StareMaster vs Steve
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StareMaster
Test your willpower in a digital staring contest. Use your device's camera to lock eyes with animated opponents and avoid blinking to win. Compete in different modes, challenge friends, and climb leaderboards.
- Real-time face tracking
- Animated 3D opponents
- Versus mode
- Endless Stare-a-thon mode
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
- On-device processing for privacy
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STARE IF YOU DARE From the maker of SketchParty TV, StareMaster is the ultimate staring contest. Pick your opponent, hold up your front-facing camera, and lock eyes. And then… don't blink. FACE THE GLARE GAUNTLET Face off against the Elder Man. He's been staring down anyone who looked at him sideways since before you were born. Then, take on the Teenager. She can maintain that expressionless gaze until you're on the verge of tears. The final boss? The Baby. Battle his unblinking eyes. Can you defeat them all with your icy stare? TWO WAYS TO PLAY • Versus - outlast a series of opponents one by one. Keep staring until one of you breaks and blinks. • Stare-a-Thon - this staring contest doesn't stop until you do. Some last mere seconds, some can stare for minutes at a time. What kind of starer are you? CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS Share your best time and dare your friends to beat it. PICK YOUR PUNISHMENT With three difficulty tiers and three hilarious opponents, whether you're a rookie looker or an ice-cold StareMaster, there's a challenge waiting to break you. GAME CENTER Climb the leaderboards and see how you rate against the world. FEATURES • real-time 3d opponents • two modes: Versus and the endless Stare-a-Thon • three levels of difficulty • Game Center leaderboards and 16 unique achievements • Haptic feedback (on supported devices) So go ahead! Stare if you dare. Get StareMaster today.
Steve
A casual puzzle game where players fill a grid with the correct number of blocks. It offers a new challenge daily and allows you to compete with friends. Simple to pick up but hard to master.
- Grid-filling puzzles
- Daily new puzzles
- Beat your friends
- Easy to learn
- Difficult to master
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The name of this game is Steve. It's a casual puzzle game. Fill the grid using the correct number of blocks. Easy to learn. Annoyingly difficult to master. A new puzzle every day. Beat your friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Steve at none against StareMaster's shown. Steve also leads on ratings volume (30 vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. StareMaster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Steve sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for StareMaster against 4.9 for Steve. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steve has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
StareMaster ships an update weekly, Steve every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StareMaster | Steve |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.9 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 95.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Magnate Interactive Ltd | Tyler Hall |
Customer experience
StareMaster
Steve
In-app purchases
StareMaster
- StareMaster Pro$1.99
Steve
- Full Steve Experience$2.99
