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Description

It’s the game The New York Times called a “Sensation,” and Cosmopolitan said “will be the best dollar you’ve spent.” Heads Up! is the fun and hilarious game by Ellen DeGeneres and is one of the best games to play with friends! Now available to play through Facetime - where you can play with friends and family all over the world!
Do you love playing charades games? Heads Up! is just that, a fun twist on charades! Just guess the word that's on your head as your friends shout clues your way during 60 seconds of guessing glory! From naming celebrities, to singing, to silly accents - the game categories are endless and the fun is unstoppable.!
Choose from one of many exciting game decks like Harry Potter, Friends, and Marvel, or create a category all your own!
How to play Heads Up:
Pick a category - check! One player holds the phone to their glorious forehead like a headband, and 3, 2, 1! Go! Guess the words on the screen as your friends excitedly shout out clues. Got an answer right? Ding! Tilt your head down and keep on ruling this guessing game, you genius! Can’t guess what it is? Don’t stress! Just tilt your head up and skip to a new word! It’s that simple. So just download, grab a group of friends, and let the party games begin!
Cool Game Features:
- Play with friends, family, or hundreds of players at once!
- Draw a new game card simply by tilting your phone!
- Keep videos of your hilarious game play for your own amusement, or share them right to Facebook
- Like to play games on zoom? Take your Heads Up game online
- Diverse categories let you challenge your smartypants friends and entertain your kids for hours, all from one app!
With 40+themed decks packed to the brim with exciting gameplay cards, the fun will never stop!
Card Decks include:
- Celebrities
- Movies
- Animals
- Accents
- Superheroes
- Characters
- And lots more!
Game night fans, your new favorite charades app is here! What are you waiting for? Download today!
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What's New in Version 5.1.68

What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter? Pumpkin pi.
Updates
• Thanksgiving decks are back. Have fun with family and friend playing a round of Pop Culture: Thanksgiving edition.
• This build contains themed cosmetic and performance updates.
Happy Playing!

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Information

Developer

Categories

Version

5.1.68

Size

214.3 MB

Game Center

No

VPP Device Licensing

Yes

Rating

Rated 12+ for the following:
Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes
Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor
Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References

Compatibility

iOS 13.0 or later

Devices

iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation)

Languages

English

App Store: Customer Ratings

All Versions

 4.8 (177,518 Ratings)

App Store: Customer Reviews

Very misleading

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Design X 9
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2023-11-23
Version 5.1.68
I would think that paying upfront for a game would allow you to install and start playing immediately. But with this one, after paying to install you are treated to a menu of “decks” that are offered are a variety of additional costs. There is nothing in the description that hints of this. It’s basically a bait and switch. I deleted the game and am now seeking a refund. This is so disappointing because I remember when this game first came out. It was free and lots of fun. Now it’s nothing different than all the other crappy money grubbing games out there.

Trash!! Stole my money!

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Fat pat 9
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2023-11-23
Version 5.1.68
Won’t let me access my purchase!! Stupid waste

App Purchases Won’t Work

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KaitCherry
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2023-11-23
Version 5.1.68
I bought the Thanksgiving deal for $20…yeah, they don’t even show up. So I’m out $20. That’s cool.

Great

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Cald1997
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2023-11-23
Version 5.1.68
It’s a great app but I can’t find the Spanish setting on it

Should be refunded

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KLW2594
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2023-11-23
Version 5.1.68
Tried to purchase all of the different games for heads up and nothing ever happened. Won’t add even though I paid for it.

Terrible app

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vcs22
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2023-11-23
Version 5.1.68
I bought the $19.99 card pack bundle and still don’t have access to all of the card packs.
I keep getting a message saying that I already purchased the bundle but see nothing available to me.

Deck purchases won’t show in your collection

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T Money34
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2023-11-23
Version 5.1.68
Game is fun with family and friends but I purchased a bundle of decks and they still have not showed up in my collection. I have tried restore in app purchase and deleting the app and redownloading. Nothing has worked.

Mediocre at Best

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dadofthegs
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2023-11-23
Version 5.1.68
Pay $1.99 to get access to only a handful of decks, then have to pay more $$$ to get access to more.
The interface is terrible trying to get out of the app and switch decks. Easier to just close it and reopen.
Disappointing.

Purchase not working

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laorrmiy
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2023-11-23
Version 5.1.68
First off it’s not even a dollar anymore how it use to be. Even game prices have gone up. Then it shows I can buy a bundle of over 50 decks for only 20 bucks but they never showed up after purchasing. Tried “restore purchases”, repurchasing, uninstalling and reinstalling, restarting my iPad… nothing worked. I thought it would be great for the family during the holidays but it’s just been a headache.

Thanksgiving bundle warning!

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Deckspls
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2023-11-22
Version 5.1.67
I see I’m not the only one who paid $20 for the 50+ deck pack and didn’t get it. Hit ‘restore decks’, redownloaded app, repowered phone, nothing works to get my decks. Someone in tech - please resolve this asap. I got it for thanksgiving - very lame :(

Decks Missing

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DeirdreSuzanne
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2023-11-22
Version 5.1.66
I downloaded the app and purchased the Black Friday deal of 50 decks for $20 but the decks aren’t there. I tried to restore the purchase at the bottom of the app. No luck! I would like to have my money back!

LOVE IT

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glad to have you
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2023-11-21
Version 5.1.66
It’s so fun I played it in Hawaii with my friends and they loved it so they all downloaded it !

