Comparison

CodeNames vs The Lobby

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

Head to head
About

CodeNames

Features
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CodeNames — увлекательная командная игра для компании друзей. Разделитесь на две команды и попробуйте первыми найти все свои слова на игровом поле. Один игрок становится шпионом и даёт подсказки одним словом, а остальные пытаются догадаться, какие слова скрываются за ним. Каждое решение может приблизить к победе или привести к поражению, если выбрать слово соперников или наткнуться на слово-убийцу. Простая механика, напряжённые партии и бесконечное количество комбинаций делают CodeNames идеальной игрой для вечеринок, где важны ассоциации, логика и чувство команды.

About

The Lobby

This app offers a collection of 17 party games playable on a single device, eliminating the need for boards or cards. It's designed for quick setup and play, making it ideal for social gatherings of various sizes and ages.

Highlights
  • 17 party games in one app
  • Playable on a single device
  • No internet connection required
  • Quick setup and play
  • Supports 3-20 players
  • Multi-language support
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One phone. Everyone plays. The Lobby packs 17 party games into a single app — no boards, no cards, no accounts. Just open it and play in seconds. Perfect for game night with friends, family gatherings, house parties, road trips, classrooms and office breaks. FIND THE IMPOSTOR — OUR TOP GAME Everyone gets the secret word… except one player. Give clues, bluff your way through, and unmask the impostor before it's too late. The ultimate impostor game for 3-20 players — with 1000+ secret words across food, movies, sports, animals, tech, school, myth, nature and more. 17 PARTY GAMES IN ONE APP - Find the Impostor — one player never sees the word - Charades — phone on your forehead, friends act it out - Truth or Dare — answer honestly or do the thing, four intensity levels - Who's Got the Bomb — name it fast and pass the phone before it blows - Who's Who — vote in secret on who fits the description - Two Truths One Lie — three stories, the group votes on the fake - Who Wrote This — answer anonymously, then match answers to authors - Who Drew This — same word, everyone draws, guess who drew what - Who Knows Better — one player answers about themselves, the rest guess - Would You Rather — two terrible options, no third choice - Decibel Duel — your voice is the controller, hit the volume target exactly - Story Chain — each player adds a line, seeing only what came before - Emoji It — say it with emojis only, the group guesses - Ranking Battle — rank the group first to last, then defend your list - Guess the Number — hunt the secret number before your attempts run out - Never Have I Ever — one card. Everyone who has, owns up. - Nerve — hold it steady. The table will not let you. BUILT FOR THE WHOLE ROOM Nobody sits out. The Lobby scales from three people on a couch to twenty around a table, and every rule fits in one sentence — so the quiet cousin, the loud roommate and the friend who walked in halfway through are all playing by round two. Kids, teens, parents, grandparents. WHAT MAKES IT WORK - Everything lives on your phone already, so a dead signal changes nothing - One device for the whole group — pass it around, no room codes, no links to share - Ten seconds from opening the app to the first round - Nothing to sign up for. No email, no profile, no password - 15 different games, so the night doesn't end when one of them gets old - Reads and plays in 7 languages: English, Türkçe, Español, Italiano, Deutsch, Русский, العربية WHEN IT COMES OUT - Game night with friends, whether four show up or fourteen - Family night, when the ages in the room run from 9 to 90 - House parties, right when the music is on but nobody's talking yet - Road trips and flights — it never asks for a connection - Bachelor and bachelorette weekends - Sleepovers, dorm rooms and 2am conversations - A classroom with forty minutes left and nothing planned - Office lunches and team icebreakers that need to stop being awkward Quick rounds: learn in 10 seconds, laugh for hours. Whether it's a house party, a classroom break or a camping trip — The Lobby turns any group into a game night. Download free and find the impostor tonight! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lobbyapp.space/en/privacy

Screenshots

CodeNames4 screens
The Lobby4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CodeNames at none against The Lobby's 5. CodeNames also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Lobby sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. CodeNames asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
CodeNames versus The Lobby: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodeNamesThe Lobby
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB67 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTornike DvalashviliBugra Sakizci

In-app purchases

None

CodeNames

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

The Lobby

Subscriptions5
  • Dino Party Pro$2.997 Days
  • Dino Party Pro$3.997 Days
  • Dino Party Pro$5.997 Days
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  • Dino Party Pro$17.991 Year
  • Dino Party Pro$24.991 Year

Questions

Is CodeNames free?
CodeNames is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Lobby free?
The Lobby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CodeNames or The Lobby have ads?
The Lobby shows ads; CodeNames does not.

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