Twump vs Cranky Uncle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Twump
Guess if a given tweet was written by the US president or if it's fake news. Test your knowledge of presidential communication and compete with friends on your guessing streak. The game features an expanding database of tweets.
- Tweet guessing game
- Distinguish real vs. fake tweets
- Track guess streak
- Growing tweet database
- Compete with friends
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A quick and easy to play game, all you need to do is guess whether Trump wrote this tweet or not. Seems simple enough, but even our developers seem to struggle with it. Remember to show off to your friends how well you know the US president with your guess streak. Test yourself against our always growing tweets database, we have only 100 at the moment, but you know you can count on President Trump to help us on that front ;)
Cranky Uncle
Learn to identify and counter common arguments and conspiracy theories used to deny science. By understanding the tactics of misinformation, you can become more resilient against false claims about topics like climate change, evolution, and vaccination.
- Identify rhetorical techniques
- Spot logical fallacies
- Counter science denial arguments
- Build resilience against misinformation
- Learn about climate change denial
- Understand evolution denial tactics
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We all have a cranky uncle who thinks he knows better than the world’s scientists. But how do you make sense of his arguments and conspiracy theories? The way to understand your cranky uncle is to become a cranky uncle! If you’re going to spot someone cheating at cards, first you have to learn how to cheat at cards. In this game, Cranky Uncle teaches you the rhetorical techniques and logical fallacies he uses to deny science. Climate change, evolution, vaccination, a round Earth - he’s never met a science he wouldn’t deny! The deeper you get into the game, the more resilient you become against misinformation.
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Verdict
Twump and Cranky Uncle both sit at 3.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 38% of Cranky Uncle's written reviews are positive against 0% of Twump's. Cranky Uncle also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Twump sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Cranky Uncle asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.5 for Twump against 3.5 for Cranky Uncle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cranky Uncle has 27 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Twump's written reviews are positive against 38% of Cranky Uncle's.
Twump ships an update every 17 months, Cranky Uncle every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Twump | Cranky Uncle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | 3.5 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 38.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nokobot LTD | Skeptical Science |
Customer experience
Twump
Cranky Uncle
Bugs and requests
Twump
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Cranky Uncle
Reported bugs
10 issues- App stuck on start/loading screen
- Blank screens after sign-in
- Quizzes not loading
- Dialogue boxes not fitting on screen
- App crashes on submit
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- Progress not updating
- Learn more button loops back
- App glitches and runs Bitcoin (user claim)
- Half screen blank
- Login process problematic
Requested features
6 requests- More polish and refinement
- More levels and content
- International users need familiar references
- Reconsider encouraging quick answers for points
- Add dark mode option
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- Improve punctuation and text display
In-app purchases
Twump
- No Ads$0.99
- Open Access$1.99
Cranky Uncle
No in-app purchases
