Multiplayer Board Games vs Message Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Multiplayer Board Games
Enjoy a variety of classic board games online with friends. Experience the fun of a board game cafe from anywhere, anytime. A growing library of popular titles ensures endless entertainment.
- Play live games with friends
- Board game cafe experience
- Library of classic games
- Chess
- Word Tiles
- Hangman
- Draw
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Play board games with your friends! Get the experience of a Board Game Cafe and play LIVE games with your friends, any time. Library of games: - Chess - Word Tiles - Hangman - Draw - Word Swipe - Checkers - 4 in a row - Guess the pic - Dice More games coming soon! Terms: https://candyblocks.com/legal Privacy: https://candyblocks.com/privacy-policy Contact Us: https://candyblocks.com
Message Games
Transform your iMessage chats into interactive game sessions. Challenge friends to a variety of multiplayer games playable directly within your conversations. Enjoy free games or customize experiences with premium options.
- Play games inside iMessage
- Collection of multiplayer games
- Customize games with themes
- Unlock premium modes and features
- Ad-free experience with subscription
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Turn your iMessage conversations into game night. Challenge friends to a growing collection of multiplayer games designed to be played right inside iMessage. Choose a game, make your move, and send the action to your opponent. 19 FREE GAMES TO PLAY • Flip Cup • Bottle Flip • Attach 4 • Attach 5 • Shooting Range • Fleety Bird • Soccer • Tic Tac Toe • Mega Tic Tac Toe • Rock Paper Scissors • Guns N' Bullets • Card Match • Hangman • Coin Flip • 4096 • Checkers • Chess • Drawing Jump • Video Poker MAKE IT YOURS PREMIUM GAMES: Swimmy Fish, Flip Cup Race, Bottle Flip Race, Card Match Ultimate, Gun's N Bullets Ultimate, Chess Clock and Shot Clock games! Customize supported games with different themes and enjoy additional premium modes and features. MESSAGE GAMES PLUS Upgrade to Message Games Plus to unlock all games, themes, premium modes, exclusive Message Games Plus content, and remove ads. Whether you want a quick challenge or a head-to-head competition with a friend, there's always another game to play. More games are coming soon! Message Games Plus is an auto-renewable monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account upon confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account subscription settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Message Games at 86% against Multiplayer Board Games's 49%. Multiplayer Board Games's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2K vs 11). 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. Multiplayer Board Games sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Message Games sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Multiplayer Board Games holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Multiplayer Board Games has 2K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of Multiplayer Board Games's written reviews are positive against 86% of Message Games's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Multiplayer Board Games | Message Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2K ratings) — better | 4.4 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.7% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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 | 15.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | candyblocks | Bradley Knispel |
Customer experience
Multiplayer Board Games
Message Games
Bugs and requests
Multiplayer Board Games
Reported bugs
3 issues- Losing user accounts and progress
- Inability to sign back in after being logged out
- Slow loading and connection issues
Requested features
4 requests- Add more game options
- Allow playing with random opponents
- Implement voice chat functionality
- Improve dice/game randomization
Message Games
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Multiplayer Board Games
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Premium7 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Premium$29.991 Year
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- Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
Message Games
- Message Games Plus$3.991 Month
- RPS - Medieval Battle$0.99
- RPS Neon$0.99
- RPS Real Objects$0.99
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- Flip Cup Race$1.99
- Guns N' Bullets Ultimate$1.99
- Card Match Ultimate$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Shot Clock Pack$2.99
- Chess Clock Pack$2.99
Questions
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