Comparison

Throwback Games vs Switchboard Chaos

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

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About

Throwback Games

Build your ultimate 70s or 90s sports dream team by drafting players with a budget. Each draft is random and exciting, offering a unique fantasy sports experience. Compete against other players and see who wins lightning-fast.

Highlights
  • Draft historical sports dream teams
  • Random player career game outcomes
  • Budget-based player selection
  • Fast-paced multiplayer drafts
  • Unique fantasy sports experience
  • Build new teams or re-draft
Features
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Weekly fantasy draft got you down? What if you could draft a 90's dream team with Jordon, Pippen, Malone, Hardaway & Shaq? Or maybe your ultimate 70's NFL team with "Mean" Joe Green and Payton? Well, now you can with Throwback! Listen up; I'll explain the play. Use your team budget to draft your dream team. You can even pick your favorite player more than once, but you won't know which career game you're getting. You could get MVP Walter Payton or his rookie year. That's what makes each draft random and exciting; there's always a bit of luck. Once you draft your team, lock in your picks. You'll get paired with other players in just seconds. The room winner is announced lightning-fast! Now, go again with the same draft or jump back in and build a new team. Throwback gives you a unique fantasy experience.

About

Switchboard Chaos

Experience a retro arcade game where you play as a 1958 telephone operator. Connect incoming calls by patching flashing red jacks to their matching targets before callers hang up. Survive increasingly challenging shifts in this atmospheric and fast-paced game.

Highlights
  • Connect incoming calls
  • Patch flashing red jacks to targets
  • Fast-paced arcade gameplay
  • Three difficulty modes
  • Escalating shift challenges
  • Atmospheric retro design
Features
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It's 1958. You're the operator. The wall of jacks in front of you is your whole world — 25 sockets, a tangle of cords, and a city full of people who need to be connected. Calls come in fast. They don't wait long. Switchboard Chaos is a dark, atmospheric arcade game built around a dead-simple premise that gets merciless fast: pick up the flashing red jack, patch it to the right target, and get it done before the caller hangs up on you. HOW IT WORKS Incoming calls appear as flashing red jacks on your 5×5 board. Tap a red jack to pick it up, then tap its matching dim yellow target to patch the call through. The cable turns green while the parties talk — then goes white when the line clears. Tap the white jacks to disconnect and free up the socket for the next call. Wait too long and the caller hangs up. Lose three callers and your shift is over. SHIFTS AND ESCALATION Three difficulty modes to choose from. Each shift you survive is harder than the last — calls spawn faster, callers hang up sooner, and the board pulses with stress when things get busy. How far into the night can you hold it together? NO NOISE No ads. No in-app purchases. No subscriptions. No data collection. No account required. Pick up. Patch through. Don't drop the line.

Screenshots

Throwback Games4 screens
Switchboard Chaos3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Switchboard Chaos at 5.0 against Throwback Games's 4.3. Switchboard Chaos also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5). Throwback Games's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Throwback Games sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Switchboard Chaos asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Switchboard Chaos holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Throwback Games has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Throwback Games versus Switchboard Chaos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThrowback GamesSwitchboard Chaos
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBig Money Brackets IncAndy Otto

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Throwback Games

One-time5
  • Handful Of Gems$0.99
  • Bag of Gems$1.99
  • Bucket of Gems$4.99
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  • Barrel of Gems$10.99
  • Chest of Gems$19.99
None

Switchboard Chaos

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Throwback Games free?
Throwback Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Switchboard Chaos free?
Switchboard Chaos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Throwback Games or Switchboard Chaos?
Switchboard Chaos is rated higher. Throwback Games averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Switchboard Chaos averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Throwback Games or Switchboard Chaos have ads?
Neither Throwback Games nor Switchboard Chaos shows ads.

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