Book vs Ham Gaming
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Navigate mazes
- Collect letters
- Spell words to win
- Avoid enemies (Blots)
- Cast Slow-Down spells
- Find hidden letters and bonuses
- Daily Challenges
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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.
Ham Gaming
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Ham Gaming is a friendly collection of bite-sized amateur-radio mini-games — gentle enough for kids and newcomers, with speed drills and depth that scale up for licensed operators. PLAY & LEARN • Phonetic alphabet, Q-codes, Morse code, callsign prefixes, bands, and modes. • Speed drills and Morse pacing that grow with you. • Voice games — speak phonetics and full QSO exchanges; your answers are checked by your device's system speech recognizer. FULL RIG SIMULATOR • Tune a virtual transceiver across 14 bands with a weighted, inertia-coasting VFO knob. • Live spectrum waterfall, S-meter, working RF / AF / RIT controls, and filters. • Press-and-hold PTT to actually talk — stations answer based on what you say. • Play free-form, or pick a mode: Missions, Fox Hunt, QRM Drill, or a Contest run. SATELLITES, ANTENNAS & PHYSICS • Follow a simulated satellite pass by turning and tilting your phone (compass + motion). • Antenna and propagation labs — design a Yagi, sweep a NanoVNA, ride Doppler. MADE FOR EVERYONE • 10 languages with full right-to-left Arabic support. • No account. No ads. No tracking. • Light/dark themes. 73 — de A41UX.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ham Gaming at none against Book's 7. Ham Gaming also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Book sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Ham Gaming asks for nothing beyond the download.
Book ships an update every 2 months, Ham Gaming every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Book | Ham Gaming |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (272 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 69.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 272 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Farlex, Inc. | Yousif AL Balushi |
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
Ham Gaming
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Book
- 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
Ham Gaming
No in-app purchases









