Comparison

Pocket Boss⁢ vs Scratch Inc.

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Boss⁢

Engage in a unique puzzle game where you manipulate business data to satisfy your demanding boss. Solve increasingly complex chart-based challenges to boost productivity, customer satisfaction, and company value. Your decisions and performance directly impact your potential for a promotion.

Highlights
  • Manipulate charts and trends
  • Improve productivity and satisfaction
  • Solve data puzzles
  • Interactive boss chat
  • Explore equal pay mysteries
Features
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Who says that work and play don’t mix? Not us! Play Pocket Boss, the game where you handle lots of fun data and one not-so-fun boss. In Pocket Boss, you’re a remote employee working with business data to make your boss happy. And the boss needs so much done! Increase productivity, boost customer satisfaction, make losses disappear, erase competitors — all with just a swipe of your finger. As you solve ever-funkier data puzzles, your boss watches your progress closely, wondering if you’ve got what it takes to earn that promotion. Well, have you? – Fix puzzling charts and bend the trends. Make your company’s productivity, shareholder value, and customer trust shine — at least on paper. – Pie charts, bar charts, scatter plots: drag, pinch, pull and push all kinds of charts to make them behave while your boss pushes for results. – Chat with your boss. Yes, it can be awkward, and that’s funny – but what if it affects your promotion? – Solve the mysteries of equal pay.   Play time: 30–60 minutes Created by Mario von Rickenbach, based on an idea by Maja Gehrig, with sound by Luc Gut.

About

Scratch Inc.

An idle incremental game where you build an empire by scratching cards and earning points. Upgrade your cards, unlock automation, and prestige to progress faster. Enjoy endless upgrades, achievements, and global leaderboards with no ads or wait timers.

Highlights
  • Endless Upgrades
  • Prestige for Progress
  • Achievements with Rewards
  • Global Leaderboards
  • Playable Offline
  • No Ads
Features
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Build an Empire, From Scratch Scratch cards, earn points, and grow your empire in this idle/incremental game. Upgrade your cards, unlock automation, prestige across industries, and climb the leaderboards — all with no ads, ever. • Endless Upgrades – Boost your point gain, match multipliers, grid size, and so much more. • Prestige for Progress – Reset to climb faster across deep progression layers. • Achievements with Rewards – Earn Gold and multipliers by completing fun challenges. • Global Leaderboards – Compete with others across the world across a variety of challenges. • Playable Offline – Play anywhere anytime • No Ads. No Wait Timers. Just Progress and Big Numbers. Made by a solo dev. Built to respect your time. (A reimagining of my first game)

Screenshots

Pocket Boss⁢4 screens
Scratch Inc.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Scratch Inc. at Free against Pocket Boss⁢'s $3.99. Scratch Inc. also leads on ratings volume (1.9K vs 13). Pocket Boss⁢'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Scratch Inc. is free to download; Pocket Boss⁢ costs $3.99 up front. Scratch Inc. sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Pocket Boss⁢ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Boss⁢ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scratch Inc. has 1.9K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 89% of Pocket Boss⁢'s written reviews are positive against 93% of Scratch Inc.'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Boss⁢ ships an update every 10 days, Scratch Inc. every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pocket Boss⁢ versus Scratch Inc.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket Boss⁢Scratch Inc.
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (13 ratings) — better4.7 (1.9K ratings)
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews93.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings131.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB40 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperPlayablesMakopaz LLC

Customer experience

Pocket Boss⁢

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

Scratch Inc.

All ratings1,918 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews465 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative2.6%

Bugs and requests

Pocket Boss⁢

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Scratch Inc.

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Offline rewards rarely triggering
  • Lacking sound effects

Requested features

2 requests
  • More skin tone options for avatar
  • Better variety and more offline rewards

In-app purchases

None

Pocket Boss⁢

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Scratch Inc.

One-time5
  • 20 Gold$1.99
  • 55 Gold$4.99
  • 120 Gold$9.99
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  • 260 Gold$19.99
  • 750 Gold$49.99

Questions

Is Pocket Boss⁢ free?
Pocket Boss⁢ costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scratch Inc. free?
Scratch Inc. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Boss⁢ or Scratch Inc.?
Pocket Boss⁢ is rated higher. Pocket Boss⁢ averages 5.0 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Scratch Inc. averages 4.7 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Pocket Boss⁢ or Scratch Inc. have ads?
Neither Pocket Boss⁢ nor Scratch Inc. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Boss⁢ or Scratch Inc.?
Pocket Boss⁢ ships an update every 10 days, and Scratch Inc. every 6 days. Most recently, Pocket Boss⁢ was updated on October 16, 2026 and Scratch Inc. on October 23, 2026.

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