Comparison

MyScoreTracker vs ShadowTimer

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

Head to head
About

MyScoreTracker

Easily track scores for board games with this app. It supports up to 12 players with customizable settings, quick score entry, and performance statistics. It also offers dedicated score sheets for over 200 popular board games.

Highlights
  • Up to 12 player support
  • Customizable player settings
  • Quick score entry
  • Performance tracking and statistics
  • Over 200 dedicated score sheets
  • Game management features
  • Ergonomic interface options
Features
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MyScoreTracker makes tracking your board game scores simple. Whether using a basic counter or game-accurate score sheets, it saves you time so you can focus on enjoying the game. COMPLETE COUNTER • Up to 12 players, customization: names, colors, turn order, starting score, ranking rule, random first player, timers, dice… Real-time ranking and indicators. • Quick Entry: instant or delayed points, fast mode, haptic feedback. • Performance Tracking: score history, statistics, charts. DEDICATED SCORE SHEETS Over 300 available, including A Feast for Odin, Agricola™, Akropolis, Anachrony, Cascadia™, Castle Combo, Dorfromantik, Faraway, Forest Shuffle™, Lost Ruins of Arnak™, Orléans, Skull King™, Tiny Towns™, Wingspan™... (full list below). GAME MANAGEMENT Modify settings during play, quick restart, full history, easy sharing. ERGONOMIC INTERFACE Light/dark themes, left-handed mode, game setup adapted to your habits. SCORE SHEETS 7 Wonders Architects™ 7 Wonders Duel™ 7 Wonders™ A Feast for Odin Above and Below™ Abyss™ Agricola™ Akropolis Alchimix Almadi™ Altay Altiplano Alubari Anachrony Ancient Knowledge Andromeda's Edge™ Ants Apiary™ Aqua Garden Aqua: Biodiversity in the Oceans Aqualin Arboretum Archipels™ Architects of the West Kingdom™ Arctic Asian Tigers: A Story of Prosperity™ Astra Babylon Bärenpark™ Bark Avenue™ Barrage™ Beer & Bread Beyond the Horizon™ Beyond the Sun Birdwatcher™ Black Angel™ Black Forest Blue Lagoon™ Bonsai Brass: Birmingham™ Brass: Lancashire™ Brazil: Imperial Brew™ Caesar's Empire™ Caldera Park Calico™ Call to Adventure™ Canvas™ Carnival of Monsters Carnival of Sins Carnuta™ Cascadia™ Castle Combo Cat Lady™ Caverna™ Chimera Station™ Circle the Wagons™ Cities™ Civolution™ Clank! In! Space!™ Clank!: Catacombs™ Clank!™ Clans of Caledonia Clever 4Ever™ Clever Cubed™ Coffee Traders Coimbra™ Comic Hunters™ Concordia™ Conspiracy™ Cooper Island Corinth™ Corrosion™ Courtisans Creature Comforts™ Critter Kitchen™ Ctrl™ Cultivo Darwin's Journey™ Dead Reckoning™ Deep Regrets™ Dewan™ Dice City™ Dice Miner Dictopia™ Dinner in Paris™ Djinn™ Dog Lover™ Dog Park™ Doggerland Dorfromantik Dorfromantik: Sakura Dorfromantik: The Duel Dreadful Meadows Earth™ Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy™ Edge of Darkness™ Elawa™ Elysium™ Emberheart Epona Evacuation Everdell Duo™ Everdell Farshore™ Everdell™ Expeditions: Around the World™ Expeditions™ Fantasy Realms™ Faraway Fertility Feudum™ Fields of Arle Fields of Green Finspan™ Fireball Island™ First Rat™ Five Tribes: The Djinns of Naqala™ Floriferous™ Flowers Forest Shuffle™ Formaggio Fort™ Fromage Frosted Blooms Funfair™ Futuropia™ Gaia Project Galileo Project Ghosts Galore™ Gnome Hollow™ Goblin Vaults Grand Austria Hotel™ Great Western Trail: Argentina™ Great Western Trail: El Paso™ Great Western Trail: New Zealand™ Great Western Trail™ Hadara™ Hansa Teutonica™ Harmonies™ Heaven & Ale™ Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory™ Herbaceous™ Honey Buzz™ IKI Imperium™ In the Footsteps of Darwin It's a Wonderful World™ Kanagawa Kanban EV™ Khôra Kingdomino Origins™ Kingdomino: Age of Giants™ Kingdomino™ Koi™ Le Havre™ Let's Go! To Japan Life in Reterra™ Lisboa™ Loco Momo Looot Lords of Waterdeep™ Lost Ruins of Arnak™ Lowlands Luz Mage Knight Board Game™ Maple Valley™ Medina Mesos™ Miams Misfit Heroes™ Mistwind Mixart Momiji™ Moon River™ Nains™ Naishi Naishi: Legends & Travelers NEOM™ New York Slice Newton™ Nidavellir™ Northgard: Uncharted Lands™ Nusfjord™ Obsession Ohanami Orléans Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock™ Ostia Ostia: Pirates Overboss: A Boss Monster Adventure Overparked Paladins of the West Kingdom™ Panda Royale Parade™ Parks (Second edition)™ Parks™ Patchwork™ Pergola™ Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles - Episode 1 Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles - Episode 2 Pharaon Phoenix™ Photograph™ Pixies™ Planet Unknown™ Point Galaxy™ Popcorn Positano Praga Caput Regni Pyramido Pyramido: Forgotten Treasures Pyramids Quadropolis™ Queendomino™ ... (full list: myscoretracker.app)

