iPhone and Android apps for real-life game play

Lose the dice for Monopoly?  Or perhaps you need a Scrabble dictionary. Your iPhone or Boardgame Companion iPhone app.  The free iPhone app combines a score keeper with a reference guide to help you keep track of games rules and scores.  As a preset tool, however, the supported games are limited and additional guides come at 99 cents each.

Android Game Tools

Mini Golf Score is great Android app for putt-putt golf games, especially as a parent managing the kids’ games. Simple yet intuitive, this free Android app lets you enter game scores for every round.  Customize with name entry, and quickly reference the leading player with highlighted options.

Accel Golf is a useful Android app for golfers, as it tracks scores and offers a GPS-powered range finder.  Score boards are linked to your current golf course, though course search options still have room for improvement. Free, Accel Golf also offers virtual golf game analysis, though this may be relatively limited compared to more robust tools.

Game Counter for Android users is quite simply an Android app that counts your score.  Free, Game Counter lets you track scores for anything — simply provide the name and the numbers for each turn. There are settings for predefined score values, and formulaic options for entering individual scores.

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