Comparison

Sentinels Sidekick vs Viticulture

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
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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

Viticulture

Manage a vineyard in pre-modern Tuscany, allocating workers and visitors to tasks across seasons. Expand your estate, plant vines, and fulfill wine orders to become the top winery owner. Enjoy single-player or multiplayer modes with global competition.

Highlights
  • Worker and visitor allocation
  • Seasonal tasks
  • Vineyard expansion
  • Wine order fulfillment
  • Single-player vs AI
  • Online multiplayer
  • Asynchronous gameplay
Features
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You find yourself in rustic, pre-modern Tuscany, where you’ve inherited a meager vineyard. You own a few plots of land, an old crush pad, a tiny cellar, 3 workers…and the dream of owning the best winery in Italy. Your job is to allocate your workers and helpful visitors to complete various tasks throughout the year. Each season is different on a vineyard, so the workers have different tasks they can take care of in the summer and winter. There’s competition over those tasks, and often the first worker to arrive at each one has an advantage over the rest. Using those workers and visitors, you can expand your vineyard by building structures, planting vines, and filling wine orders as you work towards the goal of owning the most successful winery in Tuscany. Features: • 1 to 6 players • Family friendly – non violent theme • Cross Platform • Easy tutorial to learn the game from scratch. • Single-player mode with 3 challenging levels of computer opponents. • Multiplayer games against your friends in friendly games. • Face players from all over the world in ranked multiplayer games online! • Worlwide leaderboard • Take your time in asynchronous game mode with push notifications and never miss a turn. • Analyze your best games or learn tricks from the best with playback • Uses the newest rules of the board game.

Screenshots

Sentinels Sidekick4 screens
Viticulture4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sentinels Sidekick at 4.6 against Viticulture's 3.7. Sentinels Sidekick also leads on price ($0.99 vs $8.99) and review sentiment (80% vs 55%). Viticulture's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and chart position (#174 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Sentinels Sidekick costs $0.99 and Viticulture $8.99 up front. Sentinels Sidekick sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Viticulture sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sentinels Sidekick holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 93 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Sentinels Sidekick's written reviews are positive against 55% of Viticulture's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sentinels Sidekick ships an update every 2 months, Viticulture every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Sentinels Sidekick versus Viticulture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSentinels SidekickViticulture
Price$0.99 — better$8.99
Rating4.6 (68 ratings) — better3.7 (93 ratings)
Positive reviews79.8% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings6893 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#174 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB322 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHandelabra Studio LLCDIGIDICED

Customer experience

Sentinels Sidekick

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

Viticulture

All ratings93 ratings
Positive60.2%
Neutral15.1%
Negative24.7%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral22.0%
Negative23.5%

User reviews

Sentinels Sidekick

From 68 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Streamlines gameplay and eliminates tedious token management
  • 📊 Excellent HP tracking for all characters and targets
  • 🎲 Useful randomizer for game setup
  • 🎨 Clean, polished interface with character artwork
  • 📱 Works well on iPad for shared viewing at table

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive upfront cost with additional in-app purchases
  • 🖼️ Requires paid DLC for character artwork
  • 📱 Poor experience on phones due to small text
  • 🔋 High battery drain during extended play
  • 🎭 Limited functionality compared to free alternatives

Viticulture

From 93 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Faithful recreation of beloved board game
  • 🎮 Engaging gameplay with strategic depth
  • 🎨 Good graphics and visual presentation
  • 🎵 Nice background music
  • 📱 Convenient portable play anywhere

Room to improve

  • 🐢 AI turns extremely slow and tedious
  • 🎮 Clunky and unintuitive user interface
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and game freezes
  • ❌ Poor UI conventions and design patterns
  • ⏱️ Excessive confirmation buttons required

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

Viticulture

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Game crashes on startup or during gameplay
  • Unable to plant grapes despite having buildings
  • Special workers cannot be selected at correct times
  • Merchant worker action not functioning
  • Game hangs when multiple human players with AI
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  • AI gets stuck and requires force quit to progress
  • Blank tableau display
  • Missing windmill points for summer actions
  • Visitor cards appearing back-to-back duplicates
  • Motivator card not allowing all players to respond
  • Summer volunteer crew card not functioning
  • Build button greyed out despite sufficient coins
  • Cannot purchase multiple workers in one season
  • Game ends abruptly without warning
  • Undo function causes game freeze
  • Games not syncing across devices
  • Main screen cannot find games that side menu shows
  • Card selection prompts disappear too quickly
  • Unclear when multi-action cards end turn
  • Loading screen hangs indefinitely

Requested features

16 requests
  • Tuscany expansion (now available)
  • Moors and Visitors expansion
  • Auto-save functionality for crashes
  • Improved notification system
  • Configurable turn timers for casual play
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  • Separate volume controls for music and effects
  • Replay button for quick rematches
  • Better game history and turn tracking
  • Simultaneous action selection (not turn-based)
  • Clearer worker placement location labels
  • Guided tutorial for UI elements
  • Pause functionality for async games
  • Undo multiple moves (not just current decision)
  • Dark mode option
  • Better iPad optimization
  • Improved app icon design

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
1 purchases

Viticulture

One-time1
  • Tuscany Essential Edition$8.99

Questions

Is Sentinels Sidekick free?
Sentinels Sidekick costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Viticulture free?
Viticulture costs $8.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sentinels Sidekick or Viticulture?
Sentinels Sidekick is rated higher. Sentinels Sidekick averages 4.6 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Viticulture averages 3.7 from 93 ratings.
Do Sentinels Sidekick or Viticulture have ads?
Neither Sentinels Sidekick nor Viticulture shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sentinels Sidekick or Viticulture?
Sentinels Sidekick ships an update every 2 months, and Viticulture every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sentinels Sidekick was updated on September 25, 2026 and Viticulture on September 26, 2026.

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