Comparison

IGN Playlist vs Syntaxle

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

Head to head
About

IGN Playlist

Organize and track all your video games, from past titles to upcoming releases. Discover new games, estimate completion times, and curate custom lists to share with friends. Keep your entire gaming library managed in one convenient place.

Highlights
  • Manage game backlog and library
  • Estimate game completion times
  • Browse and discover new games
  • Create and share custom game playlists
  • Rate and remember game experiences
  • View game screenshots and videos
Features
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Backlog & Library — Manage your games like God of War, Starfield, Skyrim, Grand Theft Auto and more by adding them to your backlog. Organize what you’ve played and beat by adding games to wishlists, backlog, playing, paused, beat, and quit. HowLongToBeat — See how long it takes to beat games for different playthroughs, like Main Story, Story and Sides, and 100% Playthroughs. Plus see how long it will take to beat your backlog. Use HowLongtoBeat’s data to help you manage your game time. Browse Games — Search, view, and share from a massive games library spanning titles from the last 30+ years of gaming history. View screenshots, watch videos, and more for the games you're playing or want to play. Discover — Discover is Playlist’s homepage for finding new games. It’s updated weekly to surface interesting lists, new and upcoming games, and other fun and interesting categories to help people find their next favorite game or keep up with what IGN’s covering. Copy, remix, and follow lists to build your own collections. Playlists — Curate, organize, and rank games. Share playlists via text, Twitch profiles, Discords, and more. You can also see combined game time of for any of your playlists, powered by HowLongToBeat.com Community Ratings — Rate and remember what you liked, and what you didn’t about the games you play. Roadmap? - We’re not done - more updates to come!

About

Syntaxle

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Can you identify a programming language from its code? Syntaxle is a daily puzzle game for developers. A new code snippet drops every day, your job is to guess what language it's written in. You get 6 attempts. After each guess, five attributes are revealed to help you narrow it down: - Year the language was created - Country of origin - Object-oriented or not - Static or dynamic typing - Compiled or interpreted Green - Correct Orange - Close (year) Red - Wrong Use the clues to work your way to the answer. Share your emoji grid when you're done, no spoilers. Languages include: Python, Rust, Haskell, Swift, COBOL, Prolog, Zig, Lua, and dozens more. From classic to obscure, how well do you really know your languages? Archive Unlock the full archive to replay every past puzzle. One-time purchase, no subscription.

Screenshots

IGN Playlist4 screens
Syntaxle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IGN Playlist at none against Syntaxle's 1. Syntaxle's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads 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. Syntaxle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. IGN Playlist asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
IGN Playlist versus Syntaxle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIGN PlaylistSyntaxle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (116 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings116 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB25 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperIGN Entertainment, Inc.Jesper Wingren

Bugs and requests

IGN Playlist

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Wishlist and backlog sections not working
  • Inability to log in or access accounts
  • Games disappearing from lists or not updating properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Calendar widget or Apple Calendar integration
  • Ability to follow other users
  • More sorting and filtering options
  • Separate category for ongoing/live service games
  • Option to rate games on a scale instead of just thumbs up/down

Syntaxle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

IGN Playlist

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Syntaxle

One-time1
  • Archive Unlock$1.99

Questions

Is IGN Playlist free?
IGN Playlist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Syntaxle free?
Syntaxle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IGN Playlist or Syntaxle have ads?
Both IGN Playlist and Syntaxle show ads.

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