Comparison

Blind Buzzer vs Pulse

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

Head to head
About

Blind Buzzer

A party game where players stop a hidden timer as close to a target as possible. It features multiple game modes testing reaction time, guessing, and matching intervals. Play solo or with friends without needing Wi-Fi or an account.

Highlights
  • Hidden timer gameplay
  • Multiple game modes
  • Solo and multiplayer options
  • No Wi-Fi or accounts required
  • Daily challenges
  • Pass-and-play functionality
Features
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The blind timer game blowing up your feed — now in your pocket. Stop the timer at the exact target with your eyes on the buzzer, not the clock. The moment it starts, the clock hides — no numbers, no peeking. Trust your gut, buzz, and see how close you landed. A perfect hit is 0.00. Sounds easy. It isn't. SEVEN WAYS TO PLAY - Closest to X — stop the blind timer as close to the target as you can - Survival — endless rounds that tighten every time; one miss ends your run - Knockout — everyone buzzes, the furthest-off is knocked out, last player standing wins - Guess the Time — a hidden run plays, guess how long it lasted - Match the Time — hear an interval, then reproduce it by feel - Build the Time — stack start/stop runs until you hit the target - Tic Tac Toe — closest buzz claims the square DAILY CHALLENGE One blind target every day, the same for everyone worldwide. Build your streak and climb the Game Center leaderboards. PLAY ANYWHERE No wifi. No accounts. No sign-up. Pass one phone around or play solo on the couch. How close can you get? Buzz and find out.

About

Pulse

Features
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Pulse is a party game about how well you read each other. One player takes the device and sees a hidden spot on a scale, somewhere between two extremes: from "camping" to "hotel", from "snooze" to "up at once". With exactly one word they try to get that spot across. Everyone else turns the big needle to where they think it sits. The closer they land, the more points. You need nothing but each other. No knowledge, no reflexes, just an opinion. TWO ROUND TYPES • Clue — the app draws a hidden target and the Sender catches it in a single word. • Estimate — nothing is drawn. The Sender puts the needle where they see themselves, and the others guess where that is. Now you are not playing on words but on how well you know each other. FOR TWO TO TWELVE PLAYERS With two people you play Co-op: take turns sending and guessing, working toward the target score together. With four or more you play Duel, in two to four teams. The waiting teams can bet along with a counterpulse, so nobody sits idle. FAIR SCORING The score falls off smoothly with distance instead of in bands, so there is never an argument about just inside or just outside. Teams that stay sharp for several rounds build momentum up to 1.75x. A gap is always closable. SIX THOUSAND SPECTRA 1500 per language, spread across fourteen categories: daily life, food, work, America, vacation, movies, TV shows, music, internet, sports, childhood, relationships, school and random. Not translations of each other, but written separately for each language. START RIGHT AWAY The first time, Pulse plays a short practice round with you, step by step. After that the explanation is always on the home screen. Your group is remembered, so the next game starts without typing names again. PERFECT WHEN THERE IS NO SIGNAL No account, no ads, no in-app purchases, no internet. Pulse collects nothing and sends nothing. Everything you set stays on your own device, which makes it a road trip game, a cabin game and a waiting-room game as much as a game night game. On iPad, Pulse sits in the middle of the table. On iPhone, you pass it around. Both in landscape.

Screenshots

Blind Buzzer4 screens
Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pulse at none against Blind Buzzer's 1. Blind Buzzer's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. Blind Buzzer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pulse asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Blind Buzzer versus Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlind BuzzerPulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (49 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings49 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDanny ChanDaan Koeman

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Blind Buzzer

One-time1
  • Blind Buzzer PRO$3.99
None

Pulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blind Buzzer free?
Blind Buzzer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pulse free?
Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blind Buzzer or Pulse have ads?
Neither Blind Buzzer nor Pulse shows ads.

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