PKPKT vs Birth!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PKPKT
Engage in a virtual stealing game where players compete to accumulate the most in-game currency. Utilize Bluetooth to detect and interact with nearby opponents in various real-world locations. Communicate privately with rivals after a successful theft.
- Virtual stealing gameplay
- Bluetooth player detection
- Offline play (no data connection needed)
- In-game chat with opponents
- Private, serverless messaging
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Steal from strangers. Steal from friends. Steal in a school, at work, on a plane or deep beneath the earth's surface. The important thing is to steal *before* you're stolen from. ...Hopefully it's obvious but you aren't stealing real money. Everyone starts with $1000 and then it's up to you to steal the rest. PKPKT does the hard work of finding other players by detecting them using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) in the background. You do not need a data connection. It's completely off the grid. The point of the game is to collect the most money (duh), but once the initial theft occurs, you can chat with your opponent by sending messages over bluetooth. These messages are completely private as they are not stored on any server. "PKPKT is one of the first games to really take advantage of [Bluetooth Low Energy] technology in a natural way." - The Verge "This game turns Bluetooth into a high-stakes stealing match." - GigaOm
Birth!
Build a unique creature by collecting bones and organs from various hand-drawn locations. Solve physics-based puzzles and interact with interesting characters to uncover secrets.
- Creature building
- Bone and organ collection
- Physics-based puzzles
- Interactive creatures
- Exploration of hand-drawn locations
- Secret discovery
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You are alone. You will build a creature, a partner, a wet warm heart, a collection of bones. Collect bones & organs in hand-drawn museums, coffee shops, alleys, flower shops, libraries, markets, bakeries and more. Solve physics-based puzzles & interact with unique, interesting creatures. Find & spend hidden tokens to discover secrets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PKPKT at Free against Birth!'s $4.99. PKPKT also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). Birth!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On ratings volume and ads 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
PKPKT is free to download; Birth! costs $4.99 up front. PKPKT sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Birth! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Birth! holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 92 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of PKPKT's written reviews are positive against 92% of Birth!'s.
| Parameter | PKPKT | Birth! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (35 ratings) | 4.9 (92 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.0% of reviews | 91.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 | 92 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #194 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 319 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Modern Games Inc | Madison Karrh |
Customer experience
PKPKT
Birth!
Bugs and requests
PKPKT
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes on startup
- Cannot find nearby players consistently
- Blocking issue after stealing
- Bots not appearing
- Game not finding other users
Requested features
10 requests- Update for newer software
- More marketing/advertising
- Apple Watch integration/expansion
- Clans or teams
- In-game store or items to purchase
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- Map to show user locations
- Incentives for new players
- More ways to steal/gameplay variety
- Support for older iPhone models (Bluetooth)
- Implement bots more frequently
Birth!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PKPKT
- Head Start (7 sec)$0.99
- Head Start (15 sec)$1.99
Birth!
No in-app purchases
