Fantabulous vs Classic Nim
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fantabulous
A party word game for iPhone and iPad where teams guess a target word using or avoiding specific clue words. Offers multiple ways to play and is ideal for groups.
- Team-based word guessing
- Clue word challenges
- Multiple gameplay variations
- Party game format
- iPhone and iPad compatible
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Fantabulous is a word game you can play right on your iPhone. You need 2 or more players to play Fantabulous. A great party game! Get your team to guess the target word, while either avoiding or using certain clue words on each card. There are several alternative methods to playing this game as well. If you like Taboo, Password, or Catch Phrase, you will love playing Fantabulous!
Classic Nim
Experience the classic strategy game of Nim. Challenge yourself or a friend by taking turns removing stones from piles. The goal is to avoid being the last player to take a stone.
- Configurable board
- One player mode
- Two player mode
- Leveled AI opponent
- Classic Nim gameplay
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The classic board game Nim. Players take turns removing stones from piles and try not to be the last one to remove a stone. Features a configurable board, one and two player modes, as well as a leveled AI.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Fantabulous at monthly against Classic Nim's every 9 months. Fantabulous also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%). Classic Nim's advantage is ratings volume (99 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Fantabulous against 4.7 for Classic Nim. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Classic Nim has 99 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Fantabulous's written reviews are positive against 73% of Classic Nim's.
Fantabulous ships an update monthly, Classic Nim every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fantabulous | Classic Nim |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (99 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 73.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 99 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MPL Ventures, LLC | Drew Bratcher |
Customer experience
Fantabulous
Classic Nim
In-app purchases
Fantabulous
No in-app purchases
Classic Nim
No in-app purchases
