Comparison

Game Dev Story vs Beatable

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

Head to head
About

Game Dev Story

Build your own game development studio from the ground up. Hire and train staff, research new genres, and develop hit games to conquer the industry. Create your own consoles and aim for a million-selling title.

Highlights
  • Manage game company
  • Develop own game console
  • Train staff members
  • Unlock new genres
  • Discover popular combinations
  • Develop for latest platforms
Features
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Manage your own game company and try to create a million-selling game in this unique simulation. Features the ability to develop your company's own game console, plus a system for changing your staff members' professions. Hire talented people and train them to develop their skills. As your staff gets more experience, you will unlock a wider array of game genres and content to develop. Try to find the most popular combinations and develop for the latest platform! Your staff members can have a variety of game-related professions, from programmer to sound engineer. Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry! -- Try searching for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games, or visit us at https://kairopark.jp. Be sure to check out both our free-to-play and our paid games! https://twitter.com/kairokun2010

About

Beatable

Features
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Beatable is your personal game library for subscription gaming. Save games, track what you're playing, and find what fits your schedule tonight. BUILD YOUR PERSONAL LIBRARY Save any game to your on-device list and track it as: - Want to Play - Playing - Completed Your library lives on your device. No account. No sign-in. No cloud required. FIND GAMES THAT FIT YOUR TIME Browse Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus catalogs filtered by completion time — powered by HowLongToBeat data. Sort by Main Story, Main + Extra, Completionist, or Review score. FAVORITES AND FILTERS Favorite games to keep them handy. Hide titles you're not interested in. Your filters and browse preferences are saved automatically so you return to the same setup every time. LOCAL-FIRST BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device. Your library, favorites, hidden games, and saved filters all persist across restarts with no backend, no tracking, and no ads. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Save games to Want to Play, Playing, or Completed - Favorite and unfavorite games - Hide games you're not interested in - Search by title - Filter by platform and completion length - Sort by playtime or review score - Browse Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus catalogs - Works offline with cached catalog data Beatable is for the gamer who wants to decide faster and track what they're actually playing — without spreadsheets, without accounts, without noise. Data powered by HowLongToBeat (howlongtobeat.com). Beatable is not affiliated with Microsoft, Sony, or HowLongToBeat.

Screenshots

Game Dev Story4 screens
Beatable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Beatable at Free against Game Dev Story's $4.99. Game Dev Story's advantage is chart position (#73 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Beatable is free to download; Game Dev Story costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Game Dev Story versus Beatable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame Dev StoryBeatable
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (2.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#73 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKairosoft Co.,LtdJaime Chapinal

Bugs and requests

Game Dev Story

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Blackouts causing loss of progress
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices
  • Difficulty in obtaining certain resources

Requested features

5 requests
  • More consoles and game genres
  • Ability to customize console designs
  • Expanded content and longer playtime
  • More staff and office options
  • Improved late-game progression and challenges

Beatable

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Game Dev Story

No in-app purchases

None

Beatable

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Game Dev Story free?
Game Dev Story costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beatable free?
Beatable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Game Dev Story or Beatable have ads?
Neither Game Dev Story nor Beatable shows ads.

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