Comparison

Charades vs SABC+

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

Head to head
About

Charades

Features
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Welcome to Charades, a popular word party game! This heads up kind of game is the ultimate version with curated and up-to-date words. Many challenges included, from dancing, singing or acting, in this guess up game you should guess the word that's on your forehead and you should only guess from your friends clues before the timer runs out! There are several decks to choose from so you will have a great variety of words to guess. Endless fun ! Charades guessing game is our new game from our party games category, our main focus is that you have fun with your friends or family What is a charade? A charade was a form of literary riddle popularized in France in the 18th century Rules: Common features of the game include holding up a number of fingers to indicate the number of syllables in the answer, silently replying to questions, and making a "come on" gesture once the guesses become close; some forms of the games, however, forbid anything except physically acting out the answer. In a mixed setting, it is therefore advisable to clarify the rules before play begins. - Players are not allowed to play people or actors etc. - Players divided into two or more exclusive teams. - A silent performance by the player to his or her teammates. To enforce a focus on physical acting out of the clues, silent mouthing of the words for lipreading, spelling, and pointing are generally banned. Humming, clapping, and other noises may be banned as well. - Alternation of teams until every player has acted at least once. This app contains subscription : - You can subscribe for premium account with unlimited access to all premium features, new monthly content and no ads - Subscription is from $4.49 USD monthly and $12.99 USD monthly - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Links to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy can be found below http://titanware.es/wp/terms-of-use.html http://titanware.es/wp/privacy-policy.html

About

SABC+

Stream popular South African shows, films, news, radio, and live sports. Catch up on weekday dramas and never miss an episode, all accessible from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Live TV streaming
  • On-demand content
  • News broadcasts
  • Radio stations
  • Sports coverage
  • Catch-up TV
Features
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SABC Plus brings your most loved shows, films, news, radio, sport, catch up & weekday drama to your fingertips! Making content more accessible, siON with SABC 1, belong on SABC 2, Sisonke on SABC 3 and we’re part of the game with SABC Sport - we’ve got something for everyone! Forget the days of waiting to catch the drama – Now you get to follow it from anywhere! SABC Plus. Still Home.

Screenshots

Charades4 screens
SABC+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SABC+ at none against Charades's 2. Charades's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). 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. Charades sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per 7 days. SABC+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Charades ships an update every 3 days, SABC+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Charades versus SABC+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharadesSABC+
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.9 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—7.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB34 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTITANWARE SLSouth African Broadcasting Corporation Ltd

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Charades

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$4.497 Days
  • Monthly Premium Subscription$12.991 Month
None

SABC+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Charades free?
Charades is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SABC+ free?
SABC+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Charades or SABC+ have ads?
Neither Charades nor SABC+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Charades or SABC+?
Charades ships an update every 3 days, and SABC+ every 2 months. Most recently, Charades was updated on November 11, 2026 and SABC+ on November 3, 2026.

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