Catchup vs Countable
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Catchup
Master a beautiful abstract strategy game by connecting hexes to create the largest group. Features include a challenging AI, online multiplayer, and pass-and-play options. Learn the simple rules and strive for difficult mastery.
- Interactive tutorial
- Challenging AI opponent
- Online turn-based multiplayer
- Two-player pass-and-play
- Minimalist graphics
- Customizable colors
- Leaderboards & Achievements
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Catchup is a simple game of surprising turnarounds. "Catchup is as elegant as a game can reasonably be, presented in a marvelously user-friendly way.” -Pocket Tactics (5-star review) "If you're even a little bit into strategy games, you need to get some Catchup all over your mobile device." -Touch Arcade (4 & 1/2 star review) Can you have the largest group at the end of the game? Connect your hexes to master this beautiful abstract strategy game. Features: - an interactive tutorial to teach you how to play - a challenging AI opponent whose difficulty changes as you play - online turn-based multiplayer via Game Center - two-player pass-and-play on the same device - beautiful and haunting music by Tori Kamal - minimalist graphics with customizable colors - Game Center Leaderboards & Achievements - simple and easy to learn rules and gameplay - difficult to master strategy Here are all the rules: 1. One player plays all the hexes of one color and the other player plays all the hexes of the other color. The first player begins by claiming 1 empty hex for their color. 2. Starting with the second player, each player must claim 1 or 2 hexes on their turn. 3. If the largest group of hexes at the end of a turn is larger than the largest group of hexes at the beginning of that turn (regardless of color), the next player may claim up to 3 hexes on their turn. (This does not apply after the first player claims a single hex in step 1 above.) 4. The game ends when the board is full. The player with the largest group wins. If the players’ largest groups are the same size, compare their second-largest groups, and so on, until you come to a pair which aren’t the same size. Whoever owns the larger of the two wins. Catchup is an original Board Game designed by Nick Bentley.
Countable
This app simplifies scorekeeping for two-player games. Easily track scores directly from your home or lock screen with interactive widgets. It offers accessibility features like Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support for a seamless gaming experience.
- Interactive widgets for score tracking
- Home Screen and Lock Screen access
- Add and subtract scores via Shortcuts
- Dynamic Type support
- VoiceOver and Voice Control support
- Dark mode
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Countable Countable is the best 2 player score-keeping app for card games. Just set the phone on the table between you and your opponent and you'll always have quick access to your current score. Countable's features: Interactive Widgets View either player's score and add and subtract to it right from your Home Screen, or view your score from your Lock Screen. Shortcuts Support Add and subtract to scores Accessibility Dynamic Type support VoiceOver support Voice Control support Dark mode Happy gaming!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Countable at 5.0 against Catchup's 4.7. Catchup's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Countable holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Catchup has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Catchup | Countable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 101 months | — |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Martin Grider | Adam Garrett-Harris |
Customer experience
Catchup
Countable
In-app purchases
Catchup
No in-app purchases
Countable
No in-app purchases









