Sticky Terms vs Casual Metaphysics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Casual Metaphysics
Engage in a spiritual puzzle game where matching shapes helps you ascend to higher states of consciousness. Compete against AI or a friend in local multiplayer to achieve a transcendent, metaphysical state.
- Spiritual world immersion
- Shape matching for consciousness
- Local multiplayer mode
- Meditative gameplay
- Score-based progression
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– Immerse yourself in a spiritual world – Match shapes to reach an ever higher state of consciousness – Play against the computer or compete with a friend in local multiplayer mode Casual Metaphysics is a game, but also a meditation. Collect points by matching shapes. Combine more shapes than your opponent on the other side of the screen and you will reach an ever-higher level of consciousness. Until you’ll transcend your physical body and reach a state of pure metaphysical being.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sticky Terms at none against Casual Metaphysics's 1. Sticky Terms also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (88% vs 63%). Casual Metaphysics's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Casual Metaphysics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sticky Terms asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Sticky Terms against 4.6 for Casual Metaphysics. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Terms has 2.7K ratings behind it against 446, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Sticky Terms's written reviews are positive against 63% of Casual Metaphysics's.
Sticky Terms ships an update every 2 months, Casual Metaphysics every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Sticky Terms | Casual Metaphysics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.7K ratings) — better | 4.6 (446 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.7% of reviews — better | 63.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 446 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philipp Stollenmayer | Christian Schnellmann |
Customer experience
Sticky Terms
Casual Metaphysics
User reviews
Sticky Terms
From 2.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and challenging puzzles
- 🤓 Educational - learning new words
- 🎨 Unique and creative visual design
- 💰 No in-app purchases, just ads
- 🕹️ Satisfying gameplay mechanics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or performance issues
- 🕰️ Levels can be completed too quickly
- 🌐 Limited language/word diversity
- 🔇 No option to disable sound effects
Casual Metaphysics
From 446 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😇 Fun gameplay
- ✨ Otherworldly computer player
- 🧩 Trippy object combining
- 🤔 Weirdly good puzzle game
- 🎨 Mesmerizing art style
Room to improve
- 💸 Ads every level
- 😩 Annoying review prompts
- 🎲 Game of luck
- ⚖️ Unbalanced gameplay
- 😠 Unfair single-player
Bugs and 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
Casual Metaphysics
Reported bugs
4 issues- No legal moves bug
- AI piece sawing bug
- AI cutting and connecting bug
- Ad screen not closable
Requested features
4 requests- Play without time constraints
- Remove background option
- More level backgrounds
- Online multiplayer
In-app purchases
Sticky Terms
No in-app purchases
Casual Metaphysics
- Remove ads$1.99
Questions
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