Comparison

Shuffly vs Canasta Samba Scorekeeper

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

Head to head
About

Shuffly

This app offers ten different modes for picking, pairing, and assigning roles within groups. It helps manage teams, seating arrangements, and game turns, with features like weighted random selection and saved group histories. Designed for offline use with no account required.

Highlights
  • Finger Pick for random selection
  • Lucky Pick with weighted winners
  • Team Builder for balanced groups
  • Shuffle Line for ordered lists
  • Role Dealer for secret assignments
  • Dice, Darts, Minigolf, Chess Clock modes
  • Group history and stats
Features
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Shuffly settles it. Who goes first, who's on whose team, who got the secret role, and who's winning once the game starts. Ten modes in one app. Works offline, no account. PICK SOMEONE • Finger Pick. Everyone holds a finger on the screen and the countdown picks one. No group, no names, nothing to set up, so it works with people you just met. • Lucky Pick. Pull one winner from your group, or several. Recent winners get weighted down so it stops landing on the same person. SPLIT THE ROOM • Pair Up. Random partners, without the same two ending up together every week. Odd number? Make a trio or let someone sit out. • Team Builder. Split a crowd into balanced teams in one tap, each team in its own colour. Drag a name to swap it onto another team. • Shuffle Line. Batting orders, presentation slots, turn rotations, shown as a list or a stadium seating chart. If one spot looks wrong, drag that name where it belongs. • Role Dealer. Deal secret roles from one phone passed around. Presets for Werewolf, Mafia and others scale to your group size, and you can save your own sets. PLAY AND SCORE • Dice. d4 through d20, plus a d% percentile die. Roll several at once, mixed sizes in the same tray. • Darts. X01, Cricket, No-score Cricket and Around the Clock, with checkout suggestions and bust rules handled for you. • Minigolf. One shared scorecard, a live leader crown, an optional stroke cap. • Chess Clock. Two to eight players, each with their own clock, tap zones big enough for a phone lying flat on the table. GROUPS THAT REMEMBER Save the class, the football gang and the board game crew as separate groups and switch in a tap. Toggle someone off and they sit out every mode until you switch them back on. Nobody gets deleted. Each group keeps its own history and stats. THE FAIRNESS ENGINE True randomness has no memory. That's why the same kid ends up first three weeks running. Shuffly remembers past results for each group and weights the next one, so picks, pairs and teams spread out over time. Want a hard rule rather than a nudge? Lucky Pick has a No-repeat toggle that rules the last winner out entirely. BUILT FOR THE ROOM One phone, passed around. No sign-in, no Wi-Fi, nobody installing anything before you can start. Light and dark themes, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver throughout. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Groups, names, results and scores stay on your device. Anonymous usage analytics are opt-in. The app asks once, and Settings lets you turn it off or delete what's been collected. Names, groups and results are never sent anywhere. PRICING Free to download, with 20 sessions you can spend on any mode. No timer, no expiry date. Dice and Finger Pick don't use one up. If the app earns its place, Shuffly Pro removes the session limit for a one-time purchase. No subscription, no ads, Family Sharing included, and modes we add later come with it. Made by a small independent studio in Norway. Questions or ideas: hello@shufflyapp.com

About

Canasta Samba Scorekeeper

Features
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Not an online Canasta game—and not a dance app: a table scorekeeper for Classic Canasta and Samba. Set up players or teams, pick your rules, and see running totals after every round. What you can do: - Score rounds with canastas, red threes, went-out bonus, and card points - Pick Classic Canasta or Samba, set your target score, and save rules for next time - Continue a saved game, browse match history, and share a result poster Why you'll like it: - Built for mid-game speed without paper or mental math - Readable scoreboard for individuals or teams while everyone is watching Perfect for: Home games and club nights when you want clean Canasta totals and fast round entry. Some features can be unlocked by watching a short ad. Download Canasta Samba Scorekeeper and start your next match.

Screenshots

Shuffly4 screens
Canasta Samba Scorekeeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Canasta Samba Scorekeeper at none against Shuffly's 2. Shuffly's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Shuffly sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Canasta Samba Scorekeeper asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shuffly ships an update every 4 days, Canasta Samba Scorekeeper weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shuffly versus Canasta Samba Scorekeeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShufflyCanasta Samba Scorekeeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBjørn Quentin KvammeSol Torres

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shuffly

One-time2
  • 50 Sessions$2.99
  • Shuffly Pro$6.99
None

Canasta Samba Scorekeeper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shuffly free?
Shuffly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Canasta Samba Scorekeeper free?
Canasta Samba Scorekeeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shuffly or Canasta Samba Scorekeeper have ads?
Canasta Samba Scorekeeper shows ads; Shuffly does not.
Which is updated more often, Shuffly or Canasta Samba Scorekeeper?
Shuffly ships an update every 4 days, and Canasta Samba Scorekeeper weekly. Most recently, Shuffly was updated on September 28, 2026 and Canasta Samba Scorekeeper on October 4, 2026.

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