Comparison

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter vs Real Queen

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

Head to head
About

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter

Automate scoring for the board game Forest Shuffle™ by scanning your cards. This app handles multiple scans, allows for editing, and supports cross-device QR code sharing. It also includes a card glossary and saves past game sessions.

Highlights
  • Scan trees through the camera
  • Automatic score counting
  • Merge scans from multiple devices
  • Archive previous sessions
  • Card glossary access
  • Cross-device QR code sharing
Features
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This app allows you to speed up the scoring process of the printed version of the game Forest Shuffle™. By scanning the cards on your table after a just finished game you can automate the scoring of your laid out cards. The App can handle up to 5 scan results per scoring process. The scanning process is comfortable and you can also fastly edit your scan results. It is possible to exchange the scan results by QR Code between your devises. Sessions can be stored and edited. There is also a complete glossary of cards available. As this app is free you definitely need to give it a try... you will be surprised how easy the scoring can get. Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter Features: - Scan trees through the camera - Count your score automatically - Merge scans from multiple devices - Share your results to social media - Archive your previous sessions - Quick access to the appendix - English, German, French and Italian interface - Scan is language independent - Supports exclusively the version Forest Shuffle™ - Supports all Forest Shuffle™ expansions/promos

About

Real Queen

Features
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L’antico fascino delle biglie in un nuovo gioco sorprendente e divertente Se ti piacciono i giochi astratti come la Dama o gli Scacchi Real Queen ti stupirà! Il gioco è predisposto per due giocatori che si affrontano. Ogni mossa e riflettuta e ponderata attentamente, con un ritmo di gioco avvincente e altalenante, dove non si è mai sicuri di aver vinto, perché un’ultima mossa può cambiare il destino della partita.

Screenshots

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter3 screens
Real Queen3 screens

Verdict

The call

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter and Real Queen are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter ships an update monthly, Real Queen every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter versus Real Queen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForest Shuffle™ Smart CounterReal Queen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (65 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings65 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size504 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDIGIDICEDLeonardo Catano

Bugs and requests

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Cannot scan trees with more than 4 cards
  • QR code player scanning not working
  • Does not recognize cards 95% of the time
  • Does not consider multiple cards on the same side of a tree
  • Steinmarder (stone marten) scoring incorrect
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  • Siebenschläfer (dormouse) text/scoring incorrect
  • Silver Fir tagged Peacock butterfly not selectable
  • Deer scoring messed up
  • Holzbiene (wood bee) not recognized/implemented
  • Zitronenfalter (common brimstone butterfly) missing
  • Kröten (toads) and Rehe (deer) cannot be entered for multiple spots
  • App not in French as advertised
  • Scan function not working for some users
  • App takes longer than manual scoring for some
  • Does not correctly capture all card constellations
  • Ignores lower cards
  • Does not count cards from the cave

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add support for Dartmoor expansion
  • Add support for Mischwald Dartmoor
  • Add support for Exploration expansion
  • Add support for new caves
  • Automatic photo capture
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  • Add automa mode for solo play
  • Add summary of points breakdown
  • Add French language support
  • Add support for more languages

Real Queen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter

No in-app purchases

None

Real Queen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter free?
Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Real Queen free?
Real Queen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter or Real Queen have ads?
Neither Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter nor Real Queen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter or Real Queen?
Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter ships an update monthly, and Real Queen every 3 weeks. Most recently, Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter was updated on November 4, 2026 and Real Queen on October 30, 2026.

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