Comparison

Refined! Scrum Agile vs DeckForge

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

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About

Refined! Scrum Agile

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Refined! was designed to be simple yet functional. It is a software as a service and is subscription based. The idea is that a team member of a scrum team (product owner, scrum master, developer or even a manager) can have at their finger tips an easy way to add backlog items into a sprint, amend their refinement attributes, be assisted with their prioritization, track changes and report progress of each sprint through the relevant charts. Choose from a variety of prioritization methods, whether it is story points, priority ranking, Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF), MoSCoW (Must Have, Should Have, Could Have, Won't Have this time) and others. Keep track of the defects of each sprint, the team mood. View all metrics via several dynamic charts. There are other software out there, but iOS applications on Scrum and Agile have limited functionality, and whilst browser based systems are overly complicated and expensive. Also, most can only be used with internet access. Refined! stores information on the device and simultaneously syncs with your iCloud account when internet access is available. So you can continue the refinement even if your device is off the grid! Refined! is designed and built by Jim Kandias, a current agile coach and product owner with over 20 years of working in all aspects of software delivery. Traditional software development of course started off with the Waterfall model, these days he works almost exclusively with Scrum agile. He has delivered software for companies in Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. Due to the fact that he was a software engineer for many years, who progressed into a team leader, scrum master, a product owner and agile coach, he has has a deep undestanding of the software lifecycle and the different aspects of a sprint. Most of the terminology used here are part of the "Scrum.org" agile framework which he has studied. However, to cater a little for those of you using SaFe we have added "Weighted Shortest Job First" (WSJF)" as it is a useful prioritization technique which provides additional flexibility. Contact us with your suggestions and we will review and implement if it will benefit other Refined! users, thank you! The standard end-user license agreement (EULA) can be found at: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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DeckForge

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Card Game Prototyping & Playtesting Tool DeckForge is the fastest way to design, build, and playtest custom card games on your phone. Stop printing paper prototypes โ€” create your entire tabletop deck digitally and start shuffling in minutes. Whether you're a board game designer iterating on a new card game or a group of friends playtesting a homebrew, DeckForge gives you everything you need to go from idea to play session without cutting a single card. **BUILD YOUR DECK** Create cards individually or generate entire decks at once with the bulk card wizard. Set names, colors, tags, types (cards, tokens, tiles), quantities, and custom characteristics. Duplicate decks to branch your design without losing previous versions. Import and export decks as JSON to share with collaborators. **DESIGN CUSTOM CARD LAYOUTS** Use the drag-and-drop card designer to build visual templates for your cards. Place text, icons, and images anywhere on the canvas. Bind fields to card data so every card renders with its own stats. Design a custom card back for your deck. Apply templates to individual cards or entire sets in one tap. **PLAY LIKE IT'S ON THE TABLE** Shuffle, draw, discard, and flip cards with smooth animations and haptic feedback that feels like a real tabletop experience. Tap any card to inspect it, move it between piles, or trigger game actions. Pinch to zoom on card details. Create custom piles โ€” draw decks, hands, discard piles, fields โ€” to match any game's layout. **THREE REALISTIC SHUFFLE ALGORITHMS** Choose how your deck shuffles: Fisher-Yates for perfect randomization, Overhand for a casual table shuffle feel, or Riffle for authentic card-game shuffling. Configure pass and cut counts for the simulation style you want. **LOCAL MULTIPLAYER โ€” 2 TO 6 PLAYERS** Pass the device and play with friends. DeckForge supports 2โ€“6 players with custom names, color-coded turns, a privacy screen between handoffs, and an optional turn timer. A full action log tracks every draw, discard, and move so no one loses track of the game. **ADD GAME LOGIC WITHOUT CODE** Attach scripts to any card using a visual builder โ€” no programming required. Set triggers (on draw, on play, on discard, on tap, on flip), add conditions, and define actions like drawing extra cards, moving cards between piles, shuffling, flipping, adjusting counters, or displaying messages. Your game rules run automatically during play. **TRACK YOUR STATS** The statistics dashboard shows draw probabilities for every card, tag, and color in your deck. After playtesting, review balance scores, most-drawn cards, total playtime, and auto-generated insights to refine your game design. **SESSION TEMPLATES** Save starting layouts so you can replay the same setup instantly. Define which piles exist, how many cards each starts with, face-up or face-down orientation, and which piles are player-specific. Start a four-player game with a single tap. **EXPORT FOR PRINT** When your game is ready, export a print-ready PDF with crop marks, bleed, and CMYK color support. Home print and print-shop presets are built in. Printer Friendly option black/white grayscale.

Screenshots

Refined! Scrum Agile4 screens
DeckForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DeckForge at 15.5 against Refined! Scrum Agile's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Refined! Scrum Agile sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 3 months and DeckForge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

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Refined! Scrum Agile versus DeckForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRefined! Scrum AgileDeckForge
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.5 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size118 MB43 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperJim KandiasSamuel Harmon

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Refined! Scrum Agile

Subscriptions3
  • 3 months full access!$9.993 Months
  • 6 months full access!$14.996 Months
  • 12 months full access!$24.991 Year
1 purchases

DeckForge

One-time1
  • DeckForge Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Refined! Scrum Agile free?
Refined! Scrum Agile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DeckForge free?
DeckForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Refined! Scrum Agile or DeckForge have ads?
Neither Refined! Scrum Agile nor DeckForge shows ads.

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