Clipingo vs Gimme a Second
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clipingo
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Think you know your music? Clipingo is the ultimate musical quiz game with 7 different modes. Listen, guess, and compete with friends — no subscription required. GUESS THE SONG A clip starts at just 1 second and grows longer. The faster you guess, the more points you earn. Can you name it instantly? GUESS THE YEAR What year was that song released? Test your music history knowledge. GUESS THE COVER Part of an album cover is shown. Identify it from four options. Can you recognize it from a fragment? GUESS THE ARTIST The song plays — can you name who made it? A test for true music fans. WHO COLLABORATES? Identify the featuring artist on a track. The ultimate challenge for music fanatics. OLDER OR NEWER? Two songs face off. Which one was released first? Train your music history knowledge. SORT CHRONOLOGICALLY Put a set of songs in the right order of release. Drag to reorder and see how well you know your music history. DAILY CHALLENGE Every day, the same new song for all players worldwide. Guess it and compete in the weekly leaderboard and all-time total ranking on Game Center. SPECIAL EVENTS Christmas, Eurovision, World Cup and more: there are events all year round, with limited-time modes and special songs. Complete the challenges and earn your badge in the Achievements tab — it stays with you even after the event ends. ON ALL YOUR DEVICES Play on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Everyone gets the same Daily Challenge, and you keep a single ranking wherever you play. WHY CLIPINGO? - No ads — nothing interrupts your game - No tracking — your privacy matters - No accounts — open and play instantly - Challenge friends — share a link and they play your exact challenge - Daily Challenge — same fresh song for everyone, every single day - Cross-device sync — your progress stays in sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac - Accessibility — full VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and High Contrast support Download Clipingo and find out how well you really know music. Hit play!
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: Clipingo at none against Gimme a Second's 1. Gimme a Second's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, 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. Clipingo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Clipingo ships an update fortnightly, Gimme a Second every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Clipingo | Gimme a Second |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | 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 | 10 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gorka Ertzilla | Lex Friedman |
In-app purchases
Clipingo
No in-app purchases
Gimme a Second
- Unlock Forever$7.00
