Bird Alone vs DMC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
DMC
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DMC London is the conversation card game that takes your group from "how are you" to "who are you" — one card at a time. Choose your depth: - NOT THAT DEEP: Easy starters to warm up the room. Perfect for new friends or a chilled night in. - GET REAL: Honest questions that cut through the surface. Say what you actually mean. - ALL IN: No holding back. The kind of conversations you'll still be thinking about tomorrow. Swipe through cards at your own pace, bookmark the ones that hit different, or shuffle the entire deck and let the night take you somewhere unexpected. No sign-ups. No ads. Just you, your people, and questions worth asking. Born in London. Made for deep, meaningful connections — wherever you are. Follow the movement @DMCLthegame
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DMC at none against Bird Alone's 3. Bird Alone's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Bird Alone sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. DMC asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bird Alone ships an update every 3 weeks, DMC every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bird Alone | DMC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (11K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 409 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | George Batchelor | Simon Luo |
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
DMC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bird Alone
- Cup of Coffee$2.99
- Bird Alone full version$2.99
- New Socks$8.99
DMC
No in-app purchases









