Comparison

Reverse Charades vs Catch It! Phrase Party Games

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

Head to head
About

Reverse Charades

This app offers a fast-paced team guessing game where one person acts out words for their team to guess within a time limit. It's a hilarious twist on charades, perfect for parties and group gatherings.

Highlights
  • Team-based word guessing
  • Timed rounds
  • In-app purchases for card packs
  • Supports 2-4 teams
  • Works on iPhone and iPad
Features
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Reverse Charades is the original hilarious twist on a classic stand-by (where one person acts out words for the team to guess-boring)! With the Reverse Charades app, the entire team uses 60 second rounds to act out as many words as one person can guess. It's fast-paced, fiercely fun team competition that's an absolute riot with families, work teams, school groups, party-goers or among a few close friends. But be warned...you're in for big and dangerous doses of fun! Game Features: - Try a starter pack for free. Unlock a full pack of cards through in-app purchase. - Purchase the "Premium Upgrade" for all current card packs, and get unlimited access to all future card packs. - For 2-4 teams. - Works on iPhone and iPad. - Based on the popular board game

About

Catch It! Phrase Party Games

This is a party game where players describe phrases, people, and movie titles to their teammates. The goal is to guess as many as possible before the buzzer sounds. It offers a variety of fun categories for endless entertainment.

Highlights
  • Phrase guessing gameplay
  • Team-based play
  • Buzzer timer mechanic
  • Wide range of categories
  • Animated interface
  • Group game night fun
Features
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Catch It! Phrase Guessing Game is a fun and exciting game where you describe fun phrases and names of famous people, films and movies that appear on the screen to your teammates, who are trying to guess them. Pass the game around until the buzzer sounds and the person holding it loses. You will have so much fun and get so much laughter out of this game. **** Fun Categories **** - Animals - Adults - Food - Act It Out - Movies - Music - Sports - Famous People - TV Shows - Food Places - Emotions - Brands - House Items - World - Cars - Apps - US Map **** Beautiful Graphics and Animated Interface =- A clean, beautiful interface that is easy to use and fun to play To access all features, content, and functionality you can subscribe to an annual auto-renewable subscription. This is a recurring transaction that will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of your subscription. Renewals will be charged the same cost within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and auto-renewal can be turned off by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://appcano.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://appcano.io/terms

Screenshots

Reverse Charades4 screens
Catch It! Phrase Party Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Reverse Charades at free with in-app purchases against Catch It! Phrase Party Games's subscription. Reverse Charades also leads on iOS requirement (13.1 vs 15.0). Catch It! Phrase Party Games's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 192). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Reverse Charades sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Catch It! Phrase Party Games sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Catch It! Phrase Party Games holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Catch It! Phrase Party Games has 1.9K ratings behind it against 192, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Reverse Charades's written reviews are positive against 64% of Catch It! Phrase Party Games's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Reverse Charades versus Catch It! Phrase Party Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReverse CharadesCatch It! Phrase Party Games
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (192 ratings)4.5 (1.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews — better64.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1921.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank—#84 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB182 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRETROPlay LLCAppcano LLC

Customer experience

Reverse Charades

All ratings192 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral5.2%
Negative16.1%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral7.2%
Negative24.7%

Catch It! Phrase Party Games

All ratings1,916 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive64.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative32.0%

User reviews

Reverse Charades

From 192 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎉 Fun and entertaining party game
  • 👥 Great for family gatherings and groups
  • 🎭 Encourages creativity and physical activity
  • 💰 Affordable expansion packs
  • ⚙️ Customizable game settings (timing, turns, skips)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Cards repeat excessively within games
  • 🐛 Same words appear for all teams
  • 💔 Lost in-app purchases after updates
  • 😤 Removed customization controls in version 3.0
  • 🚫 No way to contact developer support

Catch It! Phrase Party Games

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game
  • 🎉 Fun for parties and gatherings
  • 🤩 Engaging and entertaining
  • 🤗 Brings people together

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Difficult to cancel subscription
  • 💰 Yearly subscription fee is too high
  • 🤔 Limited free features
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs

Bugs and requests

Reverse Charades

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Cards repeat in same order each round
  • Same words shown to all teams simultaneously
  • In-app purchases not restoring after updates
  • Unable to change number of teams
  • App crashes after excessive skipping
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  • iOS compatibility issues with newer versions
  • Dead support email links
  • Game crashes during gameplay
  • TV HDMI output only displays score

Requested features

8 requests
  • More word cards to reduce repetition
  • Ability to remove unwanted cards
  • Tilt controls instead of next/pass buttons
  • Restore in-app purchase functionality
  • Undo button for passes or fouls
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  • Regular updates with new card packs
  • Better iOS compatibility
  • Accessible developer support contact

Catch It! Phrase Party Games

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Repeated words in categories
  • App crashes when trying to access certain features
  • Issues with canceling free trial
  • Timer not working properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add team mode
  • More variety in categories
  • Implement timer sound effects
  • Improve user interface

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Reverse Charades

One-time9
  • Sports Fans Card Pack$0.99
  • Awesome 80's Card Pack$0.99
  • Holiday Card Pack$0.99
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  • Girls Night In Card Pack$0.99
  • Canadian Card Pack$0.99
  • Hollywood Card Pack$0.99
  • Original Card Pack$2.99
  • Junior Card Pack$2.99
  • Premium Upgrade$7.99
9 purchases

Catch It! Phrase Party Games

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock All Features3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time8
  • The Seventies$0.99
  • The Eighties$0.99
  • The Nineties$0.99
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  • People in History$0.99
  • The World Cup$0.99
  • Adults Only$0.99
  • Real Bad Word$0.99
  • Remove Advertisements$1.99

Questions

Is Reverse Charades free?
Reverse Charades is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Catch It! Phrase Party Games free?
Catch It! Phrase Party Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reverse Charades or Catch It! Phrase Party Games?
Catch It! Phrase Party Games is rated higher. Reverse Charades averages 4.1 out of 5 from 192 ratings, while Catch It! Phrase Party Games averages 4.5 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Reverse Charades or Catch It! Phrase Party Games have ads?
Neither Reverse Charades nor Catch It! Phrase Party Games shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reverse Charades or Catch It! Phrase Party Games?
Reverse Charades ships an update every 2 months, and Catch It! Phrase Party Games every 2 months. Most recently, Reverse Charades was updated on November 10, 2026 and Catch It! Phrase Party Games on November 11, 2026.

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