Typewriter Genius vs Text or Die
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Typewriter Genius
Experience a peaceful typing game with ASMR sound effects. Write quotes and stories, customize your text with various fonts and colors, and decorate your virtual photo wall with your creations.
- ASMR typewriter sound effects
- Write quotes and stories
- Customizable fonts, colors, and papers
- Decorate a virtual photo wall
- Peaceful gameplay experience
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The most peaceful typewriter game. Type your daily creation, and decorate your photo wall like a professional writer. Features: - typing different kind of quotes and stories with satisfying ASMR sound effect - modifying your text with collections of beautiful fonts, colors, and papers - use your creation to decorate the photo wall
Text or Die
Answer questions with the longest possible response to build a tower and escape rising waters. Outlast opponents to survive. The player with the longest answer wins and avoids peril.
- Longest answer wins
- Build towers
- Escape rising waters
- Outlast opponents
- Survival gameplay
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The longest answer wins! Answer each question with the longest answer you can think of to build your tower and escape the rising waters! As long as you can outlast the opponents, you wont get eaten!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Text or Die at 4.5 against Typewriter Genius's 3.0. Text or Die also leads on ratings volume (212K vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Typewriter Genius's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). 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
Both are free to download. Text or Die sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Typewriter Genius asks for nothing beyond the download.
Text or Die holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text or Die has 212K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Typewriter Genius's written reviews are positive against 12% of Text or Die's.
Typewriter Genius ships an update every 3 weeks, Text or Die weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Typewriter Genius | Text or Die |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (212K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 12.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 212K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #8 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 278 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 诚 陈 | Rollic Games |
Customer experience
Typewriter Genius
Text or Die
Bugs and requests
Typewriter Genius
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Text or Die
Reported bugs
4 issues- Incorrect rejection of valid answers
- Inability to change country/region settings
- Freezing and crashing issues
- Inconsistent behavior with ads and in-game features
Requested features
5 requests- More diverse and globally-relevant questions
- Option to play against real human opponents
- Ability to customize avatar and game settings
- Improved dictionary and acceptance of valid answers
- Reduced ads or optional ad-free version
In-app purchases
Typewriter Genius
No in-app purchases
Text or Die
- Bronze Package$0.99
- Silver Package$1.99
- Gold Package$4.99
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- Small ruby pack$4.99
- Remove Ads$7.99
- Special Package$7.99
- Medium ruby pack$7.99
- Large ruby pack$9.99
- Massive gems pack$14.99
- Huge ruby pack$24.99
Questions
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