Comparison

Alias vs Hat Up

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

Head to head
About

Alias

This party game challenges teams to describe as many words as possible within a time limit. Earn points when your teammates guess correctly, and the first team to reach the target score wins. Enjoy unlimited access to all content with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Team-based gameplay
  • Timed word explanation rounds
  • Scoring system
  • Unlimited content access
  • Free trial available
Features
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Bring everyone together with Alias — the fast, funny word game made for parties, family nights, road trips, and spontaneous get-togethers. HOW TO PLAY Split into teams. One player explains as many words as possible before the timer runs out — without saying the word, using a translation, spelling it, or revealing the answer with gestures. Every correct guess moves your team closer to victory. WHY GROUPS LOVE ALIAS • Simple rules that anyone can learn in seconds • Fast rounds packed with clever clues and unexpected answers • A wide range of categories for different moods and groups • Extra challenges that make each round feel different • Word decks available without an internet connection MAKE IT YOUR GAME Choose the categories, create your teams, set the round duration and target score, and adjust the rules to match your group. Whether you want a quick warm-up or a full tournament, Alias is ready. PLAY IN YOUR LANGUAGE Enjoy Alias in English, Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Czech, Finnish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Spanish, French, Italian, or Brazilian Portuguese. GO PREMIUM Alias Premium unlocks every Premium category and removes ads, so nothing gets between your group and the next great clue. Alias Premium is an optional auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Free trials, when offered, are available to eligible new subscribers; offers may vary by storefront. Terms of Use: https://www.cherrypiestudio.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.cherrypiestudio.com/privacy

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

Alias4 screens
Hat Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hat Up at 4.7 against Alias's 3.0. Hat Up also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (70% vs 43%). Alias's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Alias sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Hat Up sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hat Up holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hat Up has 31 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Alias's written reviews are positive against 70% of Hat Up's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alias ships an update every 10 days, Hat Up every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Alias versus Hat Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAliasHat Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)4.7 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.2% of reviews69.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings431 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCherryPie StudioOleg Voitenko

Customer experience

Alias

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive43.2%
Neutral8.1%
Negative48.6%

Hat Up

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

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Alias

Subscriptions9
  • Premium monthly subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Alias Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Alias Premium Monthly$5.001 Month
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  • Alias Premium Weekly$5.007 Days
  • Alias Premium Monthly$7.491 Month
  • Premium monthly subscription$7.991 Month
  • Premium annual subscription$29.991 Year
  • Premium annual subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Alias Premium Annual$50.001 Year
One-time1
  • Alias Premium Lifetime$44.99
1 purchases

Hat Up

One-time1
  • Полная версия$2.99

Questions

Is Alias free?
Alias is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hat Up free?
Hat Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Alias or Hat Up?
Hat Up is rated higher. Alias averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Hat Up averages 4.7 from 31 ratings.
Do Alias or Hat Up have ads?
Alias shows ads; Hat Up does not.
Which is updated more often, Alias or Hat Up?
Alias ships an update every 10 days, and Hat Up every 3 months. Most recently, Alias was updated on October 23, 2026 and Hat Up on October 22, 2026.

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