Keep charging me 19.99$ monthly

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AJMMVZ
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2023-11-21
Version 5.1.65
I don’t understand why this keep happening, I don’t want to get charge 19.99$ monthly for something I don’t use

crappy game

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dbdhebdnd snd
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2023-11-21
Version 5.1.65
buying the app for an initial $2 is kinda crazy but that’s beside the fact that once i got bored of the starting decks that they give you for free, i decided to buy a pack that had “50+” decks for only $20 instead of $100. so i see that it has a timer of 20 minutes before it goes back to being $120. so i buy it and, and never get any of the packs that i bought for $20!!!!!! restoring purchases doesn’t work, and even restarted my phone and yet still don’t have my packs. there goes $20 straight down the drain. thanks lots 🙁

Took my money and didn’t give me decks.

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Kendrazombie
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2023-11-20
Version 5.1.65
Bought the Thanksgiving bundle and they are nowhere to be found. 20 dollars for nothing. Requesting a refund as soon as it’s possible. You need to work on your app as it is obviously buggy and steals money.

Fun game but the app is the worst

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Namesalreadytaken*%#
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2023-11-17
Version 5.1.65
I love playing this game and the app has changed. Now you don’t get instructions before starting a deck. There are only two options in the app, play one of your decks, or buy decks.
The App Store shows you can play remotely through FaceTime but I don’t see any way to do that. The app shows “memories” but tapping that does nothing. When you tap a deck it just starts playing, I remember it having instructions.
When I tap app support from the App Store it takes me to a not secure page 404 error.
I’ve purchased many decks and I wish I didn’t because my money is just gone I guess. There’s no support, no instructions, no way to even find your account.
So much potential but just a huge disappointment.

Inappropriate Decks

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RxWookie
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2023-11-13
Version 5.1.64
Downloaded app and purchased the mega bundle at request of my kids. Unbeknown to me, it included several Adult decks.
These cannot be hidden or deleted which is completely inappropriate.
In addition, very few of the purchased decks are usable for general purposes.
Go with a competitor app. Do not waste your money here.
Wish I could get a refund…

Slay

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LtDani
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2023-11-12
Version 5.1.64
Family game fun

Glitchy!

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aw_fish
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2023-11-12
Version 5.1.64
The amount of times my screen has turned black while in the middle of a game is so frustrating! Completely takes the family out of the moment as it repeatedly happens so frequently!! I downloaded this game for money and spent even more money buying decks and all for nothing! What a waste. I would like my money refunded.

Forced me to leave a review

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Mr.HamSandwich
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2023-11-11
Version 5.1.64
Would’ve left a better review if it didn’t force you to leave a review EVERY TIME you play a round

Didn’t get deck we purchased

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Msspelled25
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2023-11-10
Version 5.1.64
While we love this game we got a special for $20 of 50 decks. The picture showed the variety we would be getting but I’m missing a key one we wanted. I can’t find a way to even purchase that deck solo. I tried to reach out to customer service for help but they isn’t any listed. Hoping someone sees this review and will provide some support.

Transfer my previously purchased decks from android!

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Kwimily
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2023-11-08
Version 5.1.64
I just recently switched to an iPhone and was extremely disappointed that the money I spent on decks on my android phone just went down the drain! Why can’t they be transferred? I am super unhappy.

hello

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Apple guy bees
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2023-11-07
Version 5.1.63
Applebees

Keeps glitching won’t start after placing on

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NHLgoPENS:)
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2023-11-05
Version 5.1.63
The app continues to have issues and needs to be restarted or uninstalled and reinstalled in order to work properly for just one turn. Super unreliable.

Money on top of money

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Jayden Kurtz1155
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2023-11-04
Version 5.1.63
Get this if you want to pay 2 bucks, then, have to pay another 10 bucks to get some playlists. Then another 10 bucks. Cycle repeats.

Download the knock off

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Loveeeeelyss
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2023-11-04
Version 5.1.63
No explanation on how to play and you have to buy all these weird decks. Can’t just play normal words. Not fun not worth 1.99

so annoying keeps logging me out

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chloemarie💖
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2023-11-03
Version 5.1.63
I just bought this game and every time I start a round it EXITS THE GAME. It is so annoying and this is the third time it has happened

DO NOT PURCHASE

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Victoriously Reviewing
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2023-11-03
Version 5.1.63
be taken off the App Store you pay $2 to get bombarded with more things to pay for. No modes or anything.

Don’t get what you pay for

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ufydyuv
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2023-10-29
Version 5.1.63
For a paid version, I would expect a lot more categories and answer options to be included. Very disappointing. Do NOT pay for this app!

Game is ok

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fortnightrulz like crazy
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2023-10-28
Version 5.1.63
You have to pay $2.00 for the game and you have to pay if you want to play any modes like Disney parks, video game characters, and etc. Don’t waste your money

Get this game!!!

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Brozega
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2023-10-28
Version 5.1.63
Wow!! Love this game!!! I had an incredibly e time with my friends playing this. What a time it was!!! Wow! B

DO NOT BUY

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Mxddiii09
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2023-10-27
Version 5.1.63
Absolutely ridiculous that I paid for this app but in order to play it I have to buy every pack within the game. I can’t even play it. It completely scams you

Nothing happens

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humboldtbomb
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2023-10-22
Version 5.1.62
Place on our head and game never starts

Cool cool cool

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Stelllgdgvfj
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2023-10-21
Version 5.1.62
Amazing

Black screen / Place on forehead

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iyalmonte
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2023-10-20
Version 5.1.62
Everytime I click on a deck it tells me to place in forehead but the same screen won’t go away ! I try to tap on it or something , the screen just goes black and I’m forced to open and close the app . I haven’t gotten one chance to even play with the app. Super disappointed

Disappointed

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Natttyf
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2023-10-16
Version 5.1.62
The decks don’t get updated. You get the same words over and over. They need to update and add words weekly if not daily. Can only play like 3-4 rounds before getting all the same words again. They really need to continue to add words to the decks.

