GameDial vs Cheatlo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GameDial
Organize your entire game collection and get personalized recommendations for what to play next. Discover new releases, track your progress, and plan your gaming journey with AI-powered suggestions.
- Organize game library
- AI-powered game suggestions
- Spoiler-free story recaps
- Backlog planning tool
- Upcoming release calendar
- Steam library import
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GameDial keeps every game you own in one place and helps you decide what to play next. Add games by searching, or bring your whole Steam library over in one go. Sort them onto shelves: playing, backlog, played, no plans, or wish list. New games land in an inbox so nothing arrives unsorted. THE PART THAT DECIDES FOR YOU Tell GameDial what you feel like playing, in your own words. "Two hours and I don't want to think." "Something I'll actually finish this month." It answers with real games, and says why it picked each one. Left a game half-finished months ago? Describe the last thing you remember and get a spoiler-free recap of the story up to that point, plus an estimate of how far through you are. PLAN THE WHOLE PILE The Backlog Journey lays your backlog out as a route: groups of games to clear, one after another, arranged by genre or by length. Drag games between groups, add your own, and see at a glance which ones are open to start now. KNOW WHAT'S COMING Wish-list games you don't own yet and see their release dates in one calendar, with the option to be reminded the morning something lands. Browse what's coming generally, not just what you already track. BACKLOG INSIGHTS See how many hours you're sitting on, which shelf is holding the most, and the quickest game you could finish this week. FREE AND PREMIUM Free: your whole library, unlimited games, six shelves, swipe or tap triage, Steam import, backlog insights, the upcoming release calendar, and basic play-next picks by shelf and time budget. Premium: ask for a game in your own words, spoiler-free story recaps and progress estimates, the Backlog Journey planner, and release-day reminders. GameDial Premium is an auto-renewing subscription: $2.99 per month or $19.99 per year, each starting with a 1-week free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed or cancelled any time in your Apple Account settings. Prices are in US dollars and vary by region. YOUR DATA Your library is stored on your device and, if you leave iCloud sync on, in your own iCloud so it follows you between devices. There are no accounts and no sign-up. We run no analytics and no third-party trackers. Game data provided by IGDB.com. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gamicarts.com/gamedial/privacy
Cheatlo
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Tired of hunting cheats across forums, copying codes by hand, and fighting wrong emulator formats? Cheatlo puts 208,000+ cheat codes for 8,700+ classic game versions in one place, translated and ready for your emulator. WHY CHEATLO IS DIFFERENT Smarter Search Type words in any order, skip the punctuation, ignore accents. "kart mario", "Pokemon red" and "spiderman" all find what you mean. Results with the best match come first, and PSP game IDs work too, even without the dash. Every Region, Every Version Games are listed by region and release, so the USA, Europe and Japan editions each get their own correct cheat list. Multilingual Cheat Names Cheats are translated so you know what each one does. Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese are available now, with English as the fallback. Auto Emulator Format Conversion Pick your emulator and Cheatlo generates the exact file you need, with no manual conversion: - Delta: paste-ready cheat text - RetroArch: .cht file - PPSSPP: .ini file Export to the Files App Export cheat files straight into the Files app, sorted by emulator, ready to import. Built-In Emulator Tutorials Step-by-step guides for loading cheats into Delta, RetroArch and PPSSPP, right inside the app. Edit Your Own Cheats Adjust a cheat's description or code and your changes are kept, even after database updates. Photo Recognition (Pro) Don't know the game title? Take a photo of the cartridge, game screen or box art and Cheatlo finds the game for you. No Root or Jailbreak Required Core Database Works Offline No Account Needed SUPPORTED SYSTEMS - GBA (Game Boy Advance): 512 versions - GBC (Game Boy Color): 933 versions - NES (Famicom): 2,180 versions - SNES (Super Nintendo): 2,431 versions - PSP: 2,652 versions SUPPORTED EMULATORS - Delta - RetroArch - PPSSPP PRO FEATURES (One-Time Purchase, No Subscription) - Photo recognition - Bookmark favorite games - No ads Free users can search every cheat, copy codes and read the emulator tutorials, forever free. Cheatlo does not include or distribute any game files. This app contains ads and an optional in-app purchase (Pro one-time unlock).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: GameDial at none against Cheatlo's shown. GameDial also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Cheatlo's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. GameDial sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Cheatlo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GameDial ships an update every 5 days, Cheatlo monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | GameDial | Cheatlo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gamic Arts LLC | YICHIN TENG |
In-app purchases
GameDial
- GameDial Premium Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- GameDial Premium Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Cheatlo
- Cheatlo Pro$2.99









