Who's the Character? vs Mir Mir
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Who's the Character?
Test your knowledge of famous characters from movies, video games, and cartoons. Unscramble letters to guess the character's name from a picture. Utilize power-ups or ask friends for assistance when stuck.
- Guess characters from pictures
- Unscramble letters
- Movie, video game, and cartoon characters
- Reveal a letter power-up
- Remove 2 letters power-up
- Show hint power-up
- 200 levels
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Tap to guess the character from a single image. Hundreds of pop-culture icons across movies, games, anime, and cartoons. WHAT'S INSIDE • 200+ hand-illustrated character puzzles, easy to hard • Speed bonus coins for fast solves • Powerups when you're stuck: hint, reveal a letter, remove distractor letters • Share completed puzzles as letter-tile cards your friends can solve WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT • Plays offline - no accounts, no sign-ups, no internet required • Five-second rounds, perfect for waiting in line or killing time • Polished iPhone + iPad layouts, no ads Got a character you want to see in the game? Tell us - we add new puzzles regularly. Originally released in 2015, Who's the Character? has been delighting puzzle fans for nearly a decade. This is the all-new redesigned edition. Same character art you love, rebuilt from scratch for modern iOS.
Mir Mir
A guessing game focused on Japanese cartoon culture. Players test their knowledge by identifying iconic shows, characters, and locations. It's designed for fun with friends and family.
- Japanese cartoon culture theme
- Guess iconic shows and characters
- Play with friends and family
- Interactive guessing gameplay
- Variety of pop culture elements
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Mirror-Kyo is a guessing game that caters to Japanese cartoon culture. Play with friends or family as you guess some of the most iconic shows, characters, places, and whatever else pops up on the screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mir Mir at none against Who's the Character?'s 5. Mir Mir also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Who's the Character?'s advantage is ratings volume (71 vs 7) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and iOS requirement 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. Who's the Character? sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Mir Mir asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mir Mir holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Who's the Character? has 71 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Who's the Character?'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Mir Mir's.
Who's the Character? ships an update every 3 weeks, Mir Mir every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Who's the Character? | Mir Mir |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (71 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Svetozar Valtchev | MIRROR-KYO LLC |
Customer experience
Who's the Character?
Mir Mir
Bugs and requests
Who's the Character?
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game crashes a lot
- Game broke the day I installed it
- Black screen/doesn't load
- Misspelled character names/missing letters
- Unsolvable puzzles due to missing letters
Requested features
10 requests- More levels
- More characters
- Way to get free coins (e.g., watch ads)
- Update for more characters
- Needs more expansion
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- Add more characters soon
- Needs update ASAP
- More levels please
- Would love an update
- Way more levels like with mortal kombat and street fighter
Mir Mir
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Who's the Character?
- 200 Coins$0.99
- 500 Coins$1.99
- 1500 Coins$4.99
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- 3500 Coins$9.99
- 7500 Coins$19.99
Mir Mir
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Who's the Character? free?
Is Mir Mir free?
Which has better reviews, Who's the Character? or Mir Mir?
Do Who's the Character? or Mir Mir have ads?
Which is updated more often, Who's the Character? or Mir Mir?
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