Comparison

Playrate vs Ghub

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

Head to head
About

Playrate

Organize your entire gaming history, track your progress, and discover new titles. Rate games, write reviews, and see what your friends are playing. This platform helps you manage your game library and find your next favorite.

Highlights
  • Track game statuses (Playing, Completed, Plan to Play, Dropped)
  • Rate games on a 1.0-10.0 scale
  • Swipe-based game discovery
  • Write and read community reviews
  • Create custom game collections
  • Follow friends and view activity feed
  • Submit missing games
Features
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Playrate is the ultimate game tracking platform for gamers who want to organize their entire gaming history. Track what you're playing, what you've beaten, what you dropped, and what's next on deck. Organize your library with status categories and rate every game on a precise 1-10 decimal scale. Discover your next favorite game with our swipe-based discovery engine. Swipe right to add, left to skip. The more you swipe, the better your recommendations get! Write reviews, create themed collections, and follow friends to see what they're playing in a real-time activity feed. Playrate only shows activity from mutuals, keeping your feed personal and meaningful. Features: - Track games across 4 statuses: Playing, Completed, Plan to Play, Dropped - Rate games from 1.0 to 10.0 - Swipe-based game discovery powered by IGDB - Write and read community reviews - Create custom game collections - Follow friends and see their activity - Submit missing games for the community to vote on - 300,000+ games in the database - Completely free! Playrate is built by its community. Suggest features, report bugs, and help shape the platform directly from the app.

About

Ghub

Features
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Ghub is a game discovery and tracking app for players who want everything in one place. Find new games, manage your personal collection, rate titles, write reviews, track your progress, and build shareable collections with ease. What you can do in Ghub • Discover games through search, recommendations, top-rated picks, and popular genres • Build your personal collection with statuses like Wishlist, Playing, and Completed • Rate games and publish your own reviews • Keep a live progress diary for the games you are playing • Add photos and videos to diary entries • Create custom collections and share them with others • Get notifications about new releases, recommendations, and account activity Designed for everyday gaming Ghub helps you keep your gaming life organized. Save titles for later, track what you are playing now, mark completed games, and keep your thoughts in one convenient place. Your personal gaming space Use Ghub as a backlog tracker, review journal, recommendation hub, and collection manager. Whether you play casually or follow every new release, Ghub gives you a clear and enjoyable way to manage your library and discover what to play next. Note: Network access may be required for syncing content, recommendations, notifications, and media uploads.

Screenshots

Playrate4 screens
Ghub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ghub at none against Playrate's 7. Playrate's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, 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. Playrate sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Ghub asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Playrate ships an update every 5 days, Ghub every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Playrate versus Ghub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlayrateGhub
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB47 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDanial SyedGaregin Papian

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Playrate

One-time7
  • Support Playrate$0.99
  • Support Playrate$2.99
  • Support Playrate$4.99
Show 4 more
  • Support Playrate$9.99
  • Support Playrate$14.99
  • Support Playrate$19.99
  • Support Playrate$49.99
None

Ghub

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Playrate free?
Playrate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ghub free?
Ghub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Playrate or Ghub have ads?
Neither Playrate nor Ghub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Playrate or Ghub?
Playrate ships an update every 5 days, and Ghub every 2 weeks. Most recently, Playrate was updated on September 4, 2026 and Ghub on September 11, 2026.

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