Comparison

StareMaster vs Disc Pop!

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Disc Pop!

Launch balls to shatter matching colored disks on a board. Strategically manage cleared pieces in your slots to avoid a crowded grid. Experience satisfying chain reactions and flow-state puzzle-solving with one-tap controls.

Highlights
  • One-tap control for fast sessions
  • Color-matched disk destruction
  • Stacked and special disk types
  • Strategic slot management
  • Pipe-to-pipe ball momentum
  • Satisfying board-clearing moments
Features
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The board is set. The discs are waiting. Tap to launch a ball through the pipe. It tears across the board, shattering every disc that matches its color. Stack up enough hits and the whole group explodes off the grid. Miss your timing, mismanage your slots, and the board starts to feel very crowded very fast. Here's the loop: balls enter from one side, rip through the grid, and exit the other. Discs come in stacks — sometimes frozen, sometimes hidden, sometimes armored. Your slots hold the pieces you've already cleared. Fill them smart, clear them fast, and chain your hits for that rush of a perfectly cleaned board. It sounds simple. It isn't — but it never feels unfair. Highlights One-tap control: Fast sessions, no precision needed — just timing and instinct. Color-matched chaos: Balls only destroy their own color. No random hits, no guesswork — pure pattern reading. Stacked discs, real depth: Ice discs, hidden discs, multi-hit armor — the board throws new puzzles without breaking the flow. Slot management: Five slots between you and a failed run. Use them wisely. Pipe-to-pipe momentum: The ball never stops — neither does the rhythm. Board-clearing satisfaction: That moment the last disc shatters? Worth every tap. For anyone who loves flow-state puzzles, color-matching mechanics, and the quiet joy of a perfectly cleared grid. The pipe is loaded. The discs aren't ready for you.

Screenshots

StareMaster4 screens
Disc Pop!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: StareMaster at 5.0 against Disc Pop!'s 4.1. StareMaster also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Disc Pop!'s advantage is ratings volume (80 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. StareMaster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Disc Pop! sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StareMaster holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Disc Pop! has 80 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StareMaster ships an update every 2 days, Disc Pop! weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
StareMaster versus Disc Pop!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStareMasterDisc Pop!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.1 (80 ratings)
Positive reviews—18.2% of reviews
Number of ratings280 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB157 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMagnate Interactive LtdEmirhan Cakar

Customer experience

StareMaster

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Disc Pop!

All ratings80 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative21.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative72.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

StareMaster

One-time1
  • StareMaster Pro$1.99
9 purchases

Disc Pop!

One-time9
  • Coin Pack 1$1.99
  • Fail Offer$5.99
  • No Ads$9.99
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  • Coin Pack 2$9.99
  • Small Bundle$9.99
  • Coin Pack 3$19.99
  • Coin Pack 4$39.99
  • Coin Pack 5$74.99
  • Coin Pack 6$99.99

Questions

Is StareMaster free?
StareMaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Disc Pop! free?
Disc Pop! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StareMaster or Disc Pop!?
StareMaster is rated higher. StareMaster averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Disc Pop! averages 4.1 from 80 ratings.
Do StareMaster or Disc Pop! have ads?
Both StareMaster and Disc Pop! show ads.
Which is updated more often, StareMaster or Disc Pop!?
StareMaster ships an update every 2 days, and Disc Pop! weekly. Most recently, StareMaster was updated on October 7, 2026 and Disc Pop! on October 16, 2026.

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