Comparison

Don't Get Dumped! vs StarBuddies

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

Head to head
About

Don't Get Dumped!

Navigate tricky relationship scenarios by choosing the right responses to avoid getting dumped. Explore multiple endings and unlock secret stages by discovering hidden outcomes. Can you survive every challenge with clever excuses?

Highlights
  • Choose responses to navigate scenarios
  • Survive relationship challenges
  • Discover multiple unique endings
  • Unlock secret stages
  • Collect 195 unique endings
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It’s just another day with your girlfriend when suddenly… It happens… Your Girlfriend: “Why do you have two toothbrushes?” And there you are…caught with 2 toothbrushes in your bathroom. That’s right. Your other girlfriend left hers at your place the other day! …you’re gonna need a really good excuse to get out of this one!! How does the story end? That all depends on the excuse you choose… Can you make it through each stage without getting dumped?! □□□□□□□Game Contents□□□□□□□ <How to Play> Simply choose a response and see what happens! Your girlfriend will question every little thing you say, so think carefully! Can you find just the right excuse and survive each fight without getting dumped? <Additional Challenges> ・Find the special endings hidden throughout several stages to unlock three Secret Stages! ・Each stage has many different unique endings. As you attempt to clear each stage, try choosing other interesting responses as well to enjoy a variety of different endings. There are 195 unique endings in total! Collect 90% or more to unlock a special surprise…! So what are you waiting for?! Give it a try and see for yourself! □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□

About

StarBuddies

Embark on a charming pixel art adventure as a pig named Herbert seeks love with a duck. This story-driven game features hand-drawn visuals and no dialogue, allowing players to interpret the narrative through cutscenes and gameplay. Enjoy a simple yet engaging experience suitable for all players.

Highlights
  • Story-based 2D pixel game
  • Hand-drawn art style
  • No dialogue narrative
  • 4 playable scenes
  • Original music and sound effects
  • Simple, engaging gameplay
Features
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StarBuddies: A Duck & Herbert Love Story, is a story based, 2D, pixel game, that follows the protagonist Herbert, a pale blue pig with an eyepatch, as he finds love with a Duck named Duck. In this love story Herbert is faced with challenges to get to, and stay with, his love. It's an art based game with no dialogue, which leaves it up to the player to try and piece together the story from hand drawn cutscenes. It's simple enough even non gamers can beat it, but it's also an engaging and cute story that anyone, gamer and non gamer alike, can enjoy. This game includes: - 4 hand drawn playble scenes - 4 hand drawn cutscenes - a hand drawn main menu with falling stars that spawn in randomly and can fill the entire screen if given the time. - hand drawn panels and buttons for the user interface - end credits scene with photos of the original Duck and Herbert - 3 different forms of gameplay over the 4 playable scenes - original music and some original sound effects It's a fully original game with everything in it having been made by the creator or friends, apart from a few sound effects from the free use site mixkit. (Respawn sound, raindrop sounds, button sounds)

Screenshots

Don't Get Dumped!4 screens
StarBuddies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: StarBuddies at none against Don't Get Dumped!'s shown. StarBuddies also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Don't Get Dumped!'s advantage is ratings volume (222 vs 3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StarBuddies holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Don't Get Dumped! has 222 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Don't Get Dumped!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of StarBuddies's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Don't Get Dumped! versus StarBuddies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDon't Get Dumped!StarBuddies
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (222 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings222 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB104 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGlobalGear Co. Ltd.Green Country Technology Center

Customer experience

Don't Get Dumped!

All ratings222 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive89.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative8.2%

StarBuddies

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

Bugs and requests

Don't Get Dumped!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Audio cuts out requiring app restart
  • Language selection not functioning properly despite listed options

Requested features

6 requests
  • Chinese language support
  • Spanish language support
  • Russian language support
  • Easier difficulty settings
  • Ken romance ending option
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  • More game variety from developers

StarBuddies

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Don't Get Dumped!

No in-app purchases

None

StarBuddies

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Don't Get Dumped! free?
Don't Get Dumped! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StarBuddies free?
StarBuddies is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Don't Get Dumped! or StarBuddies?
StarBuddies is rated higher. Don't Get Dumped! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 222 ratings, while StarBuddies averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Don't Get Dumped! or StarBuddies have ads?
Don't Get Dumped! shows ads; StarBuddies does not.

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