Comparison

ActionTrack vs Buddies

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

Head to head
About

ActionTrack

Experience interactive location-based activities in the real world. Discover treasure hunts, team competitions, educational lessons, and guided tours with multimedia checkpoints and challenges. Explore both outdoor and indoor environments for diverse experiences.

Highlights
  • Location-based activities
  • Interactive maps with checkpoints
  • Multimedia content
  • Interactive challenges and questions
  • Outdoor and indoor experiences
  • Team competitions
Features
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ActionTrack brings digital world to physical environments. ActionTrack allows you to experience different location-based activities all over the world. An activity may be for example a treasure hunt, a real-time team competition, a school test, an engaging and interactive school lesson, a corporate training event, a guided walk or drive, a marketing campaign or an interactive story. ActionTrack brings you interactive maps with checkpoints that can contain multimedia, information, interactive challenges, questions, route choices and much more. ActionTrack can offer you both outdoor and indoor experiences. You may encounter ActionTrack activities created for events, education, travel, marketing, sports, attractions, resorts and much more.

About

Buddies

A fun party game where friends guess who took a randomly displayed photo from their galleries. Offers themed rounds and quick gameplay perfect for breaking the ice or reminiscing.

Highlights
  • Photo guessing party game
  • Random photo display
  • Themed game rounds
  • Scoreboard tracking
  • Icebreaker for groups
  • Quick, high-energy rounds
Features
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Buddies: Whose Photo? is a social photo game where players try to identify who took or owns a photo from their shared collection. Using photos from participants’ libraries, the game creates fun and engaging rounds that encourage conversation, memories, and friendly competition. The app can organize photos into themed collections such as Weekends, Holidays, Summer, Travel, Family Events, Celebrations, and more, helping groups revisit memorable moments together. How to Play • Gather 2–10 players and start a new game. • The app selects photos from participating players. • Each round, everyone guesses which player the photo belongs to. • Earn points for correct answers and compete for the highest score. • At the end of the game, the player with the most points wins. Features • Multiplayer gameplay for friends and family • Photo-based guessing rounds • Multiple themes and photo collections • Simple and easy-to-learn rules • Friendly competition with scoring and leaderboards • Suitable for gatherings, game nights, and social events • Quick rounds designed for groups of different sizes Whether you’re reconnecting with old friends, spending time with family, or hosting a game night, Buddies: Whose Photo? offers a fun way to share memories and enjoy interactive gameplay together. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ActionTrack1 screens
Buddies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Buddies at 5.0 against ActionTrack's 4.5. Buddies also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks). ActionTrack's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Buddies sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. ActionTrack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Buddies holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ActionTrack has 30 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ActionTrack ships an update every 4 weeks, Buddies every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ActionTrack versus Buddies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActionTrackBuddies
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (30 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB185 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeam Action ZoneBuddies Games Inc.

Customer experience

ActionTrack

All ratings30 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Buddies

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ActionTrack

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Buddies

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock content for a week$4.997 Days

Questions

Is ActionTrack free?
ActionTrack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Buddies free?
Buddies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ActionTrack or Buddies?
Buddies is rated higher. ActionTrack averages 4.5 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Buddies averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do ActionTrack or Buddies have ads?
Buddies shows ads; ActionTrack does not.
Which is updated more often, ActionTrack or Buddies?
ActionTrack ships an update every 4 weeks, and Buddies every 2 weeks. Most recently, ActionTrack was updated on September 14, 2026 and Buddies on September 21, 2026.

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