Comparison

U vs It's Not a Game

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

Head to head
About

U

Control and manage your smart home devices from a single application. Easily share access with household members and monitor various UMAX U-Smart devices like cameras, sensors, and lighting.

Highlights
  • Remote device control
  • Household member sharing
  • Energy measurement sockets
  • Security camera monitoring
  • Sensor integration (motion, smoke, gas)
  • Smart lighting control
Features
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The U-Smart application manages and controls your smart home built with UMAX U-Smart devices. You can easily control and share your smart home devices with other members of your household. Among the UMAX U-Smart devices you can find smart sockets with energy measurement, LED RGB Bulbs, night lamps, security IP cameras, door sensors, motion sensors, smoke and gas sensors, and others. What are you waiting for? Your smart home is here!

About

It's Not a Game

This platform offers tools designed to foster deep connections through conversation-starting questions. It encourages self-awareness and helps users discover new insights about others, transforming casual interactions into meaningful experiences.

Highlights
  • Conversation-starting questions
  • Self-awareness tools
  • Deepen relationships
  • Discover new insights
  • Transformative experiences
Features
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We are a platform with a variety of (foolproof) tools to spark deep connections in a light and relaxed way. Through questions that encourage conversation and self-awareness, they invite you to dive deeper into your relationships in an unexpected way. Discover things you never imagined about someone you just met — or even about someone who's been by your side for years. These aren’t just games — they’re transformative experiences. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.boardible.com/terms-of-services-apple

Screenshots

U4 screens
It's Not a Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: It's Not a Game at 73% against U's 33%. It's Not a Game also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). U's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 20) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. It's Not a Game sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. U asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

It's Not a Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of U's written reviews are positive against 73% of It's Not a Game's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

U ships an update every 2 months, It's Not a Game every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
U versus It's Not a Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUIt's Not a Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (9 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews72.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings911 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB157 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUmax Czech a.s.Boardible LTDA

Customer experience

U

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

It's Not a Game

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

None

U

No in-app purchases

20 purchases

It's Not a Game

Subscriptions4
  • intense club3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Clube dos Intensos$6.991 Month
  • intense club3 Days trial$49.996 Months
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  • Clube dos Intensos$49.991 Year
One-time16
  • Finding (Myself): Pocket$2.99
  • Interweave: Upgrade$3.99
  • Finding (Myself)$5.39
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  • Finding (Myself)$5.99
  • This is Not a Game: Pocket$6.99
  • Interweave: Pocket$8.99
  • This is Not a Date: Pocket$8.99
  • Interweave: Upgrade$9.99
  • This is Not a Date: Upgrade$9.99
  • This is Not a Game: Upgrade$12.99
  • This is Not a Date$14.49
  • Interweave$14.49
  • Interweave$15.99
  • This is Not a Game$17.99
  • This is Not a Date$29.99
  • This is Not a Game$39.99

Questions

Is U free?
U is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is It's Not a Game free?
It's Not a Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, U or It's Not a Game?
It's Not a Game is rated higher. U averages 4.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while It's Not a Game averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do U or It's Not a Game have ads?
Neither U nor It's Not a Game shows ads.
Which is updated more often, U or It's Not a Game?
U ships an update every 2 months, and It's Not a Game every 2 weeks. Most recently, U was updated on October 24, 2026 and It's Not a Game on October 24, 2026.

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