Comparison

Telling Lies vs Font Target Practice

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

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About

Telling Lies

Explore a database of secretly recorded video conversations to uncover the truth behind four interconnected lives. This investigative thriller game uses non-linear storytelling where you piece together a shocking incident by searching for keywords and watching clips.

Highlights
  • Non-linear storytelling
  • Secretly recorded video conversations
  • Searchable video database
  • Investigative thriller gameplay
  • Player-driven narrative
Features
Currently charting
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A Video Game About Private Conversations An investigative thriller game with non-linear storytelling, Telling Lies revolves around a cache of secretly recorded video conversations. Starring Logan Marshall-Green, Alexandra Shipp, Kerry Bishé, Angela Sarafyan and directed by Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. How does it work? Telling Lies sits you in front of an anonymous laptop loaded with a stolen NSA database full of footage. The footage covers two years in the intimate lives of four people whose stories are linked by a shocking incident. Explore the database by typing search terms, watch the clips where those words are spoken and piece together your story. Unlike anything you've played before, Telling Lies is an intimate and intense experience. A game where you decide the truth.

About

Font Target Practice

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Font Target Practice is an augmented reality game that turns your surroundings into a typography targeting range. Hold up your device. Font cards fly toward you from 3D dispensers placed in your real world. Tap the wanted typeface. Avoid the rest. Each round introduces new fonts—from timeless classics to modern favorites. Hit the right one to earn lives. Miss or hit the wrong one, and you lose them. As rounds progress, more dispensers appear and the pace quickens. How long can you keep your eyes sharp? Features: • True AR experience—cards fly through your actual space • Learn 54 iconic typefaces round by round • Spatial audio that places you inside the action • Detailed session reports with hit stats and font breakdowns Whether you're a designer training your type recognition or just looking for a fresh AR challenge—step up to the range.

Screenshots

Telling Lies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Font Target Practice at Free against Telling Lies's $6.99. Font Target Practice also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9). Telling Lies's advantage is ratings volume (106 vs 1) and chart position (#29 vs unranked). On in-app purchases 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

Font Target Practice is free to download; Telling Lies costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Font Target Practice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Telling Lies has 106 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Telling Lies versus Font Target Practice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTelling LiesFont Target Practice
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (106 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings106 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#29 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS12.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3.1 GB50 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAnnapurna Games, LLCHarald Geisler

Bugs and requests

Telling Lies

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Game crashes on startup or during gameplay
  • No sound on iPhone speakers (Bluetooth audio works)
  • Bluetooth audio compatibility issues
  • Subtitle/text sync problems during video playback
  • Slow and laggy video scrubbing controls
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  • High CPU/GPU usage on MacBook Air M1
  • Game crashes in specific locations during progression
  • Font sizes too small on iPhone displays
  • Video playback freezing or stuttering

Requested features

9 requests
  • Side-by-side video playback for conversation pairs
  • Quick jump to video beginning button
  • 30-second skip/fast-forward functionality
  • Note-taking system for tracking clues
  • Progress indicator showing story completion
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  • Tutorial or onboarding guidance
  • Synchronized conversation viewing
  • Achievement or reward system
  • Better search functionality with exact matching

Font Target Practice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Telling Lies

No in-app purchases

None

Font Target Practice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Telling Lies free?
Telling Lies costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Font Target Practice free?
Font Target Practice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Telling Lies or Font Target Practice?
Font Target Practice is rated higher. Telling Lies averages 3.9 out of 5 from 106 ratings, while Font Target Practice averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

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