Bombyx Score vs Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bombyx Score
Easily calculate and log scores for Bombyx games with an intuitive interface. This ad-free application offers a game history feature to record scores for use in other apps.
- Score calculation
- Intuitive interface
- Ad-free experience
- Game history
- Third-party app integration
Read full descriptionHide full description
Bombyx Score helps you calculate and record the scores of Bombyx games in a simple and intuitive way. With an interface that adapts to each of our games, the application is very easy to use and completely ad-free. You will also find a game history feature, allowing you to record your scores for use in third-party apps such as MyLudo or BGStats.
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.
- Scan trees through the camera
- Automatic score counting
- Merge scans from multiple devices
- Archive previous sessions
- Card glossary access
- Cross-device QR code sharing
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter at monthly against Bombyx Score's every 7 months. Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter also leads on ratings volume (65 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bombyx Score 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: 83% of Bombyx Score's written reviews are positive against 76% of Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter's.
Bombyx Score ships an update every 7 months, Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter monthly. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.
| Parameter | Bombyx Score | Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (65 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 75.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 65 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 504 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BOMBYX | DIGIDICED |
Customer experience
Bombyx Score
Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter
Bugs and requests
Bombyx Score
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
Show 12 moreShow fewer
- 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
Show 4 moreShow fewer
- Add automa mode for solo play
- Add summary of points breakdown
- Add French language support
- Add support for more languages
In-app purchases
Bombyx Score
No in-app purchases
Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Bombyx Score free?
Is Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter free?
Which has better reviews, Bombyx Score or Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter?
Do Bombyx Score or Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter have ads?
Which is updated more often, Bombyx Score or Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter?
Other comparisons
