Don't Get Dumped! vs StarBuddies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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?
- 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! □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□
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.
- Story-based 2D pixel game
- Hand-drawn art style
- No dialogue narrative
- 4 playable scenes
- Original music and sound effects
- Simple, engaging gameplay
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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)
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Don't Get Dumped! | StarBuddies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (222 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 222 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GlobalGear Co. Ltd. | Green Country Technology Center |
Customer experience
Don't Get Dumped!
StarBuddies
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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StarBuddies
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Don't Get Dumped!
No in-app purchases
StarBuddies
No in-app purchases
Questions
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