PlayCloud vs PC Game Updates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlayCloud
Transform your phone into a game controller for local multiplayer fun on your TV. Play a variety of free party and competitive games with friends and family, all from your couch.
- Phone as TV game controller
- Local multiplayer gaming
- Free to play
- Party games
- Competitive games
- Over 8 free games
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PlayCloud is a local multiplayer gaming console that lets you play games with your phone as the controller in front of the TV This app is used as a controller, You play games using your computer connected via HDMI cable to the TV Its free to play and is great for local multiplayer / couch coop lovers There are more then 8 free games, fun party games and king of the hill, capture the flag games.
PC Game Updates
This app provides real-time updates and patch notes for your Steam library and wishlist. Track owned and wishlisted titles, filter by update type, and receive live notifications for game announcements on the go.
- Real-time Steam game updates
- Wishlist and owned title tracking
- Filter updates by type
- Live notification alerts
- Direct Steam store links
- Cross-device access
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Stay up to date with your Steam library and wishlist without installing every game or sitting at your PC. PC Game Updates delivers a real-time feed of patch notes, announcements, and news for the games/content you care about. Track owned and wishlisted titles, follow all or only some of your titles, filter updates by type, and get live notifications the moment something is published. Whether it’s a major patch, hotfix, or developer announcement, you’ll always know what’s new. Access your updates on the go via app or view them in your browser at www.pcgameupdates.info. Features: - Track updates posted for Steam games/DLC you own or (optionally) have on your wishlist - Real-time feed of game updates and announcements - Filter by games and/or update type (major patches, minor updates, news, and more) - Search across your entire game list - Live notifications when games receive updates - Direct links to Steam store pages and update posts Stop guessing what changed. Stay informed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PC Game Updates at 100% against PlayCloud's 30%. PC Game Updates also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). PlayCloud's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. PlayCloud sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. PC Game Updates asks for nothing beyond the download.
PC Game Updates holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of PlayCloud's written reviews are positive against 100% of PC Game Updates's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlayCloud | PC Game Updates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 5 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Chen Eliezer | Paul Maddaloni |
Customer experience
PlayCloud
PC Game Updates
In-app purchases
PlayCloud
- PlayCloud Supporter$3.991 Month
PC Game Updates
No in-app purchases
Questions
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