Skycrane vs TVTropes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skycrane
This app assists players of GMT Games' Red Dust Rebellion by automating non-player actions and guiding player turns. It manages game mechanics like card play and scoring, significantly reducing playtime and making the game more accessible for solo or group play.
- Automates non-player actions
- Assists player turns with valid options
- Supports any player/non-player combination
- Manages card play, turn sequences, and scoring
- Reduces game playing time
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A player helper app for GMT Games' Red Dust Rebellion. Features • Automates running of the non-player sides • A player turn assistant - by only showing valid play options, the player can plan their move more easily • Handles any combination of players and non-players. Whether you're soloing one faction, playing four-handed solo or needing to supplement your gaming group of three, Skycrane has you covered. • Manages card play, turn sequences and scoring. • Dramatically reduced playing time means the game will hit the table more often.
TVTropes
Explore a vast wiki dedicated to tropes found in TV, anime, film, literature, and more. Discover how media breaks down into common patterns and gain new insights. Features include a game, video examples, and a story generator.
- Explore media tropes
- Name That Trope game
- Video examples of tropes
- Story Generator
- Editing and reviews
- Customizable tabs
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TV Tropes Will Ruin Your Life - Dig into your favorite works (TV, anime, film, literature, ...) and find how they break down into tropes. It will change how you view media. Once you get familiar try our new "Name That Trope" game. If you need some visual examples scroll through our Videos pages with thousands of trope examples. You can also use our Story Generator to help you come up with ideas for writing your own story using tropes as the building blocks. For existing users you'll find all the main features such as editing, reviews, trope launch pad, etc. And some new features on the app including: badge shop, PM and Forum notifications, PM's in a single text-style format, new wiki walk experience, and much more. The TVTropes app has many different sections so we've add the ability to customize what tabs you see. Privacy Policy: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Skycrane at 100% against TVTropes's 46%. Skycrane also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). TVTropes's advantage is ratings volume (379 vs 11). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. TVTropes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Skycrane asks for nothing beyond the download.
Skycrane holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TVTropes has 379 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Skycrane's written reviews are positive against 46% of TVTropes's.
Skycrane ships an update weekly, TVTropes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skycrane | TVTropes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | 4.7 (379 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 45.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 379 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Prabha Pillay | TVTropes.org, Inc |
Customer experience
Skycrane
TVTropes
Bugs and requests
Skycrane
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
TVTropes
Reported bugs
2 issues- Account creation issues with VPN
- Video examples missing from app
Requested features
3 requests- Fix dark mode
- Remove AI story generator
- Improve video playback controls
In-app purchases
Skycrane
No in-app purchases
TVTropes
- Monthly Ad-Free Subscription$5.991 Month
- Yearly Ad-Free Subscription$29.991 Year
Questions
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