Hit Replay vs Gimme a Second
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hit Replay
Test your knowledge of Rock 'n Roll history with this weekly music trivia game. Answer nuanced questions using voice or text input, and challenge friends with unlimited games. Enjoy hands-free mode for multitasking.
- Weekly music trivia puzzles
- Rock 'n Roll history questions
- Voice and text input
- Hands-free mode
- Share scores with friends
- Unlimited games
- Full puzzle archive access
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Hit Replay is the weekly music puzzle for your ears! Answer a diverse set of Rock 'n Roll history questions and test your knowledge against some of the most nuanced trivia available. Use hands-free mode to challenge your brain while leaving your eyes free to do other things, like cook, work out, and travel. We proudly feature: - Voice and text input based on your preference - Easily share your score with friends and play unlimited games - Free access to the entire archive of puzzles As a new kind of iOS puzzle, you may run into some unexpected behavior. We'd love to hear from you about your experience and how we can make it better.
Gimme a Second
Test your music knowledge by identifying songs from short audio clips. Create custom playlists with your favorite bands or choose from curated selections.
- Guess songs from short audio clips
- Curated playlists
- Create custom playlists
- Support for up to ten favorite bands
- Play on Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad
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How well do you know your favorite band? Can you identify their songs in just a second or two? Use a curated playlist ("Weird Al" Yankovic and the songs he parodied; songs with colors in their titles; Boston, Chicago, and Kansas), or create your own game with up to ten of your favorite bands.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hit Replay at none against Gimme a Second's 1. Hit Replay also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 2). Gimme a Second's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, device support 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. Gimme a Second sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hit Replay asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hit Replay against 5.0 for Gimme a Second. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.
Hit Replay ships an update every 2 weeks, Gimme a Second every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hit Replay | Gimme a Second |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Spooler Media, Inc. | Lex Friedman |
Customer experience
Hit Replay
Gimme a Second
In-app purchases
Hit Replay
No in-app purchases
Gimme a Second
- Unlock Forever$7.00
