Comparison

Castle Raid! vs Connectionary

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

Head to head
About

Castle Raid!

Control your army by cutting grass and conquer enemy castles. Engage in interactive battles with impressive 3D graphics and strategically upgrade your forces to dominate the battlefield. Experience a unique blend of strategy and action.

Highlights
  • Interactive cutting gameplay
  • Army control through grass cutting
  • Castle raiding mechanics
  • Enemy battles
  • Army upgrades
  • 3D graphics
Features
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Cut the grass to control your army and battle the enemies to raid their castles! - Interactive cutting gameplay - 3D graphics - Upgrade your army

About

Connectionary

This word puzzle game challenges you to combine word halves into compound words before time runs out. Compete with friends, climb challenge levels, or practice at your own pace to earn rewards.

Highlights
  • Daily compound word puzzles
  • Competitive multiplayer mode
  • Progressive challenge levels
  • Practice mode with adjustable difficulty
  • Earn in-game currency
  • Leaderboard rankings
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Two halves of a word are sitting on the board. Find the pairs that join into one — SUN and FLOWER, RAIN and BOW — before the clock runs out. DAILY GAME One puzzle a day, the same for every player, with a public Leaderboard. Match every pair before the timer ends and see where you land. CHALLENGE MODE A hundred levels that get harder as you climb. Three attempts on a level: burn all three and you wait out a cooldown, or spend Gems to skip it. PLAY WITH FRIENDS Add a friend, share a Game Code, and race them head to head. Work the same board and take the higher score, or claim the pairs before they can. PRACTICE Play as many boards as you like, at Easy, Medium or Hard. EARN REWARDS Collect Gems and stars as you master each puzzle. Spend Gems to skip a Challenge Mode cooldown, or to unlock a Daily Game you missed. Easy gives you sixty seconds and six pairs; Hard gives you twenty-five seconds and ten. Daily Game scores are checked on our servers, so a place on the Leaderboard is a real one.

Screenshots

Castle Raid!4 screens
Connectionary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Connectionary at 5.0 against Castle Raid!'s 4.4. Connectionary also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Castle Raid!'s advantage is ratings volume (80K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Castle Raid! sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Connectionary sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Connectionary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Castle Raid! has 80K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Castle Raid! ships an update every 2 weeks, Connectionary every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Castle Raid! versus Connectionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCastle Raid!Connectionary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (80K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings80K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size282 MB23 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperVoodooAlsipRossi Games LLC

Customer experience

Castle Raid!

All ratings80,140 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews370 reviews
Positive26.2%
Neutral13.0%
Negative60.8%

Connectionary

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Castle Raid!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes at level 119
  • Upgrade/purchase issues
  • Progress loss after updates
  • Inability to progress past certain levels

Requested features

5 requests
  • More level variety
  • Faster raid/battle speed option
  • Better progression system
  • Improved castle/upgrade functionality
  • More detailed graphics

Connectionary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Castle Raid!

One-time13
  • Small pack of coins$0.99
  • Small Pack of Gems$0.99
  • Unlock Fire Power$1.99
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  • Unlock Water Power$1.99
  • Unlock Wind Power$1.99
  • No Ads$3.99
  • Medium Pack of Coins$4.99
  • Skip'its Medium Pack$6.99
  • Unlock all powers$9.99
  • Premium Pass$9.99
  • No Ads bundle$13.99
  • Large Pack of Coins$14.99
  • Big Pack of Coins$39.99
4 purchases

Connectionary

One-time4
  • 10 Gems$0.99
  • 35 Gems$2.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
Show 1 more
  • 65 Gems$4.99

Questions

Is Castle Raid! free?
Castle Raid! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Connectionary free?
Connectionary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Castle Raid! or Connectionary?
Connectionary is rated higher. Castle Raid! averages 4.4 out of 5 from 80K ratings, while Connectionary averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Castle Raid! or Connectionary have ads?
Both Castle Raid! and Connectionary show ads.
Which is updated more often, Castle Raid! or Connectionary?
Castle Raid! ships an update every 2 weeks, and Connectionary every 3 days. Most recently, Castle Raid! was updated on October 17, 2026 and Connectionary on October 14, 2026.

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