Smart vs Alias!
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.
Alias!
This is a word-guessing party game where players explain words to their teammates without saying the word itself. It's designed for quick rounds and can be used to practice language skills while having fun.
- Word explanation game
- Team-based guessing
- Timed rounds
- Language skill practice
- Multiple rounds with repeat button
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FREE for a limited time only! An entertaining game where the idea is to explain words in other words - without actually saying the word that is being explained - and help your team members guess as many words as possible within one minute. You may use clues, synonyms etc. Alias is a must especially for school children, students and all those who want to practice their language skills whilst having fun at the same time. BTW, you can turn on russian language and learn it while playing Alias! *Use "Repeat" button to play several rounds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Alias! at 4.6 against Smart's 4.0. Alias! also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 70%) and ratings volume (42 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Alias! sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Alias! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alias! has 42 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Smart's written reviews are positive against 94% of Alias!'s.
Smart ships an update every 4 months, Alias! every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart | Alias! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.6 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 42 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Alexey Novoselov | Anton Bukov |
Customer experience
Smart
Alias!
Bugs and requests
Smart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Alias!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Restore purchases do not work
- Serious problems with paid content
Requested features
6 requests- More dictionaries
- Sound effect when round is over
- Endless option
- Thematic dictionaries
- Sounds
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- Ability to choose the number of rounds
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
Alias!
- Second dictionary$0.99
- Third dictionary$0.99
- Cities and counties$0.99
