Comparison

Spelling Queen Pangrams vs Hunchboard

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

Head to head
About

Spelling Queen Pangrams

This word puzzle game challenges you to find words using a set of seven letters, with a mandatory center letter. Compete with friends, track your progress through ranks, and discover pangrams. Customize your word list for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • 7-letter word generation
  • Play with friends and family
  • Rank progression system
  • Pangram discovery
  • Customizable word list
  • Game of the Day
Features
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App version of the popular game, with many added features like the option to play together with friends & family on your Wi-Fi! Each 7-letter game is generated on the fly by algorithm. There are over 4000 unique 7 letter games to play! Work your way up from Novice, to Brilliant, to Mastermind, and on to win! There are only two rules to finding words and winning the game: words must be at least 4 letters long, and words must always use the center letter. Some games have only 10 words to find, to win the spelling game... other ones have over 50 words! Use Help to get a word count that will tell you how big the challenge is, see how many you've found, and get hints. There's now also a Game of the Day which is the same for everyone, everywhere. Each game has at least one pangram - a word that uses all 7 of the game's individual letters. Some games have more than one! The game's word list is a partial English dictionary of the most frequently used words that have 7 or fewer unique letters. In your game, you can customize your own personal word list! Here's how it works: if you enter a word that *is* in the English dictionary but *is not* in the game's list, you can add that new word to your own list. That new word will be included in future games, no matter which of your iCloud devices you are playing on!

About

Hunchboard

This app helps you solve word puzzles by visualizing overlapping guesses. It allows you to explore multiple potential groupings for tiles and collaborate with friends. Built-in lookup tools provide quick definitions and summaries without leaving the app.

Highlights
  • Visualize overlapping tile guesses
  • Switch between Row and Group views
  • Integrated Wiktionary, Wikipedia, and web search
  • Collaborate with friends via invite codes
  • Import puzzles from screenshots with OCR
  • Auto-arrange hypotheses
  • Color-code rows to commit guesses
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Hunchboard is a thinking tool for Connections–style word puzzles. It makes the invisible visible: when a tile feels like it could belong to two different groups, Hunchboard lets you see and explore those overlapping guesses instead of committing to just one. THE PROBLEM In a 4x4 puzzle grid, each tile sits in one spot. But your brain doesn't work that way — you know "BALL" could be a dance OR a round object. The standard grid can't show that. You're stuck holding it all in your head. HOW HUNCHBOARD HELPS - Drag tiles together to start guessing a group - A tile can belong to multiple groups at once - Switch between Row View (a 4-row layout that mirrors a solved Connections grid) and Group View (a free-form canvas with overlapping colored shapes) - Group View makes your overlapping guesses visible and sortable LOOK IT UP WITHOUT LEAVING THE APP - Drag a tile onto Wiktionary for a quick definition - Drag onto Wikipedia for a one-paragraph article summary (great for proper nouns) - Drag onto Web search if you need a general result - Lookups are lazy — only the word you drag, only when you drag it COLLABORATE WITH FRIENDS - Create a group session with a 6-character invite code — no accounts - Each person works at their own pace and shares when ready - See how your guesses compare and converge - Sessions auto-delete after 14 days WORKS WITH ANY PUZZLE - Import a screenshot of any Connections-style grid and let on-device OCR read the tiles - Or type tiles in manually - All OCR happens on your device — your screenshot is never uploaded BUILT FOR THINKING - Auto-arrange your guesses into rows with one tap (Untangle) - Color a row to commit to a guess - A daily "Today's daily puzzle" shortcut from the home screen - A friendly first-time experience that unlocks the full app as you practice the basics - Optimized for iPhone and iPad FREE TO TRY - 20 starting puzzle credits to fully explore the app - After that, Puzzle Packs at $0.99 USD per pack — no subscription, no ads - Each pack grants additional credits (the exact count is shown before you confirm) Hunchboard doesn't connect to any puzzle service or API. Your puzzle data stays on your device. Group sessions are temporary and auto-delete after 14 days.

Screenshots

Spelling Queen Pangrams4 screens
Hunchboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hunchboard at 100% against Spelling Queen Pangrams's 46%. Hunchboard also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Spelling Queen Pangrams's advantage is ratings volume (6.1K vs 3). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Spelling Queen Pangrams sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Hunchboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hunchboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spelling Queen Pangrams has 6.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Spelling Queen Pangrams's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hunchboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spelling Queen Pangrams ships an update monthly, Hunchboard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Spelling Queen Pangrams versus Hunchboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpelling Queen PangramsHunchboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.1K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.1K — better3
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrederic BacroMachine Learning for Business, LLC

Customer experience

Spelling Queen Pangrams

All ratings6,012 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews228 reviews
Positive45.6%
Neutral23.7%
Negative30.7%

Hunchboard

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Spelling Queen Pangrams

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game progress not saved properly
  • Revealed words not matching entered words
  • Crashes and freezes after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to choose game difficulty level
  • Option to save and resume games
  • Improved accessibility for visually impaired
  • Alphabetized word list display

Hunchboard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Spelling Queen Pangrams

One-time2
  • Unlimited Play on Apple Watch$0.99
  • No Ads$4.99
1 purchases

Hunchboard

One-time1
  • Puzzle Pack$0.99

Questions

Is Spelling Queen Pangrams free?
Spelling Queen Pangrams is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hunchboard free?
Hunchboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spelling Queen Pangrams or Hunchboard?
Hunchboard is rated higher. Spelling Queen Pangrams averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6.1K ratings, while Hunchboard averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Spelling Queen Pangrams or Hunchboard have ads?
Spelling Queen Pangrams shows ads; Hunchboard does not.
Which is updated more often, Spelling Queen Pangrams or Hunchboard?
Spelling Queen Pangrams ships an update monthly, and Hunchboard every 2 weeks. Most recently, Spelling Queen Pangrams was updated on October 21, 2026 and Hunchboard on October 20, 2026.

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