Comparison

Sheepshead Scorer vs Sheepshead

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

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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

Experience a classic trick-taking card game with this single-player version. Play against computer opponents with various game modes, including tournaments and partner variants. Track your progress with detailed statistics and compete on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Single-player trick-taking card game
  • Multiple player modes (3, 4, 5 handed)
  • Tournament play
  • Partner variants (Called Ace, Jack of Diamonds)
  • Leaster and Knocking options
  • Detailed play statistics
  • GameCenter integration (leaderboards, achievements)
  • Large print card option
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Play Sheepshead at any time. Sheepshead is a trick-taking card game. This is a single player version with computer controlled opponents. Sheepshead is played with 7-8-9-10-J-Q-K-A in four suits, for a total of 32 cards *** Game Features *** * Supports five handed, four handed, and three handed play modes * Tournaments: The player with the highest score will be delared the winner after ten hands of Sheepshead have been played. * Partner variants of: - Called Ace partner (allows calling of unknown, 10's , or going alone) - Jack of Diamonds - Call up next Jack is enabled by default, this can be disabled in the options menu. In three handed and four handed play the picker does not have a partner. *Leasters: Enable in options menu. If leaster is not enabled and picking is passed by all players, the dealer will pick. * Scoring: Can either be 'Double on the bump' (default) or 'Single on the bump'. * Knocking: Also called rapping or cracking. This can be enabled in the options menu. * Statistics: Keeps track of your play statistics, such as games won, tricks taken, times picked, etc. * GameCenter integration: - Leaderboards: 'High Score' and 'High Tournament Score' - Achievements based on game score and tricks taken * Large Print Cards, if those small cards are just too hard to see! An overview of Sheepshead rules can be found in the support page. ************************************** Double tapping to play a card is supported (it must be enabled in the options menu). If enabled, tapping a card once will select it, and tapping it a second time will play it. This will allow you to change selected cards if you accidentally select the wrong card! Simply tap the correct card, and the first card will be unselected. Tap the second card again to confirm playing it. **************************************

Screenshots

Sheepshead Scorer4 screens
Sheepshead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sheepshead Scorer at 96% against Sheepshead's 36%. Sheepshead Scorer also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.2) and ads (none vs shown). Sheepshead's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (80 vs 13). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Sheepshead is free to download; Sheepshead Scorer costs $0.99 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 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sheepshead has 80 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's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sheepshead Scorer versus Sheepshead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSheepshead ScorerSheepshead
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better3.2 (80 ratings)
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews — better35.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1380 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeal MikulskyDerek Hoffmeister

Customer experience

Sheepshead Scorer

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

Sheepshead

All ratings78 ratings
Positive43.6%
Neutral17.9%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Sheepshead Scorer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sheepshead

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App freezes when picking a hand
  • Game locks up
  • App freezes when starting a new game
  • App constantly crashes during tournaments
  • Takes user to an ad page and won't let back in
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  • Screen goes black after a number of games
  • App freezes when changing options (e.g., player count)
  • Game resets hand if returning to main menu mid-hand
  • AI makes consistently stupid plays
  • Computer player trumping incorrectly
  • Picker trumping the called suit
  • AI overshoots partners
  • AI always backs into trump

Requested features

10 requests
  • Deal cards randomly like a real game
  • Improve AI logic for more realistic play
  • Fix issues with calling loners
  • Adjust scoring for picker not taking a trick
  • Allow card rearrangement in hand
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  • Option to reset points to zero in normal play
  • Improve Leaster programming
  • Don't replay hands in tournaments
  • Fix issue with not being able to bury blind in stick the dealer
  • Turn on large print cards

In-app purchases

None

Sheepshead Scorer

No in-app purchases

None

Sheepshead

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sheepshead Scorer free?
Sheepshead Scorer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sheepshead free?
Sheepshead is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sheepshead Scorer or Sheepshead?
Sheepshead Scorer is rated higher. Sheepshead Scorer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Sheepshead averages 3.2 from 80 ratings.
Do Sheepshead Scorer or Sheepshead have ads?
Sheepshead shows ads; Sheepshead Scorer does not.
Which is updated more often, Sheepshead Scorer or Sheepshead?
Sheepshead Scorer ships an update every 3 months, and Sheepshead every 3 months. Most recently, Sheepshead Scorer was updated on October 14, 2026 and Sheepshead on October 14, 2026.

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