Comparison

GamePanda vs Joystickd

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

Head to head
About

GamePanda

Read full description

GamePanda keeps every game you own in one library. Link PlayStation, Xbox and Steam and your games arrive on their own: purchases, subscription titles, and the trophies and achievements you have already earned. Add discs, cartridges and anything else by hand, and they sit alongside the rest instead of being forgotten. ONE LIBRARY, EVERY PLATFORM Digital, physical and subscription titles together. Remasters, remakes and ports collapse under the game they belong to, so a collection reads like a collection instead of a list of duplicates. TROPHIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS THAT KEEP THEMSELVES CURRENT PlayStation trophies, Xbox achievements and Steam achievements in one place, refreshed in the background so progress is already there when you open the app. KNOW WHEN A GAME GETS CHEAPER Watch any game and GamePanda tells you when the price drops. That is the only time it will interrupt you. A BACKLOG YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY FINISH Tap to move a game from Backlog to Playing to Completed. Hold to park it. Challenges count what you finish across every console you own. DISCOVER WHAT TO PLAY NEXT Browse new releases, deals and what is worth playing on each platform. GAMEPANDA+ UNLOCKS MORE Unlimited collections instead of one. A game's whole price history instead of 30 days. A calendar of everything you are waiting for, and a notification the day one of them ships. Check any store region on any game, and change your own whenever you like. Link a second (or more) account(s) per platform. Install to your console and check its storage from your phone. See what your subscriptions gave away in past months. And choose exactly what counts as a deal, instead of just "on sale." And many more features to come! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gamepanda.app/privacy

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
Read full description

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.

Screenshots

GamePanda4 screens
Joystickd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Joystickd at none against GamePanda's 2. Joystickd also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price and ads 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. GamePanda sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Joystickd asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
GamePanda versus Joystickd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGamePandaJoystickd
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB2 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAleksey ZelenskiyScott Stark

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GamePanda

Subscriptions2
  • GamePanda+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • GamePanda+ Annual$34.991 Year
None

Joystickd

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GamePanda free?
GamePanda is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Joystickd free?
Joystickd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GamePanda or Joystickd have ads?
Neither GamePanda nor Joystickd shows ads.

Other comparisons