Smart vs The Alias Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart
Compete with friends in a word guessing game that expands your vocabulary across multiple languages. Choose from over 15,000 words organized by topic, with ongoing updates to word packs.
- Team-based word guessing
- Vocabulary expansion
- Multiple languages supported
- Over 15,000 words
- Topic-based word packs
- Regularly updated content
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Smart is a game for you and your friends, in which teams compete in word guessing! Smart is not only a fun way to socialize, but a great opportunity to expand your vocabulary in several languages. You have over 15 thousands words at your fingertips, separated into word packs by topics. Words packs are constantly being updated and expanded.
The Alias Game
This app is a digital version of the popular word-guessing party game where teams race against the clock to explain as many words as possible. It allows for custom word decks, adjustable game settings, and keeps track of past game results.
- Create custom word decks
- Build word pools
- Adjust turn time
- Configure word skipping
- View game history
- Team-based gameplay
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The Hat Game is board game packaged in your iPhone widely, known as alias, in which the player should explain as many words as possible to his team in a limited time. To start the game, you just need to have this application and a company of 4 people or more! What's cool? - Create your own word decks with your own names in the "Words" section - Build a word pool from any number of words - Adjust the turn time and configure availability to skip a word before each round - View the results of past games in the "History" section Which rules? - Teams take turns. The players in it also take turns explaining the words to their team. - There can be at least two teams - The composition of the team is from two people - The game ends when the hat runs out of words or you can end it forcibly by clicking the "Exit" button - The word can be skipped if passes availability was enabled before the beginning of the explanation. What is prohibited? - Use the same root words in the explanation - Use words similar in consonance - Point out the hidden objects - Use a word in translation into another language How to start playing? - Press the "Play" button on the main screen - Choose and how many words will be included in the pool of words for guessing - The mood of the team of players: the name, composition and names of each player. Remember that there must be at least 2 teams and at least 2 players in each team - Each move pass iPhone to the player displayed on the screen, so that he sets the time for the next move, availability to skip. Then press the "Let's go!" button to begin!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Alias Game at 5.0 against Smart's 4.0. The Alias Game also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Smart sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and The Alias Game sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Alias Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Smart's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Alias Game's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart | The Alias Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexey Novoselov | Evgeny Shishko |
Customer experience
Smart
The Alias Game
In-app purchases
Smart
- "Food" in Russian$0.99
- "For Party" in Russian$0.99
- "Food" in English$0.99
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- "Sport" in English$0.99
- "For Kids" in English$0.99
- "Psychology" in English$0.99
- "Movies" in English$0.99
- "Mix" in Russian$1.99
- "Mix" in English$1.99
- Funny Mix!$4.99
The Alias Game
- Deck "Animals"$0.99
- Deck "Brands"$0.99
- Deck "Finances"$0.99
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- Deck "People"$0.99









