The Impossible Word Game vs Vlobs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Impossible Word Game
This word game offers a unique challenge that starts easy and progressively becomes impossible. Players guess words, with multiple valid answers accepted initially, but later stages may have only one solution.
- Progressive difficulty
- Unique word challenges
- Valid word guessing
- Single solution puzzles
- New game every time
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The impossible word game is exactly that, impossible. It starts of very easy, and increases in difficulty, until it is impossible to finish. Every game is new, unique, and just as impossible as the last. All you need to do is guess the word. There will be more than one possibility, and all are accepted, as long as they are valid words. Until you get to the harder words, then there may only be one solution.
Vlobs
A relaxing arcade puzzle game where players connect colorful blobs to score points. Discover new mechanics, multipliers, and unlockable game modes as you progress. Enjoy satisfying gameplay with personal and online high scores.
- Connect colorful blobs
- Arcade puzzle gameplay
- Unlockable game modes
- Personal and online leaderboards
- Increasing complexity levels
- Satisfying and addictive gameplay
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Vlobs is a relaxing casual arcade puzzle game where you build groups of colorful blobs (vlobs) that connect to each other. Figure out the mechanics and see how many points you can score before you fill up the board. Get far enough and you'll encounter new mechanics, combo multipliers, mysterious powers and maybe even unlock a second game mode. Features: - Nice connecting colorful blobs, sometimes with dots on them. - Satisfying and (mildly) addictive gameplay. - Sound and music. - Your own personal highscore! - Multiple levels with increasing complexity and a few surprises. - Unlockable second game mode. - 8 unlockable challenges with different mechanics and goals. - No ads, no microstransactions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vlobs at 5.0 against The Impossible Word Game's 3.0. Vlobs also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 19 months) and device support (4 vs 2). The Impossible Word Game's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
The Impossible Word Game costs $0.99 and Vlobs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vlobs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
The Impossible Word Game ships an update every 19 months, Vlobs every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Impossible Word Game | Vlobs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | JOhn Lyons | Lost Minds |
Customer experience
The Impossible Word Game
Vlobs
In-app purchases
The Impossible Word Game
No in-app purchases
Vlobs
No in-app purchases
