Comparison

Gamevaro vs Prysm

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

Head to head
About

Gamevaro

Features
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Gamevaro is the ultimate tracker for physical game collectors. Know exactly what your collection is worth. Gamevaro pulls real-time market prices from eBay โ€” updated every 30 minutes โ€” so you always know the current value of every cartridge, disc, and box in your collection. Track your collection Add games manually, scan barcodes, or import from PriceCharting. Track loose, CIB, and sealed variants separately with purchase price and date. Real-time market prices Prices sourced from eBay NL, DE, UK and US โ€” updated every 30 minutes. See what your games are actually selling for today, not last year. Price alerts Set a target price on your wishlist and get notified the moment a game drops to your price. Never overpay again. For collectors worldwide PAL, NTSC-U, and NTSC-J regions supported. Prices in EUR, USD, GBP, JPY and more. NES, SNES, PlayStation, Xbox, Sega and 44 more platforms. Community Connect with other collectors in the forum. Share finds, ask for valuations, and trade with other members. Collection analytics See your total collection value over time, gain/loss per game, and platform breakdown. Free to use. Collector and Dealer plans available for CSV export, bulk import, API access and more. Other subscriptions: Collector Monthly: $3.99 Collector Annual: $39.99 Dealer Monthly: $19.99 Dealer Annual: $199.99 Lifetime Collector: 99.99 Our EULA can be found here: https://gamevaro.com/legal/terms

About

Prysm

Features
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Prysm keeps every game you own, want and play in one place. You stop buying games you forget about, and you finish more of the ones you have. BRING YOUR GAMES IN Connect Steam and your whole library arrives with your hours played. Everything else is one search away, in a catalog of more than 90,000 games across PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, PC and mobile. KNOW WHERE YOU STAND Give each game a status: Playing, Backlog, Completed or Paused. Log your hours, rate what you finish, and keep private notes. Game pages show how long a game takes to beat, so you know if a free evening is enough. A WISHLIST THAT REMEMBERS Wishlist a game that is not out yet. Prysm reminds you on release day. SAVE GAMES FROM TIKTOK AND YOUTUBE Saw a game in a video? Share the link to Prysm and it finds the game for you. PLAY WITH FRIENDS Follow other players and see what they are playing. Post an update, run a poll, comment and like. You can block or report anyone from their profile or from a post. PASSPORT Earn stamps as you go: your first ten games, your first finish, a new genre, the platform you keep coming back to. PRYSM PRO Prysm is free for up to 50 games, with a few ads. Prysm Pro removes that limit, removes the ads, and adds backlog stats, so you can see how much you play next to how much you own. Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or yearly, with a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan. You can also buy it once as a lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.prysmblast.com/privacy

Screenshots

Gamevaro4 screens
Prysm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Gamevaro at none against Prysm's shown. Prysm's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Gamevaro sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Prysm sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gamevaro ships an update every 3 weeks, Prysm daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Gamevaro versus Prysm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGamevaroPrysm
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size12 MB70 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperMaurice JagerJoshua Aideloje

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Gamevaro

Subscriptions4
  • Collector$3.991 Month
  • Dealer Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Collector Annual$34.991 Year
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  • Dealer Annual$199.001 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Collector$89.99
3 purchases

Prysm

Subscriptions2
  • Prysm Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Prysm Pro Yearly14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Prysm Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Gamevaro free?
Gamevaro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Prysm free?
Prysm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gamevaro or Prysm have ads?
Prysm shows ads; Gamevaro does not.
Which is updated more often, Gamevaro or Prysm?
Gamevaro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Prysm daily. Most recently, Gamevaro was updated on October 31, 2026 and Prysm on October 29, 2026.

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