_ vs Sticky Terms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
_
Engage in a minimalist puzzle game focused on aligning lines. Navigate through increasingly complex levels, overcoming obstacles with strategic thinking and determination to find solutions and ascend.
- Line alignment puzzles
- Obstacle navigation
- Increasing difficulty
- Strategic problem-solving
- Minimalist design
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| Simple | | Obstacles | | Puzzling | | Determination | | Solutions | | Ascend | | Again
Sticky Terms
Explore a collection of 250 unique words from various languages that lack direct translations. Challenge your mind by deciphering the meanings of these untranslatable terms through engaging puzzles.
- 250 untranslatable words
- Language puzzles
- Meaning deciphering
- Unique vocabulary
- Brain teaser game
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»Farpotshket« is Yiddish for »trying to fix something, thereby ruining it«. Puzzle through this and 249 other words that have no equivalent in other languages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sticky Terms at none against _'s 1. Sticky Terms also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (88% vs 55%). _'s advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads and device support 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. _ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sticky Terms asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sticky Terms holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 841 and 2.7K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of _'s written reviews are positive against 88% of Sticky Terms's.
_ ships an update every 4 months, Sticky Terms every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | _ | Sticky Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (841 ratings) | 4.8 (2.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews | 87.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 841 | 2.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Simple Machine, LLC | Philipp Stollenmayer |
Customer experience
_
Sticky Terms
User reviews
_
From 841 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎶 Relaxing and calming experience
- 👍 Simple and intuitive gameplay
- 🎨 Beautiful visuals and colors
- 🎹 Satisfying musical elements
Room to improve
- 🔍 Levels become too easy over time
- 💸 Excessive ads interrupting gameplay
- 🤔 Unclear or confusing mechanics
- 🤯 Frustratingly difficult later levels
Sticky Terms
From 2.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and challenging puzzles
- 🤓 Educational - learning new words
- 🎨 Unique and creative visual design
- 💰 No in-app purchases, just ads
- 🕹️ Satisfying gameplay mechanics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or performance issues
- 🕰️ Levels can be completed too quickly
- 🌐 Limited language/word diversity
- 🔇 No option to disable sound effects
Bugs and requests
_
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes or freezes on certain devices
- Achievements not properly tracking progress
Requested features
4 requests- More challenging and varied puzzles
- Option to disable ads or pay for ad-free version
- Ability to track progress and achievements
- Inclusion of hints or level skipping
Sticky Terms
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incorrect word definitions or translations
- Unresponsive controls in certain levels
- Graphical glitches on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add more levels and words
- Include word pronunciation audio
- Implement a hint system or tutorial
- Expand to more languages and cultures
In-app purchases
_
- Remove ads$2.99
Sticky Terms
No in-app purchases
