Comparison

Name Something Game vs Nouns Hunt

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

Head to head
About

Name Something Game

This classic trivia game challenges players to guess words from popular categories like animals, food, and countries. It features auto-grading and real-time multiplayer, making it a fun way to expand thinking for children and adults alike. Report missing words to help improve the game.

Highlights
  • Classic trivia categories
  • Word guessing gameplay
  • Auto-grading answers
  • Real-time multiplayer
  • User-reported word suggestions
Features
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The best brainteaser in the world, Now improved. Fantastic game for children, expand their thoughts by keeping fresh their productive minds. Classic Trivia: Guess words from popular categories: Boy, Girl, Animal, Thing, Food, Country, Capital, Car Brand, and more... Just like the old days Benefit from auto-grading answers using our intelligent back-end. With real-time multiplayer play support. Your kids will love it. Did we miss a word? Please report and we'll take it into consideration. This game is free to play, but displays ads. An in-app purchase is available to remove ads.

About

Nouns Hunt

This game challenges players to quickly type words that fit specific categories and starting letters before time runs out. Compete against others globally or locally in various game modes, aiming for high scores and leaderboard dominance.

Highlights
  • Name, Animal, Place & Thing gameplay
  • Singleplayer and Multiplayer modes
  • Global leaderboards
  • Over twenty-five categories
  • Online and local play
  • Race against time
Features
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Re-live the popular childhood game of 'Name, Animal, Place & Thing' or 'Scattergories', with new exciting features. Get ready to unleash your inner word wizard in Nouns Hunt. Challenge friends and family locally or internationally, typing words that match given letters and categories in a race against time. It’s laughter, strategy, and brain-teasing fun all rolled into one! Singleplayer: Think you’re fast? Test your word skills in this heart-pounding mode and climb the global leaderboards with record-breaking scores! Multiplayer: Play public or private modes with friends/family anywhere in the world, or compete online to claim the coveted price of Nouns Overlord! Nouns Hunt currently has over twenty-five categories, but we're constantly listening to our community and updating. Follow us to keep up with the action and drop some suggestions for categories you want to see. Instagram: @nounshunt Twitter: @nouns_hunt Tiktok: @nouns_hunt Nouns Hunt is free to play, and contains in-app purchases for additional features, or when you run out of power ups. Whether you’re a casual player or a word ninja, Nouns Hunt delivers non-stop entertainment for everyone! Don’t wait, download Nouns Hunt now and dive into the ultimate word-hunting frenzy! Will you be the Nouns Overlord?

Screenshots

Name Something Game4 screens
Nouns Hunt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Name Something Game at none against Nouns Hunt's 4. Name Something Game also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Nouns Hunt's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, update cadence, monetization model 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. Nouns Hunt sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Name Something Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Name Something Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nouns Hunt has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Name Something Game versus Nouns Hunt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterName Something GameNouns Hunt
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbdallah ChalhoubDash Studios Inc.

Customer experience

Name Something Game

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Nouns Hunt

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Name Something Game

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Nouns Hunt

One-time4
  • Spare Pencils$1.99
  • Pack of Pencils$6.99
  • Carton of Pencils$24.99
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  • Spare Pencils$44.99

Questions

Is Name Something Game free?
Name Something Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nouns Hunt free?
Nouns Hunt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Name Something Game or Nouns Hunt?
Name Something Game is rated higher. Name Something Game averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Nouns Hunt averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Which is updated more often, Name Something Game or Nouns Hunt?
Name Something Game ships an update every 3 weeks, and Nouns Hunt every 3 weeks. Most recently, Name Something Game was updated on October 1, 2026 and Nouns Hunt on October 1, 2026.

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