Comparison

The Popular Guy vs Wig Run

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

Head to head
About

The Popular Guy

Engage in a chat simulation where you must analyze a girl's preferences and send the perfect reply to win her over. Navigate conversations to become the most popular guy.

Highlights
  • Chat simulation gameplay
  • Analyze character preferences
  • Send ideal replies
  • Become popular
  • Interactive conversations
Features
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Let's be the most popular guy! You are chatting with a girl, but she doesn't like you very easily. You need to analyze her preferences and characteristics and send her the ideal reply!

About

Wig Run

Design and customize wigs by collecting hair parts and choosing colors. Create short afro styles or long blonde straight looks to your preference.

Highlights
  • Collect hair parts
  • Color hair as desired
  • Create short afro styles
  • Design long blonde straight styles
  • Customize wig appearance
Features
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Collect hair parts and color it as you wish! Do you need short afro hair or long blonde straight? You decide!

Screenshots

The Popular Guy2 screens
Wig Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Wig Run at 4.6 against The Popular Guy's 1.8. Wig Run also leads on ratings volume (30K vs 13). The Popular Guy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.5). On price, ads and device support 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. Wig Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Popular Guy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wig Run holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wig Run has 30K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Popular Guy versus Wig Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Popular GuyWig Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (13 ratings)4.6 (30K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—65.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1330K — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.5
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB224 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBasement Apps, Inc.RUBY OYUN VE YAZILIM DANISMANLIK SANAYI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI

Customer experience

The Popular Guy

All ratings13 ratings
Positive23.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative76.9%

Wig Run

All ratings29,843 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.2%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews166 reviews
Positive65.7%
Neutral9.6%
Negative24.7%

Bugs and requests

The Popular Guy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Wig Run

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Slow loading times
  • Inability to load into the game

Requested features

4 requests
  • More level variety and progression
  • Ability to customize character and hair styles
  • Reduce ads or offer ad-free option
  • Improve performance and stability

In-app purchases

None

The Popular Guy

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Wig Run

One-time1
  • No Ads$4.99

Questions

Is The Popular Guy free?
The Popular Guy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wig Run free?
Wig Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Popular Guy or Wig Run?
Wig Run is rated higher. The Popular Guy averages 1.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Wig Run averages 4.6 from 30K ratings.
Do The Popular Guy or Wig Run have ads?
Both The Popular Guy and Wig Run show ads.

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