Comparison

コトワラ vs Semantra

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

Head to head
About

コトワラ

Features
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シンプルで面白い! 今までありそうでなかった言葉遊び ルールは簡単 ランダムに出てきた単語を使って、誰よりも面白い文章を作ろう! 誰が面白いかは全員の投票で決定。 目指せベスト オブ コトワラ。 回答例 「あのおばあちゃん、ああ見えて凄腕ハッカー」 「口うるさい弁護士のおすすめスキンケア」 【投票モード】 どの文章が1番面白いかを全員で投票します。 先に優勝ポイント分を獲得した人がベスト オブ コトワラです 【お子様用モード】 難しい単語が出てこなくなります。(対象年齢12歳以下) お子さんの国語の勉強にも活用できます。 【プレミアムワード】 自分で新たに単語を登録することができます。 より面白い文章を作りやすくなります。

About

Semantra

Features
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Reach the hidden word before your opponent — using nothing but how CLOSE your guesses are in meaning. A fresh kind of word-guessing duel. Type any word and see its HEAT (0–100): how semantically close it is to the hidden target. The nearer the radar's centre, the hotter. Related words link up into a living "constellation of meaning." Follow the heat, read the connections, and close in. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT - Win by meaning, not letter count or category - A heat radar where every guess sits by its closeness to the answer - Draft 3 self-insight items that change how you read the board MODES - vs AI — four strengths (Easy / Normal / Hard / Expert). - Online — 1-on-1 via Game Center - Nearby — two devices in the same place FEATURES - Deterministic, on-device scoring from 300-dimension meaning vectors. No LLM, no server — instant and consistent - The answer changes every game, so there's nothing to memorize - Japanese / English - Built-in How-to-Play in Settings Note: multiplayer is played between players using the same language setting.

Screenshots

コトワラ4 screens
Semantra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Semantra at none against コトワラ's shown. コトワラ's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. コトワラ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Semantra sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 5 level
コトワラ versus Semantra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterコトワラSemantra
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB94 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperShiro Miyaharaseiji honda

In-app purchases

1 purchases

コトワラ

One-time1
  • プレミアムワード解放・広告非表示$0.99
1 purchases

Semantra

One-time1
  • Premium$0.49

Questions

Is コトワラ free?
コトワラ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Semantra free?
Semantra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do コトワラ or Semantra have ads?
コトワラ shows ads; Semantra does not.
Which is updated more often, コトワラ or Semantra?
コトワラ ships an update every 6 days, and Semantra every 6 days. Most recently, コトワラ was updated on October 17, 2026 and Semantra on October 24, 2026.

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