Comparison

Scouter vs Akinator

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

Head to head
About

Scouter

This entertainment app uses your device's camera to scan faces and display a "battle power" level. It's intended as a joke, with results not being precise. Users can view rankings, save images, and share them on social media.

Highlights
  • Real-time battle power scanning
  • Face recognition
  • Ranking page
  • Save and share images
  • Customizable scouter color
  • Image deletion
Features
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You can check the surrounding people’s battle power in real time by scanning their face with the scouter. You can browse people’s battle power statistics on the ranking page. You can check your targeted player’s battle power level even when they are surrounded by other players. This application is a joke. The battle power level is not precise. ===================================== 【Measurement Method】 1.Tap the measure button on the activated screen. 2.The camera automatically recognizes people’s faces in the frame. 3.Tap (inside) the frame once the camera recognizes a face. 4.Your battle power appears after moving to the measurement screen. 5.You can do the following things using the buttons at the bottom of the screen; check your ranking, save pictures, upload images to Twitter or Facebook. 6.You can change the scouter color to green, blue, or no color on the setting screen. 7.You can tap the edit button to delete images on the ranking screen. ===================================== 【Applicable models】 ・iPhone 4 (5.0) or higher ・iPod touch 4th generation or higher

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
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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. 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

Scouter1 screens
Akinator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Scouter at none against Akinator's shown. Scouter also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). Akinator's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 56%) and ratings volume (427K vs 5). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Scouter sells 4 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 427K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Scouter's written reviews are positive against 81% of Akinator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scouter ships an update every 6 weeks, Akinator fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Scouter versus Akinator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScouterAkinator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings)4.6 (427K ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews81.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5427K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#101 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB220 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperOneWorld Co., Ltd.Elokence

Customer experience

Scouter

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral13.9%
Negative30.6%

Akinator

All ratings423,025 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews4,774 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative11.8%

Bugs and requests

Scouter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

4 purchases

Scouter

One-time4
  • 100sheets$0.99
  • unlock1$0.99
  • 200sheets$1.99
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  • unlock2$1.99
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 Scouter free?
Scouter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Akinator free?
Akinator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scouter or Akinator?
Akinator is rated higher. Scouter averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Akinator averages 4.6 from 427K ratings.
Do Scouter or Akinator have ads?
Akinator shows ads; Scouter does not.
Which is updated more often, Scouter or Akinator?
Scouter ships an update every 6 weeks, and Akinator fortnightly. Most recently, Scouter was updated on November 1, 2026 and Akinator on November 7, 2026.

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