ACTIVITY Pocket vs Rival Brains
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ACTIVITY Pocket
A digital version of a popular European word game that can be played by up to 16 people. Teams compete by guessing words through drawing, acting, or verbal clues. Offers additional word packs for extended challenges.
- Guess words by drawing, acting, or speaking
- Playable by 4 to 16 players
- On-screen drawing functionality
- Team-based gameplay
- Additional word packs available
- Constant free updates with new words
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PLAY EUROPE’S FAVORITE WORD GAME – ANYTIME, ANYWHERE! Whether you play with friends or family, wordplay fun is always at your fingertips. Activity has been immensely popular for over 25 years now and the game has sold over 11 MILLION copies. WHO WILL YOU PLAY? • Team up with your friend and create a team so you can challenge other friends • The game can be played by 4 to 16 players • Girls against boys? Just one of many options how you can play this exciting game LOST FOR WORDS? Use the Hollywood and Editor’s Choice packs to challenge your skills. Key features: • Be the first team to cross the finish line by guessing words. • Show off your drawing, acting and verbal skills • On-screen drawing with your finger – far more fun than ever before • Outstanding graphics • This is the only game on store that as many as 16 people can play at once • Constant free updates with new words DO NOT DISTURB THE FUN! If you're worried about familiar words showing up repeatedly, forget it. You can acquire plenty of new words – one of many reasons to extend your play. Don’t accept imitations. Just say, “LET’S PLAY ACTIVITY POCKET! Supported languages: English, German, and Slovenian
Rival Brains
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TWO PLAYERS. ONE PHONE. THAT'S THE WHOLE SETUP. Rival Brains is a 2 player game built for a single screen. Lay the phone flat on the table, sit on opposite sides, and the screen splits down the middle — your half faces you, theirs faces them. Then you go at it. No second device. No accounts. No matchmaking. No internet. Hand over half the phone and you are playing in seconds. WHERE PEOPLE ACTUALLY PLAY IT • Couples waiting for dinner to arrive • Friends at the bar when the conversation dips • Siblings in the back seat • Parent vs kid — and the kid winning • Students with twenty minutes to kill • First dates that need a tiebreaker • Family gatherings, road trips, airport gates Anywhere two people are stuck together with one phone between them. NINE DUELS, ALL WON WITH YOUR HEAD • Riddle Rumble — race to crack the riddle before your rival taps the answer • Quick Maths — mental-math sprints that get meaner every round • Echo — a memory duel: watch the pattern flash, then out-remember them • Odd One Out — three things belong together, one doesn't; spot it first • Sequences — crack the number pattern and nail what comes next • Anagram Attack — unscramble the letters before your rival finds the word • Movie Quotes — name the movie behind the famous line first • Pattern Grid — the classic IQ-test grid: find the picture that completes the pattern • One Line — draw the picture without lifting your finger, both players at once Riddle Rumble, Quick Maths and Echo are free forever. The other six unlock for 24 hours with one short ad, or permanently with a single $4.99 purchase that also covers any duel added later. No reflex spam, no tap races. Every duel is won with your head. BUILT FOR TWO BRAINS AT ONE TABLE • Mirrored halves — each player gets their own upright view • Answers shuffled differently per side, so nobody can copy a finger • Visible reading-time timers — long riddles get longer clocks • The Evener — an openly declared handicap that keeps lopsided rivalries fun • Rivalry Ledger — head-to-head records, streaks, and revenge matches • End-of-night superlatives — who had the Quickest Wit? The Steadiest Hand? FAST ROUNDS, INSTANT REMATCHES A duel runs a couple of minutes. First correct tap takes the point, first to five takes the duel, and the rematch is one tap away. Nobody sits through a long turn waiting for their go. FRESH EVERY GAME NIGHT 170+ riddles and 100+ movie quotes that won't repeat from night to night, plus endlessly generated math, logic, pattern and anagram questions. No two sessions alike. PLAYS WITH NO WI-FI Everything runs on the device. Airplane mode, dead zones, the back of a car — it all works. Most two player games want a second phone, a shared turn, or a sign-up. This one wants a table and someone sitting across from you. No accounts. No internet needed to play. Hand over half the phone and settle it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rival Brains at Free against ACTIVITY Pocket's $6.99. Rival Brains also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 49 months). ACTIVITY Pocket's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On 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
Rival Brains is free to download; ACTIVITY Pocket costs $6.99 up front. ACTIVITY Pocket sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Rival Brains sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ACTIVITY Pocket ships an update every 49 months, Rival Brains fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ACTIVITY Pocket | Rival Brains |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 49 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piatnik | Proliferaite LLC |
In-app purchases
ACTIVITY Pocket
- Hollywood$2.99
- Editor's Choice$4.99
Rival Brains
- Rival Unlimited$4.99
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