assassin. vs Lackin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
assassin.
A social game where you create custom rules to eliminate targets. Compete with friends to be the last player remaining without being eliminated. Enjoy a unique and engaging gameplay experience.
- Create custom game rules
- Assign and eliminate targets
- Last player standing wins
- Play with friends
- Unique gameplay
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asssassin is a game to play with friends. Make a game with your own rules, get your target, and play! Race to be the last one standing by not getting eliminated!
Lackin
Turn casual hangouts into hilarious photo challenges with friends. Capture unexpected moments and share funny, meme-worthy pictures. Features include location tracking, elevation data, and group management for endless fun.
- Photo challenges for capturing friends
- Social sharing of funny moments
- Real-time notifications
- Location tracking
- Elevation data
- Group member management
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The app your school uses to run Senior Assassin. Set up a game in under a minute, send one link, and let Lackin handle the rest: targets, eliminations, photo proof, safe zones and the leaderboard. No more 200-message group chat arguing about who got who. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a game and pick your rules 2. Share the join link with your grade or your friend group 3. Get your target, hunt them down, post photo proof 4. Survive to the final round GAME MODES - Senior Assassin: eliminate your target, then inherit theirs - Rounds: everyone draws a fresh target each round - Infection: every player you catch joins your team - Tag and casual: run manhunt, hide and seek or any chase game your friends already play BUILT FOR REAL GAMES - Live map so you can track your target and dodge your hunter - Photo and video proof on every claim, so eliminations never get disputed - Safe zones and no-tag windows, so school hours and homes stay off limits - Purge: targets stop mattering and anyone can take anyone out - Bounty: the whole game hunts one player - Dozens of abilities that change how a round plays - Group chat, push notifications and a full elimination feed - Tournaments and permissions for organizers running hundreds of players PLAY IT SAFE Lackin is a game. Play in safe places, follow your local laws, respect people who are not playing, and never trespass or play near roads. Questions or ideas: https://lackinapp.com/support Privacy Policy: https://lackinapp.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://lackinapp.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lackin at 100% against assassin.'s 24%. Lackin also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). assassin.'s advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. assassin. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lackin sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lackin holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 58 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of assassin.'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Lackin's.
assassin. ships an update every 3 weeks, Lackin weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | assassin. | Lackin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (58 ratings) | 4.8 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 197 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jack Sheridan | Lackin LLC |
Customer experience
assassin.
Lackin
In-app purchases
assassin.
- Waitlist Skip$4.99
Lackin
- Lackin Pro$9.997 Days
- Lackin Pro Yearly$39.991 Year







