Comparison

Numbed vs the trip

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

Head to head
About

Numbed

Experience a narrative-driven game exploring themes of indoctrination, tragedy, and adultery. "Shout" to overcome challenges and defend yourself with a brick wall. Fight formidable foes at the end of each level for the best experience, listen with headphones.

Highlights
  • Narrative exploration of dark themes
  • Unique "shouting" mechanic
  • Defensive brick wall building
  • Boss battles at level end
  • Emphasis on audio experience
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Welcome to Numbed!! In this game, you relive your experiences through a variety of scenes characterized by indoctrination, tragedy and adultery. "Shout" your self to safety, and try to stay sheltered behind your little brick wall you built during your sad life. Make it through the end of each level and you will fight your biggest foes! Music is important in Numbed, so we suggest to always put the sound on and use headphones for the best experience.

About

the trip

Experience a visually stunning animated short film and compete with friends on a global leaderboard. Enjoy original artwork, animation, and music from talented artists. A fun and engaging interactive experience.

Highlights
  • Animated short film
  • Global leaderboard
  • Original artwork
  • Interactive gameplay
  • Competitive challenges
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Based on the Vimeo's Staff Pick animation The Trip animated and directed by Antonio Vicentini. Have a safe trip. Beat your friends on Leaderboard. Included original artwork and animation by Antonio Vicentini Music by Ben Hantoot And game and most of the sounds designed by Henry Gosuen Have fun.

Screenshots

Numbed4 screens
the trip3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: the trip at none against Numbed's 1. the trip also leads on ratings volume (263 vs 40). Numbed's advantage is review sentiment (93% vs 83%) and device support. On price and rating 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. Numbed sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. the trip asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Numbed against 4.5 for the trip. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: the trip has 263 ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Numbed's written reviews are positive against 83% of the trip's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Numbed versus the trip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumbedthe trip
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (40 ratings)4.5 (263 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings40263 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — better—
Requires iOS10.3 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB411 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSander FrenkenHenry Gosuen

Customer experience

Numbed

All ratings36 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%

the trip

Written reviews18 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Numbed

One-time1
  • Unlock complete game$0.99
None

the trip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Numbed free?
Numbed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is the trip free?
the trip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Numbed or the trip?
the trip is rated higher. Numbed averages 4.5 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while the trip averages 4.5 from 263 ratings.

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