Comparison

Gawkin vs Chainbreaker

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

Head to head
About

Gawkin

Features
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First to blink loses. Gawkin is the world's first LIVE staring contest — real 1v1 video stare-downs with an honest referee: your own phone judges your own eyes with Face ID precision, so nobody can cheat you. You've seen the staring-contest challenge everywhere. This is the real thing — a live opponent, a fair ref, and a clip of both faces the moment somebody cracks. Press BEGIN. Get matched for a live duel. 3… 2… 1… STARE. THE HONEST REFEREE • Blink detection runs entirely on YOUR device with the TrueDepth camera • Each phone judges its own player — nobody can cheat you • Eyes-closed-at-start = instant loss. Look away? That's a blink. LIVE AND LOUD • See your opponent over live video while you battle • Talk trash on voice chat or fire off quick messages • Works in the dark — your screen becomes a fill light RUN IT BACK • Best-of-3 duels and instant rematch to settle the score • Skip a no-show and get matched with someone new • Save match clips — only when BOTH players agree to record PROVE IT • Global leaderboards: total stare time and matches won • Solo Stare: train against the clock, beat your best • Eye Gym: a gaze-controlled target game to sharpen your stare • Challenge friends directly with a room code or a friend invite GAWKIN PRO (optional monthly subscription) • No ads, best-of-3 duels, instant rematch, and post-match chat • Full-length match clips, saved straight to your device • Auto-renews monthly until cancelled in Settings Gems are an optional in-app currency for tipping the winner or gifting friends. They're for fun — never cashable. Requires an iPhone with Face ID (TrueDepth camera). A staring contest needs two of you — bring a rival. --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gawkin-backend.gawkin.workers.dev/privacy

About

Chainbreaker

Engage in a physics-based chain fighting game where your gestures control simulated ropes. Battle ragdoll enemies with unique chain mechanics, enjoy stylized anime combat, and progress through diverse biomes and challenging bosses. Offers quick runs and a roguelite circuit mode.

Highlights
  • Physics-simulated chains
  • Gesture-based combat
  • Ragdoll enemies
  • Stylized anime combat
  • Roguelite circuit mode
  • Unlockable relic chain-heads
  • Boss physics puzzles
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Chainbreaker is a physics chain fighting game. Your weapons are two god-forged chains, simulated as real ropes with sag, mass and momentum — and every gesture you draw is answered by an arena full of ragdolls. FLICK, WRAP, LASSO, YANK Flick a chain and it cracks like a whip. Wrap a pillar and slingshot around it. Lasso a brute and yank him into his friends. Draw a circle to sweep the whole crowd. Nothing is canned: the ropes are simulated, the enemies have real mass, and no two hits ever land the same way. ANIME SPECTACLE, ZERO GORE Cel-shaded, animation-first combat, played half for spectacle and half for laughs. Enemies burst into embers, sparks and shards — stylized cartoon impact, no blood, ever. RUNS THAT FIT IN A POCKET Cold start to combat in under ten seconds. An arena run is three to five waves in two to four minutes; chain runs into a full circuit, take on the daily arena, and climb the leaderboards. Every run ends on a style rank and an ember payout — and a great run is replayed as an automatic clip. FIVE BIOMES, FIVE BOSS SANCTUMS Thirty-five fights from the Emberdeep Foundry to the Titanfall Ossuary, and every biome ends in a boss that is a physics puzzle: the Hunt-Chorus share one health pool, Okeros' Warden eats his own lightning when you wrap a rod, the Drowned Choir must be dragged out of the air, and Vurokh, the chained titan, falls only to three god-chain tugs-of-war. Your vigor bar grows as the campaign goes on — and the hits land harder to match. Lose, and one tap puts you straight back in the same arena. CIRCUIT MODE AND EDICTS Chain six arenas into a roguelite circuit. Before every fight, pick one of three Edicts — Oiled Sands, Ironbound, Crowd Favorite, Long Leash — and they stack, rewriting the physics itself: rope length, mass, friction, payout. Circuit mode is free. RELICS Beat bosses for Godsparks and unlock five relic chain-heads, each with its own wrap: Emberfang sets foes alight, Moonhook slows them, Tidebinder yanks harder and whirlpools a crowd, Gravemaker hits like a falling tomb. FREE, AND HONEST ABOUT IT - The first biome, the Emberdeep Foundry, is free. - One purchase unlocks every biome beyond it, all the way to the final sanctum. It is one-time and permanent — never a subscription — and it restores on a new device. - No ads. No energy. Nothing consumable for sale. - Circuit mode and the daily challenge are free too. - Invite a friend and you both get $5 in promo credits. If you came looking for a whip fighting game, a kusarigama fantasy, a ragdoll physics playground, or just eight seconds of perfect slapstick — the chains are waiting. Terms of Service: https://adelyons.com/apps/chainbreaker/terms.html EULA: https://adelyons.com/apps/chainbreaker/eula.html Privacy Policy: https://adelyons.com/apps/chainbreaker/privacy.html Break something beautiful. Questions or ideas? dev@adelyons.com

Screenshots

Gawkin4 screens
Chainbreaker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Chainbreaker at 3 against Gawkin's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Gawkin sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Chainbreaker sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Gawkin versus Chainbreaker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGawkinChainbreaker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB29 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGAMEBOK LTDAdelyons Software LLC

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Gawkin

Subscriptions1
  • Gawkin Pro$9.991 Month
One-time4
  • 10 Gems$0.99
  • 60 Gems$4.99
  • 130 Gems$9.99
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  • 280 Gems$19.99
5 purchases

Chainbreaker

One-time5
  • Drowned Court Chain Skins$3.99
  • Pyre Court Chain Skins$3.99
  • Silent Court Chain Skins$3.99
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  • All Chain Skins$7.99
  • Chainbreaker: Full Circuit$9.99

Questions

Is Gawkin free?
Gawkin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chainbreaker free?
Chainbreaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gawkin or Chainbreaker have ads?
Neither Gawkin nor Chainbreaker shows ads.

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