Comparison

PixWords® Scenes vs Polysyllable

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

Head to head
About

PixWords® Scenes

Solve crosswords by finding words hidden within detailed pictures. Play in your native or a foreign language to expand your vocabulary. Enjoy beautiful graphics and flexible play modes.

Highlights
  • Find words in pictures
  • Crossword puzzles
  • Vocabulary enrichment
  • Multiple language support
  • Beautiful graphics
  • Landscape and portrait modes
Features
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PixWords Scenes is a new amazing game from the PixWords® family. Find all words from a crossword in a picture/scene. You can choose your native language or any foreign one to enrich your vocabulary by playing the game. Main features - Ability to switch between many different languages and return to the languages you played before without losing your progress - Beautiful graphics and visual effects - Support for landscape and portrait mode - play any way you like The first game of the PixWords™ family - Crosswords with Pictures became a worldwide hit (over 15 million users on various platforms). The game was localized to 50 languages and held the #1 spot in the TOP Overall in more than 15 countries.

About

Polysyllable

This word puzzle game challenges your observation skills by finding common elements across three images. Assemble words from fragmented parts using a special keyboard. It offers hundreds of puzzles in multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of puzzles
  • Observe commonalities in three photos
  • Assemble words from fragments
  • Special keyboard for easy typing
  • Play in multiple languages
  • Enlarge pictures
Features
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Take a close look at the three photos. They have many things in common, but this is not what you are looking for. To solve the puzzle, you need to figure out what objects are in one or two, but not in all three of the pictures. This word game will need your power of observation and attention to details. For your convenience, the words are split into short parts. Tap these fragments on the round keyboard to put the words back together. Features: • Hundreds of puzzles. • You can tap the picture to enlarge it. • Special keyboard for easy typing. • Play in English, French, Russian, German, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish. • New kind of picture word search. If you like photo and word puzzles, word search and crosswords, then you will enjoy this word game. It could be fun for the entire family! Install this game and give it a try!

Screenshots

PixWords® Scenes4 screens
Polysyllable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Polysyllable at none against PixWords® Scenes's shown. Polysyllable also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). PixWords® Scenes's advantage is ratings volume (3.1K vs 58). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. PixWords® Scenes sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Polysyllable sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for PixWords® Scenes against 4.8 for Polysyllable. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PixWords® Scenes has 3.1K ratings behind it against 58, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of PixWords® Scenes's written reviews are positive against 83% of Polysyllable's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PixWords® Scenes ships an update monthly, Polysyllable every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PixWords® Scenes versus Polysyllable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixWords® ScenesPolysyllable
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.1K ratings)4.8 (58 ratings)
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.1K — better58
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDekovir, Inc.Maribou Inc.

Customer experience

PixWords® Scenes

All ratings3,107 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral2.1%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews262 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral9.2%
Negative14.9%

Polysyllable

All ratings58 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PixWords® Scenes

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Progress resets to level 1 after updates
  • Purchased coins not being awarded correctly
  • Scoring and tournament issues
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add zoom functionality for better visibility
  • Provide word definitions when tapping on words
  • Introduce a shuffle feature for the letters
  • Improve the 'show on picture' hint mechanism

Polysyllable

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

PixWords® Scenes

One-time10
  • 100 Coins$0.99
  • 200 Coins$1.99
  • 550 Coins$2.99
Show 7 more
  • 300 Coins$2.99
  • 550 Coins$4.99
  • Premium Coins Payout 30 Days$4.99
  • 1200 Coins$5.99
  • 1200 Coins$9.99
  • 2500 Coins$11.99
  • 2500 Coins$19.99
4 purchases

Polysyllable

One-time4
  • 300 coins$1.99
  • 1000 coins$4.99
  • 2500 coins$9.99
Show 1 more
  • 5500 coins$19.99

Questions

Is PixWords® Scenes free?
PixWords® Scenes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Polysyllable free?
Polysyllable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PixWords® Scenes or Polysyllable?
PixWords® Scenes and Polysyllable are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3.1K and 58 ratings respectively.
Do PixWords® Scenes or Polysyllable have ads?
PixWords® Scenes shows ads; Polysyllable does not.
Which is updated more often, PixWords® Scenes or Polysyllable?
PixWords® Scenes ships an update monthly, and Polysyllable every 2 days. Most recently, PixWords® Scenes was updated on October 15, 2026 and Polysyllable on September 27, 2026.

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