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Hot Phrase: Catch the Word

Catchphrase Group Party Game

Anuj Gupta
Download on theApp Store
App Store rating4.3★28 ratings
PriceFreeIn-app $4.99–$49.99
Age4+Store age rating
Size88 MBiPhone download
CategoryGames
DeveloperAnuj Gupta

What we found

Full report

Too little checked to say Store information only. We haven’t analysed this app or read its reviews yet.

Money

  • Free to download · in-app purchases $4.99–$49.99 (10 listed, the most the App Store shows). Weekly plan $4.99 (about $259 a year); monthly plan $9.99 (about $120 a year); yearly plans $12.99 and $34.99. The other purchases’ names don’t say how often they bill.
  • If you subscribe through the store, cancel in iPhone Settings → your name → Subscriptions. Deleting the app doesn’t cancel a subscription.

Not yet tested.

The store currently lists version 4.2.1, updated 2026-10-23.

Preview

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Store screenshots supplied by the developer.

About this app

Turn any get-together into a shout-out-loud party. Hot Phrase is the fast, hilarious word-guessing game that gets friends and family off their boring routines and into a lot of fun & new memories. One download, and you've got a whole game night in your pocket.

Think Charades meets hot potato: race to get your team to guess the word before the timer buzzes, then pass the phone — FAST! Get caught holding it when the buzzer goes and you lose and the other team scores. It's loud, chaotic, and instantly addictive.

You have to play to love it.

HOW TO PLAY

The rules are dead simple, you'll be playing in 60 seconds:

Split into two or more teams and pick a deck.

One player holds the phone so their team can not see the word on screen.

The player gives clues by describing it or acting it out or singing it, doing the voice — anything to get your team members to shout the right answer.…

From the developer’s store description.

For developers and the curious

The full report

The evidence, sources, measurements and versions behind every label above.

Findings and evidence

Not yet tested
Not yet tested. No analysis has been published for this app. A missing label is not a clean bill of health.

What reviewers report

No review coverage

No review analysis published for this app.

Measurements

3 measured · 5 not assessed

“Not assessed” means we could not measure it. It is never a zero and never a pass.

From store data and reviews

Developer replies to reviews
Not assessed
Fewer than 50 reviews scanned — too few to state a rate
Price in the store description
The store description doesn’t list prices (most don’t)
Cancelling, in the store description
The store description doesn’t say how to cancel (most don’t)
Themes reported by reviewers
Not assessed
This app's reviews have not been assessed yet
Five-star share of ratings
Under 65% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.

In the app package we scanned

No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence, not a finding.

Sensitive permissions
Not assessed
No package has been scanned for this app
Analytics or tracking SDKs in the scanned package
Not assessed
No package has been scanned for this app
Advertising SDKs in the scanned package
Not assessed
No package has been scanned for this app
How we know

Supporting measurements: not a complete list of possible harms or positives. Measurement vocabulary 1.4 · how these are measured

Versions and dates analysed

Not yet tested

Not yet tested. No analysis has been run for this app, so there is no version or date to report.

Store update history

Each store’s release notes, as the developer wrote them. They are the developer’s words, not ours.

App Store

Version 4.2.1 · 2026-10-23
HotPhrase just got a major refresh! We’ve redesigned HotPhrase to make your game experience smoother, simpler, and more fun from the moment you open the app. A Fresh New Look We’ve updated the UI across HotPhrase with a cleaner, more modern design and improved navigation. Finding your favourite decks and starting a game is now easier than ever. Updated Game Decks We’ve refreshed and updated our decks with new phrases and prompts, giving you even more variety every time you play. Whether you’re playing with friends, at a party, or just looking for a quick game, there’s always something new to guess. Easier, More Intuitive Gameplay We’ve simplified the experience so you can spend…

Shortened here; the full notes are on the store listing.

Assessment record

Status
Not yet tested
App identifier
hot-phrase
Sources used
None recorded
Reviews read
None recorded
Package examined
No package scan
Human inspection
Not completed
How we know
Measurement vocabulary
1.4

Store facts

App Store

What the stores publish. Store ratings are the stores’ numbers, not Appworthy’s, and are never averaged across stores.

App Store

Store rating
4.29 ★ · 28 ratings
Version
4.2.1
Updated
23 Oct 2026
Price
Free · In-app purchases
Age rating
4+
Size
88 MB
Open in App Store
Developer
Anuj Gupta
Category
Games
Listing price
Free · In-app purchases

Purchases the store lists

 What this app sells

From the store listing. Billing terms are read from each purchase’s name — the stores don’t publish them — so treat them as a strong hint, not a disclosure.

Subscriptions4
Weekly subscription Weekly$4.99
Monthly subscription Monthly$9.99
Yearly subscriptionYearly$34.99
Yearly Subscription Yearly$12.99
Buy once1
Lifetime Access - Unlock AllLifetime$49.99
Show 5 more purchases we couldn’t categorise

These are really on sale; we just can’t tell from the name whether they recur.

DisneyTerm not stated$6.99
BrandsTerm not stated$6.99
SportsTerm not stated$6.99
MoviesTerm not stated$6.99
FriendsTerm not stated$6.99
This list is cut off. Apple shows at most 10 in-app purchases, and this app is at the limit — so it very likely sells more than we can see.

Method and limits

What this report can and cannot show

What a missing label means

Not yet tested. No analysis has been published for this app, so there is no method to describe for it yet. A missing label is not a clean bill of health: it means nothing has been read, not that nothing is wrong.

Limits of this report

  • A package scan is static. It identifies code and text in one Android build. It does not measure a live ad session, test a deletion request, or count the steps needed to cancel.
  • Reviews keep their sample. A review-only charge shows distinct reviewers, the share and the sample size, and is published only once it clears that label’s published threshold. Calibration labels are machine-drafted and not yet confirmed by a person.
  • Not assessed is a state. It is never a zero and never a pass.
  • A missing label is not a clean bill of health. It means the evidence did not support one, not that the app is problem-free.
Not yet human-reviewed. A human review gives an app hands-on, recorded measurements. None has been run for this app. Hands-on inspections are not yet open.
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