Comparison

Game Show Buzzer vs Local Game Buzzer

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

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About

Game Show Buzzer

Transform phones into buzzers for interactive game shows. One person hosts, others join with a room code to compete in trivia and quizzes. Features include real-time scoring, team play, and automatic reconnection.

Highlights
  • Phone as buzzer
  • Host and player modes
  • Real-time scoring
  • Team play
  • Automatic reconnection
  • iPad host desk layout
Features
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Turn every phone in the room into a game show buzzer. One person hosts on their phone. Everyone else joins from theirs. Open a round, players buzz, and the app tells you who was first. Award points, see the scoreboard, play the next question. JOIN IN SECONDS • The host gets a 4-letter room code, big enough to read across the room. • Players type the code or scan the QR code, enter a name, and they're in. • A wrong code never drops anyone into an empty lobby. You only see the game once the host's room confirms you. WHO BUZZED FIRST • Buzzes are ordered by when each player actually pressed, not by whose connection was faster. • The host sees the full buzz order with the time gap behind first place. • Each player sees their own place right away. Close calls are flagged as too close to call. RUN THE SHOW • Mark answers right or wrong. A wrong answer can pass the question to the next player in line. • Live scoreboard between rounds, with ties shown as ties. • Teams: split players into Red, Blue and Green and add up their points. • Answer timer and custom points for right and wrong answers. • Up to 100 players in one room. BUILT TO STAY CONNECTED • If a phone locks, switches networks or drops for a moment, it reconnects automatically. Nobody retypes the code, and scores are kept. • The host sees who is connected and who is reconnecting. • Players don't need to be on the same Wi-Fi. IPAD HOST DESK On iPad, the host gets a desk layout: the buzz order, the judging buttons and a full scoreboard on one screen. Set it on the table and run the whole game from there. BUZZER COLORS Pick the buzzer color for the room: vermilion, marigold, mint or ivory. Every player's buzzer matches the host's pick. GOOD FOR Trivia nights, quiz bowl practice, classrooms, training sessions, team events, youth groups and family game night. FREE AND PRO • Players always join free. No account, no ads. • Your first hosted game night is free, with every feature unlocked. • After that, hosting is part of Pro. Choose Pro monthly, Pro yearly, a 48-hour Party Pass with nothing to cancel, or a one-time lifetime unlock. • Hosting since the early days? You get Pro at half price. • If anyone in the room has Pro, the host can open the game with it. Pro monthly and yearly renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. The Party Pass and lifetime unlock do not renew. Privacy Policy: https://digitalbunker.dev/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Local Game Buzzer

Features
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When playing tabletop games with friends and family, you can use this app to have a virtual buzz button on each of the participant's Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, etc). You can customize your name for clarity. This app requires no internet connection to function but it does require local access to have a peer-to-peer connection between all the devices. This app collects NO DATA whatsoever.

Screenshots

Game Show Buzzer4 screens
Local Game Buzzer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Local Game Buzzer at none against Game Show Buzzer's 9. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Game Show Buzzer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Local Game Buzzer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Game Show Buzzer versus Local Game Buzzer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame Show BuzzerLocal Game Buzzer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews17.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAryaman ShardaDiego Marquez Arzate

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Game Show Buzzer

Subscriptions4
  • Pro, monthly$2.491 Month
  • Pro, monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro, yearly2 variants$9.991 Year
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  • Pro, yearly$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • Party Pass$3.99
  • Pro, forever2 variants$14.99
  • Pro, forever$29.99
None

Local Game Buzzer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Game Show Buzzer free?
Game Show Buzzer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Local Game Buzzer free?
Local Game Buzzer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Game Show Buzzer or Local Game Buzzer have ads?
Neither Game Show Buzzer nor Local Game Buzzer shows ads.

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