WidgetBoard vs Overtake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WidgetBoard
Play classic games like Tic Tac Toe, Sudoku, and Minesweeper directly from your home screen. Enjoy a variety of puzzles and strategy games designed for quick entertainment and mental challenges.
- Play games from home screen widgets
- Tic Tac Toe
- Card Match
- Connect Four
- Simon Says
- Sudoku
- Minesweeper
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Experience timeless fun with WidgetBoard, your ultimate companion for classic games like Tic Tac Toe, Card Match, Connect Four, Simon Says, Number Puzzle, Image Puzzle, Word Search, Dots and Boxes, Hangman, Sudoku, and Minesweeper. Whether you're looking to pass the time or challenge your memory and strategy skills, WidgetBoard offers hours of entertainment right from your home screen. Key Features: Tic Tac Toe: Relive the classic game of X's and O's. Whether it's a quick match with a friend, this simple yet addictive game is perfect for short breaks. Card Match: Sharpen your memory with this delightful matching game. Flip the cards, find the pairs, and test how quickly you can clear the board. Each level increases in difficulty, providing endless fun. Connect Four: Strategize and outmaneuver your opponent in this vertical board game. Be the first to line up four of your tokens in a row, column, or diagonal to win. Simon Says: Test your memory and reflexes with this classic sequence game. Watch the pattern, repeat it perfectly, and see how far you can go as the sequences get more complex. Number Puzzle: Tap to move the tiles and rearrange the numbers in ascending order. A challenging and satisfying way to train your logic and problem-solving skills. Image Puzzle: Enjoy piecing together an image by moving shuffled tiles. Tap the tiles to slide them into place and reveal the complete picture. Word Search: Find hidden words in a grid. A fun and relaxing game that helps keep your mind sharp. Dots and Boxes: Take turns connecting dots with lines to complete boxes. Outwit your opponent by closing more boxes and scoring points in this strategic grid-based game. Hangman: Guess the word before the hangman is fully drawn. Choose from various categories and test your knowledge in this timeless guessing game. Sudoku: Challenge your logic and critical thinking with this popular puzzle game. Fill each 9x9 grid so every row, column, and 3x3 section contains all digits from 1 to 9. Minesweeper: Uncover all the safe tiles without triggering any hidden mines. Use logic and deduction to mark bombs and clear the board in this thrilling game of risk and strategy. Widgets: WidgetBoard isn't just an app—it's a fully interactive experience right from your home screen. Play these games directly through widgets without even opening the app. Perfect for quick gameplay or when you're on the go. Why WidgetBoard? As a solo indie developer, I’ve designed WidgetBoard to be simple, intuitive, and fun for all ages. Your support through ratings, shares, and tips helps me continue to bring more classic games and updates to WidgetBoard. Enjoy these timeless games and keep the fun going! This app is free with the option to upgrade to Premium. WidgetBoard Premium gives you access to additional features: -You can subscribe to this app to get access to exclusive widget games. -Subscription options are: 1-month with a 3-day trial, 1-year. Links to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy can be found below: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://www.privacypolicies.com/live/11ad9f47-6e2c-4302-9ed3-6cfe0d4bfecc
Overtake
A unique party game where players control parts of a race car by shouting commands to each other. Success depends on clear communication and quick reactions, as missed calls lead to retirement. The game escalates with new challenges and problems to overcome.
- Shout commands to teammates
- Control toggles, dials, and buttons
- Cooperative gameplay
- Race car simulation
- Escalating difficulty
- Unique communication challenges
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Overtake is a shouting game for a room full of phones. Each player gets a panel of toggles, dials, selectors, sliders and buttons. Everyone has a command they cannot carry out themselves: "DIFF ENTRY TO FOUR!" "ENABLE DRS!" "SWITCH TO PLAN C!" "FRONT WING TO PLUS TWO!" "BOX NOW!" The control your call names is on somebody else's panel. So you shout it across the table. Whoever has that switch throws it, your call clears, a fresh one lands. HOW A RUN ENDS Every call has its own countdown. When you miss three calls and the car is retired. IT NEVER GETS EASIER Clear a stint and the whole table gets the win, for now. Then come more buttons, bigger panels, and harder commands. Then there are problems, so many problems: • RADIO STATIC — interference smears the words on your call • VISOR TEAR-OFF — half your own panel goes dark, so now you have to ask • PIT LANE OPEN — one call appears on every screen, but only one panel can answer it • DRIVER CHANGE — two players swap panels mid-run WHAT YOU NEED • 2 to 4 players, one phone each, in the same room • An internet connection on every phone • Your actual voice, there is no chat • No account, no sign-up, no email. The host has a room code and everyone joins
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Overtake at 5.0 against WidgetBoard's 4.4. Overtake also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). WidgetBoard's advantage is ratings volume (35 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. WidgetBoard sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Overtake sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Overtake holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WidgetBoard has 35 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of WidgetBoard's written reviews are positive against 100% of Overtake's.
| Parameter | WidgetBoard | Overtake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (35 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Whilce Raphael Varquez | Toast - Apps and Software LLC |
Customer experience
WidgetBoard
Overtake
In-app purchases
WidgetBoard
- Premium3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Premium$34.991 Year
- Captain's Token$1.99
- Captain's Treasure$4.99
- Captain's Bounty$19.99
Overtake
- Expansion$5.99
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