Comparison

The Bad Karmas vs SPielatus

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

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About

The Bad Karmas

This app enhances a cooperative boss battler board game with digital integration for up to 5 players. Engage in a narrative-driven campaign or quick skirmishes, evolving heroes and facing AI-driven Zodiacs with tactical combat and digital audiovisual effects.

Highlights
  • Digital board game companion
  • Cooperative boss battler
  • Campaign mode with narrative
  • One-shot skirmish mode
  • AI-driven enemies
  • Tactical combat
  • Digital audiovisual effects
Features
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This application is a digital companion for the Bad Karmas board game. The Teburu System and a copy of the board game are required to be able to use this app First of its kind, highly dynamic and immersive co-op boss battler with digital integration for up to 5 players. It features both a campaign mode with deep narrative and a one-shot skirmish mode. Evolve your heroes, defeat all Zodiacs, save the world. Players control the hero characters and work together to defeat each monster over a narrative-driven campaign. The game features fast-paced combat based on tactical maneuvering and digital action cards. Each Zodiac encounter is set in a completely different environment and poses a variety of tactical challenges. Thanks to the Teburu system, the Zodiacs are AI-driven, making them aware and responsive to player actions, while digital audiovisual effects bring a new dimension to the gameplay experience.

About

SPielatus

Features
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SPielatus – Your Game Night Organizer You know the problem: Organizing a game night means endless messages across different chats, missed dates, and the eternal question "Who's available when?". SPielatus solves exactly that. FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING Propose multiple possible dates for your game night. Your fellow players sign up for the dates that work for them. Once the minimum number of participants is reached, the session is automatically confirmed – no more follow-ups needed. Optionally with waitlist support or as a recurring series. GROUP-BASED ORGANIZATION Create groups for your different gaming circles – whether it's the weekly game night or the big annual session. Manage members, assign roles, and decide who can create game rounds or comment. Groups can be public, closed, or completely private. When creating a game round, you decide which of your groups it will be published to – or whether it should be publicly visible to everyone. POLLS & VOTING Start polls directly in game rounds or in groups: Which game should we play? Who's bringing snacks? Which day should we meet? Three voting modes (single choice, top-3 ranking, multiple choice), anonymous voting possible, game options directly from BoardGameGeek or your group's collection. INTEGRATION WITH BGG & BGSTATS Link your BoardGameGeek account and bring all the game intelligence into the app: • Your BGG collection is automatically imported and kept up to date • Group collection: See which games are available in the group and who owns them • Wish system: Mark games (including individual expansions) you'd like to play • BGG poll options: Pick games with image and info directly from BGG • BGStats import: Load a play file (.bgsplay) into a round – scores, winner and duration are taken over • BGStats export: Log the result in BGStats with one tap – game, players, date and venue are pre-filled • Record results manually: Even without BGStats, you can capture scores & winner directly NOTIFICATIONS UNDER CONTROL Over 40 configurable notification types keep you up to date – from new rounds in your groups to signups, waitlist movements and poll results, all the way to invitations and schedule conflicts. All granularly toggleable. The Action Center additionally bundles everything waiting for a decision from you. MORE FEATURES • Calendar export: Transfer confirmed and provisional dates directly to your device calendar • Calendar subscription: iCal feed in Google Calendar, Apple Calendar or Outlook – new rounds and changes update automatically (two separate feeds for your own rounds and available group rounds) • Result history: Game results remain accessible in every completed round • Bring guests: Add players without an app account as guests – they count normally toward the player count • Venue offers: Players can offer their place as the meeting location • Conflict detection: Warnings for overlapping schedules • Personal round defaults: Presets for new rounds (player counts, start time, duration etc.) • Poll templates: Save recurring polls as personal templates • Multilingual: German, English, French, Spanish BY GAMERS FOR GAMERS SPielatus was developed out of real need – by a board gamer who knew exactly these problems. The app is 100% free, ad-free, and respects your privacy. Questions or feedback? Write to us at support@spielatus.ch Stop the scheduling chaos and focus on what matters: playing together.

Screenshots

The Bad Karmas4 screens
SPielatus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SPielatus at every 6 days against The Bad Karmas's every 3 weeks. The Bad Karmas's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Bad Karmas ships an update every 3 weeks, SPielatus every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Bad Karmas versus SPielatus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Bad KarmasSPielatus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.8 GB45 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperXplored s.r.l.PASCAL MICHAEL AMBERG

In-app purchases

None

The Bad Karmas

No in-app purchases

None

SPielatus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Bad Karmas free?
The Bad Karmas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SPielatus free?
SPielatus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Bad Karmas or SPielatus have ads?
Neither The Bad Karmas nor SPielatus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Bad Karmas or SPielatus?
The Bad Karmas ships an update every 3 weeks, and SPielatus every 6 days. Most recently, The Bad Karmas was updated on October 8, 2026 and SPielatus on October 13, 2026.

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