Word Guess Challenge vs Shockwave Games
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.
Shockwave Games
Engage your mind with a variety of daily brain games and puzzles. Choose from over 30 titles across genres like jigsaws and word games to keep your streak going and challenge yourself.
- Daily brain challenges
- Over 30 game titles
- Jigsaw puzzles
- Word games
- Classic brain games
- Streak tracking
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Delivering a daily dose of fun to everyone, everywhere that keeps bringing you back. Our collection of daily games will challenge and exercise your brain in all kinds of ways! With over 30 different titles to choose from, and genres ranging from jigsaw puzzles, word games, and classic brain games, we're sure you'll find something to come back to day in and day out. Don't let that streak drop! https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Word Guess Challenge at 4.6 against Shockwave Games's 3.0. Word Guess Challenge also leads on ratings volume (3.2K vