Comparison

Text or Die vs Take a Side

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

Head to head
About

Text or Die

Answer questions with the longest possible response to build a tower and escape rising waters. Outlast opponents to survive. The player with the longest answer wins and avoids peril.

Highlights
  • Longest answer wins
  • Build towers
  • Escape rising waters
  • Outlast opponents
  • Survival gameplay
Features
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The longest answer wins! Answer each question with the longest answer you can think of to build your tower and escape the rising waters! As long as you can outlast the opponents, you wont get eaten!

About

Take a Side

Engage in a strategic battle where you choose a side or remain neutral. Grow your population by winning fights and increase your chances of overcoming boss levels.

Highlights
  • Choose a side or stay neutral
  • Join battles
  • Win fights to increase population
  • Increase chances against boss levels
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Blue or Green? or None! - Take a side or be yourself! - Join the battle! - Win the fight and continue with more population! - Increase your chance to pass boss level!

Screenshots

Text or Die4 screens
Take a Side4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Text or Die at 4.5 against Take a Side's 3.0. Text or Die also leads on ratings volume (212K vs 4) and review sentiment (12% vs 0%). Take a Side's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). 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. Text or Die sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Take a Side asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Text or Die holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text or Die has 212K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Text or Die's written reviews are positive against 0% of Take a Side's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Text or Die versus Take a Side: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText or DieTake a Side
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (212K ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews12.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings212K — better4
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#10 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size280 MB125 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRollic GamesMIDPOLY OYUN YAZILIM TASARIM DANISMANLIK HIZMETLERI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI

Customer experience

Text or Die

All ratings212,479 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral5.5%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews1,588 reviews
Positive12.0%
Neutral14.9%
Negative73.0%

Take a Side

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Text or Die

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incorrect rejection of valid answers
  • Inability to change country/region settings
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Inconsistent behavior with ads and in-game features

Requested features

5 requests
  • More diverse and globally-relevant questions
  • Option to play against real human opponents
  • Ability to customize avatar and game settings
  • Improved dictionary and acceptance of valid answers
  • Reduced ads or optional ad-free version

Take a Side

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Text or Die

One-time10
  • Bronze Package$0.99
  • Silver Package$1.99
  • Gold Package$4.99
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  • Small ruby pack$4.99
  • Remove Ads$7.99
  • Special Package$7.99
  • Medium ruby pack$7.99
  • Large ruby pack$9.99
  • Massive gems pack$14.99
  • Huge ruby pack$24.99
None

Take a Side

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text or Die free?
Text or Die is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Take a Side free?
Take a Side is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Text or Die or Take a Side?
Text or Die is rated higher. Text or Die averages 4.5 out of 5 from 212K ratings, while Take a Side averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Text or Die or Take a Side have ads?
Both Text or Die and Take a Side show ads.

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