Six° vs The Six Degrees
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Six°
A strategy game that challenges your knowledge of Hollywood by connecting actors through their filmographies. Link celebrities in six degrees or less to win, with an option to upgrade for custom starting and ending points.
- Connect actors via filmographies
- Modern twist on Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon
- Strategy and expertise gameplay
- Customizable start/end celebrities (upgrade)
- Link in 6 steps or less to win
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Who was it that starred in that one movie with that other guy? Download this fun game of strategy and expertise to discover how well you really know Hollywood. It puts a modern twist on the old “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” parlor game and challenges you to link Kevin Bacon to other actors and actresses through a sequence of filmographies (powered by TMDb). Each step from one person to another is considered a degree of separation. Link them in 6 steps or less to win! Want a greater challenge? Upgrade to unlock the ability to choose your starting and ending celebrities, opening up a world of possibility beyond Kevin Bacon.
The Six Degrees
Connect two seemingly unrelated phrases through six clever links, inspired by historical events and wordplay. This daily puzzle game challenges your lateral thinking and trivia knowledge with witty connections and mini history lessons.
- Daily historical phrase puzzles
- Six clever connection links
- Double meaning phrases
- Three hints per phrase
- Mini history lessons
- Win tracking and streaks
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What connects “fireworks” to “Wonderland”? Or “stand-up” and “sarcophagi”? Welcome to The Six Degrees, the daily puzzle inspired by the Six Degrees of Separation theory — that any two things can be connected through a short chain. Each game challenges you to uncover six clever links between the phrases, all rooted in a real event from today’s history. The twist? Some phrases hold double meanings: one pop‑culture, the next world‑history. It’s not just about knowing facts: it’s about thinking sideways. What You’ll Love: - One Puzzle a Day: Drawn from today’s history. - Smart, Surprising Connections: From sitcoms to space launches. - Witty Wordplay: Tricky pivot phrases and double entendres. - Three Hints per Phrase: Use none and score a perfect 15. Or take a little help along the way. - Mini History Lessons: Each puzzle starts with a short story tying it all together. - Track Your Wins: Watch your skills and your streak grow. - Play with Friends: Start a private group with friends or family and see everyone’s score on each day’s puzzle, right inside the game. When someone finishes, the rest of the group gets a nudge. If you love brainy games, smart trivia, and discovering the wild ways the world connects, Six Degrees will become your favorite five-minute habit. Download now and start connecting the dots. Today’s puzzle and the past week are free. An optional annual subscription unlocks the full archive of past puzzles and Play with Friends groups. Terms of Use: https://getsixdegrees.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://getsixdegrees.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Six° at every 2 days against The Six Degrees's every 3 weeks. Six° also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). The Six Degrees's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Six° sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and The Six Degrees sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Six Degrees holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Six°'s written reviews are positive against 100% of The Six Degrees's.
Six° ships an update every 2 days, The Six Degrees every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.
| Parameter | Six° | The Six Degrees |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alin Nomura | Aztec Software, LLC |
Customer experience
Six°
The Six Degrees
In-app purchases
Six°
- Unlock Celebrity Selection$0.99
The Six Degrees
- Annual Subscription$5.991 Year
