Comparison

Book vs Word Connect

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

Head to head
About

Book

Navigate challenging mazes, collect letters, and spell words to win. Outsmart enemies with spells and uncover hidden bonuses. Compete in daily challenges to maintain streaks and earn high scores in this classic arcade-style word game.

Highlights
  • Navigate mazes
  • Collect letters
  • Spell words to win
  • Avoid enemies (Blots)
  • Cast Slow-Down spells
  • Find hidden letters and bonuses
  • Daily Challenges
Features
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Help Book-Man navigate mysterious mazes to collect letters while avoiding the diabolical Blots! Spell the word to win each level while racking up points and grabbing helpful bonuses. Outsmart the Blots by casting Slow-Down spells and uncovering hidden letters! Keep your streak going and earn extra points with Daily Challenges. Get the word game that’s packed with classic arcade action! Get Book-Man! From the creators of TheFreeDictionary.com, the massively popular online dictionary.

About

Word Connect

Engage your mind with a relaxing word puzzle game. Improve vocabulary, train your brain, and discover new words through thousands of puzzles. Enjoy beautiful landscapes and soothing music while you play.

Highlights
  • 10000+ word puzzles
  • 200+ beautiful backgrounds
  • Daily puzzles and challenges
  • Word hints and letter shuffle
  • Word translation feature
  • Bonus words for rewards
  • Garden and room design
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"Word Connect puzzle game is really a good choice if you love playing word puzzle games or want to learn more words. If you are tired after work or study, you can play this word connect puzzle game for several minutes to relax your body and mind. You can also play this word connect word game every day for several minutes to improve your vocabulary and train your brain. This word connect game will calm your mind not only with word puzzles but also by bringing you beautiful landscapes and soothing music. Word Connect has more than 10000+ word puzzles waiting for you. You will sleep well after you solve several word puzzles at night. Also, when you are trying to learn more words, this word connect game makes your study interesting. You can swipe the letters to connect them into the hidden words; you need to recognize or guess the hidden words from the jumbled letters! If you don't know any words, you can use the free word translation feature to get the meanings. If you find any additional words not in the hidden words, these words will be taken as bonus words. Accumulating the bonus words can get you a gift box. Daily word puzzles make the word connect game more challenging. If you are, or are trying to be, a word game master, you will love the daily word challenges. There are three daily word puzzles to challenge you every day; you can choose the one you love the most or you can challenge all of them. Word Connect is similar to crossword puzzle game; both of them are going to connect the letters to a word, so Word Connect adds a cross word puzzle in daily challenge to make the gameplay richer. Word Connect features 200+ beautiful backgrounds of landscapes, animals, castles, and more. The backgrounds are so beautiful that they make you feel good and like you are traveling around the world. You can unlock these backgrounds by opening the star chests. The star chests are opened by playing the word connect puzzle games, and they also provide you with more gifts. Word Connect has many abandoned gardens and messy rooms. You can play word connect puzzle games to repair and design them. With your elaborate design, the gardens will come to life, and the rooms will acquire completely new looks. Good features: Easy and fun 10000+ word puzzles waiting for playing 200+ beautiful backgrounds waiting for unlocking Tens of abandoned gardens & messy rooms waiting for repairing and designing Daily puzzles and challenges Star Chests Word hints, letter shuffle, rockets and planes to reveal letters Word translation Bonus words Word Connect will become more and more interesting. More word puzzles, backgrounds, abandoned gardens, and messy rooms will be added. Let's play it! [Subscription] Subscriptions refer to auto-renewing subscriptions that can greatly enhance your gaming experience. An annual subscription costs $23.99, a monthly subscription costs $5.99 and a weekly subscription costs $2.99, or a price tier equal to the dollar subscription price as determined by the Apple App Store Matrix. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew for the same price and term, and auto-renewal can be turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current term. Your account will be charged the subscription fee at the originally selected price within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions can be managed by you and auto-renewal can be turned off by going to the user's iTunes account settings. For more information, visit the link https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039. Cancellation of the current subscription is not allowed during the active subscription period. The unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when the user decides to subscribe. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.wonderentertain.com/privacy.html"

Screenshots

Book4 screens
Word Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Word Connect at 25K against Book's 272. Word Connect also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Book sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Word Connect sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Word Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Connect has 25K ratings behind it against 272, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Book's written reviews are positive against 75% of Word Connect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Book versus Word Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookWord Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (272 ratings)4.6 (25K ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.5% of reviews74.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27225K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFarlex, Inc.WONDERFUL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.

Customer experience

Book

All ratings272 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral11.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive68.5%
Neutral13.0%
Negative18.5%

Word Connect

All ratings24,461 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews143 reviews
Positive74.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative20.3%

User reviews

Book

From 272 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 🧠 Stimulates the brain and vocabulary
  • 🎮 Addictive and enjoyable
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Suitable for all ages
  • 📚 Educational and informative

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Control issues with 'Book-Man'
  • 🧱 Character gets stuck
  • ❓ Lack of clear instructions
  • 📈 Difficulty in progression (keys)
  • 💸 In-app purchases can be frustrating

Word Connect

From 25K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🧠 Keeps your brain active
  • 🤸‍♀️ Fun and engaging
  • 🧠 Improves memory and cognition
  • 👍 Relaxing and challenging
  • 👍 Good for all ages

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Too many ads
  • 😒 Words too easy
  • ⏱️ Slow gameplay with long ad breaks

Bugs and requests

Book

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Book-Man doesn't follow directional movements
  • Book-Man goes through walls
  • Game crashes to home page
  • Book-Man freezes during play
  • Cannot unlock next level with a key
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  • Login fails
  • Protagonist gets stuck at end of row/column
  • Android bugs

Requested features

8 requests
  • More levels or zones
  • More languages
  • Different game styles
  • More 'Book-Man' heroes
  • Ability to earn keys without purchase
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  • Hyperdrive or speed-up option for 'Book-Man'
  • New themes
  • More directions/tutorials

Word Connect

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Advertised game not matching actual gameplay
  • Inconsistent game experience

Requested features

3 requests
  • More challenging word puzzles
  • Ability to skip beginner levels
  • Reduced ad frequency and duration

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Book

One-time7
  • 15 coins$0.99
  • 40 coins$1.99
  • 65 coins$2.99
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  • 100 coins$3.99
  • 200 coins$6.99
  • 300 coins$9.99
  • 1000 coins$29.99
14 purchases

Word Connect

Subscriptions3
  • Buy VIP weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Buy VIP monthly$5.991 Month
  • Buy VIP yearly$23.991 Year
One-time11
  • Buy 240 coins$0.99
  • Buy 20 planes$1.99
  • Buy 720 coins$2.99
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  • Buy 45 planes$3.99
  • Buy 1440 coins$4.99
  • Buy 90 planes$6.99
  • Buy 3200 coins$9.99
  • Buy 7200 coins$19.99
  • Buy 280 planes$19.99
  • Buy 20000 coins$49.99
  • Buy 850 planes$49.99

Questions

Is Book free?
Book is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Word Connect free?
Word Connect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Book or Word Connect?
Word Connect is rated higher. Book averages 4.4 out of 5 from 272 ratings, while Word Connect averages 4.6 from 25K ratings.
Do Book or Word Connect have ads?
Both Book and Word Connect show ads.
Which is updated more often, Book or Word Connect?
Book ships an update every 2 months, and Word Connect every 2 months. Most recently, Book was updated on October 31, 2026 and Word Connect on November 1, 2026.

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