# Heads Up! vs Shoutrageous!

The clearest difference is price: Shoutrageous! at Free against Heads Up!'s $1.99. Shoutrageous! also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 33%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Heads Up!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On rating, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Shoutrageous! is free to download; Heads Up! costs $1.99 up front. Heads Up! sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Shoutrageous! sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Heads Up! against 4.8 for Shoutrageous!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Heads Up! has 299K ratings behind it against 2.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of Heads Up!'s written reviews are positive against 68% of Shoutrageous!'s.

Heads Up! ships an update weekly, Shoutrageous! every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Heads Up! | Shoutrageous! |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $1.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.8 (299K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heads-up/id623592465/reviews) | **[4.8 (2.9K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shoutrageous/id1163925890/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **299K** | 2.9K |
| Positive reviews | 32.8% of reviews | **68.5% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | **#1** | — |
| Size | 204 MB | 72 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **9.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Warner Bros.](https://appshunter.io/developer/298372283) | [Warner Bros.](https://appshunter.io/developer/298372283) |

## What reviewers say

### Heads Up!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heads-up/id623592465)

**Currently charting:** #1 Top Paid · Card, #1 Top Paid · Word, #3 Top Paid · Games, #5 Top Paid, #13 Top Grossing · Word, #77 Top Grossing · Card (US App Store)

This is a charades-style party game where players guess words displayed on a phone held to their forehead, with friends shouting clues. It offers a wide variety of themed decks and the ability to create custom categories for endless entertainment.

**Highlights:** Word guessing with friends, Themed card decks, Custom category creation, Tilt controls for guessing, Record gameplay videos, Play via Facetime

**Features:** SharePlay

**In-app purchases (11)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Just For Kids | Free | one-time |
| The Ellen Show | Free | one-time |
| Mix It Up | Free | one-time |
| Branded | $1.99 | one-time |
| That's So 90s | $1.99 | one-time |
| Food Fight | $1.99 | one-time |
| Super Heroes | $1.99 | one-time |
| Adult Supervision | $1.99 | one-time |
| Adult Supervision 2: Even Adultier | $1.99 | one-time |
| Happy Holidays | $1.99 | one-time |
| Adults Only! Bundle | $7.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🤩 Fun and engaging game
- 🎉 Great for parties and gatherings
- 👍 Fantastic family-friendly entertainment
- 💯 Highly recommended by users

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🔁 Repetitive content and card decks
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and technical issues
- 🤔 Lack of customization options

**Reported bugs**

- Purchased decks disappearing or not restoring
- Freezing and crashing on certain devices
- Inaccurate voice recognition and gesture detection

**Requested features**

- Ability to adjust game timer length
- More free content and decks
- Improved deck management and organization
- Better customer support and communication


### Shoutrageous!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shoutrageous/id1163925890)

This is a fast-paced trivia game where players must quickly list ten answers for various topics before time runs out. It's designed for social gatherings, offering fun and hilarious categories for a group experience.

**Highlights:** Fast-paced trivia gameplay, List ten answers per topic, Play with friends or groups, Fun and hilarious categories, Bonus categories included, Audio playback for rounds

**In-app purchases (11)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adults Only | $0.99 | one-time |
| Kid Zone | $0.99 | one-time |
| The Day to Day | $0.99 | one-time |
| Be a Good Sport | $0.99 | one-time |
| Movieland | $0.99 | one-time |
| What's on TV | $0.99 | one-time |
| Pop Goes the Culture | $0.99 | one-time |
| Adults Only Extended | $0.99 | one-time |
| Face the Music | $0.99 | one-time |
| Common Knowledge 2 | $0.99 | one-time |
| Remove Ads | $2.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Fun game
- 👍 Great for parties and family gatherings
- 👍 Entertaining and engaging
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Variety of categories

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Ads disrupt gameplay
- 🔒 Paid categories should be included for free
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🔋 Game gets repetitive over time
- 🐛 Answers can be outrageous or not challenging enough

**Reported bugs**

- Tutorial glitches
- Game freezes on ads
- Paid features not saving across devices
- App not loading or crashing

**Requested features**

- Add more categories and topics
- Implement a literature category
- Introduce a kids/family-friendly version
- Add a tiebreaker round
- Allow users to create custom categories


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Heads Up! free?

Heads Up! costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is Shoutrageous! free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Heads Up! or Shoutrageous!?

Shoutrageous! is rated higher. Heads Up! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 299K ratings, while Shoutrageous! averages 4.8 from 2.9K ratings.

### Do Heads Up! or Shoutrageous! have ads?

Shoutrageous! shows ads; Heads Up! does not.

### Which is updated more often, Heads Up! or Shoutrageous!?

Heads Up! ships an update weekly, and Shoutrageous! every 3 months. Most recently, Heads Up! was updated on October 22, 2026 and Shoutrageous! on October 18, 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.*