Board Game Buddy vs Board Session
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Board Game Buddy
Simplify board game scoring and track your gameplays. Easily upload your game history to your favorite board game websites. Offers general scoring and custom score sheets for numerous games.
- Simplify board game scoring
- Track gameplays
- Upload game history
- Custom score sheets
- General scoring
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Spend more time playing your favourite table top board games and less time fiddling with complicated scoring. And when you are done, easily upload your game play to your favourite board game website! General scoring and custom scoresheets for many games - or you can create your own smart scoresheet! Have fun and keep gaming!
Board Session
Organize board game nights, manage your game collection, and connect with friends. Discover new games, track your play history, and let the app pick your next game.
- Plan and manage game night events
- Invite friends and add to calendar
- Organize friends into squads
- Track play history and stats
- Discover and track board games
- Randomly pick games to play
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Board Session is the ultimate companion for board game enthusiasts who love playing with friends. PLAN GAME NIGHTS Create and manage events for your game nights. Invite friends directly from the app, send email invites, and add sessions straight to your calendar. BUILD YOUR SQUAD Organize your friends into squads and track your history together. See stats on who you've played with most and relive your best sessions. DISCOVER & TRACK GAMES Search millions of board games powered by BoardGameGeek. Build your personal game library, track what you own, and save games to your wishlist. STAY CONNECTED Add friends by username, send and receive friend requests, and get notified when you're invited to a game night. PICK WHAT TO PLAY Can't decide what to play? Use the spin feature to let Board Session pick a game from your library for the night. Whether you're a casual player or a seasoned hobbyist, Board Session helps you spend less time organizing and more time playing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Board Game Buddy at 13.0 against Board Session's 15.1. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Board Game Buddy against 5.0 for Board Session. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Board Game Buddy ships an update every 2 weeks, Board Session fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 9, 2026.
| Parameter | Board Game Buddy | Board Session |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Andrew Morrison | MORGAN PHILIP PENK |
Customer experience
Board Game Buddy
Board Session
In-app purchases
Board Game Buddy
No in-app purchases
Board Session
No in-app purchases
Questions
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