Comparison

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter vs DiceDeck

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

DiceDeck

Features
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DiceDeck is your game night toolbox: roll dice, draw cards, keep score — and settle anything with a coin flip or a spin of the wheel. DICE - Roll with a tap, or shake your phone - Roll totals and roll history - Save favorite combinations as presets — mixed dice types plus a modifier, re-rolled in one tap - Pro: every dice type from d4 to d1000, plus stepped and fully custom dice, up to 100 dice at once CARDS - Standard 52-card deck, drawn without replacement - Smooth shuffle and fan-out animations - Pro: tarot deck, build your own custom decks, and shuffle up to 10 decks together SCOREBOARD (Pro) - Keep score for up to 8 players - Quick reset between rounds TOOLS (Pro) - Soundboard with 20 game show effects - Number Bingo: call numbers, name your game, and print A4 cards - Sound Bingo: 40 sounds with emoji, name your game, printable cards - Letter Bingo: call letters from a custom character set, name your game, printable cards - Playing Card Bingo: call cards from a standard 52-card deck, name your game, printable cards - Hourglass timer with six alarm sounds - Coin flip with a real 3D coin — free for everyone - Decision wheel with your own options - Color, number and letter pickers - Random color from your own palette DICEDECK PRO One single purchase unlocks everything — no subscription, no ads: - Every dice type — d4 to d1000, including custom and stepped dice - Roll or draw up to 100 at once - Tarot deck + custom deck builder - Shuffle up to 10 decks together - Scoreboard for up to 8 players - Soundboard, named bingo cards, hourglass, wheel & more tools PRIVACY - No ads, no tracking, no account - Everything stays on your device

Screenshots

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter3 screens
DiceDeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter at none against DiceDeck's 1. DiceDeck's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DiceDeck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter ships an update monthly, DiceDeck every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter versus DiceDeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForest Shuffle™ Smart CounterDiceDeck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (64 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings64 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size504 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDIGIDICEDPim van Dijk

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

DiceDeck

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DiceDeck

One-time1
  • DiceDeck Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter free?
Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DiceDeck free?
DiceDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter or DiceDeck have ads?
Neither Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter nor DiceDeck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter or DiceDeck?
Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter ships an update monthly, and DiceDeck every 2 weeks. Most recently, Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter was updated on October 24, 2026 and DiceDeck on October 17, 2026.

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