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.
Next Turn!
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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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Next Turn! | Game Beacon Tabletop System |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SeungHyun Hong | SAMUEL PHILLIP KOKAJKO |
In-app purchases
Next Turn!
No in-app purchases
Game Beacon Tabletop System
No in-app purchases





