PicText Puzzles vs Categories!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PicText Puzzles
A challenging rebus-style puzzle game that tests your logic and creativity. Decipher unique arrangements of characters and images to guess famous phrases, words, or concepts. Offers hours of stimulating gameplay for puzzle enthusiasts.
- Rebus-style puzzles
- Logic and creativity challenges
- Decipher phrases and words
- Stimulating gameplay
- Daily brain workout
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PicText Puzzles is a challenging rebus-style puzzle game designed to test your logic and creativity. Each puzzle presents a series of characters or images arranged in a unique way that represents a famous phrase, word, or concept. Your task is to decipher the clues, combine techniques, and guess the correct answer. Whether you're a puzzle enthusiast or just looking for a fun brain challenge, PicText Puzzles offers hours of stimulating gameplay!
Categories!
A team-based trivia game where players guess items within various categories. Split into teams, choose categories, and race to a victory score. Perfect for group fun and testing knowledge.
- Team-based gameplay
- Over 700 categories
- Item guessing challenges
- Customizable team names
- Score tracking
- Victory condition
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Categories is a fun team based trivia game with over 700 categories! Take turns guessing the 10 items in each category, and see which team can score the win first. Let the fun begin! - Split into two teams and give each one a memorable name. - Start the game by choosing a category for the opposite team to guess. Be fiendish and give them something tricky or test them out on something they should know. - Read out the category as the countdown starts and tick off the answers as the other team shouts them out. - Review the round and correct any missed answers. - Check the scores and pass to the other team to repeat. - The winner is the team that gets to the victory score first!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Categories! at none against PicText Puzzles's 4. Categories! also leads on ads (none vs shown). PicText Puzzles's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. PicText Puzzles sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Categories! asks for nothing beyond the download.
PicText Puzzles ships an update every 25 months, Categories! every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PicText Puzzles | Categories! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (36 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 15 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Garima Gupta | Patrick Cavanagh |
Customer experience
PicText Puzzles
Categories!
In-app purchases
PicText Puzzles
- 100 Coins$1.99
- 300 Coins$2.99
- 1,000 Coins$4.99
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- 10,000 Coins$9.99
Categories!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PicText Puzzles free?
Is Categories! free?
Do PicText Puzzles or Categories! have ads?
Which is updated more often, PicText Puzzles or Categories!?
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