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Phrase Frenzy – Catch It! – Entertainment Game Review
Phrase Frenzy – Catch It! is a Entertainment/Word/Family game from Brain Rice Games, LLC, first launched in 3rd August 2012.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 64+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Phrase Frenzy – Catch It! Stand Out
Phrase Frenzy will make any party fun! If you like word games and party games such as Taboo, Scattergories, Catch Phrase, 25 Words or Less or Guesstures, then you will love Phrase Frenzy!
In Phrase Frenzy, your iPhone, iTouch or iPad acts as a "hot potato" that is passed around from player to player. Get your team to guess the word or catchphrase as quickly as possible. Don't get stuck with the device when time runs out!
Features:
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More than 7,000 words and phrases
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Choose from 10 different categories, or choose Everything to use all of the words and phrases
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Each category uses our awesome no-repeat technology to guarantee that no word or phrase will be seen more than once before all of the words are seen
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Choose from 20 different buzzer sounds, from standard bells and buzzers to sheep, chimps, and people screaming
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High-res retina graphics for iPhone and iPad
Phrase Frenzy will turn any gathering of friends or family into an instant party!
This Entertainment game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Phrase Frenzy – Catch It! is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 16th November 2017
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
New name, same great app!
Miscellaneous bug fixes
Download & Availability
Phrase Frenzy – Catch It! is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Phrase Frenzy – Catch It! on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Im so glad its back on the appstore.
We didnt read the other reviews before purchasing. Evidently, this is a common problem that the developer has no intention of fixing.
This app should be free. You cannot exclude anything and cannot see what you missed afterwards.
Cuts off the beginnings and ends of some words on iPad Pro.
We open the game on our iPad and tried to play the game only to find out the whole phrase doesnt display. Kind of hard to play the game when the words are cut off. We emailed support a week ago and have not heard back since. Very unsatisfied.
Many of the words are clipped and don't fit in the display.
Whether it's family dinner, a party, or a road trip, this game is perfect! The app runs great and is easy to navigate. We enjoy being able to customize each game. Love it.
This game occupied our party of 10 for hours while we waited for the New Year!! Awesome game.
We like how you can choose specific categories, but we wish there was a way to turn on/off several categories at one time instead of having to just choose one category.
This game is amazing. Very fun to play with family. We all love it and it's a good way to spend time together.
Love the wide variety of questions/categories. Love to play around the bonfire with friends and family.
This game is AMAZING..so ADDICTIVE…us and our family can't get enough…play til midnight then to work couple hrs Lata great job guys and gals.
We played this app after our Thanksgiving dinner, and the game kept up with our zany & clever family just fine. Easy to use, no apparent bugs, good variety of word clues.
Intense laughter during vacation. Very topical and challenging.
Great time killer with friends at the bar or in a cab. Lots of words. Not a bad word to say. Worth the purchase.
For sure worth at least a 20 piece mcnugget.
Works great, has good categories. Played for hours, never got a repeat word. Also love the random buzzer sounds. Great game for $2.
After using Phase Frenzy for months, the timer no longer works on our iPad.
The buzzer no longer functions, which is a big part of the game. Please fix.
Developer is too lazy to put out an update that works with the newest iPhone. Do not buy.
Buzzer doesn't work anymore. First on our iPad and now also on our iPhone. Can't operate it so without the buzzer the game is no good.
This game is a family game night staple. Super fun.
Exactly like catch phrase. Buy it if that's what you're looking for. Better than actual game.
We've had this app for a few days and love it!!! It's fun to play with family and friends :) Just amazing.
Played for 6 hours one night after we went to 3 different stores to look for the real thing…has better features and a better system to play on, plus it's only 2 bucks vs 20 for a real catchphrase.
If you're looking for a mobile or expanded version of Catch Phrase, this is your app.
Soooooo much fun! We played this for literally 3 hours before! Totally worth it.
This was an awesome game. Played with out of town family! We had a great time laughing and guessing some unknown words that sounded like they don't even exist. It made boring people interesting instantly.
Love this game but When we choose geography it comes up with food. Please fix. Update! Restarted game, all categories work fine, Xmas get together , tested game, family played for 2 hours! One thing we changed: if someone says word on screen, we keep playing, and add penalties after buzzer, GREAT FUN.
Played this at a party with our new iPad and had a lot of fun. Definitely recommend it.
Very fun and easy to start a game. Excellent.
Super fun games, totally worth the money.
Got it over the holiday and had a blast with our family.
Fans of catch phrase will like this game. Tons of clues, hours of fun.
Visually appealing, nice interface. Love 'Random' in terms of selecting the sound made when the timer runs out – wonderful sound effects – with Random you get surprised delightfully. Felt that the time per round was kinda short. Some similar games allow you to select how long you want the timer to go before running out – that would be an excellent addition to this product and not hard to program – hint, hint. Lastly, as someone else mentioned, the categories did not work correctly. You usually didn't get phrases from the category you'd selected. Other than those two things, great.
How do you get the sound to work.
We downloaded this app because we love this game, only the sound doesn't work. Fix the sound, and we'll give this app 5 stars…until then, it stinks.
This isn't the best catch phrase clone that we've played or even close to it. We're always down to buy new ones to look for something NEW or ORIGINAL. This has neither. The coolest thing this has to offer is custom buzzer sounds, which is a neat idea, but no game modes, no customization just bland.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.4
- Size: 7.28 MB
- iOS: 10.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References
- Developer: Brain Rice Games, LLC
Last updated: 16th November 2017 | Genre: Entertainment, Word | Developer: Brain Rice Games, LLC