Scribble Chat! vs Tetra Bus
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!
Tetra Bus
Engage in a brain-teasing puzzle adventure matching colorful stickmen with buses of the correct color and capacity. Strategically align blocks and place buses to clear the grid efficiently. This game tests logic, timing, and quick thinking with vibrant graphics and increasing difficulty.
- Match stickmen to colored buses
- Clear the grid by transporting stickmen
- Strategically align blocks
- Increasingly challenging puzzles
- Vibrant, colorful graphics
- Logic and timing challenges
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Get ready for a fun and brain-teasing puzzle adventure where blocks and colorful stickmen come together! In this unique game, your goal is to match stickmen with buses of the right color and capacity to transport them across the grid. Each stage presents a new challenge as you need to strategically align blocks and place buses at the right doors to clear the grid. The more efficient your moves, the faster you’ll solve each puzzle. With its vibrant graphics and ever-increasing difficulty, this game will test your logic, timing, and quick thinking. Solve puzzles, transport stickmen, and clear the grid to unlock new levels and surprises! Features: Vibrant, colorful graphics and fun stickman animations Increasingly challenging puzzles and levels Smooth controls and easy-to-learn mechanics Fun and engaging for all ages A perfect blend of strategy and speed! Are you ready to clear the grid and take on the challenge?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tetra Bus at 4.6 against Scribble Chat!'s 1.6. Tetra Bus also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (24% vs 13%). Scribble Chat!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. Tetra Bus sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Scribble Chat! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tetra Bus holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 171 and 301 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Scribble Chat!'s written reviews are positive against 24% of Tetra Bus's.
Scribble Chat! ships an update every 5 weeks, Tetra Bus every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scribble Chat! | Tetra Bus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (171 ratings) | 4.6 (301 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.5% of reviews | 24.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 171 | 301 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 359 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | BFG Entertainment Inc. | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Scribble Chat!
Tetra Bus
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
Tetra Bus
From 301 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 No ads
- 💡 Simple and fun gameplay
- 🎉 Relaxing game experience
Room to improve
- 🔍 Too many ads after updates
- ⏱️ Restrictive time limits
- 🤯 Levels become repetitive
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
Tetra Bus
Reported bugs
2 issues- Levels become impossible to complete
- Ads take longer than the levels
Requested features
3 requests- Option to turn off timer
- More power-ups or time extensions
- Ability to skip or replay levels
In-app purchases
Scribble Chat!
No in-app purchases
Tetra Bus
- Starter Bundle$1.99
- 1K Gold$1.99
- No Ads Offer 1$3.49
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- Small Bundle$4.99
- No Ads$6.99
- 5K Gold$7.99
- No Ads Boosters Bundle$9.99
- Medium Bundle$10.99
- 10K Gold$14.99
- Ultra Bundle$19.99
- Giant Bundle$29.99
- 25K Gold$29.99
- 50K Gold$54.99
- Supreme Bundle$79.99
- 100K Gold$99.99
Questions
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