Comparison

Draw & Guess vs Before Games

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

Head to head
About

Draw & Guess

This app allows players to draw words for others to guess in real-time, fostering interactive fun. It offers various game modes, including solo play and multiplayer with friends, alongside a robust chat system for communication and additional mini-games.

Highlights
  • Real-time drawing and guessing
  • Multiple brush sizes and colors
  • In-game chat with voice options
  • Solo play against AI
  • Community drawing library
  • Integrated mini-games
  • Group and one-on-one chat
Features
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Everyone is staring at your canvas, and only you know the word. ON THE CANVAS - Pick a word and sketch it before the clock runs out - 16 colors, 8 brush sizes, undo and clear - Each stroke appears on your friends' screens while you draw IN THE CHAT - Guessers type their answers into the chat - A near miss flashes "So close!" so you know to keep going - Hold the talk button to shout your theories out loud BETWEEN ROUNDS - See the leaderboard and replay the finished drawing - The host sets the round length and the word categories - Every player picks the language of their own words SOLO AND COMMUNITY - Play solo against Penny, the guessing bot - Guess other players' drawings from the community library, each shown with its country flag, with a Report button - Drawings that get guessed correctly can join that library CHATS WITH FRIENDS - Chat 1:1 or in groups with your PalliTalk friends, with the same account, plus search - Text, replies, edits, reactions, pins and forwarding - Photos, videos and the camera, GIFs, files, polls and shared lists - Voice messages with transcription - Draw live together, send view-once Snap photos, and find the surprise hidden in "Place mine" - Secret chats with end-to-end encryption - Instagram and Facebook video links play right in the chat - Chat themes, wallpapers and decorations, Face ID lock, hidden chats and a shared calendar - Create groups and add members; every game room has its own group chat - @mention the assistant to sum up a chat, suggest places and plans, make a list, translate or fix your writing GAMES IN EVERY CHAT - Play Draw & Guess, Face Draw, Petit Bac, I Never, Tic-tac-toe, Rock-paper-scissors, Guess the Place (find the spot from street imagery) and Flappy inside any chat - Each chat has its own leaderboard - Send a lone spider, rat, frog, snake or bee emoji and watch a swarm appear STICKERS AND STYLES - Open the sticker button in a chat for the sticker tray and store, and community packs - Make stickers of your face from one selfie, and export them to WhatsApp and Telegram - Styles restyle a photo of you, with photo tools such as Perfect shot - Styles are paid with coins, bought as one-time in-app purchases FRIENDS - Add friends by link, @username, QR scan or your own QR code - Your QR can also sign you in to PalliTalk on the web - Friend profiles with posts, media and stats - Watch friends' stories and reply - Block, report and mute PLAY TAB - Start a new game, join with a room code, and see your rooms and friends - Invite friends with a code or link, or send the invite into PalliTalk chats and groups - Incoming invites show up right where you play - Live voice in every room: hold to talk or keep it on (audio only, no video) - A PalliTalk card and a "More games on PalliTalk" row on Home open PalliTalk or its App Store page ACCOUNT - One PalliTalk account, no third-party ads - Change your password, manage blocked users, delete your account, and read terms, privacy and contact in Settings Uncap the pen. The word is waiting.

About

Before Games

Gather your friends for a variety of party games played on a single device. This app offers seven distinct games, from memory and bluffing to social deduction and dice challenges, designed for easy setup and group fun. Play with up to 16 players, track your stats, and enjoy offline multiplayer experiences.

Highlights
  • Seven distinct party games
  • Single-device multiplayer
  • Supports up to 16 players
  • Offline play functionality
  • Player and group management
  • Stats tracking
  • Available in French and English
Features
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Un téléphone. Vos potes. Sept jeux. Before, ce sont des jeux de groupe qui se jouent sur UN seul téléphone : il tourne de main en main, et tout le monde joue ensemble. Ajoutez vos potes une fois, lancez une partie en 10 secondes. SEPT JEUX, SEPT AMBIANCES - PYRAMIDE - Un jeu de mémoire et de bluff. Retenez vos cartes, puis faites croire aux autres que vous avez celle qui vient d'être retournée. Personne ne peut vérifier... sauf en vous mettant au défi. En solo ou en équipes, jusqu'à 12 joueurs. Et une manche finale révèle qui se souvenait vraiment de sa main. - IMPOSTEUR - Un jeu de déduction sociale. Tout le monde reçoit presque le même mot, sauf l'imposteur. Chacun décrit le sien en un mot, puis le groupe débat et vote. Jusqu'à 16 joueurs, avec le rôle Mr. White pour les plus joueurs. Plus de 580 paires de mots, écrites et testées une par une. - MAYA CACHÉ - Le jeu de dés où tout se joue au culot. Lancez les dés, vous seul les voyez. Annoncez votre combinaison, ou inventez-la. Votre voisin décide : il vous croit et relance, ou il vous traite de menteur. - CHEVAL DE 3 - Deux dés, trois règles, et un rôle que personne ne veut. Rien à régler : on lance, on passe le téléphone à gauche, et ça tourne. - PUISSANCE 4 - Le classique, à deux sur le même écran. - MORPION - Trois sur une ligne. Aussi simple que dans la cour de récré, aussi disputé. - DÉS - Juste des dés à lancer, de un à cinq, pour tous les jeux qui en réclament. PENSÉ POUR JOUER ENSEMBLE - Un seul téléphone : pas besoin que tout le monde installe l'app - Vos potes mémorisés : la prochaine partie se lance en un tap - Vos bandes de potes, avec leurs couleurs, prêtes en un tap - Vos stats et vos jeux favoris vous suivent - Fonctionne sans connexion - Français et anglais - Compte optionnel : liez un email et retrouvez tout sur un autre téléphone Bientôt : le Bus.

Screenshots

Draw & Guess4 screens
Before Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Before Games at 100% against Draw & Guess's 65%. Before Games also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Draw & Guess's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Draw & Guess ships an update every 2 days, Before Games every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Draw & Guess versus Before Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraw & GuessBefore Games
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerhenri gilDRICE DAMIEN ROLAND

Customer experience

Draw & Guess

All ratings31 ratings
Positive64.5%
Neutral12.9%
Negative22.6%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive65.1%
Neutral14.0%
Negative20.9%

Before Games

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Draw & Guess

No in-app purchases

None

Before Games

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Draw & Guess free?
Draw & Guess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Before Games free?
Before Games is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Draw & Guess or Before Games have ads?
Neither Draw & Guess nor Before Games shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Draw & Guess or Before Games?
Draw & Guess ships an update every 2 days, and Before Games every 9 days. Most recently, Draw & Guess was updated on November 3, 2026 and Before Games on October 31, 2026.

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