Games for iMessage Text & Chat vs Cutouts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Games for iMessage Text & Chat
Discover and play social games directly within your messaging app. Connect with friends or new people through a group chat finder and enjoy a variety of interactive games. Offers a free experience with optional premium features.
- Social games for iMessage
- Group chat finder
- Over 15 exciting games
- Bowling, Skeeball, Cup Pong
- Connect and challenge friends
- Premium features available
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New social games for iMessage! Connect, chat, and challenge new friends with our group chat finder. Expansive Game Selection: Choose from over 15 exciting games like Bowling, Skeeball, and Cup Pong Gamebytes is free to download and use, which will never charge for our main features. However, if you want to get the most from Gamebytes you can join Gamebytes+ to get access to all premium features. Your personal data is securely stored. Be sure to read our privacy policy and terms of use: https://www.fadmania.com/terms https://www.fadmania.com/privacy
Cutouts
Instantly react to messages with your own face. Snap a picture, then drag and drop it directly into your iMessage conversations to express yourself in a fun, personalized way.
- Snap photos for reactions
- Drag and drop into iMessage
- Personalized face cutouts
- React with your face
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Welcome to Cutouts for iMessage! Simply snap a pic and drag it on a message to react with your face.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cutouts at none against Games for iMessage Text & Chat's 1. Cutouts also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). Games for iMessage Text & Chat's advantage is ratings volume (9.2K vs 715). On price, rating 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. Games for iMessage Text & Chat sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Cutouts asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Games for iMessage Text & Chat against 4.4 for Cutouts. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Games for iMessage Text & Chat has 9.2K ratings behind it against 715, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Games for iMessage Text & Chat's written reviews are positive against 68% of Cutouts's.
Games for iMessage Text & Chat ships an update monthly, Cutouts every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Games for iMessage Text & Chat | Cutouts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (9.2K ratings) | 4.4 (715 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.8% of reviews | 68.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9.2K — better | 715 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 211 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fad Mania, Inc. | Wellnest, Inc. |
Customer experience
Games for iMessage Text & Chat
Cutouts
User reviews
Games for iMessage Text & Chat
From 9.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun games
- 👍 Great for group interaction
- 🚀 Unique game play
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and buggy
- 🐛 Laggy performance
- 🐛 Synchronization issues
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with sharing phone numbers
- 🔋 Drains battery
Cutouts
From 715 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎨 Fun and creative
- 💡 Unique concept
- 🤩 Enhances messaging experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🔄 Compatibility issues with iOS updates
- 🗑️ Removal of key features (library, copy/paste)
- 📱 Not optimized for iPad
Bugs and requests
Games for iMessage Text & Chat
Reported bugs
4 issues- Games freezing or not loading properly
- Forfeiting games even after winning
- Inability to create account or log in
- Glitches with specific games like Solitaire, Skee Ball
Requested features
5 requests- Add more game options like Connect 4, Uno, darts, racing games
- Improve game instructions and rules
- Allow playing with friends without sharing phone numbers
- Add dark mode
- Improve avatar customization
Cutouts
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not working properly with iOS 17
- Glitches with message sending and keyboard issues
- Compatibility problems with iPad
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back library and copy/paste functionality
- Add search/browse option for stickers
- Improve sticker size consistency
- Allow deletion of individual reactions/images
In-app purchases
Games for iMessage Text & Chat
- GameWave Gold$3.997 Days
Cutouts
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Games for iMessage Text & Chat free?
Is Cutouts free?
Which has better reviews, Games for iMessage Text & Chat or Cutouts?
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