Assemble vs Randomizer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Assemble
This app streamlines game setup for Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game. It randomly selects game components like schemes, masterminds, and heroes, with options to filter and save preferred setups. It also provides scheme-specific instructions and supports all expansions and player counts.
- Randomly selects schemes, mastermind, henchmen, villains, and heroes
- Filters cards, expansions, and teams
- Provides scheme-specific setup instructions
- Saves and loads game setups
- Supports all expansions
- Supports 1-5 players and advanced solo mode
- Creates custom cards
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Quickly generate the setup for your next game of Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game. FEATURES: • Randomly selects schemes, mastermind, henchmen, villains and heroes. • Easy filtering of specific cards, expansions or teams. • Provides details of scheme specific setup instructions • Save and load setups • Supports all expansions. • Supports setups for 1-5 players. • Supports all difficulty levels and advanced solo mode. • Supports a Mastermind player. • Create custom cards. • Keyword reference
Randomizer
Easily randomize any list of options or numbers to get instant results. Offers advanced features like speech output, slideshows, and session management. Save, sync, and share your randomized lists across devices.
- Save and store multiple lists
- Sync lists across devices via iCloud
- Share results, lists, or all lists
- Integrate with App Intents and Shortcuts
- Import lists from CSV and other formats
- Advanced randomization settings
- Full iOS support including Dark Mode and VoiceOver
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Randomizer allows you to take any list of options or numbers and get an instant random result. With advanced features available for speech, slideshows, sessions, sharing and more. Features: • Save Lists - Store multiple lists and quickly choose which to randomize (Pro Only) • iCloud Sync - Sync all your lists across multiple devices including Mac (Pro Only) • Share - Show your friends any result, list or all of your lists using the share sheet or drag and drop • App Intents & Shortcuts - Use Shortcuts to Randomize Lists • Import - Extensive import options using CSV, comma, pipe or new line delimited lists (Pro Only) • Advanced Settings - Randomize the entire list, speak the result, cycle through automatically with a time interval and many more features. (Pro Only) • Full iOS Support - Dark Mode, Split Screen, Keyboard Shortcuts, VoiceOver and much more • Privacy - No data is ever stored outside of your device and with no tracking or analytics • Pay Once - No ads or subscriptions, just regular free updates with Randomizer Pro Also available as a separate download for Mac.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Randomizer at none against Assemble's shown. Assemble's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Assemble sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Randomizer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Assemble against 4.6 for Randomizer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 130 and 270 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Assemble's written reviews are positive against 81% of Randomizer's.
Assemble ships an update every 2 months, Randomizer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Assemble | Randomizer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (130 ratings) | 4.6 (270 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.6% of reviews | 80.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 130 | 270 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Baby Marsupial Creations LLC | Rob Sammons |
Customer experience
Assemble
Randomizer
User reviews
Assemble
From 130 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
- 🎲 Excellent randomization functionality for game setup
- 📚 Comprehensive keyword reference database
- 💾 Ability to save and lock game configurations
- 🎮 Great tool for solo play with difficulty options
Room to improve
- ⏸️ Lack of updates for 2+ years
- 📦 Missing recent game expansions
- 🐛 Frequent crashes when adding expansions
- 🔐 Purchase recognition issues across devices
- ☁️ No cloud save functionality
Randomizer
From 270 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
- 🚀 Fast and responsive performance
- 💾 Ability to save and manage multiple lists
- 🎨 Customizable color options
- 📥 Import/export functionality (CSV, Excel)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Items randomly disappear from lists
- 🐛 Poor randomization algorithm (repeats items too frequently)
- ❌ No auto-save functionality
- ❌ Difficult list management and navigation
- ❌ Limited editing capabilities for list items
Bugs and requests
Assemble
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes when adding new expansions
- Break The Planet Asunder scheme has swapped hero/scheme numbers
- Negative Zone Breakout scheme shows as missing
- Thor hero sets not properly differentiated
- Dimensions Circus Of Crime henchmen double selection issue
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- Guardians of the Galaxy set causes app crash
- App crashes when customizing expansion filters
- Dark mode rendering issues
- Purchase not recognized on new devices
- Saved data fails to transfer between devices
- Ad-free purchase not functioning properly
- Solo mode Master Strike count incorrect
Requested features
15 requests- Add missing expansions (Weapon X, What If, Midnight Suns, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, World War Hulk, Champions, Venom, Phase 1, Realm of Kings, Buffy, Bond, Big Trouble)
- Cloud save synchronization across devices
- Save personal expansion collection as default
- Difficulty analysis for specific scenarios
- Epic mastermind randomization option
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- Smart randomization considering hero-villain synergy
- Stat tracking for wins/losses and card usage
- Custom keyword creation
- Sortable expansions by release date and alphabetically
- Search functionality in keyword reference
- Force hero team sharing requirement
- Ability to lock in specific cards and randomize rest
- Grievous Wounds and Specialized Bystanders support
- Graphics improvements for visual appeal
- Support for other game variants (Buffy, Bond, Big Trouble)
Randomizer
Reported bugs
10 issues- Items disappear from lists without explanation
- Poor randomization algorithm repeats items excessively
- Text clears when attempting to correct spelling mid-entry
- Lists not auto-saving when switching apps
- iPad modal window doesn't cover full screen
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- Duplicate lists created after randomizing
- iOS 15 compatibility issues (now fixed)
- Second item missing from two-item lists
- Randomization bias toward recently added items
- List items truncated in edit view making them hard to identify
Requested features
21 requests- Keyword search within lists
- Ignore 'the' article in alphabetical ordering
- Quick save button for edits without overwriting
- Combine and randomize multiple lists simultaneously
- Default to 'Your Lists' screen on app launch
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- Randomization sessions (pick each item once before repeating)
- Multiple results from single randomize action
- Smaller font size options when creating lists
- Add images to list items
- Quick jump between lists
- Apple Watch support
- Handsfree/voice-activated mode for training
- Find/search feature for large lists
- Duplicate item detection
- Export list option (missing in recent update)
- Ability to name and organize lists in folders
- Reorder items within lists
- View randomized list layout all at once
- Larger, more obvious randomize button
- Chart/analytics of randomization results
- Undo/back button for chained selections
In-app purchases
Assemble
- Remove Ads$3.99
Randomizer
- Randomizer Pro$1.99
