# Insecure: The Come Up Game — Create raps / Design your life

> Life simulation and rap battle game based on HBO's Insecure. (iPhone/iPad app by Glow Up Games Inc.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/insecure-the-come-up-game/id1474398894 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Glow Up Games Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1474398893)
- Category: Games, Music, Role Playing, Simulation
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.07/5 from 198 App Store ratings · 63 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 356 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2021-11-20
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/insecure-the-come-up-game/id1474398894/reviews.md

## What is Insecure?

Hustle, heart and hype help build your new life in LA!

With Issa, Molly, Kelli, Tiffany, Lawrence, Chad and their friends as your guides, navigate the messy business of adulting in Insecure: The Come Up Game. Based on HBO’s hit show Insecure, you join Issa and the crew at her new apartment complex, with a front row seat to all the drama. After Issa puts you on game, you unlock the power of your mirror - craft reflective rhymes to help make critical decisions or battle friends and foes for clout. Work on your rhyme skills, build your reputation, become a star, fall in love, and find yourself.

Insecure: The Come Up Game asks you to make time for self-care, cultivate your crew, and nurture your closest friends. In Issa’s world, your friendships need as much attention as your romantic relationships - especially when you need someone to have your back when there’s drama. Create your own story and live out your adventures based on dynamic choices. 

- Unleash your inner rap star: Connect with your inner Mirror B*tch and hype yourself up for major events with a fast paced rhyme and lyric mini game. Stay on beat and unlock new words to dominate your opponents at open mic and battle rappers to become LA’s hottest new act.
- Design your life: Who will you be? Select from dozens of options to fully express yourself.  Hair, accessories, and special clothing items all reflect the diversity of a life in full color.
- Run Your City: Unlock new levels to experience custom story arcs, exclusive product drops, and special cameos. Your apartment becomes home base for self-care, allowing you to reset your mood, text your squad, and recharge before more drama pops off at the club. 
- Impact Your Community: Support your friends, fight gentrification, create the culture. Dating is fun, but it’s only a part of your story.


GAME FEATURES

* Dynamic storylines to explore - be careful what you say, it will impact how the characters feel about you.

* Unique deck-building-like word game that requires rhythm, rhyme, and lyrical genius! Flex your creativity as a solo star in your apartment or apprentice under Issa and Daniel to own the stage.

* Hang out with your favorite show characters: Issa, Molly, Kelli, Tiffany, Lawrence, Daniel, Chad, Ahmal, and Andrew invite you to create season six starring you as the main character.

- Dominate the stage with rap battles. Solve in-world problems with your wit and rhythm, unlocking better words and facing tough opponents for the title of best rapper alive.


PLEASE NOTE:

- A good quality internet connection is required to play this game.

- This game is free to play, but you can choose to pay real money for some extra items. You can disable in-app purchasing by adjusting your device settings.

* This game is not intended for children.

- Advertising appears in this game.


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Insecure: The Come Up Game ©2021 Home Box Office, Inc. All Rights Reserved. HBO® and related trademarks are the property of Home Box Office, Inc.  The story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this game are fictitious. No identification with actual persons is intended or should be inferred.

## Key features

- Create reflective rhymes for decisions
- Battle friends and foes for clout
- Customize your character's appearance
- Experience dynamic storylines
- Engage in rap battles with rhythm mini-game
- Build reputation and become a star

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cassette of Stars | $0.99 | one-time |
| CD of Stars | $4.99 | one-time |
| Early Supporter's VIP Pack | $3.99 | one-time |
| VIP Season Season Pass | $9.99 | one-time |
| Early Supporter's VIP Pack | $3.99 | one-time |
| Cassette of Stars | $0.99 | one-time |
| Vinyl of Stars | $15.99 | one-time |
| VIP Season Pass | $9.99 | one-time |
| CD of Stars | $4.99 | one-time |
| Many Vinyls of Stars | $29.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Insecure?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🎮 Engaging and interactive gameplay mechanics
- 🎤 Fun rap battle system with creative word selection
- 🎨 Inclusive character customization with pronoun options
- 📖 Authentic dialogue capturing Insecure show essence
- 🌟 Unique concept blending story and rap gameplay
- 💜 Representation of Black culture and characters
- 📱 Free-to-play with optional ads instead of forced monetization
- ✨ High production quality and polished graphics
- 😄 Humorous and organic writing
- 🎯 Personalized and immersive experience

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent freezing and crashing throughout gameplay
- 🐛 Words not appearing in rap battles causing missed points
- 🐛 Loading screens that never complete
- 🐛 Game progress not saving properly
- 🐛 Account creation errors with unclear explanations
- ⏱️ Slow initial load times
- 🔄 Game restarting and forcing character recreation
- 📵 Ads freezing the game after playback
- 🎮 Lag during rap battles affecting word selection timing
- ❌ Unable to exit mini-games once started
- 🚫 Limited content in early access version
- 💰 VIP pack ads still appearing after purchase

