Comparison

Phone Charades vs Hat Up

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

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About

Phone Charades

A fun team party game where one player holds a phone to their forehead while others describe words. Guess correctly to move on or skip to the next word. Record and share your hilarious gameplay moments.

Highlights
  • Word guessing gameplay
  • Team-based play
  • Video recording
  • Social media sharing
  • Customizable word categories
Features
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It's Party Time! with a Funny party game. Introducing, HeadBang! Our version of a popular heads up game! How it works? Just place your phone on your forehead and let your friend explain or describe the words whats on the screen! Of course! without saying the exact word. If you guessed the right word just turn the screen down or facing to the floor. But! If you don't know the answer, you want to pass/skip it and go to the next word just turn the phone facing up! Had a lot of fun right? Don't worry, just record a video of your game! Share it to social networks or upload it straight to your YouTube channel! Just clever your fun! And Have fun with HeadBang! -our version of a ​heads up. Developer contact: vladdrummervlad@yandex.ru

About

Hat Up

A fun party game for friends and family where players guess words and phrases through speaking, miming, or single association words. It offers customizable categories and difficulty levels for engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Word and phrase guessing
  • Three distinct game rounds
  • Customizable words and categories
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Team and player statistics
  • Leaderboard
Features
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Hey There! If you like Heads Up or Alias ​​(just like us) but want to try something new, Hat Up is what you need! Just download it;) We created this App to play with our friends and family, where we combined all we love so much and added features we were seeking. Please try it and share your opinion! Gather your friends or family, download the app and get playing! Promise, it will be fun! For a limited time, you need to explain to your team or guess as many words and phrases as possible. You have three rounds for this: in the first - explain with words, in the second - with gestures, in the third - with one association word. But if you want to play only 1 round just end the game when the words in hat are over. The team with the most points wins. What will you get when you download the Hat Up :  • 5000 words and phrases;  • 15 categories;  • 3 difficulty levels;  • Add your own words and categories;  • Funny teams and nicknames;  • Leaderboard;  • Players statistics;  • No ads;  • 2 trial games. How to play? For the whole company you need only 1 phone with this application. Players pass it during the game, the Hat will tell you whose move it is. Before the game: 1. Gather your friends and download the app; 2. Form teams; 3. Choose difficulty level, category and number of words in the game. The more words in the Hat, the longer the game; 4. Choose a hat for each team; 5. The Hat will suggest nicknames for players. Pick one and remember your nickname, or come up with other names. Attention:  • The words in the Hat are the same in each round;  • If you skip a word, it will appear later, until it is guessed;  • The round is over when ALL words are guessed. The game: 1. The hat selects the player who will explain the words to his team. 2. In the first round, explain the word without naming it. In the second, explain by miming - with facial expressions and gestures but without making a sound. In the third - with just one association word. 3. If you accidentally “guessed” or “skipped” a word, don’t worry when the time runs out, you can fix it. 4. See the intermediate result after each tour. 5. When you finish playing, see the leaderboard of teams, as well as the rating of players. Your words and categories:  • Add your words to existing categories;  • Create your own categories. Note: the game must have a minimum of 20 words. We would love to know you opinion and if you: - have some ideas how to improve our app - want to share a cool word pack you created with the whole world - dream of a feature to add - found a problem (we’re only humans after all…:) - have a question - Or maybe just want to talk Please write a comment or an email:) And now, enjoy the game!

Screenshots

Phone Charades4 screens
Hat Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hat Up at 70% against Phone Charades's 21%. Hat Up also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Phone Charades sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hat Up sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Phone Charades versus Hat Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhone CharadesHat Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.6% of reviews69.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—32 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVLADISLAV AlexeevOleg Voitenko

Customer experience

Phone Charades

Written reviews63 reviews
Positive20.6%
Neutral23.8%
Negative55.6%

Hat Up

All ratings29 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative26.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Phone Charades

One-time1
  • REMOVE ADS$1.99
1 purchases

Hat Up

One-time1
  • Полная версия$2.99

Questions

Is Phone Charades free?
Phone Charades is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hat Up free?
Hat Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Phone Charades or Hat Up have ads?
Phone Charades shows ads; Hat Up does not.
Which is updated more often, Phone Charades or Hat Up?
Phone Charades ships an update every 3 months, and Hat Up every 3 months. Most recently, Phone Charades was updated on November 6, 2026 and Hat Up on November 6, 2026.

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