Comparison

Notebook Artillery vs The Jackbox Party Starter

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

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About

Notebook Artillery

Engage in strategic cannon combat with this arcade-simulation-action game. Adjust firing angle and powder to hit targets or opponents, accounting for wind and random stage layouts. Features hand-drawn art and multiple game modes.

Highlights
  • Adjust firing angle and powder
  • Account for wind and stage layouts
  • Solo target practice mode
  • CPU opponent
  • Local multiplayer vs mode
  • Hand-drawn game art
  • Unlockable stickers
Features
Currently charting
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Apple called it "sketchy — in a good way." Multiple-time Game of the Day in 80+ countries. Nintendo Force gave it 8.5/10. And it started as a doodle. Once upon a time in a middle school computer lab, a student ignored every assignment for an entire semester to fire cannons at a friend. That student grew up, spent 20 years making games professionally, and eventually decided the world needed a proper love letter to that wasted time. This is it. Notebook Artillery is a hand-drawn artillery game inspired by the classic Mac game that got confiscated off school computers everywhere. Set your angle. Load your powder. Fire. Account for the wind. Try not to hit your own tower. Play your way: Solo target practice — break floating targets across randomly generated stages VS CPU — take on a computer opponent Local multiplayer — challenge someone in the same room What makes it feel different: Every frame hand-drawn in Procreate — ruled lines, coil binding, pencil textures, the whole notebook aesthetic Trees splinter. Towers explode. Cannonballs collide mid-air. Wind changes everything. Read the flag. Use your shot trails. Unlock stickers by pulling off feats — first-shot eliminations, mid-air collisions, and yes, accidentally destroying your own tower Randomly generated stages mean no two games play the same Made by one person, with audio by Kevin Samuels and Switch/console ports by PolyCrunch Games. No AI tools were used in making this game. All art hand-drawn. Developed in GameMaker Studio.

About

The Jackbox Party Starter

This collection bundles three popular party games, offering hours of entertainment. Players use their phones or tablets as controllers, supporting large groups and audiences. Enjoy enhanced features like moderation, subtitles, and multilingual support.

Highlights
  • Three beloved party games in one pack
  • Use phones/tablets as controllers
  • Supports up to 8 players
  • Up to 10,000 audience members
  • Enhanced moderation and content filtration
  • Multilingual voice acting and subtitles
Features
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The Jackbox Party Starter is here to help get your party started! We’ve gathered three of our most beloved games into one handy pack! With so many titles to choose from, we decided to help take out some of the guesswork and hand you three games that are sure to give you hours of entertainment! We’ve updated Quiplash 3, Trivia Murder Party 2 and Tee K.O. with all of our most recent settings and improvements such as moderation, subtitles, content filtration, and settings menu upgrades. Additionally, we’ve fully localized the voice acting, subtitles and even credit songs in French, Italian, German, Spanish and now Brazilian Portuguese!  No extra controllers needed; players use their phones or tablets to play along! Got a bigger group? Play with up to 8 players and up to 10,000 audience members. Quiplash 3 The say-anything “threequel” Quiplash 3 (3-8 players): Get big laughs answering the quirkiest prompts. Quiplash 3 has the same classic Quiplash style with an all-new final round! Each player answers a series of prompts before entering into a head-to-head battle of wits! Tee K.O. The t-shirt slugfest where your custom t-shirts battle to the death! Welcome to mysterious T-Shirt Island, where the most hardened warriors in the world join you to compete in an ancient and deadly fighting tournament–only you won’t be fighting with fists. Instead, you’ll engage each other in a battle of… t-shirts. Trivia Murder Party 2 The popular trivia death match Trivia Murder Party 2 (1-8 players): Try to survive the bizarre mini-games. The game show-loving serial killer from Trivia Murder Party is back with more trivia and dastardly new mini-games. Can you and your friends survive a night in the Murder Hotel? Who will win? Whom will you betray? When was the last time anyone cleaned these rooms? Trivia Murder Party 2 is bigger, funnier and weirder than before. Do you dare?

Screenshots

Notebook Artillery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Notebook Artillery at $0.99 against The Jackbox Party Starter's $19.99. Notebook Artillery also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (148 vs 5). The Jackbox Party Starter's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On 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

Notebook Artillery costs $0.99 and The Jackbox Party Starter $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Jackbox Party Starter holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notebook Artillery has 148 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notebook Artillery ships an update every 2 weeks, The Jackbox Party Starter every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Notebook Artillery versus The Jackbox Party Starter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotebook ArtilleryThe Jackbox Party Starter
Price$0.99 — better$19.99
Rating4.5 (148 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings148 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#182 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB3.4 GB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAustin IvansmithJackbox Games, Inc.

Customer experience

Notebook Artillery

All ratings148 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral6.8%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral10.3%
Negative8.0%

The Jackbox Party Starter

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Notebook Artillery

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on iOS 12 and 13 on iPad Pro
  • Inconsistent animation speeds

Requested features

7 requests
  • Online multiplayer
  • Campaign mode with objectives
  • Weapon/tower upgrades
  • Customization options
  • Special game modes (speed run, boss battles, etc.)
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  • Ability to save and continue games
  • Detailed badge/achievement system

The Jackbox Party Starter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Notebook Artillery

No in-app purchases

None

The Jackbox Party Starter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notebook Artillery free?
Notebook Artillery costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Jackbox Party Starter free?
The Jackbox Party Starter costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Notebook Artillery or The Jackbox Party Starter?
The Jackbox Party Starter is rated higher. Notebook Artillery averages 4.5 out of 5 from 148 ratings, while The Jackbox Party Starter averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Notebook Artillery or The Jackbox Party Starter have ads?
Notebook Artillery shows ads; The Jackbox Party Starter does not.
Which is updated more often, Notebook Artillery or The Jackbox Party Starter?
Notebook Artillery ships an update every 2 weeks, and The Jackbox Party Starter every 4 months. Most recently, Notebook Artillery was updated on October 25, 2026 and The Jackbox Party Starter on October 24, 2026.

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