Comparison

Sentinels Sidekick vs Spirit Guide

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

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About

Sentinels Sidekick

This app streamlines tabletop gameplay by digitally tracking hit points, effects, and other game elements for "Sentinels of the Multiverse" and "Sentinels of Earth-Prime." It supports all expansions and allows for wireless multiplayer tracking on iOS devices.

Highlights
  • Track hero and villain hit points
  • Manage ongoing effects and modifiers
  • Supports all expansions and variant cards
  • Wireless multiplayer game tracking
  • Random game setup and difficulty ratings
  • In-app rules and errata lookup
  • Customizable hero and villain creation
Features
Currently charting
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“I can’t play Sentinels of the Multiverse without this app.” - Dave Neumann, BoardGameGeek.com Never do battle without your plucky tabletop companion for Sentinels of the Multiverse and Sentinels of Earth-Prime! Put away all of those little fiddly pieces of paper, glass beads, dice, dials, and tokens. For the price of a token pack, Sentinels Sidekick replaces all of that with everything you need to track your progress in a game of Sentinels: • Hit points of all Heroes and Villains • Hit points of all minions, hero targets and environment cards • Start or end of turn effects • Boosts, buffs and other ongoing effects • Active nemesis modifiers (with optional upgrade pack) • And more! Sentinels Sidekick can track a game all by itself on a single iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. If your friends also have iOS devices, everyone can track the same game together with the wireless ‘Join Nearby Game’ feature! Gameplay: • Play with all Heroes, Villains, and Environments from the core games: Definitive Edition, Enhanced Edition, and Sentinels of Earth-Prime. • Also supports expansions: Rook City, Infernal Relics, Shattered Timelines, Vengeance, Wrath of the Cosmos, Villains of the Multiverse, OblivAeon, mini expansions, and variant cards. • Sentinels Sidekick features all the beautiful artwork from the card game! All heroes, villains and environments from the core games and first three Enhanced Edition expansions are included. Complete your Sidekick experience with the downloadable Artwork Packs. • Heroes, Villains, and Environments are also color coded for quick identification. • See at a glance which Hero targets have the highest or lowest hit points. Tap the HP icon to check other kinds of targets in a flash! • Flip villains from front to back, automatically adjusting their hit points where applicable. • Use notes to track effects and actions on any target in the game. • Custom effects keyboard helps you add effects to any target with just a few taps. • Zoom heroes, villains, and environments to full screen at any time. Setup: • Set up a Random game with up to 5 Heroes with one touch! Or randomize individual selections at your leisure. • Villain difficulty and Hero complexity ratings are built in. Build or randomize the perfect challenge! • Team up with up to 8 nearby iOS devices to track the same game over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. • Quickly look up rules, errata, discussions, and other game resources. • Add your own custom heroes, villains, environments and more! Great for playtesters and house rules. • Choose your favorite Sidekick app icon from the Settings menu - from the Definitive Edition all the way back to the classic original icon! ** High Resolution Artwork Pack is available as an upgrade option for devices with high resolution screens. ** Target Artwork Pack is available as an upgrade option for all devices. ** Vengeance & Nemesis Artwork Pack is available as an upgrade option for all devices. ** Wrath of the Cosmos Artwork Pack is available as an upgrade option for all devices. ** Villains of the Multiverse Artwork Pack is available as an upgrade option for all devices. ** OblivAeon Artwork Pack is available as an upgrade option for all devices. ** OblivAeon Event game mode is not supported. Sentinels Sidekick is a helper, not a game. It requires a real copy of a Sentinels compatible card game. Sentinels of the Multiverse is made by Greater Than Games, and Sentinels of Earth-Prime is made by Green Ronin Publishing. For more info about Sentinels Sidekick and Sentinels of the Multiverse: The Video Game, visit SentinelsDigital.com. Sentinels Sidekick is an officially licensed product of “Sentinels of the Multiverse” from Greater Than Games LLC, and of "Sentinels of Earth-Prime" from Green Ronin Publishing LLC.

About

Spirit Guide

This app enhances the board game experience by tracking game elements, providing information on spirits and adversaries, and managing game logs. It offers features like a setup guide, randomizer, and scoring calculator, with cloud backup for game logs.

