Word Guess Challenge vs Sixle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Word Guess Challenge
Test your vocabulary by guessing a hidden word within six attempts. Clues are provided as letters change color based on their accuracy. Track your progress, challenge friends, and utilize helpful features like letter selection, dark mode, and hints.
- Guess words in 6 tries
- Color-coded letter clues
- Track statistics
- Compete with friends
- Select individual letters
- Dark mode
- Hints available
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Guess the word in 6 tries or less! The letters in your guess change color to give you clues. Keep track of your stats and compete with your friends! Includes the ability to select individual letters, dark mode, and hints.
Sixle
A daily word puzzle game where players have six attempts to guess a six-letter word. Track your progress with statistics and share your achievements with friends. New challenges are released every day.
- 6 attempts to guess a 6-letter word
- New puzzles daily
- View stats over time
- Share results with friends
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Sixle is a game where you have 6 attempts to figure out a 6 letter word. - New puzzles daily - view your stats over time - share results with friends - and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sixle at none against Word Guess Challenge's shown. Sixle also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Word Guess Challenge's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (3.2K vs 88). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Word Guess Challenge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sixle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Word Guess Challenge against 4.7 for Sixle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Guess Challenge has 3.2K ratings behind it against 88, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Word Guess Challenge's written reviews are positive against 57% of Sixle's.
Word Guess Challenge ships an update fortnightly, Sixle every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Word Guess Challenge | Sixle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.2K ratings) | 4.7 (88 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K — better | 88 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cider Software LLC | Daniel Yaakob |
Customer experience
Word Guess Challenge
Sixle
Bugs and requests
Word Guess Challenge
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incorrect word detection
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Ad-free version
- Daily challenge mode
- Customizable word themes
- Improved keyboard and letter selection
- Tracking of winning streaks
Sixle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Word Guess Challenge
- Remove Ads$4.99
Sixle
- Unlimited Words$0.99
