JoinDispatch vs THO Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JoinDispatch
Experience the thrill of managing emergency dispatches in a text-based adventure. Make critical decisions, earn stars, and unlock new opportunities as a Citizen Responder. Navigate limited resources and even rewind time to correct mistakes.
- Achieve 5-Star rating
- Earn skills and unlock opportunities
- Resource management
- Rewind time function
- Choice-driven narrative
- Simplified decisions
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Calls are flooding in and all that stands between life and death are your choices. Be alert. There may be something more on the line. Join Today! State-run emergency dispatch systems are overwhelmed. Privatized, crowdsourced dispatch response is the new wave in emergency services, with JoinDispatch leading the pack thanks to their Rapid Response Server. Join our amazing team of Citizen Responders today to begin your first shift from your phone or JoinDispatch Home Terminal! Your Manager will work closely with you to ensure you're on track to earn stars - and to save lives, of course! JoinDispatch is a text-based adventure game by Kyle McCullough, written by Kyle McCullough & Suki-Rose Simakis. Original Music by Morgan Z Whirledge. NOTE TO NEW RESPONDERS: Some recent employees have reported strange caller interactions and evidence of attempted hacks into the JoinDispatch OS. Though no one is quite certain why this is occurring, we can assure you - everything's fine and secure. Features: -Strive to achieve a coveted 5-Star rating. -Earn skills that will help you meet your goals and unlock new opportunities and characters. -Protect and Conserve: use your resources wisely, they are highly limited. -Rewind Time Itself: Only the JoinDispatch system offers you our patented rewind function, allowing you to undo that last mistake. -Simplified decisions and seamless navigation will have you clicking your way to great success. -Your choices will carve a new path through your shift each time you play.
THO Simulator
Manage and coordinate various emergency response units, including specialist teams. Engage in realistic operational scenarios, complete mini-games, and utilize different vehicles to ensure mission success. Designed for easy play without prior experience.
- Coordinate specialist emergency units
- Examine damage and ensure road safety
- Perform controlled blasting operations
- Transport heavy equipment with vehicles
- Complete mini-games to advance scenarios
- Realistic operational course simulation
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Take control of various emergency forces and coordinate the interaction of the individual specialist groups of the “Technischen-Hilfs-Organisiation” THO: examine damage, ensure safe roads and carry out a controlled blasting! It's your job to coordinate the all special units and transport heavy equipment with different vehicles, so that the realistic course of the operation is ensured. Complete various mini-games to advance the scenario. The new THO Simulator is perfect for people on the move and can be played without any previous knowledge - suitable for everyone!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: JoinDispatch at Free against THO Simulator's $1.99. JoinDispatch also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 22%) and ratings volume (898 vs 1). THO Simulator's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On 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
JoinDispatch is free to download; THO Simulator costs $1.99 up front. JoinDispatch sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. THO Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.
THO Simulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JoinDispatch has 898 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of JoinDispatch's written reviews are positive against 22% of THO Simulator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | JoinDispatch | THO Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (898 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.8% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 898 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 300 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kyle McCullough | Aerosoft GmbH |
Customer experience
JoinDispatch
THO Simulator
Bugs and requests
JoinDispatch
Reported bugs
4 issues- Calls getting stuck on hold
- Skills disappearing or not working as expected
- Repeated resets of progress
- Unresponsive UI and black screens
Requested features
4 requests- More episodes/shifts to continue the story
- Ability to replay past calls/choices
- Clearer progression and skill system
- Offline mode or reduced battery drain
THO Simulator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
JoinDispatch
- Shift One - Remove AdsFree
- Shift Unlock$3.99
- Season 1 Pass$9.99
THO Simulator
No in-app purchases
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