Comparison

TheGreatGame vs Pew Pew!!

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

Head to head
About

TheGreatGame

Embark on an outdoor escape room adventure across various locations. Teams solve clues and move between points to win, offering a socially distant and interactive experience.

Highlights
  • Outdoor escape room adventure
  • Location-based clue solving
  • Socially distant gameplay
  • Interactive team challenges
  • Creative puzzle design
Features
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The Great Game is an outdoor escape room that is offered in different locations around the country. Teams must move from location to location, solving clues, in order to win the game. Game play is socially distant. Do you have what it takes? (Icons by Icons8)

About

Pew Pew!!

Engage in imaginary battles with realistic sound effects. Enhance your experience by using the Apple Watch extension for dual-wielding action. Perfect for imaginative play and adding a new dimension to games.

Highlights
  • Imaginary battle sound effects
  • Apple Watch extension
  • Dual-wielding capability
  • Enhances imaginative play
  • Sound effects for games
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Do you still make "Pew Pew" noises with an outdated mouth that's as old as you are? Unholster your iPhone, and get ready to launch into imaginary battle... Install the AppleWatch extension to dual wield and impress your friends! "PewPew took my cops and robbers game to a whole new level!" -- Kid that still plays outside "I can't believe this cost me 99 cents" -- Kevin Flynn

Screenshots

TheGreatGame3 screens
Pew Pew!!2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TheGreatGame at Free against Pew Pew!!'s $0.99. TheGreatGame also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 1). Pew Pew!!'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

TheGreatGame is free to download; Pew Pew!! costs $0.99 up front. TheGreatGame sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Pew Pew!! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pew Pew!! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TheGreatGame has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of TheGreatGame's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pew Pew!!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TheGreatGame ships an update every 3 weeks, Pew Pew!! every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
TheGreatGame versus Pew Pew!!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTheGreatGamePew Pew!!
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.2 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 23 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#189 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.014.7 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander CarlisleCapital F

Customer experience

TheGreatGame

All ratings1,102 ratings
Positive79.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative17.5%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Pew Pew!!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

TheGreatGame

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and glitches
  • QR code issues
  • Trouble joining/creating teams

Requested features

2 requests
  • Improve stability and reduce glitches
  • Make the experience more accessible

Pew Pew!!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

TheGreatGame

One-time5
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Great Game Campus Ticket$4.99
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  • Large Tip$9.99
  • Great Game College Ticket$9.99
None

Pew Pew!!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TheGreatGame free?
TheGreatGame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pew Pew!! free?
Pew Pew!! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TheGreatGame or Pew Pew!!?
Pew Pew!! is rated higher. TheGreatGame averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Pew Pew!! averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TheGreatGame or Pew Pew!! have ads?
Neither TheGreatGame nor Pew Pew!! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TheGreatGame or Pew Pew!!?
TheGreatGame ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pew Pew!! every 23 months. Most recently, TheGreatGame was updated on November 11, 2026 and Pew Pew!! on November 7, 2026.

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