Comparison

Zaparoo vs TableTop

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

Head to head
About

Zaparoo

Organize and launch your game library using NFC cards and your phone. Browse, manage, and control your games with custom layouts and on-screen remotes. Create custom scripts and manage game tags for a personalized gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Launch games with NFC cards
  • Scan NFC, QR codes, and barcodes
  • On-screen remote and keyboard
  • Customizable game layouts
  • Browse and search game library
  • Create custom ZapScripts
  • Manage NFC tags
Features
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Save your games to NFC cards and launch them with a tap. Zaparoo App is the companion app for Zaparoo Core, the free software that launches games from NFC cards, QR codes, and barcodes on your MiSTer, PC, handheld, or media device. Use it to write cards, browse your library, launch games, and control what's playing. ZAP • Use your phone as a reader. Scan NFC tags, QR codes, and barcodes with your phone and launch them on your device (requires Pro) • See what's playing, with pause, stop, and playlist controls, and favorite, like, dislike, or save a game for later • Use the on-screen remote and keyboard to control your device • Rearrange the Zap page, hide what you don't use, add buttons that run any ZapScript, and add rows of games from a collection or deck. Each device keeps its own layout • On iPad, go full screen to leave the Zap page up as a display LIBRARY • Browse every system and folder on your device, or search across all of them • See artwork, descriptions, and release details. The system, year, developer, genre, and region each open a search for more like it • Favorites, Liked, Disliked, and Play later collections, plus Recently played and Top played • Build decks of games and cards, reorder them, play them as a playlist, or write them to a tag CREATE • Search your library and write a game to an NFC tag • Build custom ZapScript one step at a time, or edit it as text • Manage mappings for NFC toys and barcodes, and read, format, or erase tags with the NFC tools SETTINGS AND DEVICES • Find Zaparoo devices on your network, or add one by IP address, and switch between them in one sheet • Set playtime limits and a launch guard, and use profiles • Layouts made for both iPhone and iPad • Choose a light, dark, or system theme and adjust text size. VoiceOver and reduced motion are supported WHAT YOU NEED Zaparoo Core running on your device. Managing Core, browsing your library, and writing tags are always free. Using your phone as a reader (NFC, camera, barcodes, and shake to launch) is a one-time Pro purchase. Some features need a recent Core. Recently played and Top played need Core 2.12 or newer. Liked, Disliked, Play later, and decks need Core 2.18 or newer. Zaparoo is open source. Docs and support are at zaparoo.org.

About

TableTop

Features
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TableTop, Score Baseball the Smart Way TableTop is the easiest and most interactive way to keep score during tabletop baseball games. Built with SwiftUI, it’s fast, fluid, and feels right at home on your iPhone or iPad. Features • Tap or swipe to score every play — Single, Double, Triple, or Home Run • Dynamic diamond view that shows live runners in motion • Smart undo swipe — swipe from left to right anywhere to undo your last action • Clean, minimal design that feels modern and intuitive • Hold to reset — press and hold “Out” for 5 seconds to return to the main menu (with subtle haptics) • Automatic tie detection with the option to continue or end the game • End-game summary with who wins! and a sharable final score card • Full Dark Mode support – looks stunning day or night • Custom team names and adjustable inning lengths for any game style Made for Players Whether you’re playing in your living room, keeping score for a backyard match, or managing a friendly tournament, TableTop makes scoring effortless, accurate, and fun. Everything updates instantly — no clutter, no confusion, just baseball. Why You’ll Love It TableTop isn’t just another score app — it’s the experience of baseball, reimagined for touch. Every hit, every out, every win feels alive with smooth animations and tactile haptics that bring your game to life.

Screenshots

Zaparoo4 screens
TableTop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TableTop at none against Zaparoo's 1. Zaparoo's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Zaparoo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TableTop asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Zaparoo versus TableTop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZaparooTableTop
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWizzo Pty LtdBrian Grant

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Zaparoo

One-time1
  • Zaparoo Launcher$6.99
None

TableTop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zaparoo free?
Zaparoo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TableTop free?
TableTop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Zaparoo or TableTop have ads?
Neither Zaparoo nor TableTop shows ads.

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