Comparison

Royal Score vs Crown Score

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

Head to head
About

Royal Score

Easily track scores for your card game sessions without paper. Features a real-time scoreboard for up to 7 players, a built-in card calculator, and humorous end-of-game distinctions. Includes integrated rules and a history of recent games.

Highlights
  • Real-time score tracking
  • Card calculator
  • Humorous end-of-game distinctions
  • Integrated game rules
  • Game history
  • Player ranking
Features
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Royal Score is the perfect companion for your Five Crowns card game sessions. No more paper and pencil! Easily track scores round by round, calculate your points card by card with the built-in calculator, and discover fun awards at the end of each game. FEATURES • Real-time score table for 2 to 7 players • Card calculator with round-by-round memory • 15 original awards revealed at the end of each game • Final ranking with medals • Built-in game rules • Round timer • Animated dealer picker • Last 5 games history • No personal data collected Royal Score is an independent app, not affiliated with Cannei LLC, creator of Five Crowns.

About

Crown Score

Features
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Crown Score keeps the score of your Five Crowns® game nights so nobody has to argue over a scrap of paper. One player creates a game and shares a short code. Everyone else joins from their own phone and sees the same scoreboard update live, round after round, with the wild card of each round handled for you. SHARED SCOREBOARD • Create a game, share a 6-character code, play • Every phone stays in sync in real time • Round-by-round entry with running totals • Automatic ranking and end-of-game podium THREE WAYS TO ENTER YOUR POINTS • Type your score directly • Tap the cards left in your hand on screen and let the app add them up • Or take a photo of your hand: the app recognises the cards and computes the score for you BUILT FOR REAL GAME NIGHTS • A roulette picks the first player at random, so no one gets to argue about that either • Works around the table: each player uses their own device • The screen stays awake while you play • Sound effects and emotes to celebrate (or tease) STATS AND HISTORY • Every finished game archived with its final standings • Score evolution chart round by round • Per-player statistics across your games PRIVACY Card recognition runs entirely on your device. No photo of your hand ever leaves your phone. 27 LANGUAGES Available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and many more. Free to use. No account required — just a name and a code. Crown Score is an independent scorekeeping app. Five Crowns® is a registered trademark of Set Enterprises, Inc. Crown Score is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Set Enterprises, Inc.

Screenshots

Royal Score4 screens
Crown Score4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Royal Score at none against Crown Score's 1. Royal Score also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). 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. Crown Score sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Royal Score asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Royal Score ships an update every 5 days, Crown Score fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Royal Score versus Crown Score: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoyal ScoreCrown Score
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJean-Baptiste BAUDOlivier Roble

In-app purchases

None

Royal Score

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Crown Score

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Royal Score free?
Royal Score is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crown Score free?
Crown Score is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Royal Score or Crown Score have ads?
Both Royal Score and Crown Score show ads.
Which is updated more often, Royal Score or Crown Score?
Royal Score ships an update every 5 days, and Crown Score fortnightly. Most recently, Royal Score was updated on November 5, 2026 and Crown Score on October 31, 2026.

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