Comparison

Next Turn! vs Game Beacon Tabletop System

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

Head to head
About

Next Turn!

Features
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Tired of resetting the timer every turn during board games? NEXT TURN is a one-touch turn timer designed for board games. Just tap the screen to instantly pass the turn to the next player. Key Features: • One-Touch Turn Switch — Tap once to start the next turn • 2-8 Players — Each player gets a unique color • Flexible Time Settings — Presets (15s, 30s, 1min, etc.) + Custom • Mistake-Proof — Undo within 2 seconds • Audio Alerts — Countdown sounds at 30s and 10s-1s + haptics • Pause & Reset — Full control over your game flow • Screen Always On — No screen dimming during gameplay Perfect for Splendor, Azul, Catan, and any turn-based board game.

About

Game Beacon Tabletop System

This companion app enhances control of a tabletop system, offering a cleaner interface for complex game settings. It features a Game Library for advanced, automated games and allows users to create and submit their own games. Presets can be stored for hardware use without the app.

Highlights
  • Enhanced hardware control
  • Cleaner interface for game settings
  • Game Library for advanced games
  • Automated game stage progression
  • Create and submit custom games
  • Store hardware presets
Features
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This companion app allows additional control of the Game Beacon Tabletop System. While all functionality can be handled from the hardware alone, the app can sometimes provide a cleaner interface to navigate more intricate game settings and modes. Also within the app we have a Game Library that can be used to play advanced games that have configured stages and advance automatically with different settings for each to follow specific game flows. You can even create and submit games to our library as well as control and store presets for your Game Beacon hardware to use without needing the app later.

Screenshots

Next Turn!4 screens
Game Beacon Tabletop System4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Game Beacon Tabletop System at none against Next Turn!'s shown. On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Next Turn! ships an update every 8 days, Game Beacon Tabletop System every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and August 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Next Turn! versus Game Beacon Tabletop System: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNext Turn!Game Beacon Tabletop System
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB5 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSeungHyun HongSAMUEL PHILLIP KOKAJKO

In-app purchases

None

Next Turn!

No in-app purchases

None

Game Beacon Tabletop System

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Next Turn! free?
Next Turn! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Game Beacon Tabletop System free?
Game Beacon Tabletop System is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Next Turn! or Game Beacon Tabletop System have ads?
Next Turn! shows ads; Game Beacon Tabletop System does not.
Which is updated more often, Next Turn! or Game Beacon Tabletop System?
Next Turn! ships an update every 8 days, and Game Beacon Tabletop System every 9 days. Most recently, Next Turn! was updated on September 15, 2026 and Game Beacon Tabletop System on August 5, 2026.

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