Comparison

Board Game Stats vs KidSteps

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

Head to head
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.

About

KidSteps

Features
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KidSteps is your digital memory book for the milestones of your child's life. From the first judo throw to the best birthday party — you capture it in seconds and build a chronological album without any effort. How it works KidSteps asks smart questions based on what your child did. A judo match? "Won or lost? How did it feel?" A party? "Who came? What was the best part?" You add a photo, pick a mood stamp, done — the moment is saved to your timeline. Features • Smart question wizard per event type — sports, parties, school, first times, vacations • Warm polaroid design that invites you to browse • Automatic calendar detection: KidSteps recognizes sport and party events in your calendar and reminds you to capture them • Height and weight chart per child • Family viewer: share moments with grandparents, godparents — they follow along without an account • Yearbook generation (Premium): PDF or printed photo book with all moments from the past year • Multiple children (Premium) • Unlimited moments (Premium) Why KidSteps Memories fade. Photos drown in your camera roll. WhatsApp groups disappear. KidSteps holds your child's story — with context, feelings, and the little things you would otherwise forget. Privacy first Your data stays yours. We don't sell anything and photos are only accessible to you and family members you invite. Servers are in the EU. We only ask for the permissions you choose to enable (calendar, camera, notifications) and work fine without them. Free or Premium KidSteps is free with one child and 50 moments. For unlimited moments, multiple children, yearbook generation, and unlimited family viewers there is a Premium subscription: • KidSteps Premium Monthly: €3.99/month, auto-renewing • KidSteps Premium Yearly: €29.99/year, auto-renewing (~40% discount) Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID upon confirmation. Terms of Use (EULA): https://kidsteps.app/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://kidsteps.app/en/privacy Questions? support@kidsteps.app

Screenshots

Board Game Stats4 screens
KidSteps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: KidSteps at Free against Board Game Stats's $5.99. Board Game Stats's advantage is chart position (#11 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

KidSteps is free to download; Board Game Stats costs $5.99 up front. Board Game Stats sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and KidSteps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Board Game Stats versus KidSteps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoard Game StatsKidSteps
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (456 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings456 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#11 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEerko VisseringHarm Rietmeijer

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
2 purchases

KidSteps

Subscriptions2
  • KidSteps Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • KidSteps Premium Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Board Game Stats free?
Board Game Stats costs $5.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is KidSteps free?
KidSteps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Board Game Stats or KidSteps have ads?
Neither Board Game Stats nor KidSteps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Board Game Stats or KidSteps?
Board Game Stats ships an update weekly, and KidSteps weekly. Most recently, Board Game Stats was updated on October 21, 2026 and KidSteps on October 18, 2026.

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