Terrible

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Jkrojas31
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2023-10-14
Version 5.1.62
Terrible!!! I bought 2 different packages and nothing is working!!! If I can give a 0 I would !

Glitchy

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ChoushMcGoush
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2023-10-14
Version 5.1.62
I frequently get a black screen and have to close out the app and reopen. I tried deleting the app and reinstalling… didn’t help. I clicked on contact the developer and got an error page. Really would like to be able to play this game!

Newer isn’t better

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EArnell4
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2023-10-13
Version 5.1.62
I rushed to download this app while waiting in the queue for a ride only to discover the current basic paid version is awful. It randomly displayed from multiple decks when I chose a specific deck. The decks available weren’t good. The app froze a couple of time and wouldn’t move beyond the correct screen. Disappointed.

No family sharing

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Not shareable
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2023-10-08
Version 5.1.62
It drives me nuts that I can’t have family sharing on this app. I bought it for my family to enjoy yet they can only enjoy it if I’m with them. I paid for it. It’s supposed to be mine for my family and I to use.

Garbage UI, crashes mid game

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Colin Robertson
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2023-10-05
Version 5.1.62
This app is a pile of crap. You can’t even request a refund for it. We bought the base game on a whim to play at a restaurant—not recommended, it’s several hundred megs. Then it bombards you notification requests and any topics worth playing are additional in app purchases. Support link in the App Store just dumps you onto Ellen’s shop online. 👎 deleted.

Frustrated Autustic

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bookworm961516
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2023-10-05
Version 5.1.62
I absolutely love this game ever since my Special Education teacher in high school introduced it to her self contained classroom 10 years ago. I am having a few issues though #1-The app goes through long periods where it is either really glitchy or crashes constantly. There was a period of several months when it wouldn't open at all. Currently I can't add cover photos to my custom decks because it just crashes when I tap the camera button. The "Build Your Own Deck" wording has long periods of glitched overlaying with the title of the custom deck, This is the only true issue I have, the rest are just quirks #2-I agree about the lack of family sharing and the lack of ability to create an account to transfer custom decks from one device to another. Also they get lost if you offload the app to save storage space on Apple Ios devices. Fortunately I had plans to start over anyway and now my big main custom deck is spread over multiple decks organized by category. I'm not planning to offload it again but I am concerned my iPad may do it automatically to save storage space. I was able to restore purchases but the two custom decks I had were reset blank and I now have 7 custom decks organized by category #3-I loved the ability to hide unwanted decks and would like to have that feature return, specifically I have a number of unwanted decks that came free with the game and a few from a bundle I recently purchased. #4-The store needs revamping so in addition to bundles you can view all the decks. Also, I wanna get notifications to get alerts for the free deck of the day which when I bought the kid's bundle and 5 additional decks it was the Deck of Games which I jumped on. There are no notifications for this app though. I am irked about decks disappearing and as I only have $60 allowance and spent $17 of it this month on decks for this game in preparation for a weekend spent staying with my former respite attendant and our housesitter and dear friend while my family goes out of town to visit my cousins and go out on their boat, I asked not to go because my body doesn't like boats. Anyway this friend and sometimes my sister are the only people I play this game with. My Mom hates the game and I never hang out with my brothers. My Dad and Stepmom live across the country. #5-One more small quirk. Bring back the ability to view the often humorous descriptions of purchased official decks when you tap on them instead of going straight to the instant replay setup screen. I often read the descriptions and use that as a waiting screen while I wait for my people to be ready Sorry I rambled but I do love this game and if you could improve my quirks and especially stop the crashing and glitching it would be much appreciated. I don't think anything could force me to abandon this game after so many years and multiple custom decks being made as I got new iPads but it's frustrating when I can't even open the app and that I can't add my photos to my custom decks. I have them all ready I just can't add them because tapping the button to do so causes the app to crash

Spanish Version

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Sour1902
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2023-10-03
Version 5.1.62
You need to bring back the spanish version again

I don’t like it

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Rsdj_
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2023-10-01
Version 5.1.62
You have to pay for categories and the categories that come with it is very lame !!

Support for Spanish

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)33)):):)
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2023-10-01
Version 5.1.62
It used to have the option to play in Spanish, really wired it went from inclusive too not inclusive

If I wasn’t drunk I’d be more upset

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Gryrwitkovrufs
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2023-09-30
Version 5.1.61
I paid $18 to have a fun “family-friendly” game and let me tell I was disappointed. As much as paid for this app I expected it to function better than it did. I can’t recommend not downloading this app enough, but I will admit, it’s fun. So up to you.

What happened to deck descriptions!!!??

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Spokenblurb
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2023-09-30
Version 5.1.61
If I missing it somewhere I’m Sorry, but I remember head up having deck descriptions before you play so that everyone can know what’s going on but when I click one the deck it goes straight into The game.

Good app

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CaptainG1310
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2023-09-27
Version 5.1.61
It was so good my family was playing it

Disappointed

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LC282828
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2023-09-25
Version 5.1.58
The game itself is fun however there are no instructions to the different categories (use no words, words unable to be used etc). We were also looking forward to the videos being taken however they have the game board across the entire screen so you can’t really see the hilarious antics going on. We stopped playing b/c it was taking too long to try and find the category specific instructions and we couldn’t enjoy the videos being taken.

Can’t access my decks

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ChristinaK97
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2023-09-23
Version 5.1.58
New 10th anniversary update and now my only option I can do is buy the blast from the past. The app won’t scroll down or allow my to click on my decks. Can’t find an email and when I click app support it just takes me to the ellen website. Please fix this. Thanks.

