Last updated on January 15th, 2026 at 08:24 am
PhraseCatch Pro – Catch Phrase – Word Game Review
PhraseCatch Pro – Catch Phrase is a Word/Entertainment/Trivia game from Plexum, LLC, first launched in 26th September 2019.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 66+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes PhraseCatch Pro – Catch Phrase Stand Out
PhraseCatch is sure to brighten up your game night and get the whole family involved. Make game night more challenging and fun with this awesome app. PhraseCatch is a fun party card trivia game that you can play with your friends. It can be played in groups of 4, 6, 8… The more the merrier. The goal of the game PhraseCatch is to get your partners to guess the word you’re describing. PhraseCatch is like a combination of musical chairs, charades and hot potato!
PhraseCatch is also a great education tool. Create a deck for the words you want to learn; great for language learning. Makes it fun and entertaining.
Features:
- Each time you open the app, the most recent decks are loaded from the cloud. Check back weekly for more decks.
- Improved User Interface: The new card style layout provides a much cleaner look for the user to enjoy!
- Dark Mode: Everyone loves dark mode. When playing at night you can switch to dark mode to be easier on your eyes.
- Speed: Over a 50% speed improvement from version 1
- More than 10,000 words and phrases
- Customize points to win and the buzzer countdown
Pro Exclusive Features:
- Limited edition decks
- No Ads
- Create custom decks
- Change decks mid game
- Choose countdown timer
- Play offline
How to Play:
Split into teams and sit in a circle, each teammate try to guess the words or phrases that appear on the screen in the best way possible, but fast! PhraseCatch gives you enough categories to choose from over If you're looking to not give the other team a point, then you need to make sure you are not holding the device when the buzzer goes off. Perfect for the whole group. Best played with 6-10 players.
If you have an idea on how to make this app better, please let us know! I'm just a college kid with too much free time on his hands. We hope you enjoy this game, please remember to leave us a review as this helps us grow as developers. Thank you for using PhraseCatch!
Disclaimer: PhraseCatch is in no way affiliated or endorsed by Hasbro and should not be confused with their product. Please don't sue me.
This Word game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, PhraseCatch Pro – Catch Phrase is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 7th October 2025
Recent improvements include:
Added custom decks back
Download & Availability
PhraseCatch Pro – Catch Phrase is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get PhraseCatch Pro – Catch Phrase 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:
This is simple and easy. We wonder if the timer is random like on the original. That way no one knows how much time is left.
If we could suggest some features, we wish we could select a louder buzzer sound closer to what you hear in the original Catchphrase as an option; it can be hard to hear the beeping among the noise of people playing along. The buzzer is a more readily apparent signal the round is over than the pop-up and therefore makes it easier to judge who was holding the phone when it went off. Speaking of the pop-up, having to dismiss the popup at the end of each round is a bit of an unnecessary step, though we recognize some people might like it. Maybe there could be an option to disable it, which would instead just display a short "Time's up!" message somewhere on screen without the need to dismiss it and lock out the next clue. It would also be nice if we could select certain decks to be removed if we're not interested in them (or perhaps just hide them and exclude them from variety categories). If we could also directly edit/merge/add phrases to existing decks, that would be more convenient than having to start at the beginning with new custom decks, though the custom decks is a great feature. This would allow us to take advantage of the work already done in compiling all these phrases. Even if it's just letting us download the lists and do it in a word processor, that's better than nothing. We also notice categories like Entertainment are lacking in entries like famous entertainers and famous movies/tv shows/etc. And categories like Slang are an absolute mess. Slang is not only hopelessly outdated, but also full of terms that aren't even slang at all. The cool thing about this app is that it could be continually updated to always have modern and relevant phrases, unlike the original. Even if we have to do that ourselves, that's just fine. It's sad to see potential which is so achievable limited in that way, though. Another idea is if the timer could be set for a custom amount of time beyond 60 seconds for longer rounds and perhaps select a larger range for randomization. These could just be simple boxes you type parameters into. We wish we could hide the timer in the corner, as we feel it creates more interesting gameplay if you don't know exactly how much longer you have. An option for a nice, big "next" button that instantly displays the next word would be great, too, as opposed to swiping. This simpler interface would also enable faster play and you wouldn't have to put in a stacked card animation. It's also more accessible for people with limited mobility in the hands. You could call it "fast play" or whatever. The stock images for each category aren't what we'd pick either, so we prefer if we could simply disable the art for each category. An ability to sort categories alphabetically, or by most recent would be very handy, too. Finally, some small nitpicks. Being able to merge is important because you made multiple decks with overlapping subject matter. For example we have a "sports" category, a "baseball" category and an "Ncaa" (improperly capitalized) category. Surely, these should all be combined, right? Many of the phrases are also very basic, so including some more advanced terms and multi-word phrases would be great. Also it seems with every instance where a word should be all capitalized, it hasn't been (NCAA, STEM, etc). We'd definitely upgrade to 5 stars if these got implemented and many probably wouldn't be overly difficult to do.
Great app but there needs to be an option to remove the countdown so the players dont know when the round ends. Thanks.
Theres nothing at all about this app that needs an internet connection, however, it does not work without one. It will tell you the deck isnt downloaded. And theres no way we can see to download a deck for playing later. This is silly, as a deck is nothing but a list of words, which would take up practically no space on our device at all. Now we cant play it at the family cabin because theres no internet there.
A truly outstanding and versatile app with incredible support. It serves as an excellent teaching and learning tool.
Great game to play with the family.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 3.12.1
- Size: 74.09 MB
- iOS: 15.6 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes, Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor
- Developer: Plexum, LLC
Last updated: 7th October 2025 | Genre: Word, Entertainment | Developer: Plexum, LLC