Comparison

Knotwords vs Oddot

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Minimalist and elegant design
  • Logic-based word puzzles
  • Daily challenges
  • Intuitive progression system
  • Valid word arrangement
Features
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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/

About

Oddot

Connect dots to fill a board in this puzzle game. Experience varied gameplay with changing moods, hidden elements, and dynamic board rearrangements. It offers a mentally stimulating challenge with infinite levels and daily streaks.

Highlights
  • Dot-to-dot board filling
  • Varied gameplay modes
  • Dynamic board rearrangements
  • Infinite unique levels
  • Daily streaks
  • Mental workout challenge
Features
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Connect the dots and fill the board. Dot by dot, pair by pair until nothing empty remains. It looks like a calm few minutes. That’s true for a couple of rounds — but if you go further, the game gets harder and more interesting. The rules stay the same – the mood changes. One game lets you think, the next hurries you, hides what you need, or suddenly rearranges the board after each move. By the way, unique boards are created as you play — bet you can't finish them all. Spoiler: you lose — they're infinite. Points add up, a daily streak bring you back, and levels with stats make the progress hard to ignore. Easy to start, hard to put down, and just bold enough to call a few minutes of gameplay a workout for the mind.

Screenshots

Knotwords4 screens
Oddot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Oddot at none against Knotwords's 2. Oddot also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Knotwords's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (8.1K vs 1). On price 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. Knotwords sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Oddot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Oddot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knotwords has 8.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Knotwords's written reviews are positive against 100% of Oddot's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Knotwords versus Oddot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnotwordsOddot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size507 MB13 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperZach GageValentina Selezneva

Customer experience

Knotwords

All ratings8,097 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews293 reviews
Positive73.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.7%

Oddot

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
Show 4 more
  • Restart button for puzzles
  • Customizable themes
  • Daily leaderboards
  • Ability to disable hints once used

Oddot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Knotwords

Subscriptions1
  • Knotwords Pro subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Game$11.99
None

Oddot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Knotwords free?
Knotwords is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Oddot free?
Oddot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Knotwords or Oddot?
Oddot is rated higher. Knotwords averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8.1K ratings, while Oddot averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Knotwords or Oddot have ads?
Oddot shows ads; Knotwords does not.

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