Tabulus vs Game Shelf by MindForge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tabulus
Discover new board games, share your experiences, and connect with friends for game nights. This platform allows users to leave reviews and find exciting new titles to play.
- Discover new board games
- Leave game reviews
- Share game nights with friends
- Social board game platform
- Game night planning
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Tabulus is a social board game review platform, where users can discover new games, leave reviews, and share game nights with friends.
Game Shelf by MindForge
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MF Game Night takes the friction out of board game night. Vote on what to play, log your games, look up rules, and track it all — right from your phone at the table. Built for real board game groups: - VOTE ON GAMES: Each player gets 4 votes to spread across the group's combined collections. Stack them all on one game you're dying to play, or spread the love. Votes carry forward until a game is played. - LOG PLAYS: Record who played, who won, and optional scores. We make it easy to see what the group has played throughout the years. - RULES AT THE TABLE: PDF rulebooks and rules teach videos for a full teach. When something weird comes up mid-game, ask our AI rules engine a question. It uses actual rulebook text and video transcripts to give you answers you can trust and links out to the source material - FIRST PLAYER PICKER: Random picker. - COLLECT RESOURCES: Earn Wood and Iron by participating — vote, play, watch rules videos, add games to your collection. - YOUR COLLECTION: Browse your game collection, search the MindForge database, and add new games with one tap. Say the name and click to add. MF Game Night connects to the MindForge platform (mindforge.games), home to a growing library of board game video content, reviews, and community tools. Use the app standalone or alongside the website — your data syncs across both.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Game Shelf by MindForge at 16.4 against Tabulus's 18.2. On price, ads, 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.
| Parameter | Tabulus | Game Shelf by MindForge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | ROBERT MENZIES FUSTING | Aaron Greunke |
In-app purchases
Tabulus
No in-app purchases
Game Shelf by MindForge
No in-app purchases
Questions
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