Packz vs Message Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Packz
Simulate opening trading card mystery boxes with the chance to receive cards of real-world value. Keep desired cards, ship them home, or sell unwanted ones for instant cash withdrawals. Must be 18+ to participate.
- Open virtual trading card packs
- Receive cards with real-world value
- Ship physical cards to your address
- Sell unwanted cards for cash
- Instant cash withdrawals
- Gamified pack opening animation
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Open Packs. Get Cards. Ship or Cash Out Instantly. Packs can hold cards worth up to $25,000+. Keep the cards you want and ship them straight to your house... Sell back the ones you don't. Withdraw Real Money. Must be 18+ to use Packz. HOW TO USE PACKZ Choose your pack and the rarity. Rarer packs result in bigger potential pulls! Open packs with a fun, gamified animation that reveals your card. Ship out the cards that you love. Sell back the ones you don't. Cash out your funds! FAIR MARKET VALUE All cards have real-world value informed by sales on platforms like Ebay. These are physical collectibles. WITHDRAWALS Withdraw your funds at any time. T&Cs apply.
Message Games
Engage in a variety of fun games directly within iMessage with friends. Enjoy classic board games, competitive challenges, and creative drawing games. Unlock exclusive content and additional game modes with a subscription.
- Play games within iMessage
- Multiple game types available
- 2 Player Multiplayer
- Subscriber-only games
- Additional game modes
- New games added regularly
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Mini Match is a collection of games for iMessage. Pick a game, send it to a friend, and play right in Messages. Games: • Cup Pong • Cornhole • Ladder Toss • Air Hockey • Word Guess • Sketch Streak • Backgammon With a subscription: • Bowling • Geo Guesser • Ping Pong • Flip Cup • Tic Tac Toe • Ultimate Tic Tac Toe • Extra game modes and settings for Cornhole, Ladder Toss, Word Guess, and Sketch Streak More games are on the way. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Packz and Message Games both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of Message Games's written reviews are positive against 50% of Packz's. Message Games also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Packz's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). 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. Message Games sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Packz asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Packz against 4.6 for Message Games. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Packz has 22K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Packz's written reviews are positive against 92% of Message Games's.
Packz ships an update fortnightly, Message Games weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Packz | Message Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (22K ratings) — better | 4.6 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.2% of reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #1 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Packz | Apps And Things, Inc. |
Customer experience
Packz
Message Games
In-app purchases
Packz
No in-app purchases
Message Games
- Pro Weekly: Games for iMessage$2.997 Days
- Pro Weekly: Games for iMessage$4.997 Days
- Pro Monthly: Games for iMessage$6.991 Month
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- Pro Monthly: Games for iMessage3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Pro Yearly: Games for iMessage$29.991 Year
