Braytech vs Balatro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Braytech
This fan-made application serves as a comprehensive multi-tool for players of a popular online game. It allows users to track progress, manage inventory, view in-game maps, and analyze activity reports. Players can search for specific items, inspect collectibles, and share their findings with others.
- App-wide search
- Clan roster and stats
- Advanced collection sorting and inspection
- Triumph tracking (active, legacy, seasonal)
- Interactive in-game maps
- Weekly activity and rotation tracking
- Character equipment management and vault access
- Quest and bounty filtering
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A Guardian's second favourite Multi-Tool Braytech is a fan-made Destiny app which allows users to view and map checklists, track and view triumphs, inspect collectibles, and so much more. Features are as follows... App-wide search for when you're looking for a triumph, collectible, quest item, or inventory item Clan • Roster • Stats • Relationships Collections • Advanced sorting • Inspect (roll preview view) • Share item rolls (with image previews) with anyone anywhere Triumphs • Active triumphs • Legacy triumphs • Transient (expiring) triumphs • Seasonal Challenges • Lore • Medals • Exotic catalysts • Stat trackers Maps • Vendors • Cyclical events • Checklists Weeklies • Nightfalls • Raid challenges • Lost Sectors • Cyclical events • Season pass • Rotations Character • Adjust your equipment • Collect items from the Postmaster • Access your vault • Share item rolls (with image previews) with anyone anywhere Quests • Bounties • Filter quests by release time • View all steps of any quest, even those you haven't yet reached Activity • View any post game carnage report and filter by popular activity types • Bookmark reports for easy later viewing • Plot graphs of your performance over time • Share reports (with image previews) with anyone anywhere
Balatro
This game blends poker and solitaire mechanics with unique rule-bending twists. Build powerful poker hands, discover game-changing Joker cards, and create exciting combos to defeat challenging Boss Blinds. Explore different decks and game modes for endless replayability.
- Poker and Solitaire hybrid gameplay
- Rule-bending mechanics
- Collect over 150 unique Joker cards
- Create powerful combos
- Campaign and challenge modes
- Pixel art visuals
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Welcome to the official Balatro mobile game! Hypnotic and endlessly satisfying, Balatro is a magical mix of card games like Solitaire and Poker, that lets you twist the rules in ways never seen before! Your goal is to beat the Boss Blinds by making strong poker hands. Find new Jokers that change the game and create awesome and exciting combos! Win enough chips to beat tricky bosses, and find hidden bonus hands and decks as you play. You’ll need all the help you can get to beat the big boss, win the final challenge, and win the game. Features: * Remastered controls for touch screen devices. * Each run is different: every pick-up, discard and joker can dramatically alter the course of your run. * Multiple game items: discover over 150 Jokers, each with special powers. Use them with different decks,upgrade cards and vouchers to boost your scores. * Different Game modes: Campaign mode and challenge mode for you to play. * Beautiful Pixel Art: Immerse yourself in the CRT fuzz and enjoy detailed, hand-crafted pixel art.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Braytech at Free against Balatro's $9.99. Balatro's advantage is ratings volume (105K vs 166) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On ads, 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
Braytech is free to download; Balatro costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Balatro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Balatro has 105K ratings behind it against 166, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Braytech's written reviews are positive against 81% of Balatro's.
Braytech ships an update fortnightly, Balatro every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Braytech | Balatro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (166 ratings) | 5.0 (105K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews | 81.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 166 | 105K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #2 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tom Chapman | Playstack Ltd |
Customer experience
Braytech
Balatro
User reviews
Braytech
From 166 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Visually impressive UI
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 👍 Great companion app
- 💡 Comprehensive features
- 💎 Beautiful design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Authentication errors
- ⚫ Black screen on launch
- ⚠️ Login issues
- 🚫 App not working
- ❌ Deprecated older iOS versions
Balatro
From 105K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Addictive gameplay
- 💎 Unique and compelling mechanics
- 👍 Easy to learn, hard to master
- 🎨 Charming pixel art and music
- 💰 Great value for money
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and save issues
- 🔍 Small text and UI elements
- 🔋 Battery draining
- 🔇 No background music support
Bugs and requests
Braytech
Reported bugs
10 issues- Failing to log in
- Stutters upon opening, then black screen
- Authentication errors
- Cannot log in, keeps saying can't connect to servers
- Invalid browser error message every time it loads
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- App doesn't load, stuck in a loading loop
- Unable to log in with Microsoft (invalid_request: The provided request must include a 'client_id' input parameter)
- Trouble logging in with PlayStation, says 'can't establish connection'
- Pressing 'select character' does nothing, states an error without code
- Stuck on the opening screen, never loads anything else
Requested features
3 requests- Add more widget functions (e.g., daily bounty widget)
- Show available weapon drops for weekly Nightfall
- Consider subscribing if you can
Balatro
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unlocks and achievements not registering properly
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
- Joker and card interactions not working as expected
Requested features
3 requests- Cloud save sync across devices
- Portrait mode option
- Customizable UI and accessibility settings
In-app purchases
Braytech
No in-app purchases
Balatro
No in-app purchases









