# Heads Up!

> Play Charades with Friends!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id623592465](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id623592465)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id623592465`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Warner Bros.
- **Category:** Word
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (295,940 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.1.145
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-01
- **First published:** 2013-05-02
- **Size:** 191 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/heads-up/id623592465)
- **Website:** [https://www.warnerbros.com/games-and-apps/heads](https://www.warnerbros.com/games-and-apps/heads)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.warnerbros.com/privacy/policy.html](http://www.warnerbros.com/privacy/policy.html)

## Description

**Heads Up!** is an exciting charades-style party game for friends and family. Hold your iPhone to your forehead while players give clues, then tilt down for correct answers or up to pass. Choose from more than 100 themed decks covering celebrities, movies, animals, accents, superheroes, famous characters, and more.

Create custom categories, adjust the challenge for casual players or trivia fans, and enjoy group games with teams or large gatherings. Record memorable gameplay videos to save or share, and discover frequently updated seasonal and topical decks featuring popular franchises and shows. Heads Up! brings charades, trivia, and lighthearted competition together for game nights, parties, and family fun.

## Rankings

- #1,425 — Overall
- #1 — Card (Paid)
- #1 — Word (Paid)
- #1 — Essential Family Games
- #1 — Essential Family Games
- #4 — Modern Board Games

## Review summary

Users overall enjoy Heads Up! as a fun, family-friendly party game, especially for kids and car trips. However, many reviews point to a high cost with pay-to-unlock content, limited free decks, and heavy in-app purchasing. Technical issues like bugs and crashes are common, reducing reliability. Disney-related free features are frequently unreliable or misleading, adding to frustration. The combination of value concerns and instability leads to a largely mixed sentiment despite the core gameplay being enjoyable.

### Pros

- Fun and family-friendly; great for car rides and kids.
- Core game mechanics work and offer a simple, engaging party game.
- Offers a variety of decks/themes for ongoing play and long-term engagement.

### Cons

- Expensive: initial price plus frequent in-app purchases to unlock most content; feels like a cash grab.
- Limited free content; only a few free decks and many packs require payment; ads push buying more.
- Bugs and instability: stalls, freezes, crashes, and inconsistent voice recognition.
- Disney/free access features are unreliable or misleading, with free Disney decks often not accessible.

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