Comparison

Assemble vs The Start Player Is...

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

The Start Player Is...

Features
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Starting a game but cannot decide who will begin? Just open this app and a start player will be picked!

Screenshots

Assemble1 screens
The Start Player Is...1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Start Player Is... at none against Assemble's 1. The Start Player Is... also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Assemble sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Start Player Is... asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Assemble versus The Start Player Is...: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAssembleThe Start Player Is...
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (135 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings135 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBaby Marsupial Creations LLCRene Zuidhof

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)

The Start Player Is...

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Assemble

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
None

The Start Player Is...

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Assemble free?
Assemble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Start Player Is... free?
The Start Player Is... is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Assemble or The Start Player Is... have ads?
Assemble shows ads; The Start Player Is... does not.

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