Comparison

GAMBR vs knocky

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

Head to head
About

GAMBR

Features
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Yams and Skyjo do the math for you, and your scores, dice and timer come along to every game night. No account, no ads. Gambr is your board game night companion. No more paper score sheets and missing pens. Track scores, roll dice, run the timer, all in a neon arcade interface that makes every game memorable. No account, no sign-up, no connection: everything stays on your phone. Perfect for Qwirkle, Skyjo, Yams, Rummikub, Uno, Mölkky, darts, card games or any game where you keep score. YAMS WITH RULES · Full 13-box score card, from Aces to Chance · Totals and the 35-point bonus from 63 in the upper section, calculated for you · Score with your own dice: only the possible values are offered · No dice at hand? Roll Gambr's 5 dice: 3 rolls, keep the dice you want, points suggested for every box · Extra Yams option at 100 points · Every game's score card stays available in your history SKYJO WITH RULES · Enter the whole round at once, and who went out in a single tap · Score doubled automatically when the player who went out doesn't have the lowest score · Game ends at 100 points, with a lowest-score podium · A mistyped round can be fixed by tapping it SCORE TRACKING · Fast number pad entry, positive or negative points · Fix or delete an entry mid-game, without recounting everything · Round-by-round detail for every player · Highest score or lowest score wins, your choice · Ties handled properly, in the ranking and on the podium · Animated podium at the end of the game, and a one-tap rematch YOUR PLAYERS · Player groups: gather your usual table and start a game in a single tap · Player cards with color, games played and wins · Random draw for the first player, to settle the debate TABLE TOOLS · 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or 20-sided dice, 1 to 8 dice, rolled with a tap or a simple shake · Dice total calculated automatically · Lockable dice for reroll games · Timer with custom durations, round counter, and it keeps running while you enter scores HISTORY AND STATS · Your stats right on the home screen: games played, champion, last game · All your games sorted by game · Champion and high score for every game · Duration and number of rounds for every game · CSV export of your whole history · Move your history to another iPhone with AirDrop or Files, without duplicates · An interrupted game is restored intact on the next launch, even if the app was closed YOUR PRIVACY Gambr works entirely offline. No data is sent anywhere, no account is needed, no ads. GAMBR PRO: one-time purchase, no subscription · Up to 8 players · Unlimited history · Skyjo and Yams with rules (2 free games for each) Free version: up to 6 players, your last 10 games kept, and manual scoring for every game. A question, an idea, a bug? Write to us at contact@gambr.fr

About

knocky

Features
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knocky is a fast single-player destruction game built around simple controls and satisfying tower collapses. Drag to aim, drop the ball, and tear through moving towers before you run out of lives. Each run pushes you to line up better hits, clear tougher layouts, and squeeze more score out of every bounce. Features: - One-touch tower destruction gameplay - Multiple ball types with different weight and bounce - Score-chasing runs with escalating difficulty - Clean visuals and punchy physics feedback - Quick sessions that still reward precision and planning knocky is easy to pick up, but the best runs come from timing, placement, and clean reads on every tower.

Screenshots

GAMBR4 screens
knocky3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: knocky at none against GAMBR's 1. knocky also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. GAMBR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. knocky asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GAMBR ships an update daily, knocky every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
GAMBR versus knocky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGAMBRknocky
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB83 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developermatthieu poulainAdem Guclu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GAMBR

One-time1
  • Gambr Pro$6.99
None

knocky

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GAMBR free?
GAMBR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is knocky free?
knocky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GAMBR or knocky have ads?
Neither GAMBR nor knocky shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GAMBR or knocky?
GAMBR ships an update daily, and knocky every 3 days. Most recently, GAMBR was updated on October 17, 2026 and knocky on October 5, 2026.

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