Comparison

Text or Die vs String Crossing

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

String Crossing

This game allows you to play with a real violin, collecting coins by hitting the correct open strings. Bonus sections require matching the melody with open strings to gather coins and regain life. It offers an infinite run experience suitable for both beginners and advanced violinists.

Highlights
  • Play with a real violin
  • Collect coins by playing open strings
  • Bonus sections with melody matching
  • Infinite runner gameplay
  • Suitable for all skill levels
Features
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Finally, GAME you play with a real violin! Collect coins by playing the correct open string on the violin. During bonus sections, play the open string that matches the melody, collect the coins from all lanes, and regain life. Whether this is your first time playing, or you are an advanced player, you will have a BLAST controlling this game with your VIOLIN, in an infinite run of String Crossing.

Screenshots

Text or Die4 screens
String Crossing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: String Crossing at 100% against Text or Die's 12%. String Crossing also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Text or Die's advantage is ratings volume (212K vs 5) and chart position (#30 vs unranked). On price 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. String Crossing asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

String Crossing holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text or Die has 212K ratings behind it against 5, 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 100% of String Crossing's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Text or Die versus String Crossing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText or DieString Crossing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (212K ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings212K — better5
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#30 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size260 MB40 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRollic GamesBoyan Ivanov Bonev

Customer experience

Text or Die

All ratings212,485 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral5.5%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews1,569 reviews
Positive12.0%
Neutral14.9%
Negative73.0%

String Crossing

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

String Crossing

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
Show 7 more
  • 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

String Crossing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text or Die free?
Text or Die is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is String Crossing free?
String Crossing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Text or Die or String Crossing?
String Crossing is rated higher. Text or Die averages 4.5 out of 5 from 212K ratings, while String Crossing averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Text or Die or String Crossing have ads?
Text or Die shows ads; String Crossing does not.

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