Comparison

Catchup vs 3player

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

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About

Catchup

Master a beautiful abstract strategy game by connecting hexes to create the largest group. Features include a challenging AI, online multiplayer, and pass-and-play options. Learn the simple rules and strive for difficult mastery.

Highlights
  • Interactive tutorial
  • Challenging AI opponent
  • Online turn-based multiplayer
  • Two-player pass-and-play
  • Minimalist graphics
  • Customizable colors
  • Leaderboards & Achievements
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Catchup is a simple game of surprising turnarounds. "Catchup is as elegant as a game can reasonably be, presented in a marvelously user-friendly way.” -Pocket Tactics (5-star review) "If you're even a little bit into strategy games, you need to get some Catchup all over your mobile device." -Touch Arcade (4 & 1/2 star review) Can you have the largest group at the end of the game? Connect your hexes to master this beautiful abstract strategy game. Features: - an interactive tutorial to teach you how to play - a challenging AI opponent whose difficulty changes as you play - online turn-based multiplayer via Game Center - two-player pass-and-play on the same device - beautiful and haunting music by Tori Kamal - minimalist graphics with customizable colors - Game Center Leaderboards & Achievements - simple and easy to learn rules and gameplay - difficult to master strategy Here are all the rules: 1. One player plays all the hexes of one color and the other player plays all the hexes of the other color. The first player begins by claiming 1 empty hex for their color. 2. Starting with the second player, each player must claim 1 or 2 hexes on their turn. 3. If the largest group of hexes at the end of a turn is larger than the largest group of hexes at the beginning of that turn (regardless of color), the next player may claim up to 3 hexes on their turn. (This does not apply after the first player claims a single hex in step 1 above.) 4. The game ends when the board is full. The player with the largest group wins. If the players’ largest groups are the same size, compare their second-largest groups, and so on, until you come to a pair which aren’t the same size. Whoever owns the larger of the two wins. Catchup is an original Board Game designed by Nick Bentley.

About

3player

Features
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3player is a puzzle game with unique game mechanics, visually different graphics and its own soundtrack. Take control of the 3players moving at the same time. When you move the 3player at the same time, you have to plan the way to victory very carefully. Carefully plan the path of the 3players to push 1, 2 or 3 pills to the goal. Use the game board to control positioning and find the optimal path! Play with 6 unique mechanics such as moving bombs, teleporters, fixed cages, patrolling parasol, mean battering ram or ravenous monsters. Explore 8 treacherous worlds full of challenges and tricky puzzles. Enjoy over 120 levels of increasingly challenging puzzle gameplay. Research mysterious locations, each with a unique soundtrack. Immerse yourself in new worlds with minimalist graphics and unique environments.

Screenshots

Catchup3 screens
3player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: 3player at 12.0 against Catchup's 15.6. On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Catchup versus 3player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatchup3player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 101 months—
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin Griderpeter baeder

In-app purchases

None

Catchup

No in-app purchases

None

3player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Catchup free?
Catchup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 3player free?
3player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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