Hide Decks?

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Proteus846
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2023-07-01
Version 5.1.53
Heads Up is a very fun game, and very convenient for times when an opportunity for a group game arise without having card/board games around. For myself personally, it is frequently used with my youth group — my students love it, and it’s easy to put together when we need an extra game or a plan falls through. It’s been so great that I bought the bundle of all the decks!
Therein lies my request: it would be great to be able to hide decks in a submenu or, even better, to make collections of decks! The “adult supervision” decks and the “bottoms up” deck are great examples of decks that I’d like to hide or exclude from a collection, as well as a few others. Personally I will never play them, so it would be nice if I could hide them from the main list or make collections that exclude them.

SUPER CRAZY but only if there was a video…

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bubblegumghodt
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2023-06-05
Version 5.1.51
So.. I was with my best friends having a margarita, we decided to play this game (outside on the patio of my favorite restaurant) and some absolute jackass, decided he’s going to run a red light and flip his car into two other cars and a concrete sign. I just twisted my margarita. now, you might be asking, why 4 stars? Well, I suggest that videos be saved for at least like 24 hours, so yeah know, people have the off chance to save there lives and get a cool video from it too

Was Great Until Decks Dissappeared

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BBBBBBBBBBBBBBNNNN
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2022-12-28
Version 5.1.45
Oh I loved this game! Hours of fun! Since we were enjoying it so much, I decided to purchase the build your own decks. I spent a lot of time creating decks with topics that would be meaningful to my friends and family. We’ve played those BYOD decks as well as many of the pre-made decks for purchase. I sat down to buy another BYOD deck and create a new category when I realized my previous custom decks were gone. I tried restoring purchases and updating the app, but to no avail.
Is there any way to get those back?
I don’t want to purchase any more decks if they might disappear.
Hoping for a response from customer support.
Thank you!

Decks disappear and can’t create my own categories

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cook&book1368
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2022-12-26
Version 5.1.45
I have paid for decks that are no longer there and I have restored purchases multiple times and nothing happens. Also the app advertises that you can create your own categories but I don’t see where the app offers you that option anywhere. I also can’t even find a login/logout feature or account page. I can’t seem to even track my purchases or account access etc. How is that possible that I’m obviously logged in to be able to purchase but can’t access account information, payment details, or even a login screen??!!

Great for hours of party fun, minor issues

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JohnnyAppMan
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2022-12-25
Version 5.1.45
We played this for hours at a Christmas a party, so much fun even with a large group. Just some minor issues:
1) A long time ago I paid to create my own custom deck and spent a long time on it. It seems to have vanished. I don’t even see that option anymore.
2) Phone in landscape, but screen share to TV sideways in portrait.
3) Rotation detection is iffy. Sometimes will lock in Pass if only 5 degrees from vertical. Sometimes just exits that round. Sometimes get black screen.
4) Last question always seems too fast and often misses last correct answer.

Great game but language difficulties

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Viri B M
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2022-12-25
Version 5.1.45
I love this app and so do my friends and family. The only major problem is the language setting. I was able to switch been Spanish and English back and forth without difficulty but now its stuck on Spanish even though on my phones internal settings for the app says English. I had to redownload the app for it to go back to English but now it won’t switch to Spanish. Wish the language setting was within app and actually worked.

I have no idea what to put for the title so here’s this

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Mrs. Vaccarezza
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2022-11-12
Version 5.1.39
The reason I’m writing this review is because I would like to state an issue that I’ve found with this app. I have noticed that the cards for the same packs keep repeating in the same order and I’ve found the app hard to enjoy because of this. I try to play to pass time and this issue is making me feel like I’m forced to spend money on different packs to have different options for the cards. If you could please add more cards to use with the packs that’d be great. I would definitely update my rating and my review if you were able to fix this. This app has great potential and is very fun to play in my opinion, and I’d totally understand if you aren’t able to fix this issue for some reason, but I’d totally appreciate if you did. Thanks for reading my review, and I’m sorry if I wasted your time and for the tough criticism.

Please fix this game

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CovJustin
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2022-11-04
Version 5.1.39
The game is mis-programmed glitchy or broken and needs an update or someone made a bad call in marketing!!
We have been enjoying this game for over 5 years. We recently bought all the packs and noticed the app updated.
The game no longer plays as it was originally designed. When you open a deck to play (on almost every deck), it plays the exact same cards as it did on the previous round. So we can no longer play and compete and if we enjoy a deck we only can play one round without having to skip the 1st 10-15 cards to get to new ones.
Please fix the game! This has been a family favorite and we would love to see it go back to its original design.
Also, since this is a family game, it would be nice to have the feature back that allows you to put away decks that aren’t being used or may not be appropriate for children (when we bought the multipack deal it game with several adult decks that we wouldn’t have otherwise purchased).

Love this game, but…….!!!

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Temy1
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2022-05-04
Version 5.1.29
This has to be one of the best games for family/friends gatherings but I don’t like that certain decks disappear, even if you paid to have all of the available decks. Once I claim a deck, whether free or paid, it should remain in my deck library. I notice when I receive a notification that a new deck is available I can click on the notification and the new deck is added to my decks but then I go back to look for it and it is gone. For those of us who paid to have ALL the decks, you should leave the free decks there for us to enjoy. Making them temporary stinks, especially if we want to go back to play them. And if that’s not an option, provide the option to make them permanent so we can continue having fun.

No features/customization. Constant annoying pop-ups!

