Comparison

Charades Up vs Easy Dots

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

Head to head
About

Charades Up

This party game challenges players to guess words or phrases displayed on their forehead based on clues from friends. It offers custom pack creation and offline play for endless entertainment.

Highlights
  • Create custom word packs
  • Share custom packs with friends
  • Offline play supported
  • Tilt phone to draw cards
  • Periodic pack updates
  • Variety of pre-made packs
Features
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A football fan or a dog lover, a celebrity fan or a festive favorite, Charades Up is a fun and hilarious game that brings another level of celebration with your friends and family. From Christmas classics to silly accents – your friends will give you thousand clues, but there is only one correct answer – on a card that’s on your head! Tilt your phone Up or Down to draw the next card and never stop playing, well, you may run out of time eventually! Features: # Create your own custom pack – show your creativity! # Share your custom pack with friends – show off your creativity! # No Internet required after first use – freedom everywhere! # Play anywhere-anytime – change your boring wait time into fun time # Tilt your phone to draw a new card – you won’t get tired, but may run out of time! # More packs added periodically – explore and master the new world! Packs include: * Festivals * Sports * Movies & TV * Words * Pets * And lots more - free and available to purchase!

About

Easy Dots

Race against the clock to connect dots of the same color in this fast-paced puzzle game. With only 30 seconds, quick thinking and swift moves are essential for high scores. Challenging patterns add strategic depth for both quick fun and extended play.

Highlights
  • Connect same-colored dots
  • 30-second timer
  • High score challenges
  • Increasingly difficult patterns
  • Fast-paced gameplay
Features
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In Easy Dots players race against the clock to link dots of the same color in a vibrant, fast-paced puzzle game. With only 30 seconds on the timer, quick thinking and swift moves are key to creating long chains and racking up high scores. As players progress challenging patterns add layers of excitement and strategy. Perfect for a quick burst of fun or extended play sessions, Easy Dots is the ultimate test of your puzzle-solving speed and precision.

Screenshots

Charades Up4 screens
Easy Dots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Easy Dots at none against Charades Up's 6. Easy Dots also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 19 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Charades Up's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price 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. Charades Up sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Easy Dots asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Easy Dots holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Charades Up has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Charades Up ships an update every 19 months, Easy Dots every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 2 level
Charades Up versus Easy Dots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharades UpEasy Dots
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrailcode IncGreenDog games

Customer experience

Charades Up

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%

Easy Dots

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

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Charades Up

One-time6
  • Unlock your Football love!$1.99
  • Guess your favorite NFL player$1.99
  • Comedy Shows 90s$1.99
Show 3 more
  • Comedy Shows 2000$1.99
  • Comedy Shows 2010s$1.99
  • Remove Advertisement$3.99
None

Easy Dots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Charades Up free?
Charades Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Easy Dots free?
Easy Dots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Charades Up or Easy Dots?
Easy Dots is rated higher. Charades Up averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Easy Dots averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Charades Up or Easy Dots have ads?
Easy Dots shows ads; Charades Up does not.
Which is updated more often, Charades Up or Easy Dots?
Charades Up ships an update every 19 months, and Easy Dots every 2 weeks. Most recently, Charades Up was updated on October 9, 2026 and Easy Dots on October 9, 2026.

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