TMB Reference Guide vs Meeple First Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TMB Reference Guide
Access comprehensive reference sheets for the Too Many Bones board game. This app provides all Gearloc and Tyrant reference sheets, including a full list of skills, to enhance your gameplay experience.
- Gearloc reference sheets
- Tyrant reference sheets
- Full skill lists
- Game strategy aid
- Offline access
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Reference guide for Too Many Bones game. Contains all the Gearloc and Tyrant reference sheets with full list of skills.
Meeple First Player
This app randomly selects a first player for games. Each participant taps the screen, and a colored meeple appears. A button press then animates the meeples, with one ultimately being chosen to go first.
- Random player selection
- Tap-to-select interface
- Animated meeple selection
- Simple game start utility
- Supports multiple players
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Each player taps the screen and a randomly colored meeple appears at the tap location. Then, press "Choose First Player," which causes the meeples to wave their hands up and down. One meeple ends with their hands raised and that player gets to go first!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TMB Reference Guide at 5.0 against Meeple First Player's 4.0. Meeple First Player's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. TMB Reference Guide sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Meeple First Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
TMB Reference Guide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
TMB Reference Guide ships an update every 3 weeks, Meeple First Player every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TMB Reference Guide | Meeple First Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Petr Hejkal | Loren Klingman |
Customer experience
TMB Reference Guide
Meeple First Player
In-app purchases
TMB Reference Guide
- Trover$0.99
- The Automaton of Shale$0.99
- Ghillie$1.99
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- Nugget$1.99
- Gasket$1.99
- Static$1.99
- Polaris$1.99
- Carcass$1.99
- Dart$1.99
- Riffle$1.99
- Lab Rats$1.99
- Splice & Dice$2.99
- Undertow$6.99
- Unbreakable$6.99
- All-in$19.99
Meeple First Player
No in-app purchases
