Board buddy vs Scoring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Board buddy
This app serves as a digital scorekeeper for board game nights, allowing users to track scores, counters, turns, and rules without needing paper. It offers dedicated helpers for popular games and a flexible counter for any tabletop activity, ensuring a seamless gaming experience.
- Score tracking
- Counter management
- Turn tracking
- Rule reference
- Dedicated game helpers
- Flexible counters
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Keep everyone's score together during board and card games. Track points, check rules for supported games, and pick up an unfinished session later. COUNT YOUR WAY Use the universal counter for one or more players. Add or subtract points, undo an entry, and redo it when needed. CHOOSE A GAME MODE Dedicated scoring modes and rule references help with supported games. For other games, use the universal counter to keep your own tally. TOOLS FOR THE TABLE • Dice and a stopwatch in the universal counter • Saved sessions to continue later • An option to keep the screen awake • Light and dark themes Board buddy is a free, open-source companion for the physical games you play around a table. Bring the game. Keep the scores together.
Scoring
Easily track scores for any game with this fast and simple tool. Add players, record scores round by round, and view real-time statistics and game history. Includes helpful integrated tools like dice rollers and timers.
- Fast and simple score tracking
- Real-time statistics and leaderboards
- Comprehensive game history
- Integrated decision wheel, dice roller, coin flip, timer, and stopwatch
- Supports up to 20 players
- Shareable scoreboards
- Dark mode and multi-language support
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Scoring is the score counter for all your games. Simple, fast, designed for players. Name your players, enter the scores, Scoring does the rest. FAST AND SIMPLE TRACKING Create a game in seconds. Add players and photos, keep score every round. Names, player order, and scores can be modified at any time. REAL-TIME STATISTICS Progression chart, live leaderboard, highest score; find all your stats calculated automatically. GAME HISTORY Find all your past games. Results, detailed stats per player, or resume the game where you left off. FOR ALL YOUR GAMES *(Remplacer cette section selon le pays ↓)* **États-Unis :** Uno, Scrabble, Spades, Darts, Cornhole, Yahtzee, Phase 10, Rummy, Catan, and hundreds more. **Royaume-Uni :** Uno, Scrabble, Whist, Darts, Bowls, Yahtzee, Phase 10, Rummy, Catan, and hundreds more. **Canada :** Uno, Scrabble, Cribbage, Darts, Yahtzee, Phase 10, Rummy, Catan, and hundreds more. **Australie :** Uno, Scrabble, Yahtzee, Darts, Bowls, Phase 10, Rummy, Catan, and hundreds more. A single counter for all your board games and card games. INTEGRATED TOOLKIT Decision Wheel, Dice Roll, Coin Flip, Timer, Stopwatch. All the tools to play, in a single app. SHARE YOUR RESULTS From solo mode to 20 players: share the scoreboard with a single gesture. Perfect for your evenings as a couple, with friends, family, or your Quiz nights. Dark mode · 20 languages · No account required
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Board buddy at 5.0 against Scoring's 2.0. Board buddy also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Scoring's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume 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. Scoring sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Board buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Board buddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Board buddy ships an update every 3 weeks, Scoring weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Board buddy | Scoring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gleb Shalimov | Anthony HAEMMERLIN |
Customer experience
Board buddy
Scoring
In-app purchases
Board buddy
No in-app purchases
Scoring
- Remove Ads$6.99









