Comparison

VRChat vs Gartic Phone

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

VRChat

Explore a vast virtual universe with endless possibilities, from thrilling adventures and games to social gatherings and creative expression. Connect with friends, meet new people, and even build your own worlds and avatars. Experience immersive social interaction, whether in VR or on mobile.

Highlights
  • Explore user-created worlds
  • Customize unique avatars
  • Play thousands of games
  • Connect with friends
  • Build your own virtual spaces
  • Full-body tracking support
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Welcome to VRChat — a virtual world filled with limitless possibilities. Spend your afternoon dogfighting in fighter jets, before winding down in a treehouse that exists floating in a nebula. Make a new best friend while exploring a haunted mansion, right before playing a hand of cards with a robot, alien, and eight-foot tall wolf. In VRChat, there are hundreds of thousands of worlds, millions of avatars – all created by the users. No matter what you’re into, there’s a space in VRChat for you. And if there isn’t, we’ll give you the tools to make your dream a reality. While not required to join in on the fun, VRChat was built to take advantage of VR headsets in many unique ways. That means avatars that flow with your movement, and systems that work alongside various hardware platforms to provide full-body tracking, finger tracking, and much, much more. Even if you’re jumping in on your phone or tablet, you’ll get to experience the magic of hanging out with people that feel like they’re really there – not just some character on a screen! Use the companion app to keep up with your VRChat friends, or launch into a VRChat world to meet new friends right from your iOS device! There’s something magical around every corner. Come take a look, and see what you find. MEET NEW FRIENDS In VRChat, there’s always something to do – and people to meet there. Visit a planetarium and have a chat about astronomy. Go on a virtual hike through a majestic fantasy forest. Pull up to a car meet, and talk shop with some gearheads. Attend a live music event underneath a chemical storage facility, and talk obscure genres with DJs. Your community – whatever it is – is here. GO ON AN ADVENTURE There are thousands of games to play in VRChat. Try running a kitchen in a busy restaurant, or racing go-karts in zero gravity. Fancy a battle royale? We’ve got those, too. Just probably with a wider diversity of avatars than you’ve ever seen before. It doesn’t matter what you like to play: casual card games, shooters, racing, platformers, puzzles, horror, and of course, endless party games. BUILD YOUR DREAMS Everything here was built by the community using the VRChat SDK. Combined with Unity and Udon, our in-house scripting language, we give our users as much power as possible to build whatever their imaginations can conjure up. But creation isn’t just limited to worlds. VRChat provides a level of creative freedom that is unmatched anywhere else, and nowhere is that reflected best than on the avatars of our users. In VRChat, you can be anything, and explore your identity however you’d like. Want to be an alien? A talking dog? A sentient shoe with glowing bits that react to the beat of music by changing color? I mean, sure, if that’s what you’re about. VRChat is free to download and play on compatible devices. Subscribing to VRC+ grants access to enhanced features. Learn more at https://hello.vrchat.com/vrchatplus Privacy Policy: https://hello.vrchat.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://hello.vrchat.com/legal

About

Gartic Phone

This is a hilarious online telephone game where players take turns drawing sentences and then guessing drawings. Watch the original idea get hilariously lost through the chain of interpretations. It's free, easy to learn, and perfect for parties and online hangouts.

Highlights
  • Sentence to drawing interpretation
  • Drawing to sentence guessing
  • Animated GIF sharing
  • Multiple game modes
  • Creative drawing tools
  • Online multiplayer
Features
Currently charting
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Gartic Phone is the hilarious online telephone game with drawings! Start with a sentence. The next player draws it. The player after that writes what they see. On it goes, sentence to drawing to sentence, until the original idea is gloriously, ridiculously lost. Then watch the whole chain play back and laugh together at how it all went wrong. Free, easy to learn, and impossible to play with a straight face. Perfect for friends, family, classrooms, parties and online hangouts, and no drawing skills required. The worse the art, the better the game! HOW TO PLAY • Create a room and invite friends with a link or QR code, or jump into a quick game. • Everyone writes a starting sentence. • Pass it on: take turns drawing the sentence above you, then guessing the drawing below. • When the round ends, flip through every album and relive the chaos. LOADS OF GAME MODES Keep every game fresh with a huge variety of modes, including: • Normal: the classic write-and-draw telephone • Knock-Off: everyone draws the same first sentence • Animation: build frame-by-frame animated chains • Background & Solo: draw over a shared scene or play on your own • Secret, Masterpiece, Compliment Sandwich and many more CREATIVE DRAWING TOOLS • Pencil, eraser, shapes, fill bucket, eyedropper and notes • Full color palette with adjustable thickness and opacity • Pinch to zoom, pan, and a dedicated landscape drawing mode for extra room • Undo, redo and an optional grid SHARE THE LAUGHS • Save and share your favorite albums as animated GIFs • Replay each drawing stroke by stroke PLAY YOUR WAY • 100% free and online — play with friends near or far • Available in 40+ languages • Custom avatars and rooms you control Gather your friends and start a round now. Chaos guaranteed!

Screenshots

VRChat4 screens
Gartic Phone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gartic Phone at 86% against VRChat's 46%. Gartic Phone also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). VRChat's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.3K vs 1.1K). On price, update cadence, chart position 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. VRChat sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Gartic Phone asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gartic Phone holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.3K and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of VRChat's written reviews are positive against 86% of Gartic Phone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
VRChat versus Gartic Phone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVRChatGartic Phone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (3.3K ratings)4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.7% of reviews86.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.3K — better1.1K
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#71 — better#138
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.0 GB67 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperVRChat Inc.Gartic

Customer experience

VRChat

All ratings3,321 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews788 reviews
Positive45.7%
Neutral14.8%
Negative39.5%

Gartic Phone

All ratings1,065 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews162 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative8.0%

Bugs and requests

VRChat

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Play button not working on iPad
  • Login issues on some accounts

Requested features

3 requests
  • Google login option
  • iPad support
  • Improved compatibility for lower-end devices

Gartic Phone

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

VRChat

Subscriptions2
  • VRChat+ (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • VRChat+ (Yearly)$99.991 Year
One-time10
  • 600 VRChat Credits$4.99
  • VRChat+ Gift (One month)$9.99
  • 1200 VRChat Credits$9.99
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  • 2400 VRChat Credits$19.99
  • 3000 VRChat Credits$24.99
  • 3600 VRChat Credits$29.99
  • 4800 VRChat Credits$39.99
  • 6000 VRChat Credits$49.99
  • 9000 VRChat Credits$74.99
  • 12000 VRChat Credits$99.99
None

Gartic Phone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VRChat free?
VRChat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gartic Phone free?
Gartic Phone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VRChat or Gartic Phone?
Gartic Phone is rated higher. VRChat averages 4.4 out of 5 from 3.3K ratings, while Gartic Phone averages 4.8 from 1.1K ratings.
Do VRChat or Gartic Phone have ads?
Gartic Phone shows ads; VRChat does not.
Which is updated more often, VRChat or Gartic Phone?
VRChat ships an update weekly, and Gartic Phone weekly. Most recently, VRChat was updated on October 18, 2026 and Gartic Phone on October 17, 2026.
Which is more popular, VRChat or Gartic Phone?
VRChat currently peaks at #71 in the App Store charts, and Gartic Phone at #138. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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