Hitman vs Emergency Call
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hitman
Step into the shoes of Agent 47, a betrayed assassin on the run. Plan your approach, adapt to your surroundings, and eliminate targets in a world that rewards stealth and strategy. Experience a deep narrative and challenging gameplay with customizable controls.
- Stealth and strategic assassination
- Elaborate mission environments
- Customizable touchscreen controls
- Gamepad and keyboard/mouse support
- Instinct Mode for target identification
- Point Shooting for rapid elimination
- Challenging game modes
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Branded a traitor and hunted by the Agency he once served, Agent 47 returns to iOS in Hitman: Absolution. Stalk your targets through elaborate environments that reward both quick thinking and patient planning. Strike silently from the shadows, or let your silverballers do the talking — whatever your approach, each of Absolution’s 20 missions is a contract killer’s happy hunting ground. Expertly adapted for mobile play, Absolution’s sleek touchscreen controls offer 47’s hallmark precision, with gamepad and keyboard & mouse support included for the full AAA experience on the go. SIGNATURE STYLE Blend into the background, kill silently, and disappear without trace, or go in all guns blazing! Absolution’s missions invite you to experiment, improvise and perfect your technique. COMPLETE CONTROL Customise touch controls until they fit you like a glove, or connect a gamepad or any keyboard & mouse that is compatible with iPadOS. MORE THAN A NUMBER The story of Absolution puts Agent 47’s character under the spotlight, where both his loyalties and his conscience are put to the test. KILLER INSTINCT Use Instinct Mode to identify targets, predict enemy movement, and highlight points of interest. CLEAR YOUR PATH Use Point Shooting to stop time, mark multiple enemies, and eliminate them in a heartbeat. MASTER THE CRAFT Find new ways to take out your marks, complete Challenges, or take the ultimate test in Purist mode, with deadlier enemies and no help to guide you. CONTRACTS MODE Hitman’s unlimited sandbox mode — take on player-designed contracts from other agents around the world, or create and share your own. === We recommend playing Hitman: Absolution on iOS 18 or later. You need 12GB of free space on your device, though we recommend at least double this to avoid initial installation issues. Supported iPhones: • iPhone XR and later • iPhone SE - 2nd Generation (2020) and later Supported iPads: • iPad - 8th Generation (2020) and later • iPad mini - 5th Generation (2019) and later • iPad Air - 3rd Generation (2019) and later • iPad Pro - 3rd Generation (2018) and later • If you require assistance, please contact our support team at support@feralinteractive.com Hitman: Absolution™ © 2000-2026 IO Interactive A/S. IO Interactive, IOI, HITMAN are registered trademarks of IO Interactive A/S. Developed for and published on iOS by Feral Interactive. iOS and the iOS logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Feral and the Feral logo are trademarks of Feral Interactive Ltd. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights are property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
Emergency Call
Engage in thrilling rescue missions as part of an attack squad. Survey the scene, make tactical decisions, and utilize specialized equipment to overcome challenges like fires and gas cylinder explosions. Your actions determine the mission's outcome and your safety.
- Complete diverse rescue missions
- Explore and survey operation sites
- Make tactical decisions
- Utilize specialized equipment
- First-person perspective gameplay
- Mission evaluation for improvement
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***No in-app purchases*** ***No advertising*** As a member of the attack squad, you carry out a variety of exciting missions ranging from apartment and car fires to rescuing people as well as many others. Do you have what it takes to complete the challenges ahead? When you arrive on the scene, you start where the attack squad begins to operate. The extinguishing water connection is already in place, the turntable ladder is ready for use and all the materials you need for an indoor or outdoor attack are at your disposal right from the start. You are therefore well equipped to successfully complete any operation. After you arrive you first have to survey the scene to get an overview of the situation. Then you can start to work on the primary and secondary objectives. Depending on the situation, you will have to decide for yourself in which order you want to complete the tasks. However, be prepared for incidents that may occur during the operation, such as explosions of gas cylinders, if they are not found and extinguished in time. During the missions, remember that your own safety and that of the people involved is always paramount! Do you have what it takes to master the exciting everyday work of the attack squad? FEATURES - Take on the role of the attack squad and complete a variety of different missions - Explore the operation site, decide on the tactical approach and work through the mission - Your tactical decisions influence the further course of the mission - Every mission is evaluated so that you can constantly improve yourself - Use equipment such as a smoke screen, Halligan bar, turntable ladder or various extinguishing agents - Play in first-person perspective, manage your inventory, and interact with the characters in the game
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Emergency Call at $5.99 against Hitman's $14.99. Emergency Call also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Hitman's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (742 vs 3). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Hitman costs $14.99 and Emergency Call $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hitman holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hitman has 742 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Hitman's written reviews are positive against 80% of Emergency Call's.
Hitman ships an update every 3 weeks, Emergency Call every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hitman | Emergency Call |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | $5.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (742 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.4% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 742 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #64 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.0 GB | 905 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Feral Interactive Ltd | Aerosoft GmbH |
Customer experience
Hitman
Emergency Call
Bugs and requests
Hitman
Reported bugs
2 issues- Laggy when trying to crouch, use instinct, or switch weapons
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
2 requests- Add more quests to diversify the game
- Add Chinese language support
Emergency Call
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hitman
No in-app purchases
Emergency Call
No in-app purchases
Questions
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