Quickies vs Bored Games.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quickies
Engage in quick, fun games with friends directly within your messages. Choose from classic challenges like Tic-Tac-Toe and Rock-Paper-Scissors, or explore new additions like Four in a Row and Battle Boats. More games are planned for future updates.
- Play games within iMessage
- Tic-Tac-Toe
- Rock-Paper-Scissors
- Coin Toss
- Four in a Row
- Battle Boats
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Have some time to burn? Play a Quickie! Quickies are quick games you can play with your friends right from the messages app! Simply open the app, choose a game and play. Play Tic-Tac-Toe, settle an argument with Rock-Paper-Scissors, or leave it up to chance with Coin Toss. More games will be added in future releases, so let us know what you want to play! Now including Game Pack 1: Challenge your friends to a game of Four in a Row or battle for aquatic dominance with Battle Boats! Have feedback or a suggestion for a game? Tell us at: developer@ryangant.com
Bored Games.
Discover fun games to play with friends directly within iMessage. Perfect for passing the time when you're feeling bored.
- Play games in iMessage
- Designed for boredom
- Multiplayer with friends
- Free to play
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Games to play in iMessage when you're bored.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bored Games. at 100% against Quickies's 26%. Bored Games. also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Quickies sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bored Games. asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bored Games. holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Quickies's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bored Games.'s.
Quickies ships an update every 7 months, Bored Games. every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quickies | Bored Games. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (13 ratings) | 4.4 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryan Gant | Andrew Carvajal |
Customer experience
Quickies
Bored Games.
In-app purchases
Quickies
- Game Pack 1$0.99
Bored Games.
No in-app purchases
