Comparison

Akinator VIP vs Akinator

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

Akinator

This app guesses characters, movies, animals, or objects you're thinking of by asking a series of questions. Challenge the genie, compete on leaderboards, and collect awards by guessing obscure characters. Play daily challenges and track your achievements.

Highlights
  • Guesses characters, movies, animals, and objects
  • Asks a series of questions
  • Collects Aki Awards
  • Daily challenges
  • Leaderboards and Hall of Fame
  • User accounts for achievements
  • Supports 17 languages
Features
Read full description

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. PLAY MORE, WITHOUT ANY LIMITS! THE PREMIUM POTION unlocks all characters and removes all ads from the app, to ensure you get the best gaming experience. 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

Screenshots

Akinator VIP4 screens
Akinator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Akinator at Free against Akinator VIP's $3.99. Akinator also leads on ratings volume (422K vs 3.8K) and review sentiment (81% vs 58%). Akinator VIP's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#24 vs #98). On rating, update cadence, 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

Akinator is free to download; Akinator VIP costs $3.99 up front. Akinator VIP sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Akinator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Akinator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Akinator has 422K ratings behind it against 3.8K, 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 81% of Akinator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Akinator VIP ships an update every 4 weeks, Akinator every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Akinator VIP versus Akinator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAkinator VIPAkinator
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (3.8K ratings)4.6 (422K ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.1% of reviews80.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.8K422K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#24 — better#98
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB217 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperElokenceElokence

Customer experience

Akinator VIP

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

Akinator

All ratings421,531 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews4,414 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral7.4%
Negative12.1%

User reviews

Akinator VIP

From 3.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Impressive guessing abilities
  • 👍 Fun and addictive game
  • 🎉 Great for passing time
  • 🧠 Challenges the mind

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and technical issues
  • ⚠️ Unfair 'cheating' detection system
  • 🤔 Repetitive and illogical questions
  • 🙄 Inability to guess obscure characters

Akinator

From 422K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🧠 Impressive AI that can guess almost anything
  • 🕹️ Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Ability to customize the genie
  • 🔒 Child safety mode available

Room to improve

  • 💰 Too many ads and in-app purchases
  • 🤔 Repetitive questions
  • 🤯 Creepy/invasive feeling of the AI
  • 🔍 Difficulty in outsmarting the genie

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

Akinator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Losing progress and medals for no apparent reason
  • Inconsistent behavior when guessing characters
  • Inappropriate questions for child users

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more customization options for the genie
  • Improve the reward system for guessing rare characters
  • Implement a mode with infinite questions
  • Add the ability to search for characters before playing

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
Show 6 more
  • 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
10 purchases

Akinator

One-time10
  • The supercharged potion$0.99
  • 11,250 Geniz$0.99
  • Pack 15 credits$1.99
Show 7 more
  • 30,000 Geniz (7,500 FREE)$1.99
  • 50,000 Geniz (16,250 FREE)$2.99
  • The PREMIUM potion$3.99
  • Pack 40 credits$3.99
  • 80,000 Geniz (35,000 FREE)$3.99
  • 115,000 Geniz (58,750 FREE)$4.99
  • Pack 65 credits$5.99

Questions

Is Akinator VIP free?
Akinator VIP costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Akinator free?
Akinator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Akinator VIP or Akinator?
Akinator is rated higher. Akinator VIP averages 4.4 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Akinator averages 4.6 from 422K ratings.
Do Akinator VIP or Akinator have ads?
Akinator shows ads; Akinator VIP does not.
Which is updated more often, Akinator VIP or Akinator?
Akinator VIP ships an update every 4 weeks, and Akinator every 3 weeks. Most recently, Akinator VIP was updated on September 23, 2026 and Akinator on September 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, Akinator VIP or Akinator?
Akinator VIP currently peaks at #24 in the App Store charts, and Akinator at #98. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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