Comparison

Sheepshead Scorer vs Sheepshead Pro

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

Head to head
About

Sheepshead Scorer

Easily score your Sheepshead card games with this app. It supports up to seven players, automatically tracks dealers, and manages players joining or leaving mid-game. View detailed player standings and game history, with options to email results.

Highlights
  • Supports up to 7 players
  • Automatic dealer rotation
  • Player join/leave management
  • Doubler and double-on-the-bump scoring
  • Player standings and game history
  • Email standings and history
Features
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The Sheepshead Scorer app can now make scoring your Sheepshead card games a lot easier. Up to seven players can be entered and it can score individual hands of three to seven players. The rotate Sit Out feature can be used to automatically rotate sitting out players for each hand regardless of the number of players. And if a player leaves the game temporarily or permanently, you can just use the Left Game button to keep his score the same while you keep playing more hands. You can override any of these buttons at any point as players come or go. Doublers and double on the bump along with reversing past hands are features also included. If you add doublers for hands ahead, there is a counter for keeping track of how many doublers are ahead. The Deal feature keeps track of the dealer and rotates automatically for you. All you have to do is enter player names and then score each hand by choosing a Picker and Partner along with a hand outcome. Additional features show player standings(score, wins, losses, hands picked, partner) and history of the hands for the current game, and standings of all games. Emailing of the standings or hands history is also available. The iPhone and and iPad colorful and simple user interface sure makes it easy!!!

About

Sheepshead Pro

Experience the classic card game on your mobile device. Offers both 3 and 5-handed versions with customizable gameplay settings and achievements. Challenge the computer and track your progress with detailed statistics.

Highlights
  • 3 Handed Game
  • 5 Handed Game
  • Partner selection options
  • Detailed stats tracking
  • Multiple achievements
  • Customizable gameplay settings
Features
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Sheepshead - the classic card game, finally available on your mobile device! The first app to offer both 3 and 5 handed Sheepshead, with a multitude of game play settings, and achievements. The streamlined app makes it a breeze to pick up and play for a few minutes or for hours as you challenge the computer, and try to capture all of the achievements. here are some of the features Sheepshead Pro has to offer: * 3 Handed Game- a first on the App Store! * 5 Handed Game - choose your favorite mode to pick a partner. * Pick your partner with a Fail Suit or Jack of Diamonds - it's your choice. * Track your stats - including game, hand, and pick stats. * Achievements - keep entertained for hours with multiple achievements to shoot for. * Leasters, doublers, re-deals, and ability to crack. * A simple and intuitive user interface.

Screenshots

Sheepshead Scorer4 screens
Sheepshead Pro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sheepshead Scorer at 96% against Sheepshead Pro's 36%. Sheepshead Scorer also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.5) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). Sheepshead Pro's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (119 vs 13). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Sheepshead Scorer costs $0.99 and Sheepshead Pro $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sheepshead Scorer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sheepshead Pro has 119 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Sheepshead Scorer's written reviews are positive against 36% of Sheepshead Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sheepshead Scorer ships an update every 3 months, Sheepshead Pro monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sheepshead Scorer versus Sheepshead Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSheepshead ScorerSheepshead Pro
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better3.5 (119 ratings)
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews — better35.7% of reviews
Number of ratings13119 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.07.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeal MikulskyDaniel Schleef

Customer experience

Sheepshead Scorer

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%

Sheepshead Pro

All ratings114 ratings
Positive57.0%
Neutral21.9%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral32.1%
Negative32.1%

Bugs and requests

Sheepshead Scorer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sheepshead Pro

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Locks up and needs uninstalling
  • App freezes
  • Randomly crashing
  • Stops running on iPhone
  • Game freezes when playing leasters
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  • App freeze after certain hands
  • Next hand does not deal out
  • Messes up statistics
  • Newest update has ruined the app
  • UI never picks leasters
  • Game freezes occasionally on Leasters
  • App freeze after certain hands especially leasters
  • Game is freezing up a lot
  • The app is freezing
  • After the end of the hand - the app shows me the blinds - and the next hand does not deal out.
  • Glitches and deals 10 cards
  • Pop ups keep coming constantly
  • Queen of clubs played by AI and buried in the blind in the same round
  • System glitches
  • Cannot get the game to start on iPhone 14 Pro Max

Requested features

14 requests
  • Online multiplayer option
  • Ability to edit AI names
  • Option to call 'every trick'
  • Option to set default for when no one picks (leaster, doubler, redeal)
  • Rules section
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  • Training cards with suggestions
  • Landscape mode option
  • Option to require a leaster if all pass
  • Option to de-select redeal and doubler
  • Option to call off the JD
  • Jack of diamonds only mode
  • Second real player using their own device
  • Computer count running total of points
  • Improve stats page to show total points and individual tricks

In-app purchases

None

Sheepshead Scorer

No in-app purchases

None

Sheepshead Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sheepshead Scorer free?
Sheepshead Scorer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sheepshead Pro free?
Sheepshead Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sheepshead Scorer or Sheepshead Pro?
Sheepshead Scorer is rated higher. Sheepshead Scorer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Sheepshead Pro averages 3.5 from 119 ratings.
Do Sheepshead Scorer or Sheepshead Pro have ads?
Neither Sheepshead Scorer nor Sheepshead Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sheepshead Scorer or Sheepshead Pro?
Sheepshead Scorer ships an update every 3 months, and Sheepshead Pro monthly. Most recently, Sheepshead Scorer was updated on October 14, 2026 and Sheepshead Pro on October 23, 2026.

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