Comparison

JoinDispatch vs THO Simulator

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • Achieve 5-Star rating
  • Earn skills and unlock opportunities
  • Resource management
  • Rewind time function
  • Choice-driven narrative
  • Simplified decisions
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

Screenshots

JoinDispatch4 screens
THO Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
JoinDispatch versus THO Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoinDispatchTHO Simulator
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.2 (898 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.8% of reviews — better22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings898 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB300 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKyle McCulloughAerosoft GmbH

Customer experience

JoinDispatch

All ratings898 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews234 reviews
Positive59.8%
Neutral15.8%
Negative24.4%

THO Simulator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.8%

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

3 purchases

JoinDispatch

One-time3
  • Shift One - Remove AdsFree
  • Shift Unlock$3.99
  • Season 1 Pass$9.99
None

THO Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JoinDispatch free?
JoinDispatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is THO Simulator free?
THO Simulator costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, JoinDispatch or THO Simulator?
THO Simulator is rated higher. JoinDispatch averages 4.2 out of 5 from 898 ratings, while THO Simulator averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do JoinDispatch or THO Simulator have ads?
Neither JoinDispatch nor THO Simulator shows ads.

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