The Drinking Game vs Thirsty
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Drinking Game
This app offers a collection of popular party games designed to enhance social gatherings. Enjoy classic games like "Never Have I Ever" and "Spin the Bottle" for a fun-filled night with friends. It's a free download with additional content available.
- Never have I ever
- Most likely
- Spin the bottle
- Card commands
- Guess the celebrity
- Ring of fire
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With The Drinking Game, the night is even better! The game has become the most popular Norwegian party game in the App Store - and it's not without reason. Here you will find games like: - 100 Questions - Never have I ever - Most likely - Spin the bottle - The Card Commands - Ding - Guess the celebrity - Ring of Fire - Dilemmas - Mention many! - Plus more fun games Best of all - The Drinking Game is completely free to download!
Thirsty
This app provides a variety of drinking games and challenges for parties and social gatherings. Users can enter names, select game modes, and even add custom rules for a personalized experience. It's designed to enhance social events with fun and interactive gameplay.
- Multiple drinking challenges and rules
- Customizable game modes (Soft, Party, Hardcore)
- Add your own rules
- Multi-language support
- Special 'Hot' mode for adult themes
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Thirsty is a drinking game designed for people who want to have a good evening! Get your drinks ready, type in your names on the home screen and let Thirsty do the rest. Many Challenges, Rules, Games more fun than one other. That's not enough? Well then just activate some special modes, like the Hot mode for the more naughty of you ! Special features : ・Add your own rules ・Configurable for many languages ・Soft | Party | Hardcore modes for more or less sips Don't forget to check out the "Thirsty" Facebook page for periodical promo codes ! Your thirsty team
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Thirsty at every 2 weeks against The Drinking Game's every 2 months. Thirsty also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). The Drinking Game's advantage is ratings volume (390 vs 13). 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
Both are free to download. The Drinking Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Thirsty sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for The Drinking Game against 4.8 for Thirsty. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Drinking Game has 390 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of The Drinking Game's written reviews are positive against 84% of Thirsty's.
The Drinking Game ships an update every 2 months, Thirsty every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Drinking Game | Thirsty |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (390 ratings) | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.3% of reviews — better | 84.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 390 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Erik Auranaune | Luxify S.a r.l.-S |
Customer experience
The Drinking Game
Thirsty
Bugs and requests
The Drinking Game
Reported bugs
1 issue- Made me rate to access harmless version
Requested features
2 requests- Add more questions
- Improve variety of questions
Thirsty
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Drinking Game
- The Drinking Game Pro$8.99
Thirsty
- Unlock Hot$0.99
- 2v2 & 3v3$0.99
Questions
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