Comparison

Crown Count vs FortyFive

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

Head to head
About

Crown Count

This app simplifies scoring for Five Crowns card games, eliminating the need for paper and pencil. It automatically tracks the dealer, allows for custom player groups, and saves game history for up to 8 players.

Highlights
  • Effortless score entry
  • Automatic dealer tracking
  • Custom player groups
  • Game history and high scores
  • Supports up to 8 players
  • Clean, modern interface
Features
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Crown Your Next Game Night! Stop fumbling with paper and pencils. Crown Count is the ultimate score keeper designed specifically for Five Crowns card nights. Whether you are a casual player or a competitive strategist, this app handles the math so you can focus on the fun. WHY PLAYERS LOVE CROWN COUNT: • Effortless Score Entry: Input scores quickly after every round—no calculator needed. • Dealer Tracking: Never argue about whose turn it is; the app automatically rotates the dealer. • Player Groups: Create custom groups for your regular family game or rummy club for instant setup. • Game History: Settle rivalries by looking back at past wins, losses, and high scores. • Multiplayer Support: Perfect for duels or full parties of up to 8 players. Designed with a clean, modern interface, Crown Count ensures your strategy stays sharp while we handle the numbers. From tracking the current 'King' to saving games for later, it is the essential companion for every hand dealt. Ditch the notepad. Download Crown Count today and give your card game the royal treatment!

About

FortyFive

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FortyFive is tournament management for card clubs and weekly leagues — one app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Pick a size and play. Twelve ready-made seasons cover 21, 24, 27, or 30 teams across 8, 9, or 10 weeks. Each schedule is built to limit repeat matchups. Color-coded groups make season length easy to spot: green for 8 weeks, yellow for 9, light blue for 10. Three teams sit at each table, so 21 teams is 7 tables, 24 is 8, 27 is 9, and 30 is 10. Continue Last Tournament resumes a saved event and shows its teams, tables, and weeks. Choosing a new size asks you to confirm, because that clears the saved players and scores. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Instant schedules — tables and weeks load as soon as you pick a configuration • Change teams or weeks — on Home, switch size and keep your players. The schedule reloads for the new size • Week locks — a loaded week starts locked. Unlock it to reshuffle, then lock it again. On Week 1, pin teams to tables with Lock or Lock Here. Reshuffle moves only the unlocked teams. Undo restores the previous seating • Conflict highlighting — teams that meet more than once show in red • Players — tap Add New Player to open the form. Sort by Name lists players with no team and inactive players under the main list. Sort by Team shows only active players who have a team. A note warns when a team does not have two players • Scores — enter weekly totals and sort by team or total. A night score ends in 0 or 5 and is at most 600; other numbers are outlined in red • Backup & restore — yellow Backup and peach Import stay in the top bar. Restore replaces the current tournament. Optional Merge appends weeks. Importing Teams or the Schedule uses the backup's size; change the size on Home afterward if this season is smaller • Scores-only export/import — move results without replacing the whole event • Print — current week or full schedule on iPhone, iPad, and Mac; player lists and score sheets on Mac. A printed team list includes only active players who have a team GETTING AROUND On iPhone and iPad, Home, Schedule, Players, Scores, Help, and About are in the tab bar. On Mac, those same sections run along the top, with File menu shortcuts for backup and restore. YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Player names, contacts, schedules, and scores are stored locally. Nothing is sent to our servers. There is no account, no ads, and no tracking. App Design by halhitchcock.com App Design support@halhitchcock.com

Screenshots

Crown Count3 screens
FortyFive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Crown Count at Free against FortyFive's $0.99. Crown Count also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). FortyFive's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

Crown Count is free to download; FortyFive costs $0.99 up front. Crown Count sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FortyFive asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crown Count ships an update every 3 weeks, FortyFive fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Crown Count versus FortyFive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrown CountFortyFive
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.9 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBK VenturesHal Hitchcock

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Crown Count

One-time1
  • CrownCount$2.99
None

FortyFive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crown Count free?
Crown Count is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FortyFive free?
FortyFive costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Crown Count or FortyFive have ads?
Neither Crown Count nor FortyFive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crown Count or FortyFive?
Crown Count ships an update every 3 weeks, and FortyFive fortnightly. Most recently, Crown Count was updated on October 25, 2026 and FortyFive on October 24, 2026.

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