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Game freezes during account creation process
- Play button unresponsive from main menu
- Loading screen freezes at 50% progress
- Rap battle words not loading or appearing
- Game freezes after coffee shop scene with Genesis
- Bathroom location loading infinitely
- Cannot exit rap battle mini-game at bar
- Game stuck on tutorial screen after restart
- Freezing after first date with Keith and text from Keith
- Loading screen never stops after club scene rap battle
- Game freezes when trying to take player home from club
- Cannot progress past character name creation
- Game crashes when attempting to switch card decks
- Hype points spent despite watching ads to avoid spending
- Game freezes after ads complete
- Force quit errors in multiple locations
- Game closes and skips prompts or restarts entirely
- Game restarts requiring full character recreation
- Dark screen freeze when ads pop up
- Grey screen appearing on app launch preventing play
- Game doesn't load past start screen after date with Keith
- Stuck in infinite rap battle unable to win or exit
- Character hair color not displaying correctly

**Most requested features**

- Full story release and more content updates
- Skip button for rap battle sequences
- Sims-style gameplay with expanded dating and relationship options
- Home upgrades and customization features
- Record label deals and studio features
- Concert events and performance opportunities
- Male character dating options for female players
- Ability to switch card decks in gameplay
- Clear descriptions of in-store bundles and purchases
- Click-to-navigate instead of running icon transitions
- More interactions and gameplay options
- Expanded career opportunities

## Recent user reviews (10 of 63)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/insecure-the-come-up-game/id1474398894/reviews.md

### 2/5 — I couldn’t even get to play

*2024-10-03*

i downloaded the game because i thought it look good, first it takes a while to load then i go to create an account because i didn’t already have one, i tried so many different options of usernames and passwords and not once did it work it just came up with an error screen and didn’t give a clear explanation on what was wrong. very frustrating.

### 1/5 — Broken

*2024-07-20*

The game only shows a menu then when I press play nothing happens

### 1/5 — I give this a 0

*2024-04-02*

This game doesn’t work don’t bother downloading it

### 3/5 — App lagging and other glitches

*2023-10-09*

It's a good game and the concept is fun. The problem is in the lil silky battle the words take too long to appear on my screen so I miss the chance to add them into the rap battle meaning no matter what I do I lose. It's really irritating. Another issue is whenever I try to go into the bathrooms to practice it just shows me the loading screen for ages and it never loads to show me the location. Other than that the game works really well.

### 3/5 — Bugs

*2023-07-23*

I love this game so much but I had to delete it because of the genesis bug when I couldn’t continue the game at the end of the conversation I even reseted my entire game just to keep playing it and see if the bug was gone and it didn’t work I couldn’t continue I thought it just needed some time so I waited for an hour but nothing happened 

I really love this game so I hope they fix this bug quick so that I can download it again!!!

😞😞😞😞

### 4/5 — Loved it so much! But…

*2023-07-20*

I love this game so much!!!! It’s so interactive and fun and I love the idea of rapping but it also has some of its glitches, for example my game completely stopped loading where they were at the coffee shop and genesis was crying (tiny spoiler) and it just stopped after that! I really love this game so much and hope they fix the bugs 💗💗

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2023-03-12*

In my opinion it is an amazing game. Mine didn’t crash or glitch but I’m sad that I have to wait for the rest of the story since it’s an early release

### 3/5 — Bugs

*2023-03-11*

Lots of bugs and crashes especially surrounding rapping
Good game otherwise, I hope they patch it soon!

### 5/5 — Full version when?

*2023-02-06, version 1.22.0*

When is the full version of this game be available

### 4/5 — Please Add More!!!

*2023-01-23, version 1.22.0*

Love the app I finished everything I could do so far… I wish there was more interactions available and I can’t wait for y’all to add more

## Frequently asked questions about Insecure

### What is Insecure: The Come Up Game about?

This game allows you to navigate adulting and build a new life in Los Angeles. You'll make critical decisions, craft rhymes, battle for clout, and experience dynamic storylines inspired by the HBO show Insecure.

### What are the main gameplay features?

Key features include a unique deck-building-like word game for rap battles, character customization with dozens of options, dynamic storylines that impact character relationships, and the ability to build your reputation and become a star.

### Is Insecure: The Come Up Game free to play?

Yes, the game is free to play. However, it offers optional in-app purchases for extra items that can be bought with real money. You can disable in-app purchasing in your device settings.

### What are the system requirements for this game?

A good quality internet connection is required to play this game. The description does not specify other system requirements like device OS or storage space.

### Who is this game intended for?

This game is intended for players who enjoy life simulation and rhythm-based games, particularly fans of the HBO show Insecure. It is explicitly stated that the game is not intended for children.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.25 — 2023-08-29

We've updated our analytics tools so we can better understand how players are engaging with the game. The game should appear unchanged.

### 1.23.5 — 2023-07-26

Bug fix: the game no longer gets stuck while talking to Genesis in the Coffee Spot

### 1.23.4 — 2023-06-19

New words added for Pride month and Geminis

### 1.23.2 — 2023-02-21

-Bug fix: the deck screen in the phone no longer appears during raps where you were not supposed to select a deck.
-Bug fix: the story no longer gets stuck in certain sections if you chose lawyer as your job.

### 1.23.1 — 2023-02-13

- Explore LA on your own, looking for new words to use in your raps.
- Stay on your toes and tweaking your decks. Words get less fresh with each use. Use them too much and you'll have to try something new.

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