Wild Jack vs Code Words
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wild Jack
This classic board game challenges players to create sequences of five chips on a game board using cards. It supports 2 or 3 player modes, with special wild cards and corner spaces offering strategic advantages. Play against friends online or practice your skills.
- Sequence building gameplay
- 2 or 3 player modes
- Online multiplayer
- Practice mode
- Wild card mechanics
- HD graphics and sound
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The classic board game comes to your iPhone/iPad now! Known to others as "Sequence", "One Eyed Jack", "Jack Foolery", "Wild Jacks" or "Crazy Jacks". Try to make sequences of five with your cards. How to Play: - Game modes: 2 players (1v1) and 3 players (1v1v1). - Each player selects one from six cards in hands and places a chip on the matching card on the game board. - Two Eyed Jacks (Clubs/Diamonds) can be placed anywhere on the board - One Eyed Jacks (Spades/Hearts) can remove any of your opponent's chips unless that chip is already a part of a sequence. - The 4 corners are wild and belong to all players and can be used as a chip in a sequence. - The goal is to create a sequence of 5 chips either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. One sequence is required for 2 players, while two sequences for 3 players. Features: - HD Graphics / sound effects - Smooth animation - Online mode / Practise mode - Automatically match opponents - 2 or 3 players supported - Hints You can play online with your friends now! 1. Click the "With Friends" button in the title screen to play in friend mode. 2. Input a room password and your name, and then click "Join Room". 3. Share the password to your friends. 4. Your friend enters the the same password to join in your room. 5. Start to play! Both modes of 2 players (1v1) and 3 players (1v1v1) are supported. Enjoy!
Code Words
Compete in a word-guessing board game where spymasters give clues to their teammates. Guess words of your team's color while avoiding the opponent's and the assassin. Supports English and Russian languages.
- Team-based gameplay
- One-word clue system
- Agent and assassin mechanics
- Multiple language support
- Competitive play
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In Code Words - Board Game, two teams compete to see who can make contact with all of their agents first. Spymasters give one-word clues that can point to multiple words on the board. Their teammates try to guess words of the right color while avoiding those that belong to the opposing team. And everyone wants to avoid the assassin. Languages: - English - Russian
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wild Jack at none against Code Words's 1. Wild Jack also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). Code Words's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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. Code Words sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wild Jack asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wild Jack ships an update every 3 months, Code Words every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wild Jack | Code Words |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (9.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 49.8% of reviews — better | 45.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 春晖 姚 | Oleksandr Sudarenko |
Customer experience
Wild Jack
Code Words
Bugs and requests
Wild Jack
Reported bugs
4 issues- Score resets unexpectedly
- Connection issues with online play
- Game freezes or crashes
- Incorrect card distribution
Requested features
4 requests- Option to play with friends
- Ability to choose player color
- Leaderboard and stats tracking
- Ad-free paid version
Code Words
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Wild Jack
No in-app purchases
Code Words
- Remove Ads$0.99









