Comparison

PartyGames vs Noctra

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

Head to head
About

PartyGames

Engage in face-to-face fun with seven distinct mini-games designed for friends and family. Enjoy a single purchase with no ads, subscriptions, or in-app purchases. Compete locally or online with various multiplayer options.

Highlights
  • Seven unique mini-games
  • Local and online multiplayer
  • No ads or in-app purchases
  • Game Center integration
  • Personal and online leaderboards
  • Offline play supported
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Seven mini-games for friends, family and face-to-face fun. One purchase, no ads, subscriptions or additional in-app purchases. • Brake Challenge: time your braking across different road surfaces. • Penalty Shootout: take turns as shooter and goalkeeper and choose your direction. • Quick Draw: react after the fire signal; an early tap is a false start. • Lucky Wheel: hold to charge and release to spin, or flick the wheel to choose a participant. • Card Flip: take turns revealing cards and avoid the hidden bombs. • High Jump: time the energy bar and jump button to set a virtual height record. • Finger Bomb: friends hold fingers on the same screen and wait for the randomly selected participant. Optional Game Center Cancel sign-in before the lobby or connect later from a game home. Track personal leaderboards, 32 achievements, system activities and friend score challenges. Quick Draw, standard High Jump and five Brake surfaces have personal boards; online Football also has score boards. Online parties Football supports two players; High Jump, Brake, Card Flip and Wheel support two to four. The host can start at the minimum count once everyone is ready, without waiting for four. Ordinary Wheel matches invite friends; a shared complete activity code offers system matchmaking. Creating an activity copies its code automatically, and system share links are available. Quick Draw has no real-time online match; Finger Bomb remains same-screen. Personal cloud sync is off by default. Enable it separately in Settings using the same Game Center player and available iCloud Drive. Local play works offline. Nearby multiplayer needs the relevant Bluetooth and local-network connections and permissions. Online matches, leaderboards and achievements need internet access. System activities and friend score challenges require iOS / iPadOS 26 or later and available Apple services. Supports Japanese, Korean, English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Prices and availability are shown by the App Store. Privacy policy: https://xuchenfu9.github.io/perfect-list/partygames-privacy-policy-en.html Terms of use: https://xuchenfu9.github.io/perfect-list/partygames-terms-of-service.html

About

Noctra

This app consolidates your media library, playback history, and watchlists from various sources. It allows you to connect to authorized media providers, browse content, organize your viewing, and resume playback from where you left off. Enjoy personalized home screens and secure backups of your settings.

Highlights
  • Connect media libraries (Emby, Jellyfin, Plex, SMB, WebDAV, local files)
  • Track playback progress and resume watching
  • Organize content with watchlists and favorites
  • Personalize home screen layout and appearance
  • Schedule viewing with calendar and playback reminders
  • Secure encrypted backups of settings
Features
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Noctra 将媒体库、播放与观影记录放在一起。连接你已授权使用的媒体来源,浏览影片、整理待看,继续上次的播放。 连接媒体库 支持 Emby、Jellyfin、Plex、SMB、WebDAV 与本地文件,按自己的使用习惯管理来源。 播放与追剧 查看影片资料与剧集目录,选择字幕和音轨,记录播放进度;将想看的影片加入待看或收藏,通过日历和播放提醒安排观看。 整理首页 在 NOC 片场预览栏目,将喜欢的内容添加到首页;调整栏目顺序、轮播内容及界面外观。 保留设置 通过加密备份保存来源与应用设置,在需要时导入恢复。 本版本的现有功能免费开放,无需购买或订阅。

Screenshots

PartyGames4 screens
Noctra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Noctra at Free against PartyGames's $3.99. Noctra also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 days) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). PartyGames's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

Noctra is free to download; PartyGames costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PartyGames holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Noctra has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PartyGames ships an update every 2 days, Noctra daily. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PartyGames versus Noctra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPartyGamesNoctra
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB350 MB
Age rating12+12+
Developer书艺 付成波 林

In-app purchases

None

PartyGames

No in-app purchases

None

Noctra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PartyGames free?
PartyGames costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Noctra free?
Noctra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PartyGames or Noctra?
PartyGames is rated higher. PartyGames averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Noctra averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do PartyGames or Noctra have ads?
Neither PartyGames nor Noctra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PartyGames or Noctra?
PartyGames ships an update every 2 days, and Noctra daily. Most recently, PartyGames was updated on November 9, 2026 and Noctra on November 6, 2026.

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