Comparison

Alias vs The Alias Game

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

Head to head
About

Alias

A word-guessing party game where one player explains phrases to their team within a time limit. Offers various modes like drawing, charades, or single-word clues. Players can create custom phrases or use pre-made sets.

Highlights
  • Timed word guessing
  • Drawing, charades, and single-word explanation modes
  • Custom phrase creation
  • Pre-made phrase sets
  • Team-based scoring
  • Penalty system for missed words
Features
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What is this game about? About guessing words and phrases in a limited amount of time. One player explains the phrase to the rest of the team. The other team members try to guess describing phrase. You can decrease the time of guessing or apply special game conditions: drawing, explaining with one word only or showing phrase with gestures only. Preparation? It is no longer necessary to write phrases on a piece of paper and put them into a hat. Add your own phrases for the game or use existing ones from the history or from our sets. How to play? In the allotted time, explain to the partner as many words as possible, he or she should name them correctly. In the game, you can play several rounds: the words should be explained by pantomime, in one word, using only verbs or adjectives, or should be drawn and guessed by drawing. Results? For the guessed phrase, the team gets one point, for a missed word – a penalty. In the end, the game will calculate the result and show you who the winner is!

About

The Alias Game

This app is a digital version of the popular word-guessing party game where teams race against the clock to explain as many words as possible. It allows for custom word decks, adjustable game settings, and keeps track of past game results.

Highlights
  • Create custom word decks
  • Build word pools
  • Adjust turn time
  • Configure word skipping
  • View game history
  • Team-based gameplay
Features
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The Hat Game is board game packaged in your iPhone widely, known as alias, in which the player should explain as many words as possible to his team in a limited time. To start the game, you just need to have this application and a company of 4 people or more! What's cool? - Create your own word decks with your own names in the "Words" section - Build a word pool from any number of words - Adjust the turn time and configure availability to skip a word before each round - View the results of past games in the "History" section Which rules? - Teams take turns. The players in it also take turns explaining the words to their team. - There can be at least two teams - The composition of the team is from two people - The game ends when the hat runs out of words or you can end it forcibly by clicking the "Exit" button - The word can be skipped if passes availability was enabled before the beginning of the explanation. What is prohibited? - Use the same root words in the explanation - Use words similar in consonance - Point out the hidden objects - Use a word in translation into another language How to start playing? - Press the "Play" button on the main screen - Choose and how many words will be included in the pool of words for guessing - The mood of the team of players: the name, composition and names of each player. Remember that there must be at least 2 teams and at least 2 players in each team - Each move pass iPhone to the player displayed on the screen, so that he sets the time for the next move, availability to skip. Then press the "Let's go!" button to begin!

Screenshots

Alias4 screens
The Alias Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Alias at fortnightly against The Alias Game's every 4 months. Alias also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). The Alias Game's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Alias sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and The Alias Game sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Alias against 5.0 for The Alias Game. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alias ships an update fortnightly, The Alias Game every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Alias versus The Alias Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAliasThe Alias Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMikhail SivykhEvgeny Shishko

Customer experience

Alias

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Alias Game

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Alias

One-time7
  • Набор слов "Мужские слова"$0.99
  • Набор слов "Женские слова"$0.99
  • Пакет слов "Простые слова 2"$0.99
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  • Words set "Interesting game"$0.99
  • Words set "Simple words 2"$0.99
  • Support the development4 variants$0.99
  • Support the development$3.99
4 purchases

The Alias Game

One-time4
  • Deck "Animals"$0.99
  • Deck "Brands"$0.99
  • Deck "Finances"$0.99
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  • Deck "People"$0.99

Questions

Is Alias free?
Alias is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Alias Game free?
The Alias Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Alias or The Alias Game?
Alias and The Alias Game are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Alias or The Alias Game have ads?
Neither Alias nor The Alias Game shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alias or The Alias Game?
Alias ships an update fortnightly, and The Alias Game every 4 months. Most recently, Alias was updated on September 6, 2026 and The Alias Game on June 1, 2026.

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