Scat Tools vs X
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scat Tools
This app provides a digital die and timer to facilitate playing Scattergories. It offers three timer settings and is designed to be a simple, free tool for game nights. The app encourages users to review it if they find it helpful.
- Scattergories die
- Timer with three settings
- Free to use
- Ad-supported version
- Premium version available
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Scat Tools – The Ultimate Categories Trivia Game Toolkit Everything you need to play category games, right in your pocket. No more full lists, broken timers, or hunting for a die. Features: • Configurable letter die – customize which letters are in play • Adjustable timer – set the pace that works for your group • Randomizable category lists – fresh lists every game, never the same round twice • Shareable lists – send your category list to friends so everyone's playing fair • One simple in-app purchase unlocks every category, forever. No subscriptions, no surprise charges. Whether it's game night, a family gathering, or a long car ride, Scat Tools gives you a fast, clutter-free way to set up and play. Just open the app, hit the die, start the timer, and go. A note from the developer: Scat Tools is built and maintained by a solo developer who loves this game and wanted a better way to play it. If you enjoy the app, a review or a bit of feedback means the world — it helps a small app find its way to more game nights. Thanks for playing!
X
This app serves as an unofficial assistant for popular board games like Gloomhaven and Frosthaven. It aims to provide a seamless user experience by consolidating most functionalities onto a single screen, minimizing the need for user input during gameplay.
- Unofficial helper for Gloomhaven family games
- Replaces unavailable Gloomhaven Helper
- Focus on user experience
- Single-screen functionality
- Minimizes user input
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An unofficial helper app for the boardgames Gloomhaven, Frosthaven, Crmson Scales and other campaigns in the same family of boardgames. The aim is to be a good replacement for the Gloomhaven Helper by Esoteric Software that is no longer available. The focus is on good user experience, and to be like a boardgame component rather than a typical material style app. That means most of the functionality will be in one single screen, which makes it seem slightly busy at first glance, but is really necessary to minimize need for user input which is a key factor to good UX for a boardgame component.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: X at 4.7 against Scat Tools's 3.1. X also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
X holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: X has 87 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Scat Tools's written reviews are positive against 86% of X's.
Scat Tools ships an update every 8 months, X every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scat Tools | X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (7 ratings) | 4.7 (87 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.2% of reviews | 86.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 87 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Tyler Hugenberg | Hans Moeller |
Customer experience
Scat Tools
X
Bugs and requests
Scat Tools
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
X
Reported bugs
12 issues- Solo button not working
- Menu keeps opening on iPad mini
- Enemy attack cards re-appearing frequently
- Connection issues make app worthless
- Networking code is bad
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- Statuses have to be manually removed
- Cannot drag to alter initiative order
- Ally and monster decks too close
- Client/host syncing issues
- Undo button doesn't work
- Cannot place more monsters
- Loot deck not visible
Requested features
10 requests- Indicate when turn is over
- Automatically remove expired statuses
- Allow dragging to alter initiative order
- Make decks larger and easier to distinguish
- Undo for accidentally ending a round
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- Fix loot deck visibility
- Improve UI scaling on tablets
- Fix bug with placing monsters
- Improve client/host syncing
- Add undo button functionality
In-app purchases
Scat Tools
No in-app purchases
X
No in-app purchases









