Barjees vs Score
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barjees
Experience the classic Eastern board game of Barjees on your iOS device. This digital adaptation offers a realistic feel with 3D pieces and cowry shells. Play against AI or challenge a friend in a two-player match.
- Realistic 3D graphics
- Authentic cowry shell dice
- Single-player vs AI
- Two-player local multiplayer
- Digital adaptation of traditional game
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The Middle Eastern game of Barjees is now on iOS for the first time! Barjees is a cross and circle-type game similar to Pachisi, Parcheesi and Ludo. Designed to be very realistic with cowry shells and 3D pieces. Bring your traditional Barjees experience digitally to your iPhone and iPad. You can play Barjees in a single player game against the AI or challenge a friend in a two player game.
Score
This app offers two distinct scoreboard layouts for various scoring needs. Choose between a tabled view for historical tracking or a paneled view for quick, single-increment scoring. It's currently in beta with ongoing improvements.
- Tabled scoreboard for score history
- Paneled scoreboard for quick increments
- Two board types
- Beta phase with active development
- Feature requests welcome
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Score gives you two board types to choose from! Tabled scoreboard are great for showing the history of the score or when they are multiple rounds of scoring. Set Quick Score buttons for quick entry of repetitive scoring. Paneled scoreboard are perfect for simple one increment scoring which doesn't require a number pad to enter scores with, and customized them the colors of your choice. Create your own board templates for quick and simple reusability! Feature requests are most welcome!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Score at 5.0 against Barjees's 4.5. Score also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Barjees's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Score holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barjees has 52 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Barjees's written reviews are positive against 100% of Score's.
Barjees ships an update every 2 months, Score every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barjees | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (52 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kareem Daker | Alail Ayesh |
Customer experience
Barjees
Score
In-app purchases
Barjees
No in-app purchases
Score
No in-app purchases
