Comparison

The Hat Game vs Coax

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

Head to head
About

The Hat Game

This app helps groups make decisions by randomly selecting from a list of options. Simply input your choices, draw one from the hat, and go with the result. It's a fun way to settle disagreements on everything from dining to destinations.

Highlights
  • Randomly select from user-defined options
  • Settle group disagreements
  • Useful for choosing restaurants, movies, and more
  • Simple and intuitive interface
Features
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The Hat Game was created by Chris, Brandon and Ally Morency. One night when deciding where to eat, each person wanted to go somewhere different. Since driving to each place was inconvenient they chose to put a name of the place each person wanted to go into a hat and whatever was picked is where they would go. They chose to start using the Hat Game for many choices they couldn't agree on such as movies, restaurants and even vacations. They still use it to this day! We hope you enjoy The Hat Game!

About

Coax

Experience your Plex media library like a traditional cable TV experience. This app automatically generates channels from your existing content, allowing you to randomly discover movies and shows without the pressure of choosing.

Highlights
  • On-device Plex library channel surfing
  • Zero-setup integration
  • Automatic channel guide generation
  • Customizable channel categories (genre, decade, actor, etc.)
  • Create channels from Plex Collections
  • Unify TV and movie libraries
  • Adjustable number of channels
Features
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Demolish the tyranny of too much choice, say "NO" to BigAlgo, and just Relax with Coax. Within seconds, you'll be flipping through a schedule made entirely of your own home media server content. Jump right in with the on-screen cable guide and watch whatever's on, just like the old days. You can't pause, you can't skip forward, you can't rewind - all you can do is change the channel. Experience the joy of randomly happening upon a great scene in a movie you forgot you had, or a TV show marathon for an old favorite. Coax requires no setup at all - it uses the metadata your media library already has. If you want, you can create your own custom Lineups, with all sorts of simple yet powerful scheduling rules - create a Saturday Morning Cartoons Lineup for your inner (or actual) child, or a Late Night Thrillers Lineup for date night. Important: This app requires a Plex account and access to a Plex Media Server (or Jellyfin, or Emby). Coax does not provide or distribute any media; it only connects to content you already own. How to configure your Lineups: • Coax scans your home media libraries and generates a channel guide based on your content’s metadata. • Select which channel categories you want: Genre, Decade, Recent Additions, Actor, Studio, Director, and Collections. • Create 100% custom channels using Collections. • Unify your libraries to mix TV and movie channels. • Adjust the number of channels you want to generate. •  Customize the time between your programs with Gap Content - play Trailers, or content from another Library if you want! Coax is your personal “cable box” for your own content — no extra accounts, no third-party streaming, just your Plex library organized in a fun, nostalgic way. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

The Hat Game4 screens
Coax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Hat Game at 5.0 against Coax's 4.3. The Hat Game also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). Coax's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 2) and device support (5 vs 2). On price, ads and monetization model 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. Coax sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. The Hat Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Hat Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coax has 42 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of The Hat Game's written reviews are positive against 77% of Coax's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The Hat Game versus Coax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Hat GameCoax
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.3 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better76.9% of reviews
Number of ratings242 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS7.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB58 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperClavax TechnologiesOut to Lunch Productions, LLC

Customer experience

The Hat Game

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Coax

All ratings41 ratings
Positive80.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative19.5%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative19.2%

In-app purchases

None

The Hat Game

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Coax

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly - 1st Week Free7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Annual - 1st Week Free7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$74.99

Questions

Is The Hat Game free?
The Hat Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coax free?
Coax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Hat Game or Coax?
The Hat Game is rated higher. The Hat Game averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Coax averages 4.3 from 42 ratings.
Do The Hat Game or Coax have ads?
Neither The Hat Game nor Coax shows ads.

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