About

ShadowTimer

This app provides an immersive, atmospheric torch timer for tabletop role-playing games. It features a dynamic, burning torch that visually represents the passage of time, adding tension to gameplay. Designed for offline use with minimal distractions, it enhances the gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Animated, living torch flame
  • Customizable timer durations
  • Offline functionality
  • Clear, high-contrast visuals
  • Scalable text for all devices
  • Optional sound effects and haptics
  • Minimalist, distraction-free interface
Features
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ShadowTimer – A Torch Burns. Time Dies. ShadowTimer is a dark, atmospheric torch timer built for tabletop role-playing games where time matters — and light is life. Inspired by Shadowdark RPG and classic old-school dungeon crawling, ShadowTimer replaces abstract turn tracking with a living, burning torch. As the flame fades, tension rises. When it dies, consequences follow. No accounts. No cloud sync. No distractions. Just fire, time, and pressure. Core Features Single Torch Mode Run a single animated torch with a vivid, living flame Ignite, pause, resume, or extinguish the torch at any time Set custom durations from minutes to hours Time remains accurate even when the app is closed Optional sound effects, haptics, and spoken warnings Built for the Table ShadowTimer is designed to enhance the atmosphere at the table — not compete for attention. Optional Keep Screen On mode Clear, high-contrast visuals for low-light play Scalable text for phones and tablets Minimal interface with no clutter or interruptions Fully offline functionality Audio & Accessibility Atmospheric fire and interaction sounds Adjustable volume or full mute Optional vibration feedback Two font modes: ShadowFont — immersive and atmospheric EasyReader — clean and highly readable Settings and instructions always remain easy to read. Perfect for OSR Play ShadowTimer is ideal for: Shadowdark RPG Old-School Essentials Solo RPG play Dungeon crawls and hexcrawls Exploration-focused campaigns Light-as-resource systems Any game where time pressure matters No XP trackers. No character sheets. Just the clock, the flame, and what happens when it goes out. Privacy & Philosophy No accounts No ads No analytics No internet required All data stays on your device ShadowTimer is a tool — not a service. Light the torch. Hear it crackle. Watch the flame shrink. When it goes out… something happens.

Screenshots

MyScoreTracker4 screens
ShadowTimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ShadowTimer at Free against MyScoreTracker's $0.99. MyScoreTracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On rating, ads, monetization model 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

ShadowTimer is free to download; MyScoreTracker costs $0.99 up front. ShadowTimer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. MyScoreTracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for MyScoreTracker against 5.0 for ShadowTimer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyScoreTracker ships an update every 5 days, ShadowTimer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MyScoreTracker versus ShadowTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyScoreTrackerShadowTimer
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (10 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB66 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFabrice BelotMichael Paulick

Customer experience

MyScoreTracker

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive95.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative0.0%

ShadowTimer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MyScoreTracker

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ShadowTimer

One-time2
  • ShadowTimer$5.99
  • Bearer of the First Light$19.99

Questions

Is MyScoreTracker free?
MyScoreTracker costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShadowTimer free?
ShadowTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MyScoreTracker or ShadowTimer?
ShadowTimer is rated higher. MyScoreTracker averages 4.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while ShadowTimer averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do MyScoreTracker or ShadowTimer have ads?
Neither MyScoreTracker nor ShadowTimer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyScoreTracker or ShadowTimer?
MyScoreTracker ships an update every 5 days, and ShadowTimer every 2 months. Most recently, MyScoreTracker was updated on October 14, 2026 and ShadowTimer on October 8, 2026.

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