# 玩吧 vs 乡音

The clearest difference is rating: 乡音 at 4.9 against 玩吧's 3.3. 乡音 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). 玩吧's advantage is ratings volume (378 vs 9) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. 玩吧 sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. 乡音 asks for nothing beyond the download.

乡音 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 玩吧 has 378 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of 玩吧's written reviews are positive against 100% of 乡音's.

玩吧 ships an update monthly, 乡音 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | 玩吧 | 乡音 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [3.3 (378 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id609377731/reviews) | **[4.9 (9 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id990526002/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **378** | 9 |
| Positive reviews | 62.4% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Monthly** | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 443 MB | 22 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [北京默契破冰科技有限公司](https://appshunter.io/developer/1171647038) | [Xing Chen](https://appshunter.io/developer/990526001) |

## What reviewers say

### 玩吧

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id609377731)

Connect with new people through engaging multiplayer games and interactive social features. Discover shared interests, turn boring moments into fun ones, and foster deeper connections with others.

**Highlights:** Multiplayer party games, Voice chat for interaction, Friend matching and invites, Build intimacy with friends, Discover new people, Variety of board and casual games

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 玩吧会员 连续包月 | $2.49 | per month |
| 优选礼品包 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 优选礼品包 | $1.99 | one-time |
| 18块钱的礼品包 | $2.99 | one-time |
| 优选礼品包 | $3.99 | one-time |
| 高级礼品包 | $12.99 | one-time |
| 优选礼品包 | $19.99 | one-time |
| 优选礼品包 | $29.99 | one-time |
| 388块钱的礼品包 | $59.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🤝 Good for making friends
- 🎮 Fun and engaging games
- 👍 Interesting social features

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🤖 Poor user moderation and toxic community
- 💰 Aggressive monetization and pay-to-win mechanics
- 🔍 Lack of transparency and unfair policies

**Reported bugs**

- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Connectivity issues and server instability
- Glitches in various game modes
- Inconsistent user interface and navigation

**Requested features**

- Improved game stability and performance
- Better user moderation and community management
- More free-to-play friendly monetization model
- Clearer communication and fairer policies


### 乡音

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id990526002)

Connect with people from different regions and learn their local dialects. This app offers a platform to listen to, share, and even guess regional languages through interactive games. Explore the diversity of spoken Chinese and engage with a community passionate about preserving and sharing their hometown tongues.

**Highlights:** Listen to regional dialects, Share your hometown language, Play dialect guessing games, Connect with users nationwide, Explore diverse Chinese dialects

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is 玩吧 free?

玩吧 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is 乡音 free?

乡音 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, 玩吧 or 乡音?

乡音 is rated higher. 玩吧 averages 3.3 out of 5 from 378 ratings, while 乡音 averages 4.9 from 9 ratings.

### Do 玩吧 or 乡音 have ads?

玩吧 shows ads; 乡音 does not.

### Which is updated more often, 玩吧 or 乡音?

玩吧 ships an update monthly, and 乡音 every 3 months. Most recently, 玩吧 was updated on November 6, 2026 and 乡音 on November 1, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*