Scotland Yard Master vs Counter≜
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scotland Yard Master
This app enhances the Scotland Yard Master board game by providing digital tools for detectives. Track Mr. X's movements, analyze his past routes, and use your device's camera to scan for his proximity via radio waves. It offers an immersive, technologically advanced way to play the classic deduction game.
- Digital control center for detectives
- Mobile phone tracking with radio wave indicators
- Witness questioning at 3D landmarks
- Analysis of Mr. X's previous moves
- Mr. X's helicopter escape option
- Helps track Mr. X's proximity to radio masts
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*** The companion app to the board game Scotland Yard Master for 2–6 players, ages 10 and up (can only be used in conjunction with the board game!) *** IMPORTANT: The board game itself is not available in English! As many fans have imported the board game we’ve included the English language into the app as a fan service. Enjoy! Scotland Yard Master is the new development in the world-famous classic board game Scotland Yard, which was named Game of the Year in 1983. Together with the board game, this app offers a completely new and even more exciting way to play. The detectives are on the cutting edge of technology and even hotter on the heels of Mr X. They will find all the important information in the digital control centre: Which modes of transport has Mr X travelled by so far? When will he show himself again? What special actions can be used? You can select mobile phone tracking, for example, and point the smartphone or tablet’s camera at the four radio masts on the game board. Green, yellow or red radio waves will indicate whether or not Mr X is nearby. You can also question witnesses at important buildings across the city. The camera comes into play again, showing Tower Bridge, the Houses of Parliament and St Paul’s Cathedral in 3D. Witnesses will reveal whether Mr X is or has recently been there. Furthermore, the detectives can determine his possible locations by analysing his previous moves, or by measuring the distance between Mr X and the nearest radio mast. But if you think you’ve already got Mr X in the bag, you can think again. With his new escape option, the helicopter, he’s as cunning as ever. He can also win the game by reaching two of five pre-determined rendezvous points. The innovative combination of the classic board game and digital gaming fun guarantees an engrossing experience for the whole family!
Counter≜
Easily track anything with this user-friendly counting app. It offers customizable sound and vibration feedback, with spoken updates at set intervals. Save, share, and resume your counts seamlessly across devices.
- Save counted records
- Share saved records
- Vibrates every count
- Sound notification on click
- Speaks every 25 counts
- Count up and down
- Resume count after closing app
- Cross-device counting (phone/watch)
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This application lets you keep track anything. It has user-friendly design easy to use. I gives sound and vibration notification also gives talks every 25 count. Features: - You can save the counted records - You can share the saved counter records - It vibrates every count - It gives sound ever sound as click - It speaks every 25 count - You can count down and up - It save last counted number even you close the app - You can start count on your phone and continue on your watch or vise versa
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Counter≜ at 65% against Scotland Yard Master's 19%. Counter≜ also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (2.7K vs 2). Scotland Yard Master's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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.
Counter≜ holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Counter≜ has 2.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Scotland Yard Master's written reviews are positive against 65% of Counter≜'s.
Scotland Yard Master ships an update every 12 months, Counter≜ every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scotland Yard Master | Counter≜ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 4.6 (2.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.4% of reviews | 64.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ravensburger Verlag GmbH | UniCom Technology |
Customer experience
Scotland Yard Master
Counter≜
Bugs and requests
Scotland Yard Master
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Counter≜
Reported bugs
3 issues- Keyboard covers save button on small screens
- Counter resets when app is minimized on watch
- Buttons not accessible in horizontal iPad mode
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to count with volume buttons
- Implement 10,000+ counting
- Allow multiple counters and naming of counters
- Add confirmation prompt before clearing counter
In-app purchases
Scotland Yard Master
No in-app purchases
Counter≜
No in-app purchases
Questions
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