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libGDX vs Stencyl

libGDX

libgdx.com

Stencyl

stencyl.com

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FigurelibGDXStencyl
Price from—$8.25/mo
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
Open source——
WebYesYes
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
iOSYesYes
AndroidYesYes
Plans published03
Spec score · Game Engine Software8.1 (#54)8.9 (#9)
Free planYesYes
Mobile exportYesYes
Scripting languagesJava,Groovy,Kotlin,ScalaHaxe
Source code modelopen_sourceopen_source
SupportThe project directs users to its Discord community and also identifies Stack Overflow and Reddit as community platforms.Subscriptions include no support contract; the pricing FAQ describes informal support through a customer-only discussion board.
Target platformsWindows,Linux,macOS,Android,iOS,WebiOS,Android,Windows,Mac,Linux,HTML5
Visual scriptingNoYes

Plans

libGDX

No plans published.

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Stencyl

  • Indie$99 a year
  • Studio$199 a year
  • StarterFree

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In their own words

libGDX

libGDX has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.

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Stencyl

Stencyl is game creation software for making mobile, web, and desktop games with visual logic or custom code. Its drag-and-drop designer uses snapping blocks and includes hundreds of ready-to-use blocks. Creators can also make and share blocks, import libraries, extend the engine with code, and write Haxe classes that work with block-based Behaviors. The Scene Designer provides selection, zooming, grid-snapping, and flood fill; the Actor Editor adjusts appearance, behaviors, and physical properties. Stencyl targets iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, and HTML5. The free Starter edition publishes HTML5 games and lets users test games on paid target platforms, but cannot publish desktop, iOS, or Android games and displays Stencyl branding. Indie costs $99 a year and adds web and desktop publishing without watermarks. Studio costs $199 a year and includes publishing to iOS and Android, ads, leaderboards, in-app purchases, and third-party plugins. Publishing iOS games to the App Store requires an active Apple developer license and a Mac. Stencyl says it collects no royalties on games.

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