Comparison

Gstone vs MNGA

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

Head to head
About

Gstone

Discover and connect with a vast community for tabletop games. Find games, clubs, events, and fellow players in your area. This platform offers a comprehensive database and a centralized hub for all your tabletop gaming needs.

Highlights
  • Extensive tabletop game database
  • Connect with gamers and clubs
  • Find local game events and locations
  • Online store for games
  • All-in-one gaming platform
Features
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Gstone runs the largest tabletop games community in China. In addition to having the largest tabletop games database in both Chinese and English, we have over 300,000+ users in China to help gamers connect to gamers, 3,500+ games in our online store for sale, over 20,000+ game clubs and locations to help gamers find their nearby location, game group, and/or event to play games at! In short, we’re a one stop service for everything tabletop games! We believe that face-to-face tabletop games is the source of a happy family, healthy relationship, long-lasting friendship, and the soul to connecting humanity. ①We believe "offline" social interaction brings a sense of real joy that cannot be experienced in the virtual world. ②Tabletop "games” travels across ancient and modern times, connecting the young and old, merging nationalities and regions, and truly brings humanity together to feel that joy together. ③Gstone helps users find all types of tabletop games (board games, murder mystery games, TCG, RPG, miniature games etc.), people, location, game clubs, events and more all-together in just a few clicks. Players no longer need to jump from platform to platform, app to app to buy/search/discover/meet/connect, Gstone helps players achieve everything in just one consolidated app, so our users can save more time to actually play games! [User Agreement and Policy] 1. User Agreement https://www.gstonegames.com/about/agreement/ 2. Subscription and In-app Purchase agreement and policy https://www.gstonegames.com/about/vipPolicy/ 3. Privacy Policy https://www.gstonegames.com/about/privacyPolicy/

About

MNGA

This is an open-source client for the NGA community, designed with iOS standards for a smooth and fast experience. It offers a modern interface, efficient content display, extensive customization, and convenient features like instant post previews and multi-account switching.

Highlights
  • iOS standard design
  • Modern Liquid Glass interface
  • Native controls for efficient display
  • Customizable interface
  • Instant post preview
  • Multi-account switching
Features
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MNGA 是一个开源的 NGA 社区客户端,采用 iOS 标准设计,为你带来轻快畅爽的泥潭体验。 - Liquid Glass 现代设计,符合日常操作逻辑。 - 原生控件排版帖子内容,轻快省电不发热。 - 丰富界面定制功能,打造最适合你的阅读体验。 - 发帖内容即时预览,避免匿名失败、发错图片而社死。 - 多账号任意切换,高效无缝 RPG。

Screenshots

Gstone4 screens
MNGA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MNGA at 88% against Gstone's 35%. MNGA also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.1) and ads (none vs shown). Gstone's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Gstone sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and MNGA sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MNGA holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 92 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Gstone's written reviews are positive against 88% of MNGA's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gstone ships an update every 8 days, MNGA every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Gstone versus MNGA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGstoneMNGA
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (24 ratings)4.6 (92 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.3% of reviews87.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2492 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB27 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperBeijing Jishi Technology Co., Ltd.梓淇 赵

Customer experience

Gstone

All ratings22 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive35.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative58.8%

MNGA

All ratings92 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive87.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative4.9%

Bugs and requests

Gstone

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MNGA

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Post search function not working
  • Network connection errors and banned access prompts
  • Images not displaying
  • Cannot upload photos
  • Collection list cannot be loaded
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  • Posts cannot be opened (XML parsing error 12856)
  • Frequent network connection errors
  • Verification code for login is incorrect
  • Many posts cannot be parsed, require browser opening
  • XML parsing errors
  • Crash on iOS 16 when pulling down to refresh

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add forum list image preview
  • Improve compatibility with older systems (iOS 18.3.x)
  • Add ability to block users from the main menu
  • Improve list format support (bullet points, indentation)
  • Show posts/replies from followed users
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  • Show daily hot posts for major sections
  • Add alternative binding for Plus purchase
  • Update the app frequently
  • Add auto-detection for backend
  • Support different collection folders
  • Improve handling of XML parsing errors with automatic redirection
  • Close built-in Safari download prompt

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Gstone

Subscriptions1
  • 连续包月$2.991 Month
One-time3
  • 乐园股东一年$29.99
  • 乐园股东两年$59.99
  • 乐园股东三年$79.99
2 purchases

MNGA

One-time2
  • Try MNGA Plus for 14 DaysFree
  • Unlock MNGA Plus$4.99

Questions

Is Gstone free?
Gstone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MNGA free?
MNGA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gstone or MNGA?
MNGA is rated higher. Gstone averages 3.1 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while MNGA averages 4.6 from 92 ratings.
Do Gstone or MNGA have ads?
Gstone shows ads; MNGA does not.
Which is updated more often, Gstone or MNGA?
Gstone ships an update every 8 days, and MNGA every 5 weeks. Most recently, Gstone was updated on November 2, 2026 and MNGA on November 3, 2026.

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