DEADWORD vs Sticky Terms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DEADWORD
This pixelated survival game challenges you to link four-letter words to navigate a zombie-infested city. Strategically move, gather supplies, and uncover clues to escape. Discover perks that enhance your survival skills and enjoy different game modes.
- Link four-letter words
- Zombie evasion
- Gather supplies
- Discover perks
- Story Mode with 30 chapters
- Endless Mode
- Bliss Mode (puppy petting)
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DEADWORD is a survival word game. As the DEAD surround the city, you'll need to use your HEAD to avoid the HERD. It's not HARD to WARD off the enemies, as long as you find the right WORD. DEAD -> HEAD -> HERD -> HARD -> WARD -> WORD DEADWORD is a pixelated brain puzzler. Link four-letter words as you strategically move through the city, avoiding zombies, gathering supplies, and investigating clues. Discover Perks along the way that will give you the necessary skills to survive! Loot supplies and find items to patch your wounds, find your way, and distract the zombies! Can you escape DEADWORD? DEADWORD features a Story Mode with a fun and challenging journey across 30 chapters. Each playthrough is different, offering a new experience every time! DEADWORD is a free app with intermittent advertisements. Purchase the DEADWORD Extras Pack to remove ads, unlock Endless Mode, and unlock all Perks and gain an extra Perk slot. Endless Mode: How long can you survive? Progress through chapter after chapter of ever increasing difficulty. Ration supplies and make strategic choices to stay alive as long as possible! Bliss Mode: OMG puppies! Forget about the zombies for a while and just pet puppies. Seriously. No stress, just puppies. Tummy rubs for everyone! DEADWORD features slick pixelated graphics and a killer soundtrack. Use your brain... before you lose it!
Sticky Terms
Explore a collection of 250 unique words from various languages that lack direct translations. Challenge your mind by deciphering the meanings of these untranslatable terms through engaging puzzles.
- 250 untranslatable words
- Language puzzles
- Meaning deciphering
- Unique vocabulary
- Brain teaser game
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»Farpotshket« is Yiddish for »trying to fix something, thereby ruining it«. Puzzle through this and 249 other words that have no equivalent in other languages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sticky Terms at 4.8 against DEADWORD's 4.3. Sticky Terms also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (88% vs 67%). DEADWORD's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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. DEADWORD sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sticky Terms asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sticky Terms holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Terms has 2.7K ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of DEADWORD's written reviews are positive against 88% of Sticky Terms's.
DEADWORD ships an update every 2 weeks, Sticky Terms every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DEADWORD | Sticky Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (57 ratings) | 4.8 (2.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 87.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 57 | 2.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Derek Seibel | Philipp Stollenmayer |
Customer experience
DEADWORD
Sticky Terms
Bugs and requests
DEADWORD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sticky Terms
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incorrect word definitions or translations
- Unresponsive controls in certain levels
- Graphical glitches on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add more levels and words
- Include word pronunciation audio
- Implement a hint system or tutorial
- Expand to more languages and cultures
In-app purchases
DEADWORD
- Unlock Extras$1.99
Sticky Terms
No in-app purchases
