Comparison

Board Game Bible vs Tabletop Gaming

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

Head to head
About

Board Game Bible

Access comprehensive board game data from across the web. Discover new titles, watch gameplay videos, and explore popular lists. Sync your collection and log plays directly from the app.

Highlights
  • Board game information search
  • Browse by category
  • Watch gameplay videos
  • View Top Lists
  • Sync BGG collection
  • Log plays to BGG
  • Gaming news and podcasts
Features
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Open up a world of board game information with The Board Game Bible. This app scours the internet and brings you all the information you need about a game into one place. Search for a specific game title or find what your looking for by browsing the numerous categories available. You can watch videos of other board gamers playing the game, or check out a few Top Lists to see what's popular right now. Also includes the best websites and podcasts for gaming news as well as a list of the hottest games at the moment. The BGB gathers information from places like BoardGameGeek.com and YouTube channels in order to make your board game search as simple as a game of Candy Land. You can sync your collection from the Board Game Geek website and update owned/wishlist games. You can also view and log plays to BGG.

About

Tabletop Gaming

This app delivers a monthly digital magazine focused on board games, card games, RPGs, and wargames. It features news, reviews, interviews, and guides, with exclusive digital content and a mobile-optimized reading experience.

Highlights
  • Monthly magazine content
  • News and reviews
  • Interviews with designers
  • Miniatures painting guide
  • Mobile-optimized reading
  • Night reading mode
  • Adjustable text size
Features
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Tabletop Gaming is the UK’s only monthly magazine dedicated to all types of gaming on your tabletop. From board games, card games, roleplaying games and miniatures we have you covered every month in 100 pages. Extra digital content is available only with the digital edition including exclusive images, videos, podcasts and more! PLUS, with a specially designed mobile edition, wave goodbye to zooming and say hello to night reading mode, adjustable text size and accessing all things gaming at the touch of your fingertips. 
With tons of reviews of new releases each month you’ll never be in the dark about what you should play next.

 Each issue: 
• Latest news and reviews to discover new favourite games
 • Dive deep into how games are made in interviews with world famous designers
 • In-depth features
 • Ten of the Best games lists
 • Tabletop Gaming Live Event news
 • How we made and have you played articles
 • Learn new tricks with our miniatures painting guide 
• Get to grips with the classics that have passed you by 
• The indie shelf, showcasing unknown gems 
• Event reports from the world of tabletop gaming 
• Shop spotlights to find your new gaming café ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest issue. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

Screenshots

Board Game Bible4 screens
Tabletop Gaming4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Board Game Bible at none against Tabletop Gaming's 10. Board Game Bible also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 54%) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 29). Tabletop Gaming's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Tabletop Gaming sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per 3 months. Board Game Bible asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Board Game Bible against 4.6 for Tabletop Gaming. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Board Game Bible has 1.2K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Board Game Bible's written reviews are positive against 54% of Tabletop Gaming's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Board Game Bible ships an update every 2 months, Tabletop Gaming every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Board Game Bible versus Tabletop Gaming: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoard Game BibleTabletop Gaming
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better4.6 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews74.5% of reviews — better53.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better29
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB38 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMichael CostaWarners Group Publications PLC

Customer experience

Board Game Bible

All ratings1,140 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews145 reviews
Positive74.5%
Neutral11.7%
Negative13.8%

Tabletop Gaming

All ratings29 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.2%

Bugs and requests

Board Game Bible

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Plays not syncing correctly with BoardGameGeek
  • Inconsistent behavior when filtering game collections
  • Crashes and errors when opening certain game pages

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to rate/review games within the app
  • Implement detailed player count recommendations
  • Allow editing/deleting of logged plays
  • Improve forum and external content integration

Tabletop Gaming

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Board Game Bible

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Tabletop Gaming

Subscriptions2
  • Tabletop Gaming Auto Renewable Subscription$19.993 Months
  • Tabletop Gaming Auto Renewable Subscription1 Month trial$79.991 Year
One-time8
  • Issue One (id:799153)$6.99
  • Issue Two (id:799150)$6.99
  • Issue Three (id:799151)$6.99
Show 5 more
  • Issue Four (id:799152)$6.99
  • Issue Five (id:799677)$6.99
  • Issue Six (id:799681)$6.99
  • Issue Seven – D... (id:799685)$6.99
  • June 2018 (#19) (id:801344)$6.99

Questions

Is Board Game Bible free?
Board Game Bible is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tabletop Gaming free?
Tabletop Gaming is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Board Game Bible or Tabletop Gaming?
Board Game Bible is rated higher. Board Game Bible averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Tabletop Gaming averages 4.6 from 29 ratings.
Do Board Game Bible or Tabletop Gaming have ads?
Neither Board Game Bible nor Tabletop Gaming shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Board Game Bible or Tabletop Gaming?
Board Game Bible ships an update every 2 months, and Tabletop Gaming every 5 months. Most recently, Board Game Bible was updated on November 6, 2026 and Tabletop Gaming on November 6, 2026.

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