Comparison

Akinator VIP vs Takebook

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

Head to head
About

Akinator VIP

This app guesses characters, movies, animals, or objects you're thinking of by asking a series of questions. Challenge the genie, collect awards, and compete with other players on leaderboards. Keep track of your progress and achievements with a user account.

Highlights
  • Character guessing
  • Movie, animal, and object themes
  • Aki Awards collection
  • Leaderboards and rankings
  • Daily challenges
  • User account for achievements
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Akinator can read your mind just like magic and tell you what character you are thinking of, just by asking a few questions. Think of a real or fictional character and Akinator will try to guess who it is. Will you dare challenge the genie? And what about other themes like movies, animals…? ###NEW### ENJOY A NEW EXPERIENCE! Discover a redesigned genie with new emotions and fully animated. 3 ADDITIONAL THEMES BESIDES THE CHARACTERS Akinator is getting stronger and stronger... The genie has increased his knowledge, and now you have the opportunity to also challenge him on movies, animals and objects! Will you manage to defeat Akinator? GO IN SEARCH FOR AKI AWARDS The blue Genie invites you to think outside the box. As you know, he likes to guess characters and to take on difficult challenges. To do that, make him guess forgotten characters who have not been played for a very long time and you may win the best Aki Awards. BE THE BEST PLAYER Challenge the other players on the leaderboards to prove who the best is. You may write your name on the Last Super Awards board or on the Hall of Fame. KEEP ON GUESSING Each day, try to find the 5 mysterious characters and win some additional and specific Aki Awards. Complete the full Daily Challenge and earn the Gold Daily Challenge Aki Award, one of the most prestigious Aki Awards. KEEP TRACK OF YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS Akinator lets you create your own user account. It will record the Aki Awards you've won and your Genizs' balance. They will follow you everywhere now, even if you change your mobile device. Main features: -17 languages (French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Japanese, Arabic, Russian, Italian, Chinese, Turkish, Korean, Hebrew, Polish, Indonesian, Vietnamese and Dutch) -Get 3 additional themes: Movies, Animals and Objects -Aki Awards Board to get an overview of your collection -Hall of Fame with both current and previous ranking -Last super awards for Black, Platinum and Gold Aki Awards -Daily Challenges Board -Add magic by proposing a photo or some questions -The sensitive content filter --------------------------- Follow Akinator on: Facebook @officialakinator Twitter @akinator_team Instagram @akinatorgenieapp --------------------------- Genie’s tips: -Akinator requires an Internet connection to use his magic lamp. Turn on Wifi or be sure to have a data plan. -Don’t forget to scroll down the list to find and select your language

About

Takebook

This app allows users to vote on predictions and track their accuracy over time in areas like tech, business, and culture. It helps users understand their judgment under uncertainty and compare their insights with others who consistently make accurate early calls.

Highlights
  • Vote on high-signal takes
  • Track personal accuracy over time
  • Compare judgment to others
  • Follow insightful early predictors
  • Revisit predictions after outcomes
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Takebook: Be right before it’s obvious. Most people judge decisions after the outcome. Takebook is where you judge before. Vote on bold takes across tech, business, and culture. Agree or disagree. Then come back later and see what actually happened. Over time, you’ll see: • how often you’re right • where your judgment is strong • who consistently gets it right early This isn’t about opinions. It’s about decisions under uncertainty. Use Takebook to: • Vote on high-signal takes • Track your accuracy over time • Compare your judgment to others • Follow people who are right early • Revisit takes when outcomes are clear Your beliefs drive your decisions. Your decisions drive your outcomes. Takebook helps you get the beliefs right first. Terms of Use: https://takebook.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://takebook.app/privacy

Screenshots

Akinator VIP4 screens
Takebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Takebook at Free against Akinator VIP's $3.99. Takebook also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (100% vs 58%). Akinator VIP's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 2) and chart position (#25 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Takebook is free to download; Akinator VIP costs $3.99 up front. Akinator VIP sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Takebook sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Takebook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Akinator VIP has 3.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Akinator VIP's written reviews are positive against 100% of Takebook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Akinator VIP ships an update every 4 weeks, Takebook every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Akinator VIP versus Takebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAkinator VIPTakebook
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (3.8K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.8K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#25 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB7 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperElokenceRaymond Traylor, Limited Liability Company

Customer experience

Akinator VIP

All ratings3,847 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews485 reviews
Positive58.1%
Neutral11.8%
Negative30.1%

Takebook

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Akinator VIP

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing and loading issues
  • Incorrect character guesses
  • Inconsistent award tracking
  • Compatibility problems with newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more character categories (e.g. video games, books)
  • Improve the question-asking algorithm
  • Allow users to add new characters to the database
  • Provide an option to disable the 'My World' feature

Takebook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Akinator VIP

One-time9
  • Pack 10 credits2 variants$0.99
  • Pack 15 credits$0.99
  • 11,250 Geniz$0.99
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  • Pack 15 credits$1.99
  • 30,000 Geniz (7,500 FREE)$1.99
  • 50,000 Geniz (16,250 FREE)$2.99
  • 80,000 Geniz (35,000 FREE)$3.99
  • 115,000 Geniz (58,750 FREE)$4.99
  • Pack 65 credits$5.99
5 purchases

Takebook

Subscriptions5
  • Takebook Plus$9.991 Month
  • Takebook Plus Monthly$10.001 Month
  • Takebook Pro Monthly$30.001 Month
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  • Takebook Plus Annual$100.001 Year
  • Takebook Pro Annual$300.001 Year

Questions

Is Akinator VIP free?
Akinator VIP costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Takebook free?
Takebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Akinator VIP or Takebook?
Takebook is rated higher. Akinator VIP averages 4.4 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Takebook averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Akinator VIP or Takebook have ads?
Neither Akinator VIP nor Takebook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Akinator VIP or Takebook?
Akinator VIP ships an update every 4 weeks, and Takebook every 3 weeks. Most recently, Akinator VIP was updated on September 27, 2026 and Takebook on July 6, 2026.

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