Spin the Bottle vs Host Royale
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spin the Bottle
Uncover secrets and complete challenges with friends in this interactive party game. Explore numerous game modes and thousands of questions, or create your own custom experiences. Track player performance and discover hidden truths.
- Nine different game modes
- Over 5000 Truth or Dare questions
- Player leaderboard
- Create custom game modes
- Add personal statements
- Track player statistics
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Remember Spin the Bottle? It's back, and it's way better than you remember. Over 6,000 truth, dare, and kiss challenges across nine game modes. The bottle decides who goes next. The app does the rest. No prep, no awkward pauses, just chaos. How it works - Spin the bottle, see who it lands on - Truth, dare, or kiss - The app picks the challenge, you just react - Player leaderboard tracks who's brave and who's dodging Make it yours - Create your own game mode with custom rules - Add your own questions and dares - Works with any group size, new content added regularly Perfect for parties, sleepovers, pre-games, or anytime you want to find out who your friends really are. Loved by over 2 million players. From the creators of Truth or Dare. Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: https://www.vanilla.nl/contact/ --- This app contains a subscription. You can subscribe to Premium for unlimited access to all games, regular new content, and no ads. The subscription period is 1 week and includes a 3-day free trial. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled. Link to our Terms of Use: https://www.vanilla.nl/terms-of-use/ Link to our Privacy Policy: https://www.vanilla.nl/privacy-policy/
Host Royale
Connect up to 12 players on their own devices to enjoy a wide variety of party games, including trivia, dares, and voting. This app provides a platform for friends to join and play together seamlessly, offering a fresh experience with weekly content updates.
- Connect up to 12 players
- Over 100 minigames
- Trivia and dares
- Weekly content updates
- Easy to join via web
- Digital-exclusive games
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Host Royale is the ultimate party game, allowing 12 people to connect and play from their own phones at DrinkRoyale.com. Enjoy a collection of over 100 minigames, dares, trivia, voting, and more. Host Royale's content is carefully curated and updated weekly to keep every game feeling fresh. Use this launcher app to create unlimited lobbies, and have friends join for free on the web at DrinkRoyale.com using a room code or scan a QR code. Dive into a mix of familiar classics and exciting new games, only possible through a digital platform. The rules are simple and explained on each turn, allowing new players to jump right into the action with ease. This app contains a subscription : - You must subscribe to get access to content - Links to Terms of Use and Privacy Policy can be found below https://honeyroastedgames.net/terms%20of%20service%206_4_24.pdf https://honeyroastedgames.net/privacy%208_20_24.pdf
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Host Royale at 100% against Spin the Bottle's 43%. Host Royale also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (daily vs monthly). Spin the Bottle's advantage is ratings volume (2.2K vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Spin the Bottle sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Host Royale sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Host Royale holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spin the Bottle has 2.2K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Spin the Bottle's written reviews are positive against 100% of Host Royale's.
Spin the Bottle ships an update monthly, Host Royale daily. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spin the Bottle | Host Royale |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.2K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Vanilla b.v. | Honey Roasted Games, LLC |
Customer experience
Spin the Bottle
Host Royale
Bugs and requests
Spin the Bottle
Reported bugs
3 issues- Repeated purchases required after closing app
- Subscription charges despite cancellation
- Inability to contact customer support
Requested features
3 requests- More free game modes
- Ability to save custom questions/dares
- Option to disable inappropriate content
Host Royale
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Spin the Bottle
- Premium Subscription3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Premium Subscription3 Days trial2 variants$3.997 Days
- Premium Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
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- Premium Subscription2 variants$4.997 Days
- Premium Subscription3 Days trial2 variants$9.997 Days
- Premium Subscription2 variants$9.997 Days
- Unlock Everything$49.99
Host Royale
- Full Access3 Days trial$4.991 Month
