Knotwords vs Slide Tap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Knotwords
A daily word puzzle game that challenges you to arrange letters into valid words across and down. Its minimal design and intuitive progression make it an engaging and accessible brain teaser.
- Minimalist and elegant design
- Logic-based word puzzles
- Daily challenges
- Intuitive progression system
- Valid word arrangement
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Knotwords is a minimal and elegant logic puzzle — with words. The rules are simple: arrange the letters in each section so every word is valid, across and down. Each puzzle may seem difficult at first — but like all my favorite newspaper puzzles, it gets easier as you progress. Each step guides you naturally towards the solution. This is the kind of game I've been trying to make my whole career — I'm amazed Jack and I discovered this design. We hope you like it. -- Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Slide Tap
This game combines crossword clues with slide puzzle mechanics. Rearrange letters to solve clues and progress through levels. It's a unique challenge for your vocabulary and spatial reasoning skills.
- Crossword clue integration
- Slide puzzle mechanics
- Vocabulary challenges
- Spatial skill development
- Offline play
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Slide Tap takes brain-teasing to the next level by fusing crossword clues with the addictive movement of a slide puzzle. Rearrange letters, solve clues, and shift your thinking—literally! - Challenge your vocabulary and spatial skills - Slide to align answers and unlock levels - Play offline, anytime, anywhere If a crossword and a sliding tile puzzle had a brainy baby, this would be it. Download Slide Tap now and puzzle like never before!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Knotwords at 8.1K against Slide Tap's 10. Knotwords also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Slide Tap's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 73%). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Knotwords sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Slide Tap sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Knotwords holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knotwords has 8.1K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Knotwords's written reviews are positive against 86% of Slide Tap's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Knotwords ships an update every 10 days, Slide Tap fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Knotwords | Slide Tap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8.1K ratings) — better | 4.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.1% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8.1K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 507 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zach Gage | Kevin Marshall |
Customer experience
Knotwords
Slide Tap
Bugs and requests
Knotwords
Reported bugs
4 issues- Puzzles with missing/incorrect squares
- Incorrect words being accepted
- Puzzles not properly credited as completed
- Hints not matching the correct answers
Requested features
9 requests- Ability to turn off haptic feedback
- Improved cursor/input behavior
- Cloud sync across devices
- Difficulty settings
- Ability to see definitions of completed words
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- Restart button for puzzles
- Customizable themes
- Daily leaderboards
- Ability to disable hints once used
Slide Tap
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Knotwords
- Knotwords Pro subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Full Game$11.99
Slide Tap
- Booster Pack One$1.99
- Booster Pack Three$1.99
- Booster Pack Two$1.99
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- All Puzzles Pack$3.99








