JoinDispatch

Name: JoinDispatch
Rating: 4.2 (897 reviews)
Author: Kyle McCullough

By: Kyle McCullough

Adventure

Features & Capabilities

JoinDispatch is a browser-based, text-driven adventure that places you in the shoes of citizen responders on shift. From your phone or the JoinDispatch Home Terminal, manage scarce resources, make quick decisions, and work toward a coveted 5-star rating as the story unfolds. Features include skill progression, branching paths, and a patented rewind function to undo mistakes, ensuring no two shifts play out the same way. The game blends immersive storytelling with browser-based play and includes subtle security notes as you navigate encounters.

Note: The world of JoinDispatch echoes a dramatic emergency services setting, with a reminder that privacy and security are part of the experience while keeping everything fictional and entertaining.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Games Entertainment Privacy & Security

By:

Kyle McCullough

Rating:

4.20

(897)

Version:

2.2.3 Last updated: 2026-02-10

Version code:

882284285

Creation date:

2018-04-01

Compatible devices:

Size:

50.14MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-07

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 63,980 ▲ 365

For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

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Developed by:

Kyle McCullough

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/joindispatch/id1161946025

Website:

https://joindispatch.app

User Reviews

JoinDispatch is praised for a compelling, lore-rich, replayable narrative and immersive text-based gameplay, with affordable ad-free options. However, multiple reviews report bugs and unstable updates, progress loss after shifts, intrusive ads, and long delays or lack of updates for new chapters, which hampers the overall experience.

Pros

Engaging, well-written plot with strong lore and high replayability due to branching outcomes.
Immersive, tense text-based gameplay that effectively conveys mystery and atmosphere.
Affordable monetization with an option to remove ads for a small price and offline play potential.
Clear appeal and desire for more chapters, showing strong fan interest in future updates (Episode 2).

Cons

Frequent bugs and glitches across updates, including unstable call interfaces, mislabeling, disabled buttons, black screens, and scoring inconsistencies.

Recent reviews

Was 5 Stars before the Shift 2 update. I've had the game for a long time and was surprised to see that Shift 2 is finally here. I made an account on the forums many years ago, I have not checked it in a while as I haven't received any email notifications from there in a long time. I opened the game and discovered that all my progress is gone. I tried the email backup sync and restore, but it didn't find any saves. I saw your response to another review saying you had to rebuild the game from scratch, which is probably why my progress is gone. I used to have the full game, but I still had to watch ads every once in a while. I was pretty disappointed that the game is now paywalled, especially since I lost my progress and won't be able to play Shift 2 without paying. Also, the new font is somewhat difficult to read compared to the previous one.

by Ka*****, 2026-02-15

First of, let me just say that I was absolutely psyched to see this had been updated after its hiatus. It was one of my favorites years ago. I’ve started playing from the beginning again since it’s been awhile, and I want to say I’ve enjoyed the whole thing all over again, I really do…but I keep running into bugs. The call selection interface keeps popping up *while I’m in the middle of a call* without any way to exit out of it, which means I basically end up getting cut off and I never find out what happens to the caller. Half the first responder buttons end up being grayed out/unavailable most of the time. And worst of all, I bought the season pass, and when the bugs hit I deleted and redownloaded the app hoping that might fix things—and now I can’t restore my purchase. I really hope you can fix these things. I’d love to be able to enjoy the game.

by Je*****, 2026-02-06

I got this game when it first came out years ago and had not finished it. The new updates reminded me of this, so I came back to try to do it, but I’m a bit confused. I couldn’t complete past shift 1, so I started researching. People were mentioning that shift 2 has never shown up, and that was like five or six years ago. Does that mean the game is unfinished? Is it going to be finished? I hope so, because it was fun and interesting while it lasted. And hopefully I didn’t just miss something that is keeping me from progressing.