Board Game Guru vs NexTurn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Board Game Guru
This app helps board game enthusiasts deepen their understanding of their collection. It provides strategies, tactics, and community-driven content to enhance gameplay and discover new possibilities within existing games.
- In-depth game strategies and tactics
- BoardGameGeek collection import
- Community-driven game requests
- Player-focused interface with rankings
- Randomized 'who goes first' options
- Game comparison and sharing tools
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Board Game Guru is built for people who want to get more out of the games they already own. Instead of letting great games sit on the shelf, Guru helps you go deeper — bringing together strategies, insights, and tools to improve your play and rediscover your collection. Key features: • Structured insights: clear, organized strategies that go beyond the rulebook • Play strategically: understand what matters in each game and make better decisions • BoardGameGeek integration: import your collection and find your games instantly • Advanced search: find games by name, designer, publisher, duration, weight, and more • Community-driven: request strategies, suggest changes, and help shape what gets covered next • Designed for players: clean interface with search, favorites, and curated lists • Stay updated: get notified when new insights are available for your games • First player tools: quick, fun ways to decide who goes first • Versus: compare, rank, and share your favorite games Why use Board Game Guru? Because great games have more to offer. Guru turns your collection into an endless source of new experiences! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
NexTurn
This app helps manage board game nights by tracking turns, running timers, guiding setup, and keeping score. It simplifies game administration so players can concentrate on the fun. Built-in flows provide clarity on game phases.
- Turn tracking
- Game timers
- Setup guidance
- Score keeping
- Game phase flows
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NexTurn is the companion that will elevate game night. Whether you’re teaching a new game or racing the clock, NexTurn keeps the table moving — it tracks whose turn it is, runs the timers, walks you through setup, and keeps score, so you can focus on playing instead of refereeing. Built in flows make it easier to see what is happening in each phase of a game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NexTurn at 5.0 against Board Game Guru's 3.2. NexTurn also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Board Game Guru sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and NexTurn sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NexTurn holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Board Game Guru's written reviews are positive against 100% of NexTurn's.
Board Game Guru ships an update every 10 days, NexTurn weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Board Game Guru | NexTurn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 4+ |
| Developer | Bruno Oliveira | Drop the Dice LLC |
Customer experience
Board Game Guru
NexTurn
In-app purchases
Board Game Guru
- BGGuru Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- BGGuru Premium Annual$14.991 Year
- BGGuru Premium Lifetime$79.99
NexTurn
- NexTurn Pro$9.99









