Wavelength vs Alibi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wavelength
A cooperative party game where players guess where a clue falls on a spectrum. Work together to read your friends' minds and win. Play in person or remotely with new content and features.
- Cooperative gameplay
- Remote play enabled
- New exclusive content
- Real-time dial movements
- Emoji reactions
- Customizable avatars
- Earn achievements
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Hot or cold. Soft or hard. Wizard or…not a wizard? Work together to decide where your clue falls on the spectrum – and win by reading your friends’ minds. Free to play, no ads, 2 to 10+ players, in the same room or across the world. “One of the best party games we’ve ever played” -Polygon “The best party game since Codenames” -Dicebreaker Apple Editors’ Choice & Game of the Day An evolution of the hit boardgame — with real-time dial movements, emoji reactions, and hundreds of new spectrums made just for the app. PLAY TOGETHER, ANYWHERE Wavelength can be played with 2-10+ players and can be played remotely or in person. CROSS-PLATFORM Available on most mobile devices so everyone can play together. ALWAYS FRESH A huge library of unique prompts, including 390 that you won't find in the physical box, plus occasional new themed packs. NO ADS, EVER Just the game. Play as much as you want, free. 100% COOPERATIVE Work together with your friends, react in real-time with synchronous dial movements, and express yourself with emoji reactions. FIND YOUR LEWK We created beautiful and customizable avatars with over FOUR MILLION unique combinations to find your best you. EARN ACHIEVEMENTS As a team you work together to try to beat your high score, and individuals can be rewarded with personalized achievements. Have questions or feedback? Talk to us! https://www.wavelength.zone/contact
Alibi
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Alibi turns your phones into the game master of your party games. Create a game, share the 5-letter code, and everyone joins from their own phone. No account needed: pick a nickname and play. KILLER Each player gets a secret target and a secret mission. Pull off your mission on your target to eliminate them, inherit their target, and be the last one standing. • Classic mode: missions and targets, pure strategy. • Powers mode: special abilities such as Shield, Saboteur, Transfer, Ghost, Oracle, Fate Exchanger, Sleep and Alchemist. • Mission themes: classic, humour, manipulation, party, dinner, ski, après-ski, Halloween, Christmas and bachelor party. WEREWOLF The classic social deduction game, with the app as your narrator. • Hidden roles: werewolves, seer, witch, protector, hunter, cupid, fox, judge, black werewolf, infect father of wolves, elder, village idiot, angel… • Night and day phases, votes, mayor election and role actions, all guided on screen. • Your role card stays face down: flip it to see your role and play your turn, flip it back so nobody around you can peek. AND ALSO • Real-time updates for every player • Notifications when it's your turn • Game history and end-of-game recap • Pixel-art style, in English, French, Spanish, Italian and German Gather your friends, share the code, and trust no one.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alibi at none against Wavelength's 17. Wavelength's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and chart position (#28 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Wavelength sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Alibi asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wavelength ships an update every 3 weeks, Alibi every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wavelength | Alibi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (64K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 64K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #28 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Palm Court LLC | Robin Tanzilli |
Bugs and requests
Wavelength
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes
- Prompts sometimes get skipped unexpectedly
Requested features
4 requests- Add pass-and-play mode for local multiplayer
- Increase number of free prompts
- Add individual scoring mode for larger groups
- Allow players to hear each other's sound effects
Alibi
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Wavelength
- Chaotic Pack$0.99
- Divisive Nonsense Pack$0.99
- Lickable Pack$0.99
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- Culture Pack$0.99
- Weird Pack$0.99
- Big Brain Pack$1.99
- Jumbo Pack$3.99
- Latest Bundle$3.99
- Originals Bundle$4.99
- Big Bundle2 variants$4.99
- Buy All2 variants$8.99
- Buy All$9.99
Alibi
No in-app purchases









