Comparison

Game Buzzer Free vs Game Show Buzzer

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

Head to head
About

Game Buzzer Free

This app provides a head-to-head buzzer system for games, featuring an answer timer and scorekeeping. It's ideal for hosting game shows, pub trivia, or any competitive game requiring a quick buzz-in.

Highlights
  • Head-to-head buzzer
  • Answer timer
  • Score keeping
  • Game show hosting
  • Pub trivia
  • VS game support
Features
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Head to head game buzzer complete with answer timer and score keeping capabilities. Great for hosting your own gameshow, pub trivia or any vs game that requires a race to buzz in first!

About

Game Show Buzzer

Transform phones into buzzers for interactive game shows. One person hosts, others join with a room code to compete in trivia and quizzes. Features include real-time scoring, team play, and automatic reconnection.

Highlights
  • Phone as buzzer
  • Host and player modes
  • Real-time scoring
  • Team play
  • Automatic reconnection
  • iPad host desk layout
Features
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Turn every phone in the room into a game show buzzer. One person hosts on their phone. Everyone else joins from theirs. Open a round, players buzz, and the app tells you who was first. Award points, see the scoreboard, play the next question. JOIN IN SECONDS • The host gets a 4-letter room code, big enough to read across the room. • Players type the code or scan the QR code, enter a name, and they're in. • A wrong code never drops anyone into an empty lobby. You only see the game once the host's room confirms you. WHO BUZZED FIRST • Buzzes are ordered by when each player actually pressed, not by whose connection was faster. • The host sees the full buzz order with the time gap behind first place. • Each player sees their own place right away. Close calls are flagged as too close to call. RUN THE SHOW • Mark answers right or wrong. A wrong answer can pass the question to the next player in line. • Live scoreboard between rounds, with ties shown as ties. • Teams: split players into Red, Blue and Green and add up their points. • Answer timer and custom points for right and wrong answers. • Up to 100 players in one room. BUILT TO STAY CONNECTED • If a phone locks, switches networks or drops for a moment, it reconnects automatically. Nobody retypes the code, and scores are kept. • The host sees who is connected and who is reconnecting. • Players don't need to be on the same Wi-Fi. IPAD HOST DESK On iPad, the host gets a desk layout: the buzz order, the judging buttons and a full scoreboard on one screen. Set it on the table and run the whole game from there. BUZZER COLORS Pick the buzzer color for the room: vermilion, marigold, mint or ivory. Every player's buzzer matches the host's pick. GOOD FOR Trivia nights, quiz bowl practice, classrooms, training sessions, team events, youth groups and family game night. FREE AND PRO • Players always join free. No account, no ads. • Your first hosted game night is free, with every feature unlocked. • After that, hosting is part of Pro. Choose Pro monthly, Pro yearly, a 48-hour Party Pass with nothing to cancel, or a one-time lifetime unlock. • Hosting since the early days? You get Pro at half price. • If anyone in the room has Pro, the host can open the game with it. Pro monthly and yearly renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. The Party Pass and lifetime unlock do not renew. Privacy Policy: https://digitalbunker.dev/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Game Buzzer Free2 screens
Game Show Buzzer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Game Show Buzzer at 5.0 against Game Buzzer Free's 2.5. Game Show Buzzer also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 13 months). Game Buzzer Free's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and review sentiment (39% vs 18%). 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. Game Show Buzzer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Game Buzzer Free asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Game Show Buzzer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Game Buzzer Free has 54 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 39% of Game Buzzer Free's written reviews are positive against 18% of Game Show Buzzer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Game Buzzer Free ships an update every 13 months, Game Show Buzzer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Game Buzzer Free versus Game Show Buzzer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame Buzzer FreeGame Show Buzzer
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (54 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.4% of reviews — better17.6% of reviews
Number of ratings54 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS6.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCube8, LLCAryaman Sharda

Customer experience

Game Buzzer Free

All ratings54 ratings
Positive35.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative61.1%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive39.4%
Neutral6.1%
Negative54.5%

Game Show Buzzer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive17.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative82.4%

In-app purchases

None

Game Buzzer Free

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Game Show Buzzer

Subscriptions4
  • Pro, monthly$2.491 Month
  • Pro, monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro, yearly2 variants$9.991 Year
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  • Pro, yearly$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • Party Pass$3.99
  • Pro, forever2 variants$14.99
  • Pro, forever$29.99

Questions

Is Game Buzzer Free free?
Game Buzzer Free is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Game Show Buzzer free?
Game Show Buzzer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Game Buzzer Free or Game Show Buzzer?
Game Show Buzzer is rated higher. Game Buzzer Free averages 2.5 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Game Show Buzzer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Game Buzzer Free or Game Show Buzzer have ads?
Neither Game Buzzer Free nor Game Show Buzzer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Game Buzzer Free or Game Show Buzzer?
Game Buzzer Free ships an update every 13 months, and Game Show Buzzer every 3 days. Most recently, Game Buzzer Free was updated on November 10, 2026 and Game Show Buzzer on November 11, 2026.

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