Comparison

Twist Hit! vs Passed Word

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

Head to head
About

Twist Hit!

Fill rings by holding to aim and release to shoot, avoiding obstacles. Grow trees to save the forest and unlock new locations. Enjoy satisfying gameplay with charming graphics and bright effects.

Highlights
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Simple and satisfying mechanics
  • Fun and relaxing experience
  • Easy one-touch controls
  • Charming graphics and bright effects
  • Unlock unique devices and locations
Features
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Fill the rings to plant trees and save the whole forest. How many trees can you grow? Hold to fill the ring. Be careful to the obstacles! Main Features - Addictive gameplay - Simple and satisfying - Fun and relaxing to play - Easy controls - Bright effects - Charming graphics - Many different locations - Intense arcade gameplay - Unlock unique devices Growing trees has never been so satisfying. Escape into the picturesque landscapes today. Privacy Policy: https://say.games/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://say.games/terms-of-use

About

Passed Word

This game challenges players to collaboratively build a story, with each participant only seeing the previous turn's text. Once all players have contributed, the full, often surprising, narrative is revealed.

Highlights
  • Collaborative storytelling
  • Turn-based gameplay
  • Hidden previous text
  • Full story reveal
  • Multiplayer
Features
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Passed Word is a game of telephone storytelling. As they add to the story, each player can only see the text that was written the turn before. Once all rounds have been completed everyone can see the completed story.

Screenshots

Twist Hit!4 screens
Passed Word4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Passed Word at none against Twist Hit!'s 1. Passed Word also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Twist Hit!'s advantage is ratings volume (54K vs 2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Twist Hit! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Passed Word asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Passed Word holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Twist Hit! has 54K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Twist Hit! ships an update every 2 months, Passed Word every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Twist Hit! versus Passed Word: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTwist Hit!Passed Word
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (54K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings54K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size248 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSayGames LTDCase of Bolts LLC

Customer experience

Twist Hit!

All ratings53,648 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews274 reviews
Positive44.9%
Neutral12.0%
Negative43.1%

Passed Word

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

Bugs and requests

Twist Hit!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezing and crashing issues
  • Unlocked skins not properly unlocking

Requested features

3 requests
  • Leaderboards and high score tracking
  • Option to disable sound effects
  • More challenging levels and gameplay

Passed Word

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Twist Hit!

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99
None

Passed Word

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Twist Hit! free?
Twist Hit! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Passed Word free?
Passed Word is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Twist Hit! or Passed Word?
Passed Word is rated higher. Twist Hit! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 54K ratings, while Passed Word averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Twist Hit! or Passed Word have ads?
Twist Hit! shows ads; Passed Word does not.
Which is updated more often, Twist Hit! or Passed Word?
Twist Hit! ships an update every 2 months, and Passed Word every 3 days. Most recently, Twist Hit! was updated on October 15, 2026 and Passed Word on October 7, 2026.

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