Comparison

DVDSS vs Crew Builder

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

Head to head
About

DVDSS

Experience the nostalgic charm of old DVD player waiting screens. This application recreates that unique visual experience, offering a simple yet engaging way to pass the time. It utilizes specific voice synthesis technology for its presentation.

Highlights
  • DVD player waiting screen simulation
  • Nostalgic visual experience
  • Voice synthesis integration (VOICEVOX:ずんだもん)
  • Simple time-killing entertainment
Features
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Don't you think the waiting screen of the DVD player has a charm that can't be said? This app reproduces such a screen. This app uses the following materials. VOICEVOX:ずんだもん

About

Crew Builder

Quickly generate tournament-ready decks for OPTCG based on your chosen leader and playstyle. Get explanations for card choices, access meta-validated lists, and manage your collection. Offers offline access and syncs across devices.

Highlights
  • Generate meta-validated decks
  • Explain card choices
  • Tournament, Optimal, and Experimental builds
  • Restrict to owned sets
  • Per-card alternatives and pricing
  • Push notifications for banlist changes
  • Offline access
Features
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Crew Builder turns a leader and a playstyle into a tournament-grounded OPTCG deck in seconds. Pick the captain you want to sail under, name your playstyle (aggro, control, ramp, combo, or removal — only the ones that match your leader's colors are shown), and the engine assembles a meta-validated 50-card list grounded in real tournament data. Every recommendation carries a short, plain-English "why this card?" explanation shown inline — never buried in a sub-menu. Three ways to build, every leader: • Tournament — the verbatim winning list from a real event. No edits, no guesswork. • Optimal — the engine assembles the strongest list it can, grounded in tournament data and synergy scoring. • Experimental — for new and niche leaders with no tournament data yet; the engine pushes synergy harder. Clearly labeled. Tell Crew Builder which sets you own and the engine restricts every recommendation to cards you can actually pull from your binder. Per-card alternatives, every alt-art printing, live TCGplayer pricing, and a prioritized shopping list with direct buy links. When a banlist change hits a deck you've saved, Crew Builder sends you a push notification straight away. Save up to three decks for free, sync across your devices, view fully offline. Sign in with Apple or Google. Crew Builder Pro ($9.99 / mo) unlocks: • Themed deck building • Multi-Deck Inventory — does your real collection physically build several saved decks at once? • Meta archetype browse — auto-detected sub-builds inside each meta leader • Card scanner — point your phone at a printed card; on-device OCR reads the code, no photos leave your device • Side-by-side compare for up to five cards or five tournament decks • Full collection tracking — log more than four copies of any card • Unlimited saved decks Free to use. No ads. We don't sell your data. Crew Builder is an independent community tool, not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Bandai Co., Ltd., Eiichiro Oda, Shueisha Inc., or Toei Animation. Card names, effect text, and images are the property of their respective owners and are displayed under fair-use principles within a non-commercial deck-building tool.

Screenshots

DVDSS4 screens
Crew Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DVDSS at none against Crew Builder's 1. DVDSS also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). Crew Builder's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Crew Builder sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. DVDSS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for DVDSS against 5.0 for Crew Builder. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DVDSS has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DVDSS versus Crew Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDVDSSCrew Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better2
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB114 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTowa TAKEUCHIMina D. Makar

Customer experience

DVDSS

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Crew Builder

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DVDSS

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Crew Builder

Subscriptions1
  • Crew Builder Pro14 Days trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is DVDSS free?
DVDSS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crew Builder free?
Crew Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DVDSS or Crew Builder?
Crew Builder is rated higher. DVDSS averages 4.9 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Crew Builder averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do DVDSS or Crew Builder have ads?
DVDSS shows ads; Crew Builder does not.

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