Comparison

Monster Catch Run vs Plotline

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

Head to head
About

Monster Catch Run

Embark on a thrilling dinosaur hunting adventure. Capture various dinosaurs, merge them to create colossal beasts, and dominate your rivals in epic battles.

Highlights
  • Dinosaur hunting
  • Dinosaur merging
  • Competitive battles
  • Colossal dinosaur creation
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Become a dinosaur hunter,catch those different kinds of dinosaurs,then merge them into the biggest dinosaur and beat your opponents!

About

Plotline

A collaborative storytelling game where friends write parts of a story without seeing each other's contributions. The result is often absurd and hilarious fiction, inspired by a classic parlor game. It's best played in person with a group.

Highlights
  • Blind collaborative writing
  • Absurd and hilarious fiction creation
  • Inspired by parlor games
  • Host shares room code
  • Join from any browser
  • Competitive mode with voting
  • Awards ceremony for top creators
Features
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Nobody knows what anyone else is writing. That's the whole point. Plotline is a collaborative storytelling game where you and your friends each write one piece of a story — without seeing what anyone else wrote. The result? Absurd, hilarious, completely unhinged fiction that somehow holds together. Inspired by the Victorian parlor game Consequences, Plotline turns a group of friends into unwitting co-authors. One person writes the characters. Someone else sets the scene. Another adds the action. A fourth writes the dialogue. Nobody sees what came before — until it's all read aloud. -- How it works: One player hosts and shares a room code. Everyone joins from their phone. Guests join from any browser — only the host needs the app. Each round, you write one prompt for one story. Seven rounds later, players take turns reading the assembled stories aloud while everyone tries not to lose it. Free for up to 10 players. -- Upgrade to Producer and take the show further: Competitive Mode — vote on the best line from each story, deploy your one Standing Ovation per game for something truly exceptional, and play a 3 or 5-game series with persistent standings Awards Ceremony — after the final game, crown your group's most twisted creative genius across seven categories: Casting Director, Scene Stealer, Speechwriter, Closer, Fan Favorite, Popularity, and Line of the Series Every great show needs a producer. -- Best played in person. Even better with drinks.

Screenshots

Monster Catch Run4 screens
Plotline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plotline at 100% against Monster Catch Run's 49%. Plotline also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Monster Catch Run's advantage is ratings volume (808 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Monster Catch Run sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Plotline sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plotline holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monster Catch Run has 808 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Monster Catch Run's written reviews are positive against 100% of Plotline's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monster Catch Run ships an update weekly, Plotline every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Monster Catch Run versus Plotline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonster Catch RunPlotline
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (808 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings808 — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size240 MB40 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer国新 夏BRANDON KEITH MOON

Customer experience

Monster Catch Run

All ratings808 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral5.0%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive49.5%
Neutral21.1%
Negative29.5%

Plotline

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Monster Catch Run

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes at specific levels
  • Coins/rewards not properly awarded
  • Disappearing/lost progress and in-game items
  • Compatibility issues on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Ability to keep progress after reaching higher levels
  • Reduced ads or paid ad-free option
  • Improved performance and stability

Plotline

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Monster Catch Run

One-time6
  • Newbie Skins Pack$0.99
  • Newbie Pack$0.99
  • RemoveAds$2.99
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  • NoAds + 10 Dinos + 5,000 Coins$3.99
  • NoAds + 5 Skins + 5,000 Coins$3.99
  • NoAds+ 20 Dinos + 20,000 Coins$5.99
1 purchases

Plotline

One-time1
  • Producer$3.99

Questions

Is Monster Catch Run free?
Monster Catch Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plotline free?
Plotline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Monster Catch Run or Plotline?
Plotline is rated higher. Monster Catch Run averages 4.6 out of 5 from 808 ratings, while Plotline averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Monster Catch Run or Plotline have ads?
Monster Catch Run shows ads; Plotline does not.
Which is updated more often, Monster Catch Run or Plotline?
Monster Catch Run ships an update weekly, and Plotline every 5 days. Most recently, Monster Catch Run was updated on October 16, 2026 and Plotline on October 1, 2026.

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