Train Counter vs Stuga for Home Assistant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Train Counter
This utility app streamlines the process of tallying train scores for the board game 'Ticket to Ride'. It offers fast, error-free counting with a validation feature to prevent re-counts and audible feedback for easy input verification.
- Fast train score counting
- Error-free tallying
- Validation check for re-counts
- Distinct audible button sounds
- Tracks total train cars used
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A utility for quickly counting up your train scores in the board game 'Ticket to Ride'. If you play the game like we do, then you're probably used to tallying up everyone's trains at the end of the game to get the final score. This app allows you to do that super-fast, and error-free. Includes a validation check that allows you to avoid re-counts (by comparing the train cars counted, to those used), and distinct audible sounds for each button making it simple for the person doing the counting — and those around them — to validate the input as it's happening. Together these features mean you'll never have to do a re-count. --- How to use the validation check (completely optional): once you're done counting, the app tells you the total number of train cars used in addition to your score (e.g. 44 cars). On the standard board each person has 48 cars. Simply deduct the number counted (in this example, 44), from the starting number (i.e. 48), and compare the result with how many cars you didn't use (so in this example, there should be 4 unused car). If the number doesn't match, you need to count it up again (or, your set is missing a piece!). Please Note: neither the app Train Counter, nor the publisher is affiliated with Days of Wonder or Ticket to Ride in any way. This is just an app made by one fan, to help all the other fans out there.
Stuga for Home Assistant
This app offers a beautiful and fast interface for controlling your smart home devices through Home Assistant. It automatically reads your existing setup, allowing for instant edits and immediate feedback on device actions. Designed for mobile use, it prioritizes user privacy and works with local installations.
- Zero configuration setup
- Edit devices and rooms in place
- Instant feedback via WebSocket
- Mobile-first design
- Privacy-focused with no accounts
- Works with local Home Assistant
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An opinionated, beautiful app for Home Assistant. Open it, log in, done. Your rooms and devices are already there. ZERO CONFIG Reads your Home Assistant setup automatically. No YAML, no cards, no templates. EDIT IN PLACE Rename rooms, change icons, reorder things. Changes are saved back to Home Assistant. ACTUALLY FAST WebSocket connection means instant feedback. Tap a light, see it change immediately. BUILT FOR PHONES Designed for how you actually use your smart home on the go. PRIVACY FIRST No accounts. Anonymous crash reporting. Your Home Assistant data stays on your network. Works with any Home Assistant installation, including local-only setups. No public URL or cloud subscription needed. Free and open source. Made by Twinbolt in Sweden.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stuga for Home Assistant at 5.0 against Train Counter's 4.3. Stuga for Home Assistant also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Train Counter's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Train Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stuga for Home Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stuga for Home Assistant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Counter has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Train Counter ships an update every 2 months, Stuga for Home Assistant every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Train Counter | Stuga for Home Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Geospike Pty Ltd | Twinbolt |
In-app purchases
Train Counter
- Remove Ads$0.99
Stuga for Home Assistant
No in-app purchases
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