Coded Word Search vs Sternzy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coded Word Search
This game offers a unique twist on word searches by encrypting every letter. Players must find words to decipher the code and solve puzzles, earning in-game currency for hints. Progress through levels and increase your in-game score by completing numerous challenges.
- Encrypted letter puzzles
- Code-cracking gameplay
- In-game hint system
- Progress tracking (Cred)
- Multiple difficulty levels
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Coded Word Search puts an interesting spin on the traditional word search formula. Every letter in a given puzzle is encrypted! Find words to crack the code and solve the puzzle. Earn Keys to buy hints that will help you with tough puzzles. Go from scrub to legend as you increase your Cred by solving tons of puzzles!
Sternzy
A relaxing color-sorting puzzle game featuring cute cats. Pour colored liquids between tubes until each tube contains a single color. Enjoy endless, challenging levels with special twists and a playful feline theme.
- Endless, ever-harder levels
- Calm, satisfying one-handed gameplay
- Playful cat theme
- Special level twists
- Earn credits for hints
- No timers or pressure
- Offline play
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Water Sort: Cat Puzzle is a relaxing color-sorting puzzle with a cozy feline twist. Pour the colored liquid from tube to tube until each one holds a single color — easy to learn, satisfying to master, and just tricky enough to keep your brain happy. Every tube is a sleepy cat waiting to be sorted. Fill it with four matching colors and it gives you a happy little wink. FEATURES • Endless, ever-harder levels — from a gentle warm-up to genuinely brain-bending • Calm, satisfying pour-and-sort gameplay you can play one-handed • A playful cat theme with cheerful encouragement as you go • Special level twists to keep things fresh: hidden colors, mystery tubes, bombs, frozen vials, color swaps and more • Earn credits through daily rewards and play, then spend them on hints and extra vials when you're stuck • Undo your moves or remix a board anytime — no timers, no pressure • Game Center leaderboards (Highest Level, Total Stars) and achievements to chase • Color-blind friendly display options • Play offline, anywhere Made with love by one indie developer. If you enjoy it, the in-app Tip Jar is a kind way to support more updates — and you'll get bonus credits as a thank-you. No ads. Just you, the colors, and a few very patient cats.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sternzy at none against Coded Word Search's shown. Sternzy also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). Coded Word Search's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Coded Word Search sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Sternzy sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Coded Word Search against 5.0 for Sternzy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Coded Word Search ships an update every 3 months, Sternzy every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coded Word Search | Sternzy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ROSE METAL PRODUCTS, INC. | David Stern |
Customer experience
Coded Word Search
Sternzy
In-app purchases
Coded Word Search
- Play Untimed$0.99
- 50K Keys$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
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- 200K Keys$2.99
- 500K Keys$4.99
- 1M Keys$6.99
- 10M Keys$19.99
- 100M Keys$99.99
Sternzy
- 4 Credits$0.99
- $1 Coffee Tip$0.99
- $2 Coffee Tip$1.99
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- 28 Credits$3.99
- $5 Coffee Tip$4.99
- $10 Coffee Tip$9.99
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