Sticky Terms vs Otteretto
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.
Otteretto
A unique puzzle game where players create palindromes using letters and otters. It offers multiple endlessly replayable game modes, including daily challenges and competitive leaderboards.
- Unique palindrome puzzle mechanics
- Five endlessly replayable game modes
- Daily global competition
- Logical reasoning puzzles
- Competitive cross-platform leaderboards
- No ads or microtransactions
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Otteretto is a puzzle game about palindromes (and otters). NEW PUZZLE CONCEPT This isn't another match-3 game; it's a whole new idea to wrap your head around! How long of a palindrome can you make? 5 ENDLESSLY-REPLAYABLE GAME MODES Classic: Try to reach each level's score goal in the addictive original mode. The Daily Stack: Join a global competition every day! How many points can you get from the same set of squares as everyone else? Puzzle: Use logical reasoning to figure out how to turn a set of squares into a single, massive palindrome! Containment: With more squares being added every move, how long can you keep the container from overflowing? Walls: In this challenging variant, you'll need to get creative to work around each level's impassable walls. COMPETE WITH THE WORLD See how you stack up with online, cross-platform leaderboards! NO ADS, NO MICROTRANSACTIONS Play Classic mode and the Daily Stack for free with no limits! If you like those, you can purchase the full game to permanently unlock the rest.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sticky Terms at none against Otteretto's 1. Sticky Terms also leads on ratings volume (2.7K vs 8) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). Otteretto's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, ads 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. Otteretto sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sticky Terms asks for nothing beyond the download.
Otteretto holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Terms has 2.7K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Sticky Terms's written reviews are positive against 100% of Otteretto's.
Sticky Terms ships an update every 2 months, Otteretto every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sticky Terms | Otteretto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.7K ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philipp Stollenmayer | Christopher Klimowski |
Customer experience
Sticky Terms
Otteretto
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
Otteretto
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sticky Terms
No in-app purchases
Otteretto
- Full Game Upgrade$2.99
