Comparison

Pyralis vs Playshelf

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

Head to head

Pyralis

Track, Rate & Share Games

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About

Pyralis

Features

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Pyralis - Collect all your games in one place, rate them, and share with friends. ALL PLATFORMS IN ONE PLACE Connect your Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and Valorant accounts. Automatically sync your entire game library. Add board games with BoardGameGeek integration. PLAYBACK - YOUR GAMING JOURNEY Discover your personalized stats: • Total playtime • Most played genres • Completion rate • Steam achievements • Your gamer archetype (Explorer, Completionist, Casual...) RATE AND REVIEW Rate your games from 1-10, write your reviews. Create your own gaming journal. SOCIAL FEATURES • Add friends • Follow their reviews • Like and comment • Discover new games in the explore feed LEVELS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Earn XP by rating games, level up, and unlock special badges.

About

Playshelf

Features

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Playshelf is your personal video game library, tracker, and discovery companion. BUILD YOUR SHELF Log, rate, and rank every game you've played. Your shelf becomes a living record of your gaming life — and the fuel for smarter recommendations. AI SUGGESTIONS, TUNED TO YOU Get personalized game picks based on what you actually love. Enjoy a free daily pick, regenerate for fresh ideas, fine-tune suggestions by telling us what hit and what missed, or seed recommendations from your own tags. SPEEDSHELF TRIVIA Fast-paced trivia about the games on your shelf. Unlimited play, every day. Clear 1000+ points on a game to prove you really know it. DISCOVER TOGETHER Follow friends, share ratings and reviews, and see what your circle is playing. Trending shows what the community is hyped about right now, enriched with AI insights. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Custom tags with AI-assisted suggestions keep even the biggest library tidy. Playshelf is free to use. Extra AI suggestions are supported by short rewarded ads.

Screenshots

Pyralis4 screens

Playshelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pyralis at none against Playshelf's shown. Playshelf's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pyralis ships an update every 9 months, Playshelf every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

Pyralis versus Playshelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Pyralis	Playshelf
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 9 months	Every 4 days — better
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	15.0 — better	15.1
Further details — not scored
Size	44 MB	61 MB
Age rating	12+	12+
Developer	MUSTAFA ERHAN KAYA	Hyun Jae Moon

In-app purchases

None

Pyralis

No in-app purchases

None

Playshelf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pyralis free?

Pyralis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Playshelf free?

Playshelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Pyralis or Playshelf have ads?

Playshelf shows ads; Pyralis does not.

Which is updated more often, Pyralis or Playshelf?

Pyralis ships an update every 9 months, and Playshelf every 4 days. Most recently, Pyralis was updated on October 28, 2026 and Playshelf on October 21, 2026.