Comparison

Ultimate Werewolf Timer vs Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter

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

Head to head
About

Ultimate Werewolf Timer

This app is the official timer for the Ultimate Werewolf and Ultimate Werewolf Legacy board games. It offers customizable timers for different game phases, including day and night cycles, with optional alarms and visual cues. Enhance your game moderation and player experience with automatic timing.

Highlights
  • Customizable game timers
  • Timers for Day and Night phases
  • Special Defense timer
  • Independent alarm settings
  • Hide time with sun animation
  • Official game support
Features
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The official Ultimate Werewolf Timer app provides the perfect solution for Ultimate Werewolf and Ultimate Werewolf Legacy moderators and players. It includes a series of timers that can be fully customized, providing for the best possible (and automatic) timing of your Ultimate Werewolf games. Timers can be set independently for First Day, Subsequent Days (with deprecating times each day after the first), Night Time, and even a special Defense timer. There are options for 1:00 alarms and end-of-day alarms, the ability to hide the time while an animation of a sun rising and lowering appears throughout the day. This is the perfect solution for all Ultimate Werewolf players.

About

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter

Automate scoring for the board game Forest Shuffle™ by scanning your cards. This app handles multiple scans, allows for editing, and supports cross-device QR code sharing. It also includes a card glossary and saves past game sessions.

Highlights
  • Scan trees through the camera
  • Automatic score counting
  • Merge scans from multiple devices
  • Archive previous sessions
  • Card glossary access
  • Cross-device QR code sharing
Features
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This app allows you to speed up the scoring process of the printed version of the game Forest Shuffle™. By scanning the cards on your table after a just finished game you can automate the scoring of your laid out cards. The App can handle up to 5 scan results per scoring process. The scanning process is comfortable and you can also fastly edit your scan results. It is possible to exchange the scan results by QR Code between your devises. Sessions can be stored and edited. There is also a complete glossary of cards available. As this app is free you definitely need to give it a try... you will be surprised how easy the scoring can get. Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter Features: - Scan trees through the camera - Count your score automatically - Merge scans from multiple devices - Share your results to social media - Archive your previous sessions - Quick access to the appendix - English, German, French and Italian interface - Scan is language independent - Supports exclusively the version Forest Shuffle™ - Supports all Forest Shuffle™ expansions/promos

Screenshots

Ultimate Werewolf Timer4 screens
Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter at 74% against Ultimate Werewolf Timer's 25%. Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 11 months). Ultimate Werewolf Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter has 61 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Ultimate Werewolf Timer's written reviews are positive against 74% of Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ultimate Werewolf Timer ships an update every 11 months, Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ultimate Werewolf Timer versus Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltimate Werewolf TimerForest Shuffle™ Smart Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (12 ratings)4.9 (61 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews74.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1261 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB445 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBezier Games, Inc.DIGIDICED

Customer experience

Ultimate Werewolf Timer

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter

All ratings61 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive74.2%
Neutral16.1%
Negative9.7%

Bugs and requests

Ultimate Werewolf Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Cannot scan trees with more than 4 cards
  • QR code player scanning not working
  • Does not recognize cards 95% of the time
  • Does not consider multiple cards on the same side of a tree
  • Steinmarder (stone marten) scoring incorrect
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  • Siebenschläfer (dormouse) text/scoring incorrect
  • Silver Fir tagged Peacock butterfly not selectable
  • Deer scoring messed up
  • Holzbiene (wood bee) not recognized/implemented
  • Zitronenfalter (common brimstone butterfly) missing
  • Kröten (toads) and Rehe (deer) cannot be entered for multiple spots
  • App not in French as advertised
  • Scan function not working for some users
  • App takes longer than manual scoring for some
  • Does not correctly capture all card constellations
  • Ignores lower cards
  • Does not count cards from the cave

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add support for Dartmoor expansion
  • Add support for Mischwald Dartmoor
  • Add support for Exploration expansion
  • Add support for new caves
  • Automatic photo capture
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  • Add automa mode for solo play
  • Add summary of points breakdown
  • Add French language support
  • Add support for more languages

In-app purchases

None

Ultimate Werewolf Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ultimate Werewolf Timer free?
Ultimate Werewolf Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter free?
Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ultimate Werewolf Timer or Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter?
Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter is rated higher. Ultimate Werewolf Timer averages 3.7 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter averages 4.9 from 61 ratings.
Do Ultimate Werewolf Timer or Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter have ads?
Neither Ultimate Werewolf Timer nor Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ultimate Werewolf Timer or Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter?
Ultimate Werewolf Timer ships an update every 11 months, and Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter every 10 days. Most recently, Ultimate Werewolf Timer was updated on September 28, 2026 and Forest Shuffle™ Smart Counter on October 13, 2026.

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