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John Ruml
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2021-10-17
Version 5.1.18
The expectation when you buy a paid app is that you're *not* going to be inundated with a million little pop ups expecting you accidentally click/spend more money. the core gameplay is fun and I don't mind that they add different pop culture references behind paid additional "decks", but the 60 second rounds are far too short and there's no way to lengthen them. Worse yet, between every 60 second round is an ad that takes up most of the screen estate trying to sucker you into buying paid features. Very sorry state for the game to be in when you spend more time trying to click through the menus than actually playing the game. Don't recommend it all.

Fun, but their sales are misleading

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MercyMerciful
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2021-04-25
Version 5.1.10
This is a fun game, but be sure to read the fine print and double check your purchases. I was just charged $10 for a ‘free’ Oscars deck that I got a toast notification about being free for today only and I used the toast notification to find it. Overpriced for a single deck in the first place, let alone the misrepresentation of saying it’s free when it wasn’t. There’s no way to contact the developer in the app, so if they don’t see this and correct the charge I will have to contact my bank to request a chargeback

It’s ok... 😐😕

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JustEnderSlayin
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2021-02-24
This game costs a dollar sure but is it really worth it? The answer is NO. Ok I’ll admit it’s kind of fun but this game constantly crashes. Also coming back to how the game costs one dollar, the facts are that it only gives a few decks I’ve seen more on ripoff versions for FREE. And if you want more decks you’ve got to pay 20 bucks in 15 minutes or else it costs a whopping 100$!! But anyways if you’re looking to buy a fun family game or a game that you can play with friends, keep searching.
Oh yeah one more thing. If your a developer and you’ve took the time time read this far thank you, and also about the constant crashing, this happens when I have my WiFi on and when I have my data on my phone on. Just saying, in case you want to fix this issue. (And I’ll change the rating to 5 star if that happens ;) .)

Used to love this game but the app never works

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WishThisAppGetsFixed
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2021-02-10
Version 5.1.6
This is the best game, but the app hasn’t worked for months and I do every update they provide. Some of their updates even list out the exact problems I’m seeing and they say that latest update is supposed to fix the problem, so I’m obviously not the only one having the issues. But the updates never fix it and actually have made it worse over time. Wish I could play this game again!

Great Game—Bothersome Issues with Gameplay

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5monkeez
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2021-02-09
Version 5.1.6
Our family plays this game every night after dinner. We love it. It’s the only game I’ve ever paid for extras. But there are fixes needed for for some of the decks. For example, the contrast for the Harry Potter cards is too soft—for some weird reason the cards don’t used the rich blue background and white text. This needs to be fixed ASAP. Also in the football deck, a card erroneously lists the “Stanford Cardinals.” Its singular: “Cardinal.” When this card comes up, we suddenly realize that the creator of the deck doesn’t know college football.

Don’t waist time...GET THIS APP NOW 😃😃😃😃

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Abcdfam
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2021-01-29
Version 5.1.5
Ok so every Thursday me and my family (just my mom and brothers and sister) I said we should play sherades but then I thought of heads up! We played for 30 minutes we didn’t have a lot of time left, and we laughed SO HARD! We laughed so hard we stared laughing crying!! 😂😂 and one of them my brother said “poo?” XD I could not stop laughing!! , one thing that we look at is the packs , they cost money but my mom bought all of them cause she wanted us to have fun, if you don’t wanna waist your money, just use the top ones. Over all this is our family night game so I recommen this app so get it free!!!

Lots of fun, but...

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SerenaG519
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2020-11-22
Version 5.1.1
This game is perfect for family fun, coworker team building and all around holiday ice breakers. People of all ages can enjoy. I’ve essentially played so much, I’ve exhausted the decks and am frequently getting repeats. When I went to purchase more decks, the button keeps loading a price and never lets me buy. We were going to buy 10-20 (to even 40!!) more decks and couldn’t get it to load despite app, phone, data/wifi restarts. Oh well, still love this game!

Need to fix some bugs.

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Emily and Jessica
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2020-11-15
Version 5.1
Well before I get into the bugs I just want to say this game isn’t expensive to waste on my whole family likes it. Me and my sister were bored in quarantine and we want to play a game but all of my board/card games are boring, so I said “ do you want to play heads up?” She insists. I purchased it anyways. We kept playing it and really love it.
About the bugs, are very annoying. First of all, when I open a deck and press play instead of saying “ Put on your fore head” but it just flip over, Second of all the screen sometimes went blue and it is stuck there, Third of all after a deck the camera froze. All of the bugs can be
only fix if I restart my phone 2 or 3 times. It is really annoying, I was hoping if you could fix it give me some advice.

Bait and switch

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SevonDuttles
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2020-11-13
Version 5.1
I’ve played this game on a few other friends phones and absolutely love it, so I decided it was time that I give it a download. After I paid the $.99, I was prompted that they were offering a sale on some of their other packs to play for $20. It was over a $100 value for just 20 bucks so I thought I was snagging a great deal! After I purchased the limited time offer, I was promptly notified that I had been charged $45 dollars instead of the 20 that I thought I was spending. After fuming about that for a few minutes, I still decided to play a few rounds so I booted up the game and selected a category only to get stuck on the “place on forehead” screen. I don’t know if either of these instances were possible bugs or glitches, but I’m very very displeased with how my experience has been thus far with Heads Up.

Great game, but the more you spend, the less it works

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Floof Toob
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2020-09-23
Version 4.1.90
I love this game and have bought all the decks. I greatly regret buying them, though. The more you buy, the less the game works. I can’t really even access most of the decks I’ve purchased because the game freezes or crashes as I attempt to scroll down. Also, every time you buy deck packages, it comes with a lot of build-your-own decks. That’s fine, but the problem is you have to scroll through dozens and dozens of blank decks to get to the decks you’ve paid for. There is no way to rearrange, prioritize, or delete decks. There is also no way to contact support to tell them of these issues or ask for a refund, since the game doesn’t work.

