Comparison

Turn Forge vs Turn Table

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

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About

Turn Forge

Features
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Turn Forge is a board game companion built to keep game night moving. Track turns, manage players, time rounds, save sessions, and review results — all from your iPhone or iPad. Every group has that one player who drags out turns. Turn Forge lets you set per-player turn time limits with customizable penalties: deduct points, skip their turn, or add time to the clock. Slow play has real, fair consequences, and nobody feels shortchanged. Start fast with Quick Play, build your game library, and let Turn Forge handle turn order, timing, and scoring while you focus on the fun. What you can do: • Start a session instantly with Quick Play • Add players and manage turn order • Set per-player turn time limits with customizable penalties • Browse and replay games from your library • Track turns, rounds, and timers during live play • Save and resume sessions when game night pauses • Score finished games and review results • View recent game history • Unlock full history, player stats, leaderboards, and unlimited custom games with a one-time supporter purchase No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Your game library, player profiles, scores, session history, and settings stay on your device. Turn Forge doesn't require an account, doesn't show ads, and doesn't collect analytics. It's your data, stored locally and privately. One-time unlock, not a subscription. Turn Forge offers a single one-time purchase to unlock everything: full history, player statistics, leaderboards, and unlimited custom games. Pay once, unlock permanently. No recurring fees, no subscription fatigue. Use Turn Forge for: • Family game nights • Party games with large groups • Strategy and tabletop games with long turns • Casual sessions where timing matters • Any game where turns, scoring, or player history are important Game night should feel smoother. Turn Forge keeps the structure so players can focus on the fun.

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Turn Table

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Every game has a story. Turn Table brings your collection, game nights, live turn timing, play history, and memories together in one board game companion. YOUR GAMES. YOUR COLORS. • Browse your owned games, wishlist, pre-orders, previously owned games, and trade and sale lists. • Choose game-inspired collection colors or a beautifully neutral look. • Track copies, editions, acquisition details, tags, and private notes. • Sort and filter your shelf, find unplayed games, and use Play Next to choose from games you already own. • Connect BoardGameGeek to sync your collection and play history, or import from CSV. SEE THE GAMES. REMEMBER THE DAYS. • Explore your plays in a calendar of game covers, a year overview, a detailed list, or a journal view. • Log plays manually or save completed Turn Table sessions. • Keep games, players, scores, winners, duration, and locations together. • Add memories and photos to a play journal so the story stays after the game ends. • Upload completed plays to BoardGameGeek and manage sync status from Play Details. LESS "WHOSE TURN?" MORE GAME TIME. • Host a game and invite nearby players or browser guests with a code or QR link. • See the active and next player, track rounds and phases, and follow individual turn time and total game time. • Randomize or reorder players, choose the first player, pause, and undo turns. • Record numeric scores, multiple winners, cooperative results, notes, and feedback. • Reuse score sheets and game templates, share a recap, or start a rematch. YOUR CAMPAIGN CONTINUES • Keep campaign stages, progress, and linked plays together. • Follow completed stages and pick up where your group left off. • Keep a campaign's progress separate from the memories and results of each play. THE GROUP CHAT HAS A GAME PLAN • Create Game Nights with candidate games, availability, locations, groups, and voting. • Invite friends, collect responses, and publish the selected game. • Turn a planned Game Night into a live session when everyone arrives. THE NEXT GAME. NOT JUST ANOTHER GAME. • Explore potential purchases with Buy Next. • Browse BoardGameGeek ratings, descriptions, and community information. • Compare a contender with your collection before making room on your shelf. UNDERSTAND AND SHARE YOUR TABLE • Explore play counts, table time, unique games, trends, milestones, and annual summaries. • Review player and game statistics, scores, durations, and feedback. • Follow play activity with heatmaps and set goals and challenges. • Create Share Studio cards for recaps, collections, streaks, game nights, and player groups. MORE ROOM. YOUR WAY. Layouts adapt to iPhone, iPad, and both Duo displays. On supported wide layouts, browse your collection beside game details or hide the sidebar to focus. Switch between calendar, list, and journal views to see your history your way. YOUR TABLE, AT A GLANCE Native widgets keep recent play activity and Game Night plans close. Apple Watch controls, notifications, and Live Activities help keep the current game within reach. Turn Table is offline-first, with local persistence for active sessions and history. Optional iCloud features synchronize supported data, and nearby play helps Apple devices stay connected around the same table. From your first turn to your next campaign chapter, spend less time managing and more time playing.

Screenshots

Turn Forge4 screens
Turn Table4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Turn Forge at 15.1 against Turn Table's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Turn Forge versus Turn Table: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTurn ForgeTurn Table
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel CainAviral Aggarwal

In-app purchases

None

Turn Forge

No in-app purchases

None

Turn Table

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Turn Forge free?
Turn Forge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Turn Table free?
Turn Table is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Turn Forge or Turn Table have ads?
Neither Turn Forge nor Turn Table shows ads.

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