Comparison

Crowns Keeper vs Crown Score

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

Head to head
About

Crowns Keeper

This app simplifies scoring for card games like Five Crowns, automatically tracking rounds and totals. It remembers wild cards and displays final standings, making game nights easier. It also functions as a flexible scorekeeper for various other card games.

Highlights
  • Automatic round tracking
  • Running score totals
  • Wild card memory
  • Final standings display
  • Supports various card games
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
  • Siri and Shortcuts support
Features
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Keep score for Five Crowns. Built for family game nights, road trips, and lazy afternoons on the porch. CrownsKeeper tracks every round automatically, shows running totals at a glance, and remembers which card is wild so you don't have to. When the game ends, see the final standings and crown your winner. BUILT FOR CROWNS - 11 rounds with a different wild card every round - Automatic round tracking and final standings - Lowest total score wins, the app crowns the winner - "Went Down" toggle for the player who finishes a round ONE PURCHASE, EVERYWHERE CrownsKeeper is free to download and play your first game. Unlock unlimited games forever with a single one-time purchase. Family Sharing included. LIVE ACTIVITIES Pin the current round and scores to your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Glance down between hands without unlocking your phone. WIDGETS Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show the current game at a glance. SIRI AND SHORTCUTS Ask Siri who's winning, get the current wild card, or start a new game by voice. App Intents work with Shortcuts, automations, and the Action Button. iCLOUD SYNC Game history syncs across all your devices through iCloud. Start a game on iPhone, finish it on iPad. CHOOSE YOUR LOOK Eight themes — Classic wood, Clean, Original, Georgia, Modern, Leather, Haze, and Popsicle — with Light and Dark. A dyslexia-friendly font option (OpenDyslexic) too. Full VoiceOver support, Dynamic Type, and high-contrast scores. FULLY LOCALIZED Fully localized in 18 languages.

About

Crown Score

Features
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Crown Score keeps the score of your Five Crowns® game nights so nobody has to argue over a scrap of paper. One player creates a game and shares a short code. Everyone else joins from their own phone and sees the same scoreboard update live, round after round, with the wild card of each round handled for you. SHARED SCOREBOARD • Create a game, share a 6-character code, play • Every phone stays in sync in real time • Round-by-round entry with running totals • Automatic ranking and end-of-game podium THREE WAYS TO ENTER YOUR POINTS • Type your score directly • Tap the cards left in your hand on screen and let the app add them up • Or take a photo of your hand: the app recognises the cards and computes the score for you BUILT FOR REAL GAME NIGHTS • A roulette picks the first player at random, so no one gets to argue about that either • Works around the table: each player uses their own device • The screen stays awake while you play • Sound effects and emotes to celebrate (or tease) STATS AND HISTORY • Every finished game archived with its final standings • Score evolution chart round by round • Per-player statistics across your games PRIVACY Card recognition runs entirely on your device. No photo of your hand ever leaves your phone. 27 LANGUAGES Available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and many more. Free to use. No account required — just a name and a code. Crown Score is an independent scorekeeping app. Five Crowns® is a registered trademark of Set Enterprises, Inc. Crown Score is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Set Enterprises, Inc.

Screenshots

Crowns Keeper4 screens
Crown Score4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Crowns Keeper at none against Crown Score's shown. Crown Score's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Crowns Keeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Crown Score sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crowns Keeper ships an update every 3 months, Crown Score fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Crowns Keeper versus Crown Score: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrowns KeeperCrown Score
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperioloroOlivier Roble

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Crowns Keeper

One-time1
  • Unlimited Crowns$0.99
1 purchases

Crown Score

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Crowns Keeper free?
Crowns Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crown Score free?
Crown Score is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Crowns Keeper or Crown Score have ads?
Crown Score shows ads; Crowns Keeper does not.
Which is updated more often, Crowns Keeper or Crown Score?
Crowns Keeper ships an update every 3 months, and Crown Score fortnightly. Most recently, Crowns Keeper was updated on October 31, 2026 and Crown Score on October 31, 2026.

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