Playdex vs Rulecraft
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Playdex
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Playdex helps you organize your board game life from your first game to your latest group stats. Build your personal library with player count, complexity, play time, notes, and images. Log each session in seconds, choose players, set a winner, and keep your history clear and searchable. See who is on top with Elo based rankings, win rates, and deep player stats. Explore activity trends and most played games to understand your group over time. Use wishlist ranking to keep future buys in order. Manage personal groups or shared groups so everyone stays on the same page. Playdex is built for people who play often and want clean records without extra noise. Wishlist search is powered by BoardGameGeek data to help you quickly find and add games. By using this app, you agree to Appleβs Standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Rulecraft
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Rulecraft is the companion for game night. It answers rules questions about the game on your table, counts everyone's life, picks who goes first, plays music that fits the game and keeps a record of every play and every game you're after. Ask in your own words: the phase nobody remembers, the card that seems to break the game, how scoring actually works at the end. Rulecraft finds the rulebook, reads it, and answers with the sources it used, so you can check the answer instead of taking its word for it. RULES, ANSWERED β’ Ask anything about a game's rules, setup or scoring and get a straight answer β’ Watch the answer write itself in as it arrives, so you can start reading right away β’ See the rulebooks and pages every answer came from β’ Come back to any question you've asked: your history keeps the whole answer β’ Rulecraft tells you when it found nothing, when the rules only cover part of your question, and when the sources disagree. It never invents a ruling to fill the gap. AT THE TABLE β’ A counter for the whole table: keep everyone's life on one phone, or open a room so each player counts on their own β’ Who goes first? Everyone puts a finger on the screen and Rulecraft picks one β’ Every game gets its own soundtrack, with ambience layered underneath EVERY PLAY, ON RECORD β’ Log what you played, who won and how long it took, with up to four photos. Your game nights stay here, day by day β’ Search and filter your plays by game, player, place or length β’ Keep the games you own in your collection, one tap away when an argument starts β’ Keep a wishlist of the games you're after, from Must have to Thinking about it, with a note for each β’ Link your BoardGameGeek account to sync your collection, your wishlist and your plays both ways DISCOVER β’ Search the board game catalogue and see what everyone is playing in the daily ranking β’ Game pages dressed in the colours of each box, with community photos, complexity, ratings and descriptions in your language MADE FOR IPHONE DUO Open your iPhone Duo and Rulecraft opens with it: game pages, your play log and the music player spread across both halves, and the life counter keeps every player's panel clear of the fold. RULECRAFT PRO Rulecraft is free to use, with a set number of questions each week. Rulecraft Pro removes that limit and adds: β’ Unlimited questions β’ Voice mode: ask out loud and hear the answer β’ Music that keeps playing when you leave the app or lock your phone β’ Music moods, to choose how the music sounds β’ No ads β’ Alternate app icons β’ Early access to new features Rulecraft Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it from your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://rulecraft.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Rulecraft is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any board game publisher or by BoardGameGeek. Game names and rulebooks belong to their respective owners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Playdex at none against Rulecraft's shown. Playdex also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Playdex sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Rulecraft sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Playdex | Rulecraft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Patricio Vicens | Antonio David Garcia Alhambra |
In-app purchases
Playdex
- Playdex Supporter Monthly$1.991 Month
- One Time Support$0.99
- Playdex Lifetime$19.99
Rulecraft
- Rulecraft Pro$3.991 Month
- Rulecraft Pro$29.991 Year









