Comparison

Dog Board Game vs Phase 10 Scorekeep

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

Head to head
About

Dog Board Game

A digital adaptation of a popular card-based board game where players work with a partner to move marbles to the target area. Features variable board sizes, AI opponents, and online multiplayer. Offers rule variants as in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Partner marble movement
  • AI opponents with varying strengths
  • Online and local multiplayer
  • Variable board sizes
  • Special card abilities
  • Rule variants (Canadian Seven, Joker cannot win)
Features
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Dog is a popular board game with cards. Your goal is to get all your and your partner's marbles into the target area before your opponents do. Our app is available for iPhone, Mac, iPad, and iPod touch. It reached repeatedly ranks 2 and 3 of all games in the Swiss App Store, with thousands of ratings at an astonishing average of 4.7 stars, and ranks regularly among the top ranks for card and board game apps in several countries. In each round you first receive a handful of cards. You have to give one of your cards with your partner, and receive one of his cards. Cards that you play advance your marble. A marble that lands exactly on another marble sends it home. Special cards speed up your moves, by exchanging marble positions, going backwards, or splitting advances over several marbles. When you are done with your own marbles, you have to help your partner, as you can only win together. Dog for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch lets you play on boards of variable size, and offers a variety of bot players with different characters and strength that you can select as partners or adversaries. In addition we offer the following rule variants: - Canadian Seven: A Seven may be split among all of a team's marbles, including own and partner marbles. Such splits are available during the entire game and not just when all own marbles have reached the target area. This enables more complex moves. - Joker cannot win: A Joker may not be used for the final move to enter a team's last marble and win the game. This prolongs the game and improves the trailing team's chances to win. Variants may be selected separately or in combination. The complexity of the game literally explodes with the Canadian 7 split rule. Millions of different moves are possible in some situations. We had to rebuild almost everything to ensure that even in such cases you can select every possible move without delay, and that our bot players can analyze and compare every single move. We have therefore decided to offer these variants as in-app purchases. Invite friends to a multiplayer game, or find other players on the Internet! The players see your board and play their cards and marbles on their iPhone, Mac, iPad, or iPod touch. Your devices communicate easily over the Internet via Game Center, or locally (no registrations needed) via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi network. The app supplies bot players on empty game seats, so you can finally play with your friends even if you are missing a third or fourth player. Blind and visually impaired players can select moves through VoiceOver. We encourage you to get acquainted with the standard VoiceOver features of iOS, and in particular with rotors.

About

Phase 10 Scorekeep

Features
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Keep score the easy way! Phase 10 Score Keeper is the perfect companion for game night, helping you and your friends track every round without the hassle of pen and paper. KEY FEATURES - Quick and easy score entry for every player - Automatic phase tracking so no one loses their place - Clean, simple interface designed for fast use mid-game - Works for 2 to 6 players like the original card game - Game history so you can settle "who won last time" and who is the "overall winner" debates - Available in 17 languages, from English and Spanish to Hindi and Greek GO VIP FOR MORE FUN Upgrade to VIP and add a whole new layer of excitement to your games. VIP unlocks dynamic phase twists that shake up the classic Phase 10 rules — turning every session into a fresh challenge, even for veteran players. No two games feel the same. Whether you're playing a casual round with family or a competitive game night with friends, Phase 10 Score Keeper makes tracking scores effortless — and VIP makes the game itself more fun. Download now and make your next game night unforgettable! Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Dog Board Game4 screens
Phase 10 Scorekeep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Phase 10 Scorekeep at Free against Dog Board Game's $7.99. Phase 10 Scorekeep also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). Dog Board Game's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Phase 10 Scorekeep is free to download; Dog Board Game costs $7.99 up front. Dog Board Game sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Phase 10 Scorekeep sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dog Board Game ships an update every 6 months, Phase 10 Scorekeep fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dog Board Game versus Phase 10 Scorekeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDog Board GamePhase 10 Scorekeep
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperValue from Software LLCAgustina Chaer

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dog Board Game

One-time2
  • "Joker cannot win"$0.99
  • "Canadian 7"$2.99
2 purchases

Phase 10 Scorekeep

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Annual Pass$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$6.99

Questions

Is Dog Board Game free?
Dog Board Game costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Phase 10 Scorekeep free?
Phase 10 Scorekeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dog Board Game or Phase 10 Scorekeep have ads?
Phase 10 Scorekeep shows ads; Dog Board Game does not.
Which is updated more often, Dog Board Game or Phase 10 Scorekeep?
Dog Board Game ships an update every 6 months, and Phase 10 Scorekeep fortnightly. Most recently, Dog Board Game was updated on November 10, 2026 and Phase 10 Scorekeep on November 5, 2026.

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