Comparison

CardScore vs Podium

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

Head to head
About

CardScore

Features
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CardScore is the score sheet you'll never lose again. No more receipts and blunt pencils: keep score for all your card games on a polished, dark-green card table. MADE FOR CARD PLAYERS • Presets for Manille, Whist, Hearts, Oh Hell, Rummy, President, Uno, Phase 10, Rummikub, Skip-Bo, Old Maid and more • Or create a custom game with your own rules EVERYTHING YOU NEED • Unlimited players or teams • Target score with automatic winner detection — the crown appears by itself • Warning when a round doesn't add up • Lowest-score-wins mode for penalty-point games • Edit or delete rounds afterwards • Hide the games you never play in settings PRIVACY No account, no ads, no tracking. All your scores stay on your device.

About

Podium

Features
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The scoreboard that belongs next to every board game. Board games, card games, dice games — Podium keeps score while you play. A big keypad, one tap per score, round by round. Made a mistake? Undo. Lowest total wins? No problem. Just remember the winner, or the full final standings? Podium knows every way of scoring. WHILE YOU PLAY • Lightning-fast entry with a big keypad, in landscape too • Automatic rounds and totals, undo for every score • Highest wins, lowest wins, winner only, or full standings • "Same as last time": same game, same players, one tap AFTER YOU PLAY • Who's really the best? Leaderboards per game, win rates, winning streaks • Every match saved: who played, who won, how the night unfolded • Share the final standings as an image — with the winner on gold FAIR AND CALM • No ads, no tracking, no account — nothing is collected • Works fully offline • Download Podium before January 1, 2027 and it's free forever — every feature included • After that: 3 free matches, then a one-time purchase for about the price of a coffee. Your history always stays readable Put your phone next to the board. Podium does the rest.

Screenshots

CardScore4 screens
Podium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CardScore at none against Podium's 1. Podium's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, 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. Podium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CardScore asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CardScore ships an update every 2 weeks, Podium every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
CardScore versus Podium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCardScorePodium
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.526.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTim ReynaertGijsbert Oord

In-app purchases

None

CardScore

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Podium

One-time1
  • Podium Forever$0.99

Questions

Is CardScore free?
CardScore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Podium free?
Podium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CardScore or Podium have ads?
Neither CardScore nor Podium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CardScore or Podium?
CardScore ships an update every 2 weeks, and Podium every 3 days. Most recently, CardScore was updated on October 14, 2026 and Podium on October 14, 2026.

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