Scribble Chat! vs Idle Highway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scribble Chat!
This is a free iMessage game designed for playing with friends and family. Players create phrases and pass them along, allowing for continuous chat alongside the game. It emphasizes private gameplay with invited contacts only.
- Free iMessage game
- Play with friends and family
- Intuitive phrase passing gameplay
- Chat without interruption
- Invitation-only gameplay
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Scribble Chat is a FREE iMessage game played with friends and family. Intuitive Gameplay Just create a phrase and pass it along. You can continue chatting without being interrupted by gameplay! Friends and Family No strangers here. Everyone you play Scribble Chat with is through your invitation only! FREE! We want you to enjoy laughing and drawing with the people close to you. There are no ads or in app purchases in Scribble Chat!
Idle Highway
Build and manage your own highway empire in this engaging idle game. Earn money and expand your network to become a wealthy tycoon. Simple to learn and fun to master.
- Control highway traffic
- Build highway networks
- Manage highway operations
- Earn in-game currency
- Expand your empire
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Fun and easy to play game about controlling, building and managing highway! Become Rich! Idle Highway!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Idle Highway at 4.4 against Scribble Chat!'s 1.6. Idle Highway also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 13%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). Scribble Chat!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Idle Highway holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Highway has 1.2K ratings behind it against 171, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Scribble Chat!'s written reviews are positive against 42% of Idle Highway's.
Scribble Chat! ships an update every 5 weeks, Idle Highway every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scribble Chat! | Idle Highway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (171 ratings) | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.5% of reviews | 42.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 171 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BFG Entertainment Inc. | Cezary Tabota |
Customer experience
Scribble Chat!
Idle Highway
User reviews
Scribble Chat!
From 171 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Fun concept for drawing games with friends
- 👥 Good for group entertainment and family bonding
- 💡 Creative gameplay idea with potential
- 😄 Entertaining when it works properly
Room to improve
- 🐛 Drawings frequently don't display or show as blank
- ❌ App doesn't function properly most of the time
- 🗑️ Extremely difficult or impossible to delete/uninstall
- 😕 Confusing user interface and gameplay mechanics
- 🔧 Poor app execution and development quality
Idle Highway
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Simple and intuitive design
- 💡 Interesting traffic control concept
Room to improve
- 🔍 Lack of content and progression
- 🔍 Abandoned by developers
- 🔍 Excessive and intrusive ads
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🔍 Short gameplay experience
Bugs and requests
Scribble Chat!
Reported bugs
10 issues- Drawings not displaying to other players
- Blank canvas when guessing opponent's drawing
- App cannot be deleted from device
- Game freezes or goes white screen
- Completed chain results won't load
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- App invisible on home screen
- Glitches in large group games
- Game doesn't start or join properly
- Drawing submission fails silently
- Inconsistent performance across devices
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to choose and draw your own phrases
- Two-player mode instead of three-player only
- Standalone app instead of iMessage-only
- Better visibility of completed drawing chains
- Improved drawing interface and tools
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- Online multiplayer with strangers, not just friends
- Dark mode option
- Better help and tutorial system
Idle Highway
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cars phasing through each other
- Blocked in-game reviews
- Crashes after ads
- Locked new maps despite meeting requirements
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and maps
- Improved offline earnings
- Better progression and content
- Reduced ads or optional ad-free mode
In-app purchases
Scribble Chat!
No in-app purchases
Idle Highway
No in-app purchases
Questions
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