Comparison

Guess the MSG vs Backronym Showdown

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

Head to head
About

Guess the MSG

Test your knowledge of internet slang and social acronyms. Solve puzzles by unscrambling letters to reveal the meanings of common and uncommon abbreviations. It's a fun way to learn new terms you encounter online.

Highlights
  • Guess acronym meanings
  • Solve scrambled letter puzzles
  • Learn internet slang
  • Features popular and uncommon abbreviations
  • Suitable for social media users
Features
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Guess the MSG is a game which features pictures of popular social acronyms (or internet slang) as well as scrambled letters. Your goal is to spell out the meaning of the acronyms using the scrambled letters. While you may know popular (maybe even overused) internet abbreviations such as LOL or even OMG, do you know the more uncommon ones? Which ones? Well you'd have to play the game to find out. If you use Facebook, Twitter, Kik, forums, instant messaging, chat etc, you've likely come across a lot of acronyms, but do you really know what they mean? Can you guess the whole word or phrase? Give it a try. Hey, you might learn something new...

About

Backronym Showdown

Features
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Backronym Showdown is a party word game where players turn short acronyms into funny phrases, then vote on the best answer. Play with a group, create or join a game, submit your phrase, and let anonymous voting decide the winner. World Mode adds a daily acronym challenge, while Offline Host Mode lets one device run a local group game without needing everyone to connect. Features: - Create and join group games - Build phrases from generated acronyms - Anonymous voting - World Mode daily challenge - Offline Host Mode for one-device play - Simple rounds built for quick party sessions Read the room. Cater to your audience. Win the showdown.

Screenshots

Guess the MSG4 screens
Backronym Showdown2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Backronym Showdown at none against Guess the MSG's 3. Guess the MSG's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Guess the MSG sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Backronym Showdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Guess the MSG versus Backronym Showdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuess the MSGBackronym Showdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB60 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperDanny PajevicDown to Earth Cloud Solutions, LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Guess the MSG

One-time3
  • Remove the Ads$0.99
  • Unlock All Levels$0.99
  • Unlimited Coins$0.99
None

Backronym Showdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guess the MSG free?
Guess the MSG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backronym Showdown free?
Backronym Showdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Guess the MSG or Backronym Showdown have ads?
Neither Guess the MSG nor Backronym Showdown shows ads.

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