helps you keep track of score, prepares player order, rolls dice and generates deduction sheets for Cluedo and Alchemists. Save your plays directly on Board Game Geek if you login through the app. Supports all games in BGG. Ability to import plays that were recorded by other players in BGG. Simple and intuitive interface. Apart from keeping track of your scores for simple games, the app allows creation of complex score sheets like Agricola, Five Tribes, 7 Wonders and many more. Many games with complex scoring, already have a predefined score sheet. Enables you to create your own custom game templates. DISCLAIMER: The developer of this app cannot be held responsible for unintentional modification of your BGG plays due to misuse of this app or otherwise. A lot of safety nets are placed to protect your BBG plays integrity however nothing is guaranteed. Use the synchronization features at your own risk.

Screenshots

Playgroup.gg4 screens
Board Game Mate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Playgroup.gg at Free against Board Game Mate's $4.99. Playgroup.gg also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and device support. Board Game Mate's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On 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

Playgroup.gg is free to download; Board Game Mate costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Playgroup.gg ships an update monthly, Board Game Mate every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Playgroup.gg versus Board Game Mate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaygroup.ggBoard Game Mate
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (74 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings74 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArcane Digital B.V.Andreas Neofytou

In-app purchases

None

Playgroup.gg

No in-app purchases

None

Board Game Mate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Playgroup.gg free?
Playgroup.gg is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Board Game Mate free?
Board Game Mate costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which is updated more often, Playgroup.gg or Board Game Mate?
Playgroup.gg ships an update monthly, and Board Game Mate every 6 months. Most recently, Playgroup.gg was updated on November 7, 2026 and Board Game Mate on November 4, 2026.

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