Comparison

Bird Alone vs Dared

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

Head to head
About

Bird Alone

Nurture a lonely bird through daily conversations, creative activities, and life's big questions. This award-winning app offers a unique companion experience, exploring themes of friendship, growth, and existence.

Highlights
  • Daily conversations and questions
  • Creative expression (drawing, poetry, music)
  • Nurture a virtual bird companion
  • Explore themes of life and existence
  • Unlock new content daily
  • Experience changing seasons and time
Features
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◆ Apple Design Award Winner 2021 ◆ Become best friends with the loneliest bird in the world. A journey of growth and loss with a best friend. Talk about life, make music, draw pictures and write poetry. Start each day answering your new friend's questions about life, death and the meaning of existence. Guide the bird through daily life as it confronts the same worries as the rest of us. ◆ What's your favourite colour? ◆ Where are all my friends? ◆ Do you ever think about death? What will your best friend ask you today? ◆ Draw a picture for the Art Gallery ◆ Write a poem together for the Book of Poetry ◆ Unlock today's plant for the Musical Garden ◆ Rub its belly Watch each day turn to night Ponder the changing seasons Face the heaviness of growing old with a best friend. Maybe this bird won't be so lonely after all. * Minimum required device: iPhone 6S or similar * Content warning: Bird Alone contains themes and discussion of death. User discretion is advised for those sensitive to this topic.

About

Dared

Features
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Dared is the ultimate party game that turns any gathering into instant chaos and laughter. Pick a room code, get your friends on their phones, and spend 10 fast rounds voting on who in the group fits the wild prompt. Short, social, and full of real reactions — perfect for house parties, nights in, and awkward icebreakers. How it works 1. Host creates a private room and shares the code. 2. Friends join from their phones (no account required). Take a quick selfie that gets shown during the game and is deleted afterwards. 3. Play 10 rounds of rapid prompts. Everyone votes on who fits the prompt best. Results reveal in real time. Special observation rounds appear on rounds 3, 6 and 9 (two-player polls — everyone votes between two randomly chosen players). Core features • Fast setup: create a room and invite friends in seconds — start a full game in under a minute. • Group voting: social prompts that always point to someone in the room — choose the person who fits the prompt and watch the results live. • Categories for every vibe: Family Friendly, Mixed, Naughty, and 18+ (adult) packs so you can pick how wild the night gets. • Ephemeral selfies: circular selfie avatar for each player that appears during the game and is deleted automatically after the game ends. We never keep your photos long-term. • Accessible scoreboard: round results display clear percentage bars and a final leaderboard showing who collected the most votes. Ties are handled gracefully — each tied player scores a point and the round declares “It’s a draw!”. • Smooth, iOS-native animations and haptics: satisfying taps, a single haptic at winner reveal, and buttery confetti. • Simple UX: 20-second per-question timer with visible countdown and light haptic pulses in the last 5 seconds to keep the pace exciting. Privacy & safety • Selfies are ephemeral: photos are used only for the current game and are deleted from our servers after the session ends. • Minimal permissions: camera access is requested only to take optional selfies; nothing is posted without your explicit share action. • Full privacy policy and support are available from the app (and on our website). Why people play Dared • It’s an instant party starter — no tedious setup, just laughs. • Real reactions create shareable moments ideal for short-form video. • Flexible categories let you tailor the experience from family-friendly to seriously wild. • Lightweight gameplay that’s easy to teach and hard to forget. Ready to play? Download Dared and try a game tonight — invite friends, vote, reveal, and find out who in your group gets the most votes. Perfect for parties, hangouts, and those awkward friend moments that turn into the best stories. Support / Privacy Questions or issues? Email playdared@gmail.com. Read our Privacy Policy on the website for details on data handling and ephemeral selfie deletion.

Screenshots

Bird Alone4 screens
Dared4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dared at none against Bird Alone's 3. Bird Alone's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and device support 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. Bird Alone sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Dared asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bird Alone versus Dared: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBird AloneDared
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size409 MB66 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGeorge BatchelorNIKODEM RAFAL TROJANOWSKI

Bugs and requests

Bird Alone

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes on older devices
  • Issues with loading and navigation

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to keep the bird alive permanently
  • More customization options for the bird
  • Expanded daily activities and interactions
  • Ability to restart or continue after the bird's passing

Dared

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bird Alone

One-time3
  • Cup of Coffee$2.99
  • Bird Alone full version$2.99
  • New Socks$8.99
None

Dared

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bird Alone free?
Bird Alone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dared free?
Dared is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bird Alone or Dared have ads?
Neither Bird Alone nor Dared shows ads.

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