Comparison

Pocket PSN vs Joystickd

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

Head to head
About

Pocket PSN

Monitor your PlayStation trophies and collectibles across various consoles. Organize your game backlog, follow trophy guides, and connect with other gamers. Share your achievements with customizable trophy cards.

Highlights
  • Track trophies for PS5, PS4, PS3, Vita, PSVR games
  • Manage custom game backlog
  • Follow trophy guides
  • View and track Stars Collectibles
  • Connect with other members
  • Shareable trophy cards
Features
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Track your PSN trophies and Stars collectibles from anywhere...on an app that actually stays up to date with updates and new features Key Features • Track PS5, PS4, PS3, Vita, PSVR (VR), and PSVR2 Games (~40,000+ titles!) • Track your rankings on multiple leaderboards • Create and manage custom your backlog • Follow guides to help get your platinum trophy • Star and join gaming sessions to swap trophies or just have some fun • Track your trophy milestones • View, track, and share your Stars Collectibles • Talk with and follow with other members • Live Twitch streams and your social media links on your profile • View your trophy collection with over 1 million trophies tracked • Comment on all 1.2 million trophies • Shareable trophy cards and platinum trophy mosaic • Search games and other gamers with ease ---------------------- To send us feedback / issues you can do it be emailing the address below (Not by the Customer Reviews AppStore Process please :P ): • Hello@PocketPSN.com

About

Joystickd

Log and rate your gaming experiences, showcase your platinum trophies, and participate in yearly game awards. Build custom lists, follow friends, and engage with a gaming community. Share your progress and reviews easily.

Highlights
  • Log and rate games 1-10
  • Track platinum trophies and difficulty
  • Create custom game lists
  • Participate in yearly game awards
  • Follow friends and see their activity
  • Share game reviews and progress
Features
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Joystickd is a diary for logging and rating the games you play, showing off your platinum collection, voting in game awards, making lists, and building a gaming community. Game rating: - Rate games 1–10 with .5s available, each rating accompanied by its own trophy artwork. - Add written reviews, or just mark a game as played. - let people know exactly what you liked and disliked with optional category ratings: gameplay, story, visuals, music, creativity, and more. Platinums: - Track every platinum and vote on its difficulty and hours. - Record the dates you started, earned your first trophy, and platinumed. - Community stats: see the hardest, easiest, longest and shortest platinums as rated by players. Additional features: - A Top 5 shelf on your profile - Custom lists, fully customizable. Ranked or not, with your ratings and platinums shown if you want. - Yearly Game Awards: vote in over a dozen categories every December, and vote on previous years. - Share beautiful images of your reviews, lists, profile and award ballots straight to your camera roll. Social features: - Follow friends and see their latest logs in your feed. - Like and comment on reviews. - Get notified when someone likes, comments, or follows you. Joystickd Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription: $5.99/month or $29.99/year (USD). Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://joystickd.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Pocket PSN4 screens
Joystickd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocket PSN at none against Joystickd's 2. Pocket PSN also leads on ratings volume (137 vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Joystickd's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Joystickd sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Pocket PSN asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Joystickd holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket PSN has 137 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Pocket PSN's written reviews are positive against 100% of Joystickd's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket PSN ships an update every 2 weeks, Joystickd monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pocket PSN versus Joystickd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket PSNJoystickd
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (137 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings137 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB9 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPhil CoryScott Stark

Customer experience

Pocket PSN

All ratings133 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Joystickd

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pocket PSN

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Joystickd

Subscriptions2
  • Joystickd Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Joystickd Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Pocket PSN free?
Pocket PSN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Joystickd free?
Joystickd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pocket PSN or Joystickd?
Joystickd is rated higher. Pocket PSN averages 4.6 out of 5 from 137 ratings, while Joystickd averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Pocket PSN or Joystickd have ads?
Pocket PSN shows ads; Joystickd does not.
Which is updated more often, Pocket PSN or Joystickd?
Pocket PSN ships an update every 2 weeks, and Joystickd monthly. Most recently, Pocket PSN was updated on November 14, 2026 and Joystickd on November 10, 2026.

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