Comparison

FairNSQUARE vs Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter

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

Head to head
About

FairNSQUARE

Navigate an endless arcade challenge by collecting dots while dodging obstacles. Test your reflexes and see how long you can survive in this fast-paced game.

Highlights
  • Endless gameplay
  • Dot collection
  • Obstacle evasion
  • Arcade challenge
  • High score survival
Features
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grab the dots and evade obstacles in this endless arcade game. How long can you survive?

About

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter

Automate scoring for the board game Forest Shuffle™ by scanning your cards. This app handles multiple scans, allows for editing, and supports cross-device QR code sharing. It also includes a card glossary and saves past game sessions.

Highlights
  • Scan trees through the camera
  • Automatic score counting
  • Merge scans from multiple devices
  • Archive previous sessions
  • Card glossary access
  • Cross-device QR code sharing
Features
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This app allows you to speed up the scoring process of the printed version of the game Forest Shuffle™. By scanning the cards on your table after a just finished game you can automate the scoring of your laid out cards. The App can handle up to 5 scan results per scoring process. The scanning process is comfortable and you can also fastly edit your scan results. It is possible to exchange the scan results by QR Code between your devises. Sessions can be stored and edited. There is also a complete glossary of cards available. As this app is free you definitely need to give it a try... you will be surprised how easy the scoring can get. Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter Features: - Scan trees through the camera - Count your score automatically - Merge scans from multiple devices - Share your results to social media - Archive your previous sessions - Quick access to the appendix - English, German, French and Italian interface - Scan is language independent - Supports exclusively the version Forest Shuffle™ - Supports all Forest Shuffle™ expansions/promos

Screenshots

FairNSQUARE1 screens
Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter at monthly against FairNSQUARE's every 45 months. Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter also leads on ratings volume (65 vs 1). FairNSQUARE's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 76%). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FairNSQUARE against 4.9 for Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter has 65 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of FairNSQUARE's written reviews are positive against 76% of Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FairNSQUARE ships an update every 45 months, Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FairNSQUARE versus Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFairNSQUAREForest Shuffle™ Smart Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (65 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.8% of reviews
Number of ratings165 — better
Update frequencyEvery 45 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB504 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarciano SordamDIGIDICED

Customer experience

FairNSQUARE

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter

All ratings64 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive75.8%
Neutral15.2%
Negative9.1%

Bugs and requests

FairNSQUARE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Cannot scan trees with more than 4 cards
  • QR code player scanning not working
  • Does not recognize cards 95% of the time
  • Does not consider multiple cards on the same side of a tree
  • Steinmarder (stone marten) scoring incorrect
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  • Siebenschläfer (dormouse) text/scoring incorrect
  • Silver Fir tagged Peacock butterfly not selectable
  • Deer scoring messed up
  • Holzbiene (wood bee) not recognized/implemented
  • Zitronenfalter (common brimstone butterfly) missing
  • Kröten (toads) and Rehe (deer) cannot be entered for multiple spots
  • App not in French as advertised
  • Scan function not working for some users
  • App takes longer than manual scoring for some
  • Does not correctly capture all card constellations
  • Ignores lower cards
  • Does not count cards from the cave

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add support for Dartmoor expansion
  • Add support for Mischwald Dartmoor
  • Add support for Exploration expansion
  • Add support for new caves
  • Automatic photo capture
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  • Add automa mode for solo play
  • Add summary of points breakdown
  • Add French language support
  • Add support for more languages

In-app purchases

None

FairNSQUARE

No in-app purchases

None

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FairNSQUARE free?
FairNSQUARE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter free?
Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FairNSQUARE or Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter?
FairNSQUARE is rated higher. FairNSQUARE averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter averages 4.9 from 65 ratings.
Do FairNSQUARE or Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter have ads?
Neither FairNSQUARE nor Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FairNSQUARE or Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter?
FairNSQUARE ships an update every 45 months, and Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter monthly. Most recently, FairNSQUARE was updated on November 3, 2026 and Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter on November 8, 2026.

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