Comparison

Wild Jack vs Code Words

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Sequence building gameplay
  • 2 or 3 player modes
  • Online multiplayer
  • Practice mode
  • Wild card mechanics
  • HD graphics and sound
Features
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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!

About

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.

Highlights
  • Team-based gameplay
  • One-word clue system
  • Agent and assassin mechanics
  • Multiple language support
  • Competitive play
Features
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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

Screenshots

Wild Jack4 screens
Code Words4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Code Words sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wild Jack asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Wild Jack versus Code Words: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWild JackCode Words
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.8% of reviews — better45.5% of reviews
Number of ratings9.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer春晖 姚Oleksandr Sudarenko

Customer experience

Wild Jack

All ratings9,152 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews506 reviews
Positive49.8%
Neutral16.0%
Negative34.2%

Code Words

Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative45.5%

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

None

Wild Jack

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Code Words

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Wild Jack free?
Wild Jack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Code Words free?
Code Words is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wild Jack or Code Words have ads?
Wild Jack shows ads; Code Words does not.
Which is updated more often, Wild Jack or Code Words?
Wild Jack ships an update every 3 months, and Code Words every 9 months. Most recently, Wild Jack was updated on November 9, 2026 and Code Words on November 3, 2026.

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