Challengermode vs Players' Lounge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Challengermode
Compete in tournaments and ladders for your favorite games with friends. Discover daily events hosted by gamers and organizers, with opportunities to win prizes. Stay updated on your team's practice times and tournament check-ins.
- Compete in tournaments and ladders
- Join events hosted by gamers and organizers
- Win real prizes
- Team check-in notifications
- Mobile gaming companion app
- Compete anytime, anywhere
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Challengermode lets you and your friends compete in tournaments and ladders in your favorite games. New events and competitions hosted by other gamers and professional organizers from around the world with cool prizes to win every day. Sign up and join your first official tournament or ladder to compete for real prizes in less than a minute. Want to sign up for the tournament that starts right when you get home? Need to check in with your teammates to see what your practice times are this week? Want to be notified when the check-in for your tournament opens? Whatever you need, we've got you covered. Challengermode is putting competitive gaming into the palm of your hand. Compete in your favorite mobile games on your daily commute or use it as the perfect companion app to have Challengermode at your fingertips - anytime and anywhere.
Players' Lounge
Compete in performance-based challenges within your favorite video games and win cash prizes. Set personalized goals for kills, damage, or victories in titles like Warzone, Apex, and Fortnite. Play solo or with friends and get paid automatically when you beat your performance lines.
- Win cash playing favorite games
- Performance-based challenges
- Personalized game lines
- Play solo or with squad
- Secure deposits and fast withdrawals
- 24/7 live customer support
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Play for something! Win cash playing your favorite games. Get paid when you beat performance-based challenges in Warzone, Apex, Fortnite and more! Take challenges like how many kills you'll get, how much damage you'll do, or whether you'll win the game straight up. Play solo or with your squad. Beat your lines to get paid. Challenges are personalized to you and your team, so you (finally) don't have to be a sweat to win. Stick around for more games, more challenges and regular improvements to the Players' Lounge experience. We promise you won't get bored. HOW IT WORKS - Link your game accounts or Twitch to Players' Lounge - Get customized lines for you and your team - Choose your challenges and put your money down - Play your games just like you normally would - If you beat the lines, you get paid automatically! Some games require streaming your gameplay instead of linking your account. WHAT TO EXPECT - Smart lines customized to you & your squad - Simple, secure deposits - Speedy withdrawals - 24/7 live customer support - Regular updates with more games, fresh challenges and new ways to play You have to be 18 or older to use Players' Lounge. You must verify your age and location to play. Players' Lounge is not available in all 50 states.
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Verdict
Challengermode and Players' Lounge both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of Players' Lounge's written reviews are positive against 27% of Challengermode's. Players' Lounge also leads on ratings volume (31K vs 170) and chart position (#177 vs unranked). Challengermode's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
Players' Lounge holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Players' Lounge has 31K ratings behind it against 170, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Challengermode's written reviews are positive against 83% of Players' Lounge's.
Challengermode ships an update weekly, Players' Lounge every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Challengermode | Players' Lounge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (170 ratings) | 4.7 (31K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | 82.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 170 | 31K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #177 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Challengermode AB | Players Lounge |
Customer experience
Challengermode
Players' Lounge
Bugs and requests
Challengermode
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Players' Lounge
Reported bugs
3 issues- Bets not properly registering or settling
- Accounts being locked or terminated without clear explanation
- Tracking issues with in-game performance data
Requested features
4 requests- Add more games beyond Apex Legends and Warzone
- Implement team/squad betting options
- Improve transparency around bet settlement and payout adjustments
- Introduce a referral/affiliate program
In-app purchases
Challengermode
No in-app purchases
Players' Lounge
No in-app purchases
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