Lack of privacy

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concrned mom 119123
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2020-09-01
Version 4.1.89
Bought this for my kids because all their friends have it. I noticed at the end of the round, that it was displaying a live video taken from the selfie camera on the front of my phone. There was no option to turn it off within the game. Actually I couldn't find options at all in the game. I went to my phone settings and found camera access was enabled. I never got a pop up requesting permission. Lots of other pop ups trying to sell additional decks. And the game freezes up whenever you scroll. Overall I'm very disappointed. I don't expect glitch issues from a paid app. And I won't tolerate privacy issues.

App Crashes before it Opens

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Mbera
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2020-06-02
Version 4.1.84
Let me start by saying, I love playing this app so much! That said, I have been unable to open this app since the update. This has happened in the past, but I have been able to troubleshoot it by restarting my device or making sure my IOS was up to date. This time is different. When I click on the game app, I get the welcome screen for about a half second before it crashes. I’m afraid to delete and redone load the app because I have purchased about 15 decks over the last 4 years.
I’m getting no responses from the email support and I’m very frustrated. I love this game. It’s is especially great to play while social distancing. Now, I have to rate it 1 star because I can’t even play it. Total bummer.

Endless fun from this app

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Cedes360
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2020-05-31
Version 4.1.84
Idk, it’s fun to pass the time. When we’re bored me and my friends play this for literal hours. Some of the decks are a little hard but it’s fun when we actually know something in the category. Endless inside jokes from playing this game. One of my fave apps. It’s always annoying when there’s in app purchases but some of the decks are so fun I don’t mind paying the like two dollars for them.

New update.

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Ponder14
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2020-05-29
Version 4.1.84
Since the new update the game is freezing at the times up screen. I have tried restarting my phone and restarting the app multiple times. I have enjoyed this game for years now and hope this can be fixed.
Just had another update and the same issues freezing at the times up screen. Please make sure that stops happening after updates.
And yet again the app has issues after an update. This time the app completely crashes when trying to open it. Very disappointing.

Disappointed

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Satisfied robloxian
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2020-04-26
Version 4.1.83
Ok say my Moms friends birthday was coming up so we had a party we were thinking fun games to play so my mom got the app and this is where it all started going down hill so we discussed to get the karaoke pack it was 1.99 so my mom said what the heck sure she bought and it was all songs that nobody knew so then we saw an Avengers one so we were like ohh okay so my mom but it for 3.99 and some of the questions was from D.C sand some of them didn’t even make sense so I wrote review to just tell y’all don’t buy and of the packs unless you like not common songs. P.s the game branded is amazing on the app and it’s free.

Great fun!

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SOFTBALL🥳
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2020-04-20
Version 4.1.83
SUPER FUN AND ADDICTING GAME! My only concern is with the weekly changing mystery deck. I have had the same mystery deck for over a month know and don’t get me wrong I LOVE branded it is actually my favorite deck but I would love to try some new ones. Please let me know if I miss understood what the “mystery deck” does and I will be happy to give y’all 5 stars! If I was correct I hope you are able to fix it! Again love this game...I just want it to be the best, most functional, and fun it can be! Thanks!

Really fun

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Poppy Dentri
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2020-03-26
Version 4.1.81
This game is really a lot of fun and it’s easy for families to play anywhere at anytime as long as you have your phone,table,laptop or whatever your may be playing on. I saw a lot of people saying that it’s a rip off or it’s not fun and boring, but my family gets bored of games quickly, but we have been playing “Heads Up” for over 3 months now and we’re not bored! I do have one suggestion for you, if maybe you could make some more topics like celebrities and popular shoes\clothing brands. Thank you guys so much for making such a fun game!

Best way to spend $1.00 ever!

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NowhereSomehow
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2020-03-22
Version 4.1.81
Me and my family are constantly bored and can never find a game we all agree on. Whenever we introduced something into the house one person always says something negative about it and we end up abandoning it. Yesterday when I purchased this game, I had to entice the whole family to even get together to play this game. When I finally succeed in doing so we tried out the accent card list and we immediately all agreed this was the best game ever! This game really brought our family together after 3 years of complete utter boredom! Thank you! I really recommend getting the game, it’s not only good for family but it’s also a great game to play with freinds!

App runs great but support is horrible

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quentin2502
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2020-01-11
Version 4.1.76
My family and I play this game all the time together and never had an issue. That is until I upgraded my phone. It says that you can restore all of the packs you purchase in the app but that is not entirely true. You can only restore the individual ones you purchase. If you purchase one of their sale pack sets you will not restore those. I have emailed support numerous time and there has been 0 response. If you are going to buy things in this game make sure you buy each one individually so that you don’t have this problem.

Can’t share decks?!?

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Ken7795
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2019-12-24
Version 4.1.76
I purchased this app for my son in order for him to play with his friends as well as our family when waiting in various lines. It is rather annoying to have to buy additional decks, but I was shocked when I found out that the decks cannot be accessed by my own family members on their respective phones. I had downloaded the Harry Potter, Marvel bundle and Star Wars decks onto my phone with the reasonable expectation that my wife, son and daughter would be able to use them as well.
It is understandable that Ellen DeGeneres would want to make money, but it is terribly petty and unbecoming to be this greedy. As I stated above, it is reasonable to charge money for specialty decks, but unscrupulous to not be transparent wherein these decks cannot be shared whilst the actual app can be shared.

