Comparison

Board Game Stats vs Meeple Tracker

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

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About

Board Game Stats

Track your board game collection, plays, and scores with detailed statistics and graphs. Manage your collection, log game sessions, and sync with BoardGameGeek. Offers tailor-made score sheets and player comparison tools.

Highlights
  • Collection management
  • Play tracking
  • Statistics and graphs
  • Sync with BoardGameGeek
  • Customizable score sheets
  • Player comparison
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Keep track of your Board Game collection, plays and scores in this easy to use tool. View statistics and graphs for your games, plays, and other players. Works offline, can sync with BoardGameGeek. - How many games did you play recently? - Who scored the highest for a game? - With whom did you play and who wins more? - Did you improve your score from last times? - Use tailor-made score sheets to enter scores. - Compare players, view graphs and charts. - Keep track of your collection and sync with BoardGameGeek. Collection management features: - Keep track of every game you've played or are interested in. - Choose a specific version and image, and track multiple copies. - Set status to Owned, Wishlist, Want to play, and much more. - Enter details like comments, price paid, acquisition date, etc. - Filter games on status, Played but not owned, Unplayed owned games. - Set Custom filters to select a game for your specific group. - Full automatic syncing with your BoardGameGeek (BGG) collection. Play tracking features: - Set scoring rules, cooperative and team play for each game. - Select game and played expansions. - Set Players and Locations, including anonymous players. - Enter location, scores per player and many more details. - Calculate scores on the fly by using the math keyboard. - Create teams and enter team scores. - Use over 2800 game-specific tailor-made score sheets. - Add Player roles, and choose from previously used ones. - Use a timer to keep track of your play length. - Add a Game note you can view each time you start a Play. - Post your plays to BoardGameGeek, including auto-post after each save. - Import existing plays from BoardGameGeek (BGG), Yucata and Board Game Arena (BGA) - Send one or more Plays to other BG Stats users so only one of you has to enter the details. Statistics features: - View statistics for each game and player, and combination. - See pie charts, play times and durations graphs, and score charts. - View insights for Games and Players, for different time periods. - See your H-index, fives, dimes, quarters and centuries. - View a Player's personal H-index and win percentage. - Share Insights charts and 3x3 images. - See cost per play for your games. BG Stats has export and import functions for easy backup to a variety of services. You can sync with other devices via BG Stats Cloud sync (an in-app subscription). All in a native iOS interface, supports dark mode, landscape and iPad screens. With the Power Expansion (in-app purchase): - Extended game charts, based on number of players. - Filter your data on players, locations, specific periods and player counts. - Statistics for a specific combination of players, and compare them. - Winning streaks, tiebreakers, and new and starting player stats. - Role- and board-based statistics. - Heat map of plays and play duration. - Cost per hour, player and more. - Add tags to Games, Players and Locations. - Create and save custom filters, now also with tags. - Customize the Game filter dropdown menu. - Create advanced filters with multiple criteria and logical operations. - View combined game statistics. - Sync game tags with BoardGameGeek. - Create Challenges (if available) based on game filters or tags. With the Challenges expansion (in-app purchase): - Create a challenge from one of the many templates. - x times y challenges: play x games y times. - Ongoing Reach your next H-index challenges. - Set the time period and choose specific games to track, or use auto-fill. - Filter specific Players, Locations and player counts to count for the challenge. With a Cloud sync subscription: - Seamlessly sync your data between all your devices. - Keep a backup of your data in the cloud. Please note that changes to the BGG website or API can temporarily break BGG related features. I cannot guarantee their continued availability.

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Meeple Tracker

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Meeple Tracker – Track Your Board Game Adventures Log, analyze, and share your board gaming experiences with Meeple Tracker, the companion app for every board game fan. Whether you are playing a quick card game or a long strategy classic, Meeple Tracker helps you capture every detail. Features Track your plays: Record game sessions with players, scores, winners, playtime, and starting player. Relive your best moments and keep a complete history of your board gaming journey. View statistics: Discover charts and insights for individual games and across your entire collection. See trends in playtime, favorite games, win rates, and more. Manage your collection: Bookmark games to create your personal collection. Access detailed information about each game including player counts, duration, description, designer, year published, cover art, and more. Play and share together: Share sessions and player profiles with friends. Build a connected board gaming community with your group. Meeple Tracker helps you organize, track, and celebrate the games you love.

Screenshots

Board Game Stats4 screens
Meeple Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Meeple Tracker at Free against Board Game Stats's $5.99. Meeple Tracker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9). Board Game Stats's advantage is ratings volume (456 vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Meeple Tracker is free to download; Board Game Stats costs $5.99 up front. Board Game Stats sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Meeple Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Board Game Stats against 5.0 for Meeple Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Board Game Stats has 456 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Board Game Stats ships an update weekly, Meeple Tracker every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Board Game Stats versus Meeple Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoard Game StatsMeeple Tracker
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (456 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings456 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#7 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB26 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEerko VisseringRobin Schmied

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Board Game Stats

One-time9
  • One Year of BG Stats Cloud Sync$0.99
  • Kind Tip$0.99
  • Challenges Expansion$1.99
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  • Deep Stats expansion$2.99
  • Generous Tip$2.99
  • Tagging expansion$2.99
  • Power Expansion$5.99
  • Amazing Tip$6.99
  • Mind-blowing Tip$14.99
None

Meeple Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Board Game Stats free?
Board Game Stats costs $5.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Meeple Tracker free?
Meeple Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Board Game Stats or Meeple Tracker?
Meeple Tracker is rated higher. Board Game Stats averages 4.9 out of 5 from 456 ratings, while Meeple Tracker averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Board Game Stats or Meeple Tracker have ads?
Neither Board Game Stats nor Meeple Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Board Game Stats or Meeple Tracker?
Board Game Stats ships an update weekly, and Meeple Tracker every 2 weeks. Most recently, Board Game Stats was updated on October 24, 2026 and Meeple Tracker on October 24, 2026.

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