Comparison

The gallows vs Buzzer Knockout

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

Head to head
About

The gallows

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A ghoulish looking word app that tests your vocabulary as you race against the building of the gallows to guess all of the correct letters in each new word. Fail to guess all of the letters in 11 tries and it’s game over. Guess all of the letters successfully and move onto the next round. Score high enough, and make it onto the leaderboard

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Buzzer Knockout

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Stop the timer at exactly 10.00 seconds – without looking. Buzzer Knockout turns the stopwatch challenge into a party game. Everyone sees the same target time, say 6.7 seconds. Hit the buzzer to start an invisible timer and hit it again when you think the time is up. Closest to the target wins. No display, just your sense of timing. NEW IN 1.8 • Quick duel: a real opponent right away – play against the recorded run of a player near your level. • Clubs: up to 30 players compete as a team in the weekly league. • Invite friends: every friend who joins through your link brings you both Sparks. • Career: 70 levels in 7 chapters – now with double stops, a metronome, a vanishing clock and a wandering buzzer. • An Advent calendar in December and your year in review to share. BUZZER ROYALE Every Friday at 8 pm (Berlin time) everyone plays at once. Each round the worse half is out, until only one is left – with a countdown on your lock screen. GAME MODES • Solo and Career: train your timing and collect up to 3 stars per level. • TV party: one iPhone or iPad shows the target and the ranking on the TV via AirPlay, every other phone becomes a buzzer – everyone for themselves, in teams or as hot potato. • Classic: 2 to 8 players on one device – take turns, pass the phone, done. • Party mode: every turn brings a house rule or a random twist. • Knockout: whoever is furthest off each round is out. • Time Guess: a counter vanishes after one second. How long did it run? • 10-Second Challenge, Table Mode and Tournament. • Online: Quick Match and private rooms via code or link – no Game Center account needed. DUEL BY LINK Three rounds, fixed target times: play first, send the link – your friends play the same times whenever they like, even without the app via App Clip or in the browser. Rematch in one tap, a notification as soon as someone has played, a result card and iMessage stickers. MADE FOR GAME NIGHT • Local games are free – one device is all you need. • Teams, handicaps like “Quick Glance” and “Distraction”, and dare cards for whoever finishes last. AN EVENT EVERY MONTH Ghost Hour in October, Autumn Wind in November, Snow Storm in December – with double pass XP. And on December 31 the New Year's countdown: tap exactly at midnight, without a clock. DAILY CHALLENGE The same target time for everyone, worldwide, every day. Three attempts, one global leaderboard – and a curve of how everyone else did today. • Weekly league, club ranking, country league and friends ranking • Streaks with bonus Sparks – rescue a missed day with Sparks or a video • Widget, Control Center controls and Siri shortcuts • Apple Watch: stop blind on your wrist COLLECT AND LEVEL UP • Buzzer Pass with monthly themed seasons • Daily Quests and dozens of Achievements • Buzzer skins, themes, frames, name effects, confetti, victory animations and four app icons • Back up your progress with iCloud BUZZER KNOCKOUT PLUS Unlock once: no ads, all dare card packs and an exclusive theme. IN 15 LANGUAGES English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Greek, Turkish, Japanese and Korean. Buzzer Knockout is free to play. It contains ads and optional in-app purchases. How good is your timing?

Screenshots

The gallows4 screens
Buzzer Knockout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The gallows at none against Buzzer Knockout's 7. The gallows also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). 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. Buzzer Knockout sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. The gallows asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
The gallows versus Buzzer Knockout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe gallowsBuzzer Knockout
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 8 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBarcelona Code SchoolStavros Petropoulos

In-app purchases

None

The gallows

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Buzzer Knockout

One-time7
  • 100 Sparks$0.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • 500 Sparks$2.99
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  • Season Pass$3.99
  • 1,200 Sparks$3.99
  • Buzzer Knockout Plus$4.99
  • 3,000 Sparks$8.99

Questions

Is The gallows free?
The gallows is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Buzzer Knockout free?
Buzzer Knockout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The gallows or Buzzer Knockout have ads?
Buzzer Knockout shows ads; The gallows does not.

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