Guillotine HD vs Hand Guillotine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guillotine HD
Test your reflexes in this thrilling game where you must pull your finger away from a falling blade. Progress through increasingly fast levels, aiming for a high score on the global leaderboard. Adjust settings for a blood-free experience.
- One-gesture gameplay
- Endless, accelerating levels
- World leaderboard
- Adjustable blood effects
- Cross-device support
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Put your finger under the blade and keep it there. The wood creaks, the rope gives, and at any moment the guillotine falls. Pull your finger back in time and you clear the level. Too late, and a finger is gone. You have five fingers. Every level the blade drops a little faster, and it never warns you. • One gesture, easy to learn and hard to master • Endless levels, faster and faster • World leaderboard: pick a name and defend your place • Blood can be switched off, for a clean cut • On iPhone, iPad and Mac • Free
Hand Guillotine
Test your reflexes in this thrilling arcade game. Grab falling money while skillfully dodging deadly guillotines. Time your releases perfectly to avoid losing your arm and progress through increasingly challenging levels.
- Grab falling money
- Dodge multiple guillotines
- Timed release mechanic
- Progress through levels
- High-score chasing
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Would you risk it for $$$? This game is your next favorite time killer! ◉ Grab as much money as you can by avoiding multiple guillotines on each level! ◉ Hold to start grabbing the bucks and release in right time to dodge the dangerous blades! ◉ Don't let your arm be cut! How many levels are YOU able to pass? Get rich or die trying!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hand Guillotine at 4.6 against Guillotine HD's 3.9. Hand Guillotine also leads on ratings volume (4.8K vs 7) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Guillotine HD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. Hand Guillotine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Guillotine HD asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hand Guillotine holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hand Guillotine has 4.8K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Guillotine HD ships an update every 5 days, Hand Guillotine every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guillotine HD | Hand Guillotine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) | 4.6 (4.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 17.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 4.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 191 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 17+ |
| Developer | SopoNext | Ketchapp |
Customer experience
Guillotine HD
Hand Guillotine
Bugs and requests
Guillotine HD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hand Guillotine
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes after boss battles
- Controls don't work in airplane mode
- Progress not saved after crashes
Requested features
3 requests- Reduce the number of ads
- Fix the freezing/crashing bugs
- Allow offline play
In-app purchases
Guillotine HD
No in-app purchases
Hand Guillotine
- No Ads$2.99
Questions
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