XBOX vs Lore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XBOX
Stay connected with your gaming community through voice and text chat, notifications, and messages. Discover and purchase games, explore Game Pass content, and share your best gaming moments. This app keeps you in the game, no matter where you play.
- Voice and text chat with friends
- Game notifications and achievements
- In-app game and add-on purchases
- Explore Game Pass catalog and Perks
- Share game clips and screenshots
- Gaming Copilot for assistance
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XBOX keeps you connected to the fun with your friends, games, and supported gaming devices from your phone or tablet while on the go. Buy games you want without leaving the app. Explore Game Pass, queue games to play, set alerts for new games, and more. Keep up with friends and parties with voice and text chat, even if they're on console or PC. Share your wishlist, game clips, and screenshots from your console to favorite gaming & social networks. See game invite notifications and achievements from you and your friends, messages, and more. Track, claim, and redeem your Rewards points. Stay connected to your world of gaming with the XBOX mobile app. - XBOX keeps you connected to the fun with your friends, games, and supported gaming devices from your phone or tablet while on the go. - Share game clips and screenshots from your console to favorite gaming & social networks. - Friends and parties follow you with voice and text chat, even if they're on console or PC. - Install games remotely on your console from your phone. - See game invite notifications, achievements from you and your friends, messages, and more. - Explore Game Pass and get customized recommendations, notifications about new games, queue games to play, and more. - Buy games you want without leaving the app. - Track, claim, and redeem your Rewards points. - The XBOX mobile app is the best way to stay connected to your world of gaming. XBOX APP AGREEMENT The following terms supplement any software license terms that accompany the XBOX App. Please refer to Microsoft's EULA for Terms of Service for Microsoft's gaming applications on iOS. By installing the app, you agree to these terms and conditions: https://support.xbox.com/help/subscriptions-billing/manage-subscriptions/microsoft-software-license-terms-mobile-gaming FEEDBACK If you give feedback about the XBOX App to Microsoft, you give to Microsoft, without charge, the right to use, share and commercialize your feedback in any way and for any purpose. You also give to third parties, without charge, any patent rights needed for their products, technologies and services to use or interface with any specific parts of a Microsoft software or service that includes the feedback. You will not give feedback that is subject to a license that requires Microsoft to license its software or documentation to third parties because we include your feedback in them. These rights survive this agreement.
Lore
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Lore est une app de scroll culturel au style épuré qui permet de découvrir rapidement des anecdotes, œuvres et idées fascinantes dans un format fluide et immersif.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: XBOX at none against Lore's shown. XBOX also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and chart position (#62 vs unranked). Lore's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
XBOX ships an update fortnightly, Lore every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | XBOX | Lore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.7M ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 51.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.7M — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #62 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | Laure Tille |
Bugs and requests
XBOX
Reported bugs
4 issues- Captures not uploading or viewable in the app
- Remote control input lag and inconsistent functionality
- Messaging conversations disappearing or not loading
- Repeated sign-in prompts and account access issues
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to browse and purchase games directly in the app
- Improve notification system and message delivery
- Restore achievement tracking and game stats viewing
- Optimize app performance and stability
Lore
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
XBOX
No in-app purchases
Lore
No in-app purchases









