Comparison

PSN GO vs Joystickd

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

Head to head
About

PSN GO

Track your PlayStation trophy collection, analyze your gaming history, and compare your progress with friends. Discover game rarity and find guides directly within the app. Offers an optional Pro upgrade for advanced analytics.

Highlights
  • Sync PlayStation Network trophies
  • Full game library organization
  • Trophy earn rate and rarity data
  • Generate shareable game cards
  • Friend and rival leaderboards
  • Integrated game and trophy guides
  • Offline data storage
Features
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PSN GO connects directly to your PlayStation Network account to sync every trophy across PS5, PS4, PS3, and Vita. Your full gaming history, organized and analyzed. No ads. No servers. No subscriptions. One optional Pro upgrade - $6.99, lifetime. FULL GAME LIBRARY Every game in one place. Search, filter by platform or completion, sort by last played or progress. List and grid views. Hide games you don't want counted. RARITY DATA Every trophy shows its actual earn rate. Four tiers: Common, Uncommon, Rare, and Ultra Rare. See exactly how your collection stacks up. SHARE CARDS Generate beautiful share cards for your profile, platinums, any game, or any trophy. Stats, rarity data, and your PSN ID. Ready to post anywhere. FRIENDS & RIVALS See who's online and what they're playing. Set rivals for head-to-head leaderboards across level, platinums, trophies, and points. GUIDES BUILT IN One tap from any game or trophy to find guides on YouTube, Google, PowerPyx, and PSNProfiles. NOTES Add notes to any game or trophy. Your notes survive cache clears and re-syncs. PSN GO PRO — $6.99 LIFETIME Unlock deep analytics for trophy hunters who want more: • What's Next - Games closest to finishing, easy trophy wins, pace projections • Velocity - Weekly, monthly, and yearly earning trends with charts • Streaks - Current and best streaks, activity heatmap, play time records • Rarity - Rarity Score, ultra rare count, top 15 rarest trophies • Completion - Hardest platinums, abandoned games, DLC breakdown • Custom Lists - Organize games and trophies however you want YOUR DATA, YOUR CONTROL Everything lives on your device. Zero analytics. Zero tracking. Zero third-party SDKs. Export your data anytime. Sign out and it's all gone. SECURE AUTHENTICATION Sign in through Apple's ASWebAuthenticationSession — the same secure browser used for Sign in with Apple. PSN GO never sees your password. Tokens are stored in the iOS Keychain. Family Sharing supported. Requires iOS 17 or later. PSN GO is not affiliated with Sony Interactive Entertainment. PlayStation, PS5, PS4, PS3, and PS Vita are trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Trophy data retrieved from Sony's PlayStation Network API.

About

Joystickd

Log and rate your gaming experiences, showcase your platinum trophies, and participate in yearly game awards. Build custom lists, follow friends, and engage with a gaming community. Share your progress and reviews easily.

Highlights
  • Log and rate games 1-10
  • Track platinum trophies and difficulty
  • Create custom game lists
  • Participate in yearly game awards
  • Follow friends and see their activity
  • Share game reviews and progress
Features
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Joystickd is a diary for logging and rating the games you play, showing off your platinum collection, voting in game awards, making lists, and building a gaming community. Game rating: - Rate games 1–10 with .5s available, each rating accompanied by its own trophy artwork. - Add written reviews, or just mark a game as played. - let people know exactly what you liked and disliked with optional category ratings: gameplay, story, visuals, music, creativity, and more. Platinums: - Track every platinum and vote on its difficulty and hours. - Record the dates you started, earned your first trophy, and platinumed. - Community stats: see the hardest, easiest, longest and shortest platinums as rated by players. Additional features: - A Top 5 shelf on your profile - Custom lists, fully customizable. Ranked or not, with your ratings and platinums shown if you want. - Yearly Game Awards: vote in over a dozen categories every December, and vote on previous years. - Share beautiful images of your reviews, lists, profile and award ballots straight to your camera roll. Social features: - Follow friends and see their latest logs in your feed. - Like and comment on reviews. - Get notified when someone likes, comments, or follows you. Joystickd Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription: $5.99/month or $29.99/year (USD). Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://joystickd.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

PSN GO4 screens
Joystickd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Joystickd at free against PSN GO's freemium. Joystickd also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). PSN GO's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (16 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. PSN GO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Joystickd sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Joystickd holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of PSN GO's written reviews are positive against 100% of Joystickd's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PSN GO ships an update every 9 days, Joystickd monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PSN GO versus Joystickd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPSN GOJoystickd
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (16 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB9 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLavai Labs LLCScott Stark

Customer experience

PSN GO

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Joystickd

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PSN GO

One-time1
  • PSN GO Pro$6.99
2 purchases

Joystickd

Subscriptions2
  • Joystickd Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Joystickd Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is PSN GO free?
PSN GO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Joystickd free?
Joystickd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PSN GO or Joystickd?
Joystickd is rated higher. PSN GO averages 4.7 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Joystickd averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do PSN GO or Joystickd have ads?
Neither PSN GO nor Joystickd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PSN GO or Joystickd?
PSN GO ships an update every 9 days, and Joystickd monthly. Most recently, PSN GO was updated on November 13, 2026 and Joystickd on November 10, 2026.

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