Gipsy King vs For Science!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gipsy King
Lead a caravan and strategically place it on the map to control lakes and connect groups. Score points based on lake control and caravan connections to become the Gipsy King. The game involves two rounds of play with scoring after each.
- Caravan placement gameplay
- Area control mechanics
- Lake and gold coin scoring
- Connected caravan group bonuses
- Two-round scoring system
- Strategic decision-making
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Based on the game “Gipsy King” from Cwali. You are a caravan leader, trying to be the gipsy king by placing the caravan in the free lands near the wonderful lakes. After all the lands are filled with caravans, players will score points. Points are scored for controlling lakes with gold coins and connected caravans groups. After first round of filling the map, a second round is executed (with some minor changes). The player with the most points after these two rounds, is the winner and is crowned as the Gipsy King. Can you be that player?
For Science!
Enhance your board game experience with this companion app. It provides immersive audio, sound effects, and voice acting to bring the game's theme to life. Customize game length and difficulty for a personalized challenge.
- Real-time timer
- Thematic music
- Sound effects
- Voice acting
- Customizable difficulty
- Adjustable game length
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For Science!" is a real time board game about saving the world from disease. This companion app provides a timer, music, sound effects, and voice acting to immerse you in the theme of the "For Science!" and allows you to customize your preferred difficulty by adjusting the frequency of Events and the length of the game to your liking. This companion app is not a game and must be used with a physical copy of the "For Science" board game - published by Grey Fox Games.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gipsy King at 100% against For Science!'s 50%. Gipsy King also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0). For Science!'s advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 41 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
For Science! is free to download; Gipsy King costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gipsy King holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Gipsy King's written reviews are positive against 50% of For Science!'s.
Gipsy King ships an update every 41 months, For Science! every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gipsy King | For Science! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | ycyclop games | Grey Fox Games |
Customer experience
Gipsy King
For Science!
In-app purchases
Gipsy King
No in-app purchases
For Science!
No in-app purchases
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