Comparison

Concentration vs penWord

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

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About

Concentration

A classic memory matching card game where players flip cards to find pairs. It's suitable for all ages, offering a fun challenge for both children and adults to test their recall.

Highlights
  • Card matching gameplay
  • Memory testing
  • Solitaire or multiplayer
  • Challenging for adults
  • Good for children
Features
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Concentration, also known as Match Match, Match Up, Pelmanism, Shinkei-suijaku, Pexeso or simply Pairs, is a card game in which all of the cards are laid face down on a surface and two cards are flipped face up over each turn. The object of the game is to turn over pairs of matching cards. Concentration can be played with any number of players or as solitaire. It is a particularly good game for young children, though adults may find it challenging and stimulating as well. Over the course of the game, it becomes known where certain cards are located, and so upon turning up one card, players with good memory will be able to remember where they have already seen its pair. It is common for many players to think they know where pairs are and to turn over the one they are sure of first, then be stumped finding its mate. A better strategy is to turn over a less certain card first, so that if wrong, one knows not to bother turning a more certain card over.

About

penWord

Enjoy a variety of crossword puzzle sizes on your Apple devices. Choose from multiple grid dimensions tailored for iPhones and iPads.

Highlights
  • Multiple crossword grid sizes (7x7 to 15x15)
  • iPhone-specific puzzle options
  • iPad-optimized puzzle options
  • Free to play
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penWord App has the following features: 1. For iPhones it allows for playing 7x7, 9x9 & 10x10 crossword puzzles. 2. For iPads it allows for playing 7x7, 9x9, 10x10, 11x11, 13x13 & 15x15 crossword puzzles.

Screenshots

Concentration3 screens
penWord4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: penWord at Free against Concentration's $0.99. Concentration's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume 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

penWord is free to download; Concentration costs $0.99 up front. penWord sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Concentration asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Concentration holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
Concentration versus penWord: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConcentrationpenWord
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — better—
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnkit ShahKUL OHRI

In-app purchases

None

Concentration

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

penWord

One-time1
  • R05Puzzles$1.99

Questions

Is Concentration free?
Concentration costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is penWord free?
penWord is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Concentration or penWord?
Concentration is rated higher. Concentration averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while penWord averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.

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