Comparison

StaticGamers vs Blown Cartridge

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

Head to head
About

StaticGamers

A social platform for gamers to connect through posts, parties, and voice chat. Organize game sessions, manage friend networks, and discover trending content. Built by gamers, for gamers.

Highlights
  • Gamer-focused social feed
  • Friend, team, and community management
  • Game session party finder
  • Integrated voice chat rooms
  • Profile customization
  • Content discovery by game/category
Features
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Static is a social platform built for gamers — your hub for posts, parties, and voice chat. Features: • Home Feed: Post text, images, or short videos. Discover trending content filtered by game or category. • Networks: Manage your Friends, Statics (small teams), and Communities (group hubs like Facebook Groups). • Party Finder: Create and apply to game sessions that match your schedule, skill, and preferred playstyle. • Chats: Stay connected with separate tabs for Friends, Statics, and PartyFinder discussions. • Audio Rooms: Powered by GetStream.io, enabling real-time voice chat, mute control, and invite links — with integrated ads for creators. • Ad System: Interstitial and banner ads support creators and can be voluntarily watched to earn uninterrupted chat time. • Profile Customization: Showcase your favorite games, skills, and gaming history. Coming Soon: Live streaming Why Static? Static brings gamers together through purpose-built tools for collaboration, recruitment, and conversation. Whether you’re forming a clan, running a community, or looking for your next raid team — Static is where your network starts. Built by gamers, for gamers.

About

Blown Cartridge

Log and rate all the games you play. Create custom lists, track your backlog and wishlist, and discover new games through community recommendations and taste matching.

Highlights
  • Rank and review games
  • Create custom lists
  • Track backlog and wishlist
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Community rankings
  • Taste matching with other users
Features
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Blown Cartridge is a place to rank and review the games you play. Rate games, write reviews, and keep an ordered list of everything you've played. Build lists, track a backlog and wishlist, and see how your taste lines up with other people before you take their recommendations. Features • Rank and review - score games and write reviews, organized into one ranked library • Lists - make and share lists for favorites, backlogs, or any theme • For You - recommendations based on what you've actually rated • Taste Match - a compatibility score with other reviewers • Community - follow other players, read their reviews, browse community rankings • Wishlist and backlog tracking • Import your game history and export your data at any time Free to use. Make an account to start logging games.

Screenshots

StaticGamers4 screens
Blown Cartridge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blown Cartridge at none against StaticGamers's 4. Blown Cartridge also leads on ads (none vs shown). StaticGamers's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price and rating 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. StaticGamers sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Blown Cartridge asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for StaticGamers against 5.0 for Blown Cartridge. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StaticGamers has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StaticGamers ships an update every 10 days, Blown Cartridge every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 2 level
StaticGamers versus Blown Cartridge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStaticGamersBlown Cartridge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB7 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperStaticGamersMatthew Earnest

Customer experience

StaticGamers

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Blown Cartridge

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

StaticGamers

One-time3
  • Small Token Package2 variants$4.99
  • Medium Token Package$9.99
  • Large token package$19.99
None

Blown Cartridge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StaticGamers free?
StaticGamers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blown Cartridge free?
Blown Cartridge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StaticGamers or Blown Cartridge?
StaticGamers and Blown Cartridge are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do StaticGamers or Blown Cartridge have ads?
StaticGamers shows ads; Blown Cartridge does not.
Which is updated more often, StaticGamers or Blown Cartridge?
StaticGamers ships an update every 10 days, and Blown Cartridge every 2 months. Most recently, StaticGamers was updated on October 27, 2026 and Blown Cartridge on October 31, 2026.

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