Comparison

Gamebook Engine vs ShortMemo

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

Head to head
About

Gamebook Engine

Features
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Gamebook Engine is an all-in-one app for creating and reading gamebooks, a type of interactive fiction where the player's choices influence the outcome of the story. With Gamebook Engine you can: • Create gamebooks - Write interactive choosable path adventure stories using a thoughtfully designed interface • Share gamebooks - Gamebooks export to a plain text ".gbook" file that you can send to your friends via email, text message, or carrier pigeon (if the story is very short) • Play gamebooks - Gamebook Engine can import and play ".gbook" files, which contain the data for interactive stories What makes Gamebook Engine special? • Attributes can make gamebooks dynamic: Attributes can be used to track changes in inventory, player stats, NPC relationships, and much more. This makes Gamebook Engine stories a little more dynamic than a classic paperback choosable path story. • Warning, nerd talk: Gamebooks export to plain-text JSON, not a proprietary file-type, so you can easily share them as privately or publicly as you want, and anyone can build a client for reading them -- but why bother when Gamebook Engine is a reader already! • Total Privacy: Gamebook Engine has no online services or accounts. Gamebook Engine runs entirely on your device and never sends any data about you or what you are writing to anyone. Your privacy is totally and absolutely guaranteed. Your writings only leave your device when you share them with someone.

About

ShortMemo

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Ideas, templates, drafts, to-dos, bookmarks, reminders... Jot down various daily information in short memos. Organize your memos using the folder and customize themes, colors, and usability to your preference. A handy tool that's useful in daily life.

Screenshots

Gamebook Engine4 screens
ShortMemo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ShortMemo at Free against Gamebook Engine's $4.99. ShortMemo also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

ShortMemo is free to download; Gamebook Engine costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Gamebook Engine versus ShortMemo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGamebook EngineShortMemo
Price$4.99Free — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB92 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBrad RootUT app

In-app purchases

None

Gamebook Engine

No in-app purchases

None

ShortMemo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gamebook Engine free?
Gamebook Engine costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShortMemo free?
ShortMemo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gamebook Engine or ShortMemo have ads?
Neither Gamebook Engine nor ShortMemo shows ads.

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