Decks I paid for are gone & customer service app support won’t help

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Freeapplover2
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2019-09-03
Version 3.9.24
I’ve purchased many MANY decks over the years. I’ve tried downloading/redownloading & “Restoring My Deck Purchases” countless times on the App but nearly all my purchased decks are gone. They dissappeared, were wiped clean. The only option is to keep re-buying everything I’ve already paid for over & over to get it to stick. I’ve tried emailing Head’s Up App support numerous times w/ no response. They can continue to add new seasonal decks & do updates but they don’t have the decency to reply to paying customers who’ve helped contribute to this game’s profittable success. Can someone from support please kindly contact me!? I just want the game decks I paid for back (I have my iTunes receipt emails as proof!). Thank you.

Used to be a five star game

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Brandoncomandon
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2019-06-25
Version 3.9.23
I played this game when it first came out, it was an awesome family game and we had a lot of fun playing it. After a while the limited amount of cards got boring and repetitive, sadly the content included in the price feels more like a free to play game not a game you actually have to buy. It’s extremely annoying to want to play but have to purchase everything separately. There are plenty of apps like this one that are almost exactly the same but include more content and allow you to unlock other packs without paying money, and those apps are free.

Customer Service, or lack there of and deck problems

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I love joeys!
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2019-06-21
Version 3.9.23
I used to love this game. It was a weekly game night activity with my family. However, one day, the app would not even open before it crashed. So, as many people do when troubleshooting, I deleted and again downloaded the app. When downloading, it gave me the ‘family download’ message, and being the only option, I of course used it. When I opened the new app, I could not restore purchases because I “do not own the app.” I have tried everything I could, and having done so, I did what the app said and contacted them about the error. I have emailed probably around six times with no response in about a month. I have purchased 9 decks, some on one account and some from the phone I am trying to get them back on. I understand that they don’t family share, which is kind of dumb but not the issue. The issue is I spent money on decks to get on my phone. I cannot get them back and the “customer service” won’t even respond. I just want my decks back. I spent money on them and I am VERY disappointed in the app service department because they are NOT doing their job. IF YOU HAVE FAMILY SHARING DO NOT BUY DECKS OR YOU WILL LOSE YOUR MONEY

Increase the game time

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Kiev girl
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2019-05-17
Version 3.9.21
All is great in this game except the 1 minute limit on the game. I wish it was something you can alter, as in one minute you get only few answers. Especially if you take a deck where you have to act it out without words. That takes longer and the game is over after just a few questions. Also the one we play with kids. Same thing. They need more time to think about it and get really upset that it’s over so soon. It discourages then and they don’t feel like playing again cuz they feel like failures.

Disappearing decks and the purple question mark?

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The Deck Collector
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2019-03-27
Version 3.9.14
I LOVE LOVE LOOOVE this app! I have bought all the extra decks they have offered and tried to get all the free ones when they are offering them. Unfortunately this last time when I was trying to get the free Summertime by Halo Top deck it was not working and then it disappeared :( Also there is a deck that showed up one day that is purple with a yellow question mark. When I select that deck it freezes my app to where I have to completely quit out of the app and reload it to make it work again. I’m just wondering if anyone else is dealing with the same issue? I LOVE this game with all my heart and my goal is to own all of the decks! The only reason why I did not give this app 5 stars is because of the disappearing decks. It makes me very sad when I miss out on a deck. 😭 Other then that, I highly recommend this app because I doubt the missing decks doesn’t bother anyone else besides myself.

Great game but you need to fix this

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Coolcatgothacked
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2018-11-17
Version 3.9.8
I just recently bought the game and personally I think it is amazing. I bought a few of the packs and one of them was the write your own deck. It was working well but when we started to play after we got the word it wouldn’t go to the next card it was stuck on that card and we couldn’t get it to go to the next. That needs to be fixed whenever you can or we just do t know how to play heheh. Other than that amazing game I’d recommend this to everyone I know but pls fixed this asap or I would like a refund

So much fun, only one complaint

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thisnicknamemakesnosense
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2018-09-28
Version 3.9.6
This game is soooo much fun and it’s great for playing with friends, there is only one drawback to the costume decks (which are ¢99 each), there is no way to reset them! I have bought 3 costume decks already and created about 600+ cards on each but they’ve gotten boring since they’re quite old, and the only way to reset them is to swipe left on each card which would take forever. I just hope they add a costume deck reset button because it would be very useful and would compensate better the ¢99 we pay for each.

Great but....

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Elite_Inferno
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2018-09-04
Version 3.9.4
Ok there is just a few things to adjust for one I’m a kid so I can only pretty much play the animal one 🤷‍♂️ and I’m not buying the kid one because that one is just meh. So maybe add another version and also i would like to be able to set the amount of time and adjust some things but overall if you don’t have anything to do and you want to kill time with friends then buy this. It still is great even without my recommendations because I play this when waiting for lines in six flags and it is just perfect.

Love this ❤️

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Callahan Fam
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2018-07-29
Version 3.9.4
I just downloaded this app and I love it so much! My cousin was just visiting for 2 weeks and when we were bored we would just play this. It comes with a good amount of free decks and the ones that aren’t free are only 99 cents. I do have a suggestion for a new deck though. You could make one of the greatest showman. It would be so fun to try to act out and guess the scenes. So everyone that reads this... download this app!

I L O V E THIS GAME!!!