Highlights
  • Energy/Element Trackers
  • Spirit, Scenario, Adversary Info
  • Achievement Tracker
  • Win/Loss Tracking
  • Setup Guide
  • Randomizer
  • Game Log with Cloud Backup
Features
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Spirit Guide is an all-inclusive companion app for the board game Spirit Island. Features: • Energy / Element Trackers • Notifications when innate abilities can be performed • Information on all released spirits, scenarios and adversaries • Achievement tracker to increase replayability • Win / Loss tracking by spirit, scenario or adversary • Setup guide to help new players with setting up the game • Quick access to the official FAQ page within the app • Randomizer that will select random spirits, scenario and/or adversary for multiple player counts • Scoring calculator • Allows for selecting which expansions you currently possess and automatically adjusts the available spirits, scenarios and adversaries. • Ability to track multiple spirits. • Game Log which allows you to fill out of a form that will allow you to say with spirits, scenario, adversary, number of players, etc. was used in a single game, score it, put a date on it, and save it to your device. • The ability for your game log to be uploaded to the cloud for easy backup and to make game logs viewable from the web. • The ability to unlocked elements from your spirit track so resetting the elements will take that into consideration. All copyrighted assets are owned by Greater Than Games.

Screenshots

Sentinels Sidekick4 screens
Spirit Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Spirit Guide at Free against Sentinels Sidekick's $0.99. Spirit Guide also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Sentinels Sidekick's advantage is chart position (#196 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Spirit Guide is free to download; Sentinels Sidekick costs $0.99 up front. Sentinels Sidekick sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Spirit Guide sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spirit Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 145 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 80% and 79% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sentinels Sidekick ships an update every 2 months, Spirit Guide every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Sentinels Sidekick versus Spirit Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSentinels SidekickSpirit Guide
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (68 ratings)4.7 (145 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.8% of reviews — better79.2% of reviews
Number of ratings68145 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#196 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better12.1
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB170 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHandelabra Studio LLCNerd Room Software LLC

Customer experience

Sentinels Sidekick

All ratings68 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive79.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative15.2%

Spirit Guide

All ratings144 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral8.3%
Negative12.5%

Bugs and requests

Sentinels Sidekick

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes when loading certain villains
  • Cannot remove Oblivaeon expansion from randomizer settings
  • Missing cards in environment deck
  • Team version of Ambuscade nemesis cards not persisting
  • Promo card duplicates not handled correctly with duplicate hero toggle
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  • iPad 1 support dropped without warning

Requested features

14 requests
  • Landscape mode orientation
  • Condition and effect tracking system
  • Automatic buff/debuff application
  • Victory celebration screen
  • Background music option
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  • Difficulty ratings for environments
  • Ability to hide unused hero slots
  • Start/end of turn effect labels
  • Damage reduction tracking
  • Selective randomization options
  • Larger current HP display
  • Integration with video game version
  • Shared gameplay over WiFi/Zoom
  • Free artwork for standard expansions

Spirit Guide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Sentinels Sidekick

One-time6
  • High Resolution Art$0.99
  • Target Card Art$0.99
  • Wrath of the Cosmos Art$0.99
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  • Villains of the Multiverse Art$0.99
  • OblivAeon Art$0.99
  • Vengeance Art & Nemesis Icons$1.99
6 purchases

Spirit Guide

One-time6
  • Nice Contribution$0.99
  • Good Contribution$2.99
  • Jagged Earth DLC$2.99
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  • Horizons of Spirit Island DLC$2.99
  • Nature Incarnate DLC$2.99
  • Great Contribution$4.99

Questions

Is Sentinels Sidekick free?
Sentinels Sidekick costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Spirit Guide free?
Spirit Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sentinels Sidekick or Spirit Guide?
Spirit Guide is rated higher. Sentinels Sidekick averages 4.6 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Spirit Guide averages 4.7 from 145 ratings.
Do Sentinels Sidekick or Spirit Guide have ads?
Neither Sentinels Sidekick nor Spirit Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sentinels Sidekick or Spirit Guide?
Sentinels Sidekick ships an update every 2 months, and Spirit Guide every 5 days. Most recently, Sentinels Sidekick was updated on October 29, 2026 and Spirit Guide on October 24, 2026.

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