Type Run vs Telephone Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Type Run
Test your typing speed in a competitive race against other players. Achieve impressive speeds to become a recognized "Type Runner".
- Typing speed test
- Multiplayer races
- Competitive gameplay
- Speed achievement recognition
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How fast can you type? Compete with other players in this fun fact typing race. If you goes above 10 characters per second, you are legally a Type Runner.
Telephone Game
This app recreates the classic telephone game where players record voice messages that get distorted as they are passed along. Up to ten players can join for a hilarious and chaotic experience.
- Voice message recording
- Message passing and transformation
- Multiplayer support (up to 10 players)
- Hilarious audio distortions
- Simple and social gameplay
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Telephone Game brings the classic word-of-mouth game to your iPhone. Record a short voice message, pass it along and watch it transform in surprising and hilarious ways as each person records what they think they heard. Invite up to ten players. Just a few listens stand between you and chaos. Simple, social, and made for laughs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Telephone Game at 5.0 against Type Run's 4.1. Telephone Game also leads on ads (none vs shown). Type Run's advantage is ratings volume (31K vs 6) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Type Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Telephone Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Telephone Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Type Run has 31K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Type Run ships an update fortnightly, Telephone Game every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Type Run | Telephone Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (31K ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 276 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | Blast777 LLC |
Customer experience
Type Run
Telephone Game
Bugs and requests
Type Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing/crashing
- Keyboard glitches
- Incorrect spelling/grammar in questions
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to play against real players
- More varied and easier question categories
- Customization options for characters/avatars
- Single-player mode for practice
- Improved keyboard responsiveness
Telephone Game
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Type Run
- No Ads$2.99
Telephone Game
- Unlimited Play$0.99
Questions
Is Type Run free?
Is Telephone Game free?
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Do Type Run or Telephone Game have ads?
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