Comparison

BroadwayWorld HD vs Boardgame Scanner

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

Head to head
About

BroadwayWorld HD

Access the world's largest theatre website's content on your mobile device. Stay updated with breaking news, photos, videos, reviews, and special offers. Engage with the theatre community through message boards and discover show listings.

Highlights
  • Breaking theatre news
  • Photos and videos
  • Special offers
  • Message boards
  • Show listings
  • NYC Restaurant Finder
Features
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BroadwayWorld's iPhone and iPad app provides the full editorial content of the largest theatre web site in the world including breaking news, photos, videos, top stories, special offers, reviews and extensive coverage of theatre. The app also provides access to BroadwayWorld My Shows, message board, show listings, and much more. Features: - News spanning 100+ categories and regions - Access to BroadwayWorld's Message Boards - NYC Restaurant Finder - Easy access to Special Offers - Search BroadwayWorld.com's vast content library - Universal app works on iPhone and iPad

About

Boardgame Scanner

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The easiest and quickest way to look up games and manage your collection! We've all been there: standing in your friendly local game store looking up a game on BoardGameGeek on your phone. We all want to know the rating, weight, and best player counts for a game, but looking them up by name is a bit of a hassle. Enter Boardgame Scanner. Now you can just scan the UPC code on the box and jump straight to the BGG page. Enter your BGG credentials to be automatically logged in every time you use the app, so when you decide to add that game to your collection, you can do so with just a few taps. Huge shout-out to GameUPC and BoardGameGeek!

Screenshots

BroadwayWorld HD4 screens
Boardgame Scanner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Boardgame Scanner at none against BroadwayWorld HD's shown. Boardgame Scanner also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BroadwayWorld HD versus Boardgame Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBroadwayWorld HDBoardgame Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB27 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBroadwayWorld.comBrian Brazil

In-app purchases

None

BroadwayWorld HD

No in-app purchases

None

Boardgame Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BroadwayWorld HD free?
BroadwayWorld HD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boardgame Scanner free?
Boardgame Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BroadwayWorld HD or Boardgame Scanner have ads?
BroadwayWorld HD shows ads; Boardgame Scanner does not.
Which is updated more often, BroadwayWorld HD or Boardgame Scanner?
BroadwayWorld HD ships an update every 9 days, and Boardgame Scanner every 9 days. Most recently, BroadwayWorld HD was updated on November 1, 2026 and Boardgame Scanner on October 31, 2026.

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