Speedruns browser vs Start.gg
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speedruns browser
This app allows users to browse and discover speedrunning content for various games. You can search for games, runners, view leaderboards, and watch speedruns and live streams. It also supports adding games to favorites and offers a dark mode.
- Search games, series, and runners
- Browse platforms and popular games
- Favorite games for quick access
- Watch speedruns and live streams
- View personal bests and leaderboards
- Dark mode support
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Features included: - Searching for specific games, series or runners. - Browsing through all available platforms and most popular games. - Add games to favourites for faster and convenient access. - View most of the speed runs (support for youtube and twitch videos). - Check user's personal bests. - View latest leaderboards for specific speedrun category. - View live streams from the most popular speed runners. - Dark mode supported.
Start.gg
Discover and participate in competitive gaming events, from online tournaments to major esports conventions. Track your progress, follow favorite players, and receive real-time tournament updates. Manage your competitive gaming experience on the go.
- Find online tournaments
- Discover esports conventions
- Follow favorite players
- Receive tournament notifications
- Browse player profiles and rankings
- Support for hundreds of games
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Start.gg is your home for competitive gaming events - from online tournaments to the world's biggest esports conventions. Find tournaments near you, play in online brackets, or follow your favorite players in top-level competitions. Receive push notifications for every stage of a tournament, from registering to playing your matches. Browse player profiles, rankings, and event history across hundreds of games including Super Smash Bros., Street Fighter, Rocket League, Pokémon Champions, League of Legends, trading card games, and more. Whether you're running an event, playing to win, or just spectating, start.gg keeps the entire tournament experience in your pocket.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Speedruns browser at none against Start.gg's shown. Speedruns browser also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Start.gg's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Speedruns browser holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Speedruns browser's written reviews are positive against 75% of Start.gg's.
Speedruns browser ships an update every 4 months, Start.gg every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speedruns browser | Start.gg |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better | 4.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kacper Mazurkiewicz | Startgg, Inc. |
Customer experience
Speedruns browser
Start.gg
In-app purchases
Speedruns browser
No in-app purchases
Start.gg
No in-app purchases
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