Doodle Guess vs X
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Doodle Guess
A digital take on the classic hangman word-guessing game, featuring unique doodle-style graphics and a variety of fun animations beyond the traditional gallows. It offers a twist on the familiar gameplay, making it suitable for quick entertainment.
- Doodle-style graphics
- Variety of fun animations
- Classic word-guessing gameplay
- Digital hangman alternative
- Suitable for all ages
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The classic paper and pencil “guess the word” game with a twist. Guess too many wrong letters and you’ll be at the end of your rope! The game includes fun animations, from the classic hangman, to exploding bombs. Note: The "hangman" drawings don't necessarily have to do with the hidden word. They are just fun alternatives! Features in 1.2: - All game puzzles from paid version are now available in free version! - Minor bug fixes - Removed timer from promotion screen - Ads added to game screens Features in 1.1: - Minor bug fixes - Ad supported free version - Option to toggle sound on/off - More animations! Features: - Hand drawn doodle graphics - Variety of animations, not just the gallows! A classic pencil and paper game done in “doodle” style. Doodle Guess is one of the five mini games (Dots, Battleship, Tic Tac Toe and Word Search) found in Doodle Games. If you like Doodle Guess, check out Doodle Games in the AppStore! Doodle Games is a collection of some of your favorite pencil and paper games, brought to life on the iPhone. This is the perfect game for your next road trip, boring meeting, or family gathering. Play DoodleGames on your iPhone and save a tree!
X
This app serves as an unofficial assistant for popular board games like Gloomhaven and Frosthaven. It aims to provide a seamless user experience by consolidating most functionalities onto a single screen, minimizing the need for user input during gameplay.
- Unofficial helper for Gloomhaven family games
- Replaces unavailable Gloomhaven Helper
- Focus on user experience
- Single-screen functionality
- Minimizes user input
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An unofficial helper app for the boardgames Gloomhaven, Frosthaven, Crmson Scales and other campaigns in the same family of boardgames. The aim is to be a good replacement for the Gloomhaven Helper by Esoteric Software that is no longer available. The focus is on good user experience, and to be like a boardgame component rather than a typical material style app. That means most of the functionality will be in one single screen, which makes it seem slightly busy at first glance, but is really necessary to minimize need for user input which is a key factor to good UX for a boardgame component.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: X at Free against Doodle Guess's $0.99. X also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 48%) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On ads, device support 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
X is free to download; Doodle Guess costs $0.99 up front. Doodle Guess sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. X asks for nothing beyond the download.
X holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: X has 87 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Doodle Guess's written reviews are positive against 86% of X's.
Doodle Guess ships an update every 6 weeks, X every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doodle Guess | X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 4.7 (87 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.8% of reviews | 86.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 87 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Big River Games | Hans Moeller |
Customer experience
Doodle Guess
X
Bugs and requests
Doodle Guess
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
X
Reported bugs
12 issues- Solo button not working
- Menu keeps opening on iPad mini
- Enemy attack cards re-appearing frequently
- Connection issues make app worthless
- Networking code is bad
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- Statuses have to be manually removed
- Cannot drag to alter initiative order
- Ally and monster decks too close
- Client/host syncing issues
- Undo button doesn't work
- Cannot place more monsters
- Loot deck not visible
Requested features
10 requests- Indicate when turn is over
- Automatically remove expired statuses
- Allow dragging to alter initiative order
- Make decks larger and easier to distinguish
- Undo for accidentally ending a round
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- Fix loot deck visibility
- Improve UI scaling on tablets
- Fix bug with placing monsters
- Improve client/host syncing
- Add undo button functionality
In-app purchases
Doodle Guess
- Geography Word Pack$0.99
- Holiday Word Pack$0.99
- Sports Word Pack$0.99
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- Science Word Pack$0.99
- Potpourri Word Pack$0.99
X
No in-app purchases
