Canasta Companion
Ian Weatherburn Games iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Canasta Companion is a free Games app for iPhone and iPad by Ian Weatherburn. Requires iOS 26.0. Updated May 5, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 35 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- May 5
- 2026 · v1.1.0
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About Canasta Companion
Keeping score in Canasta has never been easier. No more pen-and-paper, manual calculations, rule debates, or score-keeping. Canasta Companion - Scorecard handles everything, so you can focus on the game. Key Features: • Tap to Score: Enter scores with simple taps or drags. All calculations are handled automatically. • Automated Scoring: Each round is accurately scored with little effort. • Meld Requirements: Show the minimum meld point requirement for each team as the score progresses. • Game Progress: Show the current progress to game victory. • Game Statistics: Show the current and previous game statistics, highlighting scores-per-round, momentum, play-style and all-time head-to-head results. • Team Statistics: Extensive statistics track wins, losses, overall team performances, history, achievement badges and much more. • Shared Games: iCloud game sharing allows teams to capture their own scores on their own-devices, simultaneously. • Game Types: Supports 4 different game types including Classic Canasta, Modern American, Samba and Pennies from Heaven. Whether it's a casual game with friends or a competitive match, Canasta Companion - Scorecard keeps game-play smooth, fair and enjoyable.
What’s new
Version 1.1.0 · Updated May 5, 2026
New Features: - iPad Support: Sidebar and multi-panel support for the Canasta scorecard and individual rounds in both portrait and landscape. On the IPad you can now see the games current and previous rounds, as well as edit the current hands point-breakdown, all on the one screen. - iCloud Sharing: Additional support has been added for the iCloud synchronization of games for the same user across devices. This allows you to use two of your own devices (such as your iPad and iPhone) to capture score for each team. You can still share & synchronize games with different iCloud users as before from the New Game screen. - Themes: A new felt theme has been added with rich golds and greens (to augment the already existing Classic, Ocean and Dusk themes. Fixed: - iCloud Synchronization: Improvements made to iCloud synchronization and startup of a shared game. Improve error handling and fail-over when iCloud synchronization issues are encountered. - Dealer Badge: The dealer badge was inconsistently applied. It now correctly reflects which team is dealing for the current round. - Rule Improvements: Corrected the rules for Classic Canasta single-player game.
App privacy
The developer, Ian Weatherburn, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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