Bar_Joy vs BOTC Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bar_Joy
This app offers a collection of engaging party games designed for group entertainment. It transforms gatherings into fun, memorable experiences with interactive challenges and competitive gameplay.
- Forehead (Wavelength) game
- Beat the Cube game
- King Tieshi game
- Group entertainment
- Interactive challenges
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The ultimate party game companion – fun at your fingertips! Barjoy brings the excitement of classic party games right to your iPhone! Whether you're hanging out with friends, family, or coworkers, GameSphere turns any gathering into a fun-filled, unforgettable experience. - **Forehead (Wavelength):** Test your team's psychic connection by guessing where you stand on a hidden spectrum! - **Beat the Cube:** Race against the clock and each other to conquer puzzles, riddles, and challenges in this thrilling game of skill and strategy. - **King** Tieshi
BOTC Notes
A companion app for "Blood on the Clocktower" board game players. It assists in taking notes during live games, helping to track player information and game events.
- Note-taking for live games
- Player information tracking
- Game event logging
- Companion for Blood on the Clocktower
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Blood on the Clocktower notes companion. Designed to help take notes while playing in person games.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bar_Joy at every 6 days against BOTC Notes's every 8 months. Bar_Joy also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 1). BOTC Notes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bar_Joy against 5.0 for BOTC Notes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bar_Joy has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bar_Joy ships an update every 6 days, BOTC Notes every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bar_Joy | BOTC Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shaan Patel | Christopher Toland |
In-app purchases
Bar_Joy
No in-app purchases
BOTC Notes
No in-app purchases
