Comparison

Who Am I? Charades for Friends vs Shpy

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

Head to head
About

Who Am I? Charades for Friends

Features
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PUT IT UP. ASK. TILT. GUESS. Turn any gathering into a fast, colorful guessing game. Place the phone on your forehead, ask yes-or-no questions, and race to discover the word or picture everyone else can see. WORDS AND PICTURES IN ONE PARTY GAME Go beyond ordinary word cards. Play classic categories or switch to picture-powered decks featuring animals, foods, flags, and famous landmarks. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • 20+ themed decks for every kind of group • 190 picture cards across four visual categories • Score tracking for 2–10 players • Quick tilt controls for correct answers and passes • Adjustable timer, scoring, and pass settings • Categories for families, friends, parties, and game nights • Play in English, Turkish, German, Spanish, French, Italian, or Portuguese HOW TO PLAY 1. Pick your players and choose a category. 2. Hold the phone on your forehead so everyone else can see the card. 3. Ask yes-or-no questions and use the group's answers to narrow it down. 4. Tilt to mark the answer correct or pass, then keep going before time runs out. PLAY YOUR WAY Guess animals, foods, countries, movies, famous people, professions, sports, pop culture, and more. Picture categories add a fresh challenge and make every round instantly understandable. PERFECT FOR • Parties and game nights • Family gatherings • Road trips and holidays • Icebreakers and team activities • Quick games with friends Ready to find out who—or what—you are? Gather your group and start guessing. Some decks and features require an in-app purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Shpy

A social party game where one player is secretly the spy and must blend in with others who know a secret word. Players talk to identify the spy, who tries to guess the word without being caught. It's designed for group play on a single device.

Highlights
  • Single phone, multiple players
  • Secret word guessing
  • Spy identification gameplay
  • Customizable round timers
  • Multiple word packs
  • User-created word lists
  • Unlockable card decks
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Shpy is a party word game for one phone and a room full of people. Everyone sees the same secret word — everyone except the Shpy. Pass the phone around. Each player looks at their card in private: most of you see the word, one of you sees nothing but the word SHPY. Then the timer starts and you talk. Say something about the word, but not too much, or the Shpy will work out what it is. Ask questions. Watch who hesitates. When time runs out the table decides. Citizens win by naming the Shpy. The Shpy wins by guessing the word — or by never being caught at all. HOW IT PLAYS • 3 to 12 players, one phone, nothing to set up • Rounds from a few seconds to fifteen minutes — you choose • More than one Shpy if you want them, with an optional Shpy list so accomplices know each other • No cards to print, no rules to read aloud: the phone deals and keeps time THE WORDS • Six word packs: All, Cities, Nature, Objects, Funny, Food • Combine them — play Cities and Food together, or any mix you like • Hundreds of words in every pack, written for the way people actually talk • Add your own words, and they turn up in every pack you play THE DECKS • Six card decks to swipe through, from oil painting to halftone comic • Two more you earn rather than buy: seven days in a row unlocks the Lone Wolf deck • After fifty rounds the game hands you the camera, and you can build a deck of your own from two photographs • One more deck is hidden further in. You'll know it when you find it. LANGUAGES • English • Georgian Every word, rule and button is written properly in both, and you can switch between them at any time from the home screen. MADE FOR A TABLE, NOT A SCREEN No account. No sign-up. No internet needed once it's installed. Nothing to buy — Shpy is free, supported by a single ad between rounds. Sound, vibration, animation and daily reminders can each be switched off in Settings. Best played with friends who are bad at lying, and worse at hiding it.

Screenshots

Who Am I? Charades for Friends4 screens
Shpy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shpy at none against Who Am I? Charades for Friends's 2. Shpy also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months). Who Am I? Charades for Friends's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price and device support 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. Who Am I? Charades for Friends sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Shpy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Who Am I? Charades for Friends ships an update every 9 months, Shpy weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Who Am I? Charades for Friends versus Shpy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWho Am I? Charades for FriendsShpy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB23 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRecep SevimIrakli Barliani

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Who Am I? Charades for Friends

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99
None

Shpy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Who Am I? Charades for Friends free?
Who Am I? Charades for Friends is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shpy free?
Shpy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Who Am I? Charades for Friends or Shpy have ads?
Shpy shows ads; Who Am I? Charades for Friends does not.
Which is updated more often, Who Am I? Charades for Friends or Shpy?
Who Am I? Charades for Friends ships an update every 9 months, and Shpy weekly. Most recently, Who Am I? Charades for Friends was updated on September 20, 2026 and Shpy on September 10, 2026.

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