Comparison

Beatster vs Guess The Year

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

Head to head
About

Beatster

This app lets you play a music trivia game using your Apple Music library. Scan QR codes to instantly play songs and guess years, artists, and titles. It offers both physical card and cardless modes for flexible gameplay.

Highlights
  • Scan QR cards to play songs
  • Cardless mode for on-the-go play
  • Use own playlists or supported sets
  • Printable cards for custom playlists
  • Adjustable countdown timer
  • First Note guessing game
Currently charting
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Turn any Apple Music playlist into a song-guessing party game — no physical cards needed. And if you have a Hitster deck, Beatster scans it and plays every track in full. Key features: - Train mode: get better at any set with flash-card training — songs you struggle with come back sooner, with stats and streaks - Cardless mode: play with just your iPhone, anywhere — no box, no cards - Your playlist, your game: turn any Apple Music playlist into a music guessing game - Print your own cards from your playlists or Beatster sets for a fully custom game night - Exclusive Beatster sets you won't find anywhere else (e.g. "Best of Belgium", "Eurovision") - First Note game: listen to a few seconds of a track and guess which song it is - Scan QR cards and play tracks directly in Apple Music — supports your Hitster deck - Adjustable countdown timer How it works: - Scan a card with your camera, then guess the year, artist and title. - Place cards in the correct chronological order to win them. Questions or suggestions? Contact our support. Recognized Hitster editions: - Standard NL - Rock Edition NL - Celebration NL - Christmas NL - Guilty Pleasures NL - Summer Party NL - Bingo NL - Movies & TV Soundtracks NL - 100% NL - Urban & Hip-Hop NL - Battle of the Generations NL - Flying Mic NL - Radio Contact BE - Flying Mic BE - Standard DE - Schlager Party DE - Rock Edition DE - Summer Party DE - Guilty Pleasures DE - Bingo DE - Bayern1 DE - Movies & Soundtracks DE - Celebration DE - Christmas DE - Platinum DE - Urban & Hip-Hop DE - Flying Mic DE - Wacken On Air DE - Standard DK (Jumbo edition square cards) - Danish Original Non-Jumbo edition (rectangular cards) - Nordic Rock Non-Jumbo edition (rectangular cards) - Nordic Original (English) edition - Spanish Standard Edition - Temazos ES - 100% Spanish ES - Summer Party ES - French Standard Edition - French Bingo Edition - French Summer Party Edition - French Guilty Pleasures Edition (Plaisirs Coupables) - French Original Refresh Edition - UK Standard Edition - UK Guilty Pleasures Edition - UK Bingo Edition - Canadian Standard Edition - Canadian 100% Franco - Canadian Summer Party - Canadian Guilty Pleasures - Canadian Movies & Soundtracks - TM Toys Multilingual edition - Polish Special Edition (Edycja Specialna) - Polish Movies & Soundtracks - Polish Disco Polo - Australian Standard Edition - New Zealand Standard Edition - Guilty Pleasures Nordic countries edition - Movies & Soundtracks Nordics countries edition - Bingo TM Toys multilingual (EN,PL,HU) edition - Norwegian Standard Edition NO - Swedish Standard Edition - Finnish Standard Edition - Hungarian Magyar kiadás HU - Standard US - All American US - Latino US - Guilty Pleasures US - Original US - Original Amazon US - Original IT - Radio Italia IT - Original PT - Standard Menart (HR,SI,RS) edition - Taiwan Standard Edition - Japan Standard Edition - Brazilian Standard Edition - South Korean Standard Edition - Mexican Standard Edition - Latino CL - Swiss Standard Edition Note: Beatster is not affiliated with Jumbo, the publisher of the Hitster card game.

About

Guess The Year

Test your knowledge of history, music, and movies by placing events, songs, or films in chronological order. Challenge friends online or play solo with various themes and game modes. Features include daily challenges, offline play, and a unique music blind listening mode.

Highlights
  • Chronological ordering gameplay
  • Multiple themes (music, movies, history)
  • Online and local multiplayer
  • Daily challenges
  • Offline mode
  • Music blind listening mode
Features
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Was it before or after? Lots of themes to play : music, movies, inventions, historical facts and much more in the right order – and challenge your friends online or around a table! An equivalent of Timeline and Hitster ×1000. Perfect for general knowledge lovers and fans of quizzes, history and music. A fun, fast and clever game, perfect for evenings, travels or breaks between two shows. Test your memory, logic and sense of history with varied themes and thousands of cards to rank. Exclusive Music Mode: listen to blind clips and place them in the right chronological order! Inspired by the spirit of Hitster, but in a 100% digital version always in your pocket. Perfect to challenge your friends on your favorite hits, from timeless classics to recent tracks. How to play? 1. Choose a theme: movies, music, TV series, celebrities, fun facts, inventions, sports… 2. Place the cards in the right order: from oldest to newest, smallest to biggest, slowest to fastest… 3. Make the right choices to score the most points. 4. Play solo, duo or in teams. 5. Climb online rankings and become the master of order! Key features: • New daily challenges to complete • Many themes available, updated regularly • Unique mode: blind listening and Hitster-style ranking • Special themes: Harry Potter, Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings to rebuild saga timelines • Multiple game modes: 2-minute chrono, daily challenge, 20-point score, or team play (first to 10) • Unlock historical figures and discover their fun facts • Offline mode: play anywhere, without connection • Online leaderboards: face your friends or the whole world A game for all ages and all moments. Junban is the ideal party game, but also a great solo quiz. Whether you’re a fan of movies, series, music or historical anecdotes, you’ll find a theme you’ll love to order. Examples of cards: • “Thunderstruck” was released before or after “Billie Jean”? • Did Avatar come out before or after Inception? • Did Harry get his wand before or after meeting Hedwig? • Did the Samsung Galaxy appear before the iPhone? • Was the red card introduced before or after the first World Cup? • Is a lizard faster than a baseball thrown at full speed? Try Junban now and test your general knowledge! https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Beatster4 screens
Guess The Year4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Guess The Year at 90% against Beatster's 25%. Guess The Year also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.2 vs 1.0). Beatster's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Guess The Year is free to download; Beatster costs $2.99 up front. Guess The Year sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Beatster asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Guess The Year holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guess The Year has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Beatster's written reviews are positive against 90% of Guess The Year's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beatster ships an update monthly, Guess The Year weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard11 real differences · 0 level
Beatster versus Guess The Year: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeatsterGuess The Year
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#106 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWillem de JongeBertrand VIRICEL

Customer experience

Beatster

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%

Guess The Year

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Beatster

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Guess The Year

Subscriptions4
  • VIP Subscription – Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Premium – Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium – Yearly$14.991 Year
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  • VIP Subscription – Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • No ads$2.99
  • Premium$6.99

Questions

Is Beatster free?
Beatster costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Guess The Year free?
Guess The Year is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beatster or Guess The Year?
Guess The Year is rated higher. Beatster averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Guess The Year averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Beatster or Guess The Year have ads?
Guess The Year shows ads; Beatster does not.
Which is updated more often, Beatster or Guess The Year?
Beatster ships an update monthly, and Guess The Year weekly. Most recently, Beatster was updated on October 14, 2026 and Guess The Year on October 22, 2026.

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