Sentinels Sidekick vs Unmatched
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Unmatched
Engage in tactical card-driven battles between iconic characters from myth, history, and fiction. Command unique heroes and their sidekicks, utilizing distinct card decks and abilities to outmaneuver and defeat your opponents. Enjoy quick, strategic duels with deep replayability.
- Asymmetric hero abilities
- Unique card decks per hero
- Tactical maneuver and attack actions
- Multiple AI difficulty levels
- Online multiplayer (synchronous/asynchronous)
- Stunning artwork
- In-game tutorial and rulebook
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Command the ultimate battle between unlikely fighters! Unmatched: Digital Edition is an adaptation of the critically acclaimed board game, where two to four players command characters from myth, history, or fiction in a battle for the ages! Have you ever wondered who would win between King Arthur and a sword-wielding Alice of Wonderland? How would Sinbad and his trusty porter fare against Medusa and the three harpies? The only way to find the truth is in battle with a quick game of Unmatched! The Dire Wolf relaunch of Unmatched: Digital Edition is a new version of the game built from the ground up with fluid animations that bring the iconic miniatures and tabletop artwork to life. New features include an updated tutorial, new CPU opponents, and a diverse Challenge system, with more to come in the future! Battle Across the Ages Unmatched: Digital Edition is a fast-paced tactical dueling game where legendary heroes face off in battles across the ages. Each player controls a hero, their sidekick(s), and a unique deck of cards built around that character’s fighting style and abilities. Maneuver to move your fighters and draw a card Attack by playing an attack card Scheme to trigger special effects and clever tricks Reduce the opposing hero’s health to zero to claim victory! No two fighters feel alike. Alice can shift between growing giant and shrinking small. King Arthur strengthens attacks by sacrificing cards from his hand. Sinbad becomes more dangerous the farther his voyages take him. Medusa can wound enemies with a single deadly stare. Simple rules. Wildly different heroes. Endless matchups! INCLUDES 6 Heroes * Sinbad * Medusa * King Arthur * Alice * Little Red * Beowulf 3 Battlegrounds * Sarpedon * Maroreal * Heorot Game Modes * Vs AI * Online Lobby Play * Challenges
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sentinels Sidekick at $0.99 against Unmatched's $10.99. Sentinels Sidekick also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 48%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Unmatched's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Sentinels Sidekick costs $0.99 and Unmatched $10.99 up front. Sentinels Sidekick sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Unmatched sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sentinels Sidekick holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 189 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Sentinels Sidekick's written reviews are positive against 48% of Unmatched's.
Sentinels Sidekick ships an update every 2 months, Unmatched every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sentinels Sidekick | Unmatched |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $10.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (68 ratings) — better | 4.4 (189 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.8% of reviews — better | 48.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 68 | 189 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #78 | #57 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 528 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Handelabra Studio LLC | Dire Wolf Digital |
Customer experience
Sentinels Sidekick
Unmatched
User reviews
Sentinels Sidekick
From 68 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Unmatched
From 189 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Faithful digital adaptation of beloved board game
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and visual design
- 🎭 Unique character mechanics and gameplay depth
- ⚡ Smooth performance on iPad
- 🌐 Cross-platform play support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes during gameplay
- 🐛 Multiple game-breaking bugs affecting characters
- ❌ No local pass-and-play multiplayer mode
- 👥 Lack of active online player base
- 📝 Text too small to read comfortably
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
Unmatched
Reported bugs
20 issues- Game crashes during attacks and combat actions
- Game freezes between turns in online play
- Dracula character causes frequent crashes and loading loops
- Medusa's versatile attacks not working properly
- Alice frequently changes size incorrectly
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- Sinbad's journeys work inconsistently
- Invisible Man cannot place two cards on deck properly
- Bigfoot ability box gets stuck on screen
- Game crashes when exiting active games in lobby
- Tutorial hangs on Excalibur card selection
- Players cannot rejoin dropped online matches
- Scheme cards display too briefly to read
- Zone information not clearly displayed
- 2v2 mode has multiple bugs
- Robin Hood scheme card protection not working
- Opponent able to skip turns unfairly
- Sound stops working after initial download
- Inconsistent character behavior between 1v1 and 2v2 modes
- Cross-platform compatibility issues between iOS and other platforms
- Feedback submission form fails to send reports
Requested features
18 requests- Add local 2-player pass-and-play mode
- Release more character sets (Volume 2, Jurassic Park, Houdini & The Genie)
- Increase text size or add zoom feature for cards
- Add Russian language support
- Add Spanish language support
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- Add French language support
- Add German language support
- Enable Mac support for iPad app
- Implement quick match online system
- Add timer for online turns to prevent idle players
- Improve push notifications for async games
- Add 2v2 mode with player control of both heroes
- Increase scheme card display duration
- Add competitive ladder/ranking system
- Allow offline play for Season Pass content
- Improve character AI decision-making
- Add post-game analysis or replay feature
- Reduce DLC pricing or bundle with base game
In-app purchases
Sentinels Sidekick
- 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
Unmatched
- Map - Soho$0.99
- Hero - Bigfoot$1.99
- Hero - Dracula$1.99
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- Hero - Invisible Man$1.99
- Hero - Jekyll & Hyde$1.99
- Hero - Robin Hood$1.99
- Hero - Sherlock Holmes$1.99
- Hero - Little Red$1.99
- Hero - Beowulf$1.99
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