OLO game vs Pass the Parcel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OLO game
A strategic board game for up to four players on a single device. Outmaneuver opponents to get your pieces into your target zone using cunning techniques. Enjoy a beautiful design and soundscape in this addictive game of skill.
- Minimalist design
- Two player mode
- Four player mode
- Beautiful soundscape
- Color themes
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We’re a small team, and OLO is the game we most love to play. People tell us they play it with their family, over dinner with friends, or on a date, and honestly that’s the nicest thing we hear. It’s a minimalist board game about skill and a little bit of cunning. Slide your OLOs toward your zone, nudge your opponents’ out of the way, and try not to get caught by the death finger. Easy to pick up in seconds, hard to put down, and best played shoulder to shoulder on one device. Play it two ways: head to head with one friend, or four of you together around the screen. Perfect for family, friends, or a date. The idea is simple: get as many of your OLOs into your target zone as you can. The fun is in how you do it, a gentle tap, a bold shove, or a well-timed bit of mischief to send someone else off course. It was an App Store Editors’ Choice worldwide and a Game of the Year runner-up, and it reached #1 in 22 countries. But we’re proudest that people still sit down and play it years later. What people have said: “OLO is one of the classiest productions you’ll ever see on iOS, a minimalist multiplayer game that’s as achingly gorgeous as it is perfectly tuned” — Eurogamer “A nearly perfect multiplayer game that’s as simple as it is beautiful” — Slide to Play “10/10. Its amazing that how a very simple concept can be so entertaining and addictive” — Action Radius “Internet craze OLO, ‘the Skee-Ball for the 21st century’” — The Daily Mail “Puzzling Fun for the Whole Family” — iPhoneAlley Inside: - A fresh, minimal design that gets out of the way - Two player, head to head - Four player, all together on one device - No internet needed, play anywhere - No ads, no in-app purchases, the whole game is yours - A calm, beautiful soundscape - Lots of colour themes to make it yours Thanks for taking a look. We hope OLO finds a place at your table.
Pass the Parcel
This app provides a digital way to play the classic party game, Pass the Parcel. It allows users to select music from their device or use built-in tracks to control the game's tempo and eliminate the need for manual music stopping.
- Digital music control
- Select music from device library
- Use entire playlists
- Inbuilt music options
- Intuitive gameplay
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A refreshing update to the classic game Pass the Parcel ( /Hot Potato). This intuitive way of playing removes the previous issue where someone would have to deal with the music by randomly stopping the music. You can select music straight from your music library, either a couple of songs or an entire playlist. No music on your device? No problem, there's inbuilt music ready to play with any game. Simply start the app, choose your music source and parcel messages. Then you're ready to go! Press the start button, then begin passing that present round!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OLO game at 70% against Pass the Parcel's 23%. OLO game also leads on ratings volume (332 vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months). Pass the Parcel's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases 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
OLO game costs $4.99 and Pass the Parcel $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pass the Parcel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OLO game has 332 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of OLO game's written reviews are positive against 23% of Pass the Parcel's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
OLO game ships an update every 4 months, Pass the Parcel every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OLO game | Pass the Parcel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (332 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.1% of reviews — better | 23.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 332 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #74 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sennep | Christopher Harrison |
Customer experience
OLO game
Pass the Parcel
In-app purchases
OLO game
No in-app purchases
Pass the Parcel
No in-app purchases
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