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maya-cool girl
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2018-05-27
Version 3.9.3
This is a very great game and when I played it with my friends and family, we were all cracking UP!!! This game is so super and since we all love it, we play it EVERY dang DAY!!! And on the every dang day, we play it till my phone dies😀😀😀. And also when I wanna do another deck, you have to pay. I’m not getting mad or frustrated, it’s just I wanna play the decks that you need to buy that you won’t get to play. thank you for listening inventor of this app.
Ps:please reply when you get my point. Thank you 😊

App Keeps Shutting Down

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ericaokaay
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2018-05-27
Version 3.9.3
I played this game when it first came out and it was a fun, and the new packs have definitely made it even better. I also love that you can play a free round of a pack you don’t own if you watch an ad, but every time the ad ends, the app shuts down, and the option for a free round is no longer available for that pack so I just have to buy the pack to know how it is. Hope this gets fixed and I somehow get my free rounds back because I never got to play them. For that I have to take off two stars

Heads up

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Maddie or Maddy
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2018-05-13
Version 3.9.2
I like this game because it is where if it is game night or something like that it is where you and your family can play it is like one person has the phone on there four head and then the other people have to acted it out then with the person who has the phone and if they did not get it right then it is on to the nexts persons turn also if you get one right you would put your face down then put it back up.

LOVE THE CRAP OUT OF IT but I have one suggestion!

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MaryJaneMarie
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2018-02-14
Version 3.9.1
I’ll start by saying my spouse and I LIVE (went to type love, autocorrected to live, that also works, I’m going with it) this game, and we were super stoked to have the 90 second time limit! My suggestion would be to have the option to have a longer time limit...I’m absolutely certain that a chunk of your users smoke marijuana (legally, of course.....😑), and to be honest, the longer time limit is pretty darn necessary. I (I mean they...) would probably pay for it in an in app purchase, $1.99 sounds pretty good, just sayin’

I love this game and it’s great for the entire family.

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MGallucci83
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2018-02-04
Version 3.9.1
We have such a great time playing. There is a deck for everyone including each of our favorite shows. We play at dinner, we play at Disneyland while in line, we play for family game night. It’s so much fun and we always look for new decks. And for just adults it’s fun to see us all try to guess, just add alcohol and the silliness quadruples. Get this app, you won’t regret it.

Getting an error message

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xsuix
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2017-12-24
Version 3.9.1
I bought this app awhile ago and didn’t have any problems with it. I just downloaded it again (had removed it off my old phone awhile back) and for some reason, keep getting an “SKERROR DOMAIN” message whenever I want to restore my purchases or try to download a free deck. I’ve tried deleting and re-downloading the app itself throughout the day but I still get the same message. It says to contact them if it keeps happening but the developer website link just goes to the ellentube page??? I didn’t see anything about how to connect with someone other than to appear on the show, etc. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Great game, but......

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J. Romano
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2017-12-05
Version 3.9.1
After playing it for two nights straight with the same people, we’ve been through all the free decks and can easily give clues to achieve correct guesses. Gets boring quickly. Now of course, there are lots of other decks that can be purchased, but for .99¢ each and with no option to just purchase all decks for a “discounted” rate, I don’t think we’ll be playing for much longer unless something changes. Don’t get me wrong, we had lots of fun the first night, but come on. Had to purchase the app and now I’m supposed to purchase each add-on as well. Sorry Ellen. Im not that rich. Wanna help us out?

Allen is the best

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0blah0
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2017-12-02
Version 3.9.1
I love your game it is fantastic my husband even plays and is silly which is really hard for him. He also has no knowledge of anything current which makes it all the more fun. When we first got married he didn’t know who Taylor Swift was. I not much better to be honest. But you bring happiness and fun to our home Thanks so much Ellen for being you. I couldn’t help myself I thought the name thing was hilarious. Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

What happened ?

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whatarethis
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2017-10-10
Version 3.8.9
I first downloaded this game 6 months ago, and my boyfriend and I loved it. I wound up deleting it because we stopped using it as often, and just recently brought it back. I had purchased several decks and now they won't re download. Also, the constant ads before each round are ridiculous. Having to sit through a 30 second ad every time I play a round led me to just deleting the app again. Also, since it won't let me re download my decks, we've just been playing the free rounds, and more than a couple times I've sat through the ad, and then the app dies. When I bring it back, it says I already used my free round. Overall, very unhappy with how it's changed

Restoring Purchases is not Working

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SSStoopid
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2017-10-07
Version 3.8.9
Deer Ellen,
My name is Gage. I’m 11 years old and a member of family sharing with my mom and my dad. My dad downloaded BYOD (build your own deck) so I could download it thru family sharing on my own device. Ellen. No matter how hard I try. I am unable to download it to my device. My dad has even tried to buy it again but that didn’t work either. Ellen. I love how you play heads up! And I will be happy to give five stars when I can download or buy BYOD.
From Gage .L. Simpson.
P.S I challenge you to a game of heads up! ❤️💜

Lots of laugh

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Lizzy-21
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2017-10-01
Version 3.8.9
I love this game and its very addictive.i am a social worker in the foster care field and to alleviate our day my colleagues and I spend our lunch time playing this game. This definitely gives us a good laugh after stressful events. My only issue with app is that on my iPad once "it's times up" it automatically kicks me off the game which is very annoying. I have been using my iPhone but the iPad is better for the amount of people that are playing. Another issue the purchases don't sync the same in me iPad or iPhone don't know why. I hope this issue can be fixed. Other than that its an amazing game.

Fun! But...

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Sue Dunnym
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2017-08-19
Version 3.8.8
I've had this app on my phone for 2 years now and have had lots of fun playing it w/family & friends. I've used it while waiting in line for concerts and it definitely makes the time fly in a very enjoyable way. The only problem I'm now experiencing is the inability to make my own cards. I've enjoyed that feature a lot and have written to the developers for help, but I have yet to hear from them. I will update this review when/if this problem is taken care of.