ACTIVITY Original Remote vs Alias
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ACTIVITY Original Remote
This app transforms your iPhone or iPod Touch into a personal card holder for the ACTIVITY Original for iPad game. It allows you to virtually flick cards from the iPad to your device, enhancing the gameplay with a time indicator for tasks. It's a free companion app that requires the iPad version to function.
- Personal card holder
- Virtual card flicking
- Time indicator
- Enhanced gameplay
- Multi-language support
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iPAD™ REQUIRED! Turn your iPhone® or iPod touch® into a personal card holder that connects exclusively to your ACTIVITY Original® for iPad game. Activity Original Remote brings even more fun to the game your already love. Virtually flick cards from your iPad to your iPhone® or iPod touch®. YOU’LL BE AMAZED AT HOW YOUR ACTIVITY ORIGINAL REMOTE WORKS: With a simple flick have card on your iPhone® or iPod touch® Pass your iPhone® or iPod touch® to your team-mates and have even more fun playing ACTIVITY Original® Activity Original Remote includes a time indicator so you can see how much time you have left to complete the task. Activity Original Remote is FREE! ACTIVITY ORIGINAL REMOTE WORKS EXCLUSIVELY WITH iPAD Before you download, remember that the FREE Activity Original Remote for iPhone® & iPod touch® ONLY works with ACTIVITY Original® for iPad (purchase required). Supported languages: English, German, Czech, Hungarian, Russian, and Slovenian
Alias
This party game challenges players to explain words to their teammates, who then guess them. It's a fun way to boost vocabulary and associative thinking while playing with friends.
- Explain words to teammates
- Guess words explained by others
- Increase vocabulary
- Improve associative thinking
- Themed word sets
- Play with friends or in pairs
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Alias is one of the best games for friends all over the world! You will appreciate it from the first minutes of the game. You need to explain words to your friends, and they - to guess. Sounds easy, right? Playing, you not only enjoy, but also increase vocabulary and improve associative thinking! In the game you will find themed sets of words. The game is suitable for a large company, and for two people.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Alias at 94% against ACTIVITY Original Remote's 53%. Alias also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 28). ACTIVITY Original Remote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 31) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Alias sells 31 one-off in-app purchases. ACTIVITY Original Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.
Alias holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alias has 1.7K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of ACTIVITY Original Remote's written reviews are positive against 94% of Alias's.
ACTIVITY Original Remote ships an update every 5 months, Alias every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ACTIVITY Original Remote | Alias |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (28 ratings) | 4.9 (1.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | 93.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 1.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #144 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Piatnik | ArGames |
Customer experience
ACTIVITY Original Remote
Alias
Bugs and requests
ACTIVITY Original Remote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Alias
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- More free word packs
- Ability to create custom word lists
- Multiplayer/online gameplay
- Language selection options
- Difficulty settings
In-app purchases
ACTIVITY Original Remote
No in-app purchases
Alias
- Fairy tales$0.29
- Мифы$0.29
- Короткие слова$0.29
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- Collocations$0.29
- The game of the thrones$0.29
- Sport$0.29
- Music$0.29
- Царство животных$0.29
- Dota 2$0.29
- Marvel Universe$0.29
- Вселенная DC$0.29
- Professions$0.29
- TV & cinema$0.29
- Tasty words$0.29
- Хайп$0.29
- Harry Potter$0.39
- Famous people$0.39
- Travel$0.39
- For programmers$0.39
- 18+$0.99
- Geek Pack$0.99
- Language & Words$0.99
- Fantasy & Big Universes$0.99
- Family pack$0.99
- World Around$0.99
- Memes$0.99
- Pop Culture$0.99
- Cinema$0.99
- No Boundaries$1.99
- All word packs$3.99
- All Packs You Need$4.99
Questions
Is ACTIVITY Original Remote free?
Is Alias free?
Which has better reviews, ACTIVITY Original Remote or Alias?
Do ACTIVITY Original Remote or Alias have ads?
Which is updated more often, ACTIVITY Original Remote or Alias?
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