Alias vs Three Words
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alias
Engage in a fast-paced team word guessing game where players explain words to their teammates before time runs out. Choose from various word packs and difficulty levels for a fun party experience.
- Team-based word explanation
- Word guessing challenges
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Themed word packs
- Timed rounds
- Score tracking
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Dive into the world of word battles with Alias—an exciting team game that will become the ultimate hit at any party! Gather your friends! Split into teams and see who's the best at explaining and guessing words. The clock is ticking, so every word counts! Word packs for every taste! Simple words for beginners. Tricky concepts for experts. Choose the difficulty level and themes that perfectly suit your group. Thrilling gameplay! Explain words as fast as you can, improvise, find unexpected associations, and lead your team to victory. Become a word battle legend! Guess more, rack up points, and claim the champion title among your friends. Perfect for family gatherings and friendly hangouts. Download Alias and discover the game that has won over millions of players worldwide.
Three Words
Test your vocabulary with a word association game. Find three words starting with a random letter in your native language. Play solo or with friends and family to challenge your knowledge.
- Vocabulary testing
- Word association gameplay
- Play solo or multiplayer
- Native language support
- Varied word selection
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A game that will check your vocabulary. You need to remember as quickly as possible three words beginning with a randomly letter from your native language. The application contains enough words to make each round as varied as possible. You can play alone or with your family or friends. Check your erudition.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Alias at 79% against Three Words's 0%. Alias also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Three Words's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Three Words sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Alias asks for nothing beyond the download.
Alias holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alias has 184 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Alias's written reviews are positive against 0% of Three Words's.
Alias ships an update every 2 months, Three Words every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alias | Three Words |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (184 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 184 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #196 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergei Lakhmanets | Vladimir Bukovsky |
Customer experience
Alias
Three Words
In-app purchases
Alias
No in-app purchases
Three Words
- Remove Ads$1.99
