Comparison

The Hat vs Grilling

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

Head to head
About

The Hat

This party game challenges players to explain words to their teammates within a time limit. With numerous word categories and team models, it's designed for groups of three or more to enjoy anywhere, promising fun and positive emotions.

Highlights
  • Word explanation and guessing gameplay
  • Over 10,000 words
  • 26 word categories
  • 20 team models
  • Playable anywhere
  • No ads
Features
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One of the most popular party office game, now in your smartphone! In The Hat - game you need to explain words and guess them! The game is designed for a company of 3 people or more. Create teams, compete with each other, have fun! The rules are very simple - the game shows you a word, You need to explain it in a limited time. Who of the players or teams will have more points - won. We have selected a huge number of categories of words for You! Here you can test your knowledge in your favorite movie's, TV series, and computer games! - More than 10,000 words - 26 different categories of words - 20 different team models with movie and TV series characters - Play anywhere, at home with family, with friends, on a trip - One of the most popular board game! - Guaranteed a lot of positive emotions! - No ads!

About

Grilling

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Grill your friends. Dish out your hot takes. Reveal the imposter. Remix their drawings. Grilling is the ultimate mobile party game built to get everyone laughing. Select one of five unique game modes, share the code, and let your friends join instantly from their own phones. ——— TURN THE HEAT UP Get a scale or create your own, such as Cold to Hot, and receive a secret percentage. Your job is to come up with the perfect word or phrase for that exact spot on the scale. Everyone else must work out where your clue belongs, and the closer they get, the more points they score. Nail the clue and you’ll earn points too. HOT TAKES Ask and answer hilarious questions about your friends and battle it out to write the funniest response. Choose to answer questions about one player, put two friends head-to-head, submit your own questions, or use AI suggestions whenever you need inspiration. Just remember, if you can’t handle the heat, stay off the grill! IMPOSTER Build a board of 12 words with your friends, then watch as everyone except one player is secretly given the same word. Each player submits a clue, trying to prove they belong without giving the answer away, while clues appear live with each player’s thinking time. Spot the panic, question the suspicious clues and vote for whoever you think is bluffing. You can also fill the board with the players themselves, making every clue far more personal. ID GAME One player is secretly given a “Who’s most likely to…” question and ranks everyone in the group. They then mix the real question in with a selection of convincing fakes, leaving everyone else to study the ranking and work out the question. Guess correctly to earn points, submit your own questions to make things even more personal, and prepare to find out exactly how your friends see you. SKETCHY COPIES Unleash your creativity on a canvas and draw anything you like. Another player gets one second to look at your masterpiece before attempting to recreate it from memory, while you make a sketchy copy of someone else’s. Every new version is passed on and copied again, creating a chain of increasingly ridiculous remakes. At the end, reveal the full chain and see how each drawing became completely unrecognisable. ——— BUILT FOR EFFORTLESS GAME NIGHTS Grilling has been designed around one thing: making party games as easy and enjoyable as possible. • Start another game while retaining the same players and scores • Let new players join using the game code • See exactly which players you are still waiting for • Skip a game, round or voting period whenever the host is ready to move on • Set and adjust timers so rounds advance automatically • Choose whether votes, responses and answers are anonymous • Pick your own colourful sausage character • Switch between light mode and dark mode • Kick, block and report disruptive players No repeatedly creating new lobbies. No endlessly waiting for one person to respond. No losing your scores halfway through the night. Just choose a mode, turn up the heat and start grilling your friends. Download Grilling for free and find out who can handle the heat.

Screenshots

The Hat4 screens
Grilling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: The Hat at none against Grilling's shown. The Hat also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. The Hat sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Grilling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Hat ships an update every 2 months, Grilling every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Hat versus Grilling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe HatGrilling
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB85 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperAlexander ShoshiashviliGrilling Games Ltd

In-app purchases

12 purchases

The Hat

One-time12
  • Words pack: Sex and City$0.99
  • Words pack: Thrones' games$0.99
  • Sherlock$0.99
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  • Г. Поттер$0.99
  • 18+$0.99
  • WoW$0.99
  • 30+$0.99
  • Набор слов: Ведьмак$0.99
  • Набор слов: Кальмар$0.99
  • Набор слов: Уэнсдэй$0.99
  • Words pack: Middle-earth$0.99
  • Words pack: Galaxy Wars$0.99
1 purchases

Grilling

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$9.99

Questions

Is The Hat free?
The Hat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grilling free?
Grilling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Hat or Grilling have ads?
Grilling shows ads; The Hat does not.
Which is updated more often, The Hat or Grilling?
The Hat ships an update every 2 months, and Grilling every 5 weeks. Most recently, The Hat was updated on October 29, 2026 and Grilling on October 25, 2026.

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