Crown Count vs FortyFive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Effortless score entry
- Automatic dealer tracking
- Custom player groups
- Game history and high scores
- Supports up to 8 players
- Clean, modern interface
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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!
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
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Verdict
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
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.
Crown Count ships an update every 3 weeks, FortyFive fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crown Count | FortyFive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BK Ventures | Hal Hitchcock |
In-app purchases
Crown Count
- CrownCount$2.99
FortyFive
No in-app purchases
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