ACTIVITY Original vs Polda
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ACTIVITY Original
This app offers a digital version of a popular word game, allowing players to guess words through drawing, acting, or verbal clues. It supports up to 16 players in teams and provides frequent free updates with new words for endless fun.
- Guess words through drawing, acting, or verbal clues
- Supports up to 16 players in teams
- On-screen drawing functionality
- Frequent free updates with new words
- Multiple supported languages
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"Overall, Activity Original is a good and inexpensive alternative to the classic board game." - Appgefahren.de # 1 application in Austria # 1 application in Czech Republic # 1 application in Hungary # 2 board game application in Germany # 4 board game application in Switzerland Featured as New and Noteworthy in the App Store Show off your drawing, acting and verbal skills! Play with your family and friends. The perfect blend of fun and strategy. PLAY EUROPE’S FAVOURITE WORD GAME – ANYTIME, ANYWHERE! Whether you play with friends or family, wordplay fun is always at your FINGERTIPS. Activity has been immensely popular for over 25 years now and the game has sold over 11 MILLION copies. WHO PLAYS? • The game is played by teams with players trying to identify words communicated by their teammates • Team up with your friends and create a team so you can challenge other friends • The game can be played by 3 to 16 players • Girls against boys? Just one of many options for playing this exciting game Key features: • Be the first team to cross the finish line by guessing words and phrases • Show off your drawing, acting and verbal skills • On-screen drawing with your finger – far more fun than ever before • Outstanding graphics • The only game on the store that as many as 16 people can play at once • Frequent free updates with new words ENDLESS FUN! No need to worry about familiar words showing up repeatedly. You can acquire plenty of new words – one of many reasons to extend your game. Don’t accept limitations. Just say, “LET’S PLAY ACTIVITY!” Supported languages: English, German, Czech, Hungarian, Russian, and Slovenian
Polda
Step into the shoes of a detective in a quirky town to solve a kidnapping. This classic point-and-click adventure game offers a humorous, fully dubbed English experience with a detailed plot, engaging puzzles, and a cast of unique characters.
- Interactive characters
- Detailed game locations
- Stylish graphic design
- Detective plot
- Logical puzzle tasks
- Quality sound effects
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Investigate a mysterious kidnapping in the town of Lupany in this classic point and click old school adventure game. You got your uniform and your gun and you’re certainly no angel, so you take the law into your own hands. This detective parody full of comedy is fully dubbed in English. The game features loads of characters, an unusual amount of details, detailed animations, logical plot twists, more than 250 quality sound effects, a story full of authentic and peculiar humour… -45 interactive characters -35 game locations in different settings -outstanding and stylish graphic design -lots of game items -interesting detective plot -logical puzzle tasks -quality music and sound effects
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Polda at Free against ACTIVITY Original's $5.99. Polda also leads on device support (3 vs 1). ACTIVITY Original's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (12 vs 4). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Polda is free to download; ACTIVITY Original costs $5.99 up front. ACTIVITY Original sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Polda sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for ACTIVITY Original against 4.8 for Polda. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of ACTIVITY Original's written reviews are positive against 74% of Polda's.
ACTIVITY Original ships an update every 3 months, Polda every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ACTIVITY Original | Polda |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 74.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Piatnik | Zima-software |
Customer experience
ACTIVITY Original
Polda
In-app purchases
ACTIVITY Original
- Small Package$1.99
- Medium Package$2.99
- 10th Anniversary$2.99
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- Large Package$3.99
Polda
- Plná verze Polda 1$2.99









