Comparison

Word Hunt · vs Block Codex

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

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About

Word Hunt ·

Engage in a word puzzle adventure where you find hidden words by swiping letters. Enjoy thousands of challenging puzzles at your own pace with no timers or lives. Earn free coins with every completed puzzle.

Highlights
  • Find words by swiping letters
  • High-quality word puzzles
  • Thousands of word games
  • Free coins for completing puzzles
  • No timers or lives
  • Unlimited word puzzles
Features
Currently charting
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Word Games is one of the best word games for iPhone and iPad! Find and Search Words! Features of Word Games: - Find words by swiping the letters - Fun high quality word puzzles - Thousands of word games with more added all the time! - FREE coins every time you beat a word puzzle - No timers! Play at your own pace! - No lives! Play unlimited word puzzles! Optional - Word Games Subscription (Limited Regions) - Ad Free experience, no intrusive ad interruptions or advertisement banners! - Extra daily 400 coins and 2 boosters - Weekly subscription available - Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the stated duration) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the Account Settings in iTunes after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable - Privacy policy: http://www.wordsearchgamesinc.com/privacy-policy - Terms of use: http://www.wordsearchgamesinc.com/terms-of-use

About

Block Codex

Explore New York City by walking every block. Track your progress on a map, aiming to turn all city blocks blue. Build a daily walking streak for rewards and achieve legendary status by conquering neighborhoods.

Highlights
  • Walk and map every NYC block
  • Track progress with color-coded map
  • Build and maintain daily walking streaks
  • Complete neighborhoods and boroughs
  • Simple, intuitive interface
  • Solo play, no social features
Features
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Block Codex is a real-world exploration game. Your mission: walk every block in New York City. All 120,000+ of them. THE GAME Open the app and start walking. Every block you walk gets marked on your map. Blue blocks are conquered, gray blocks are still waiting. Your goal is simple: turn the entire map blue. The city is divided into 50+ neighborhoods across five boroughs. You can tackle them one at a time or bounce around - your strategy is up to you. Some neighborhoods are huge, some are tiny. Some are packed with streets, others have long avenues. Each one is a mini-challenge. LEVEL UP YOUR STREAK Walking the same blocks over and over won't help you. The game only counts new blocks - you have to keep exploring to make progress. Walk new ground every day and you'll build a streak: - 5 days: You're getting serious - 30 days: This is a lifestyle now - 300 days: Legendary status! Miss a day and your streak resets to zero. No mercy. COMPLETION ZONES Each neighborhood shows a completion percentage. Hit 100% and that zone is done. But there are always more blocks waiting. The game is massive - finishing even one borough is an accomplishment. THE INTERFACE No tutorial needed. The map fills your screen. Tap a neighborhood to zoom in. Toggle between "show all blocks" and "show only unwalked blocks" to plan your route. Your stats sit at the top. That's the whole game. SOLO PLAY ONLY This is you versus the city. No leaderboards, no social features, no comparing progress with friends. Your walking data lives on your phone and nowhere else. We don't collect anything or track anything. WHO SHOULD PLAY People who like completion challenges. Urban explorers who need a goal. New Yorkers who want to really know their city. Anyone who's ever played a 100% completion run in a video game and thought "what if I did this in real life?" Download it and start playing!

Screenshots

Word Hunt ·3 screens
Block Codex3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Block Codex at none against Word Hunt ·'s 12. Block Codex also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Word Hunt ·'s advantage is ratings volume (64K vs 2) and chart position (#154 vs unranked). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Word Hunt · sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Block Codex asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Block Codex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Hunt · has 64K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Word Hunt · versus Block Codex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord Hunt ·Block Codex
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (64K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings64K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#154 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWord Search GamesVivian Bailey

Customer experience

Word Hunt ·

All ratings63,699 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews275 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral10.5%
Negative25.5%

Block Codex

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Word Hunt ·

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sudden loss of points
  • Game progress not saved properly
  • Inability to input words
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to skip levels for a penalty
  • More rewarding points system
  • Ability to choose difficulty level

Block Codex

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Word Hunt ·

One-time12
  • Word Puzzle Games Coins Medium$0.99
  • Coins 1$1.99
  • Word Puzzle Games Starter Pack$1.99
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  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Piggy Bank$2.99
  • Word Puzzle Games Coins Large$4.99
  • Word Games No Ads$4.99
  • Sale Bundle 1$5.99
  • Word Puzzle Games Coins XL$9.99
  • Sale Bundle 2$13.49
  • Word Puzzle Games Coins Huge$19.99
  • Word Puzzle Games Coins Massiv$49.99
None

Block Codex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Word Hunt · free?
Word Hunt · is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Block Codex free?
Block Codex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Word Hunt · or Block Codex?
Block Codex is rated higher. Word Hunt · averages 4.6 out of 5 from 64K ratings, while Block Codex averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Word Hunt · or Block Codex have ads?
Word Hunt · shows ads; Block Codex does not.

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