Comparison

Challenge Your Friends 2Player vs Message Games

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

Head to head
About

Challenge Your Friends 2Player

Engage in fun, two-player games and challenges with a friend using a single device. This app offers a variety of classic and unique games designed for local multiplayer fun.

Highlights
  • Two-player games
  • Single device multiplayer
  • Variety of games included
  • Random challenges
  • Local play
Features
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Have fun with your friends by playing multiplayer games and doing fun challenges. Challenge Your Friends requires two players and one device. This is not online multiplayer game, but both players play on the same device. Play games for two. Some of the games included are: Red Hands, Pong, Tic Tac Toe, Memory, Checkers and few others. HOW IT WORKS: Step 1: Find a friend. Step 2: Choose one of the multiplayer games. Step 3: The game gives you random challenge. Step 4: If you both accept the challenge - press ACCEPT. Step 5: PLAY. Step 6: When the game is over, do the challenge. Follow Challenge Your Friends on Facebook for news and updates: https://www.facebook.com/challengeyourfriendsgame Challenge Your Friends is multiplayer (two player actually) game and it is played on one device/phone/tablet. Enjoy!

About

Message Games

Transform your iMessage chats into interactive game sessions. Challenge friends to a variety of multiplayer games playable directly within your conversations. Enjoy free games or customize experiences with premium options.

Highlights
  • Play games inside iMessage
  • Collection of multiplayer games
  • Customize games with themes
  • Unlock premium modes and features
  • Ad-free experience with subscription
Features
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Turn your iMessage conversations into game night. Challenge friends to a growing collection of multiplayer games designed to be played right inside iMessage. Choose a game, make your move, and send the action to your opponent. 17 FREE GAMES TO PLAY • Flip Cup • Bottle Flip • Attach 4 • Attach 5 • Shooting Range • Fleety Bird • Soccer • Tic Tac Toe • Mega Tic Tac Toe • Rock Paper Scissors • Guns N' Bullets • Card Match • Hangman • Coin Flip • 4096 • Checkers • Chess MAKE IT YOURS Customize supported games with different themes and enjoy additional premium modes and features. MESSAGE GAMES PLUS Upgrade to Message Games Plus to unlock all games, themes, premium modes, exclusive Message Games Plus content, and remove ads. Whether you want a quick challenge or a head-to-head competition with a friend, there's always another game to play. More games are coming soon! Message Games Plus is an auto-renewable monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account upon confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account subscription settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Challenge Your Friends 2Player4 screens
Message Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Message Games at 100% against Challenge Your Friends 2Player's 59%. Challenge Your Friends 2Player's advantage is ratings volume (8.1K vs 10) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, update cadence, ads and 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

Both are free to download. Challenge Your Friends 2Player sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Message Games sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Challenge Your Friends 2Player holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Challenge Your Friends 2Player has 8.1K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Challenge Your Friends 2Player's written reviews are positive against 100% of Message Games's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Challenge Your Friends 2Player ships an update every 4 weeks, Message Games fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Challenge Your Friends 2Player versus Message Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChallenge Your Friends 2PlayerMessage Games
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8.1K ratings) — better4.3 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews59.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.1K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB40 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJovan JovanovskiBradley Knispel

Customer experience

Challenge Your Friends 2Player

All ratings8,094 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews203 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral9.4%
Negative31.5%

Message Games

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Challenge Your Friends 2Player

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Ads get stuck and prevent gameplay
  • Multiplayer mode not working as expected
  • Certain games have glitches or unfair mechanics

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more player modes (3-4 players)
  • Allow users to create custom challenges
  • Improve AI difficulty balancing
  • Reduce ads and make premium features more accessible

Message Games

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Challenge Your Friends 2Player

One-time10
  • Pets Food 1$0.99
  • Pets Coins 1$0.99
  • Remove Ads Sale$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Pets Coins 2$1.99
  • Pets Food 2$2.99
  • Remove Ads Only$3.99
  • Unlock Premium Games$3.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Pets Food 3$4.99
  • Pets Coins 3$9.99
10 purchases

Message Games

Subscriptions1
  • Message Games Plus$3.991 Month
One-time9
  • RPS - Medieval Battle$0.99
  • RPS Neon$0.99
  • RPS Real Objects$0.99
Show 6 more
  • Flip Cup Race$1.99
  • Guns N' Bullets Ultimate$1.99
  • Card Match Ultimate$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Shot Clock Pack$2.99
  • Chess Clock Pack$2.99

Questions

Is Challenge Your Friends 2Player free?
Challenge Your Friends 2Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Message Games free?
Message Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Challenge Your Friends 2Player or Message Games?
Challenge Your Friends 2Player is rated higher. Challenge Your Friends 2Player averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8.1K ratings, while Message Games averages 4.3 from 10 ratings.
Do Challenge Your Friends 2Player or Message Games have ads?
Both Challenge Your Friends 2Player and Message Games show ads.
Which is updated more often, Challenge Your Friends 2Player or Message Games?
Challenge Your Friends 2Player ships an update every 4 weeks, and Message Games fortnightly. Most recently, Challenge Your Friends 2Player was updated on November 4, 2026 and Message Games on October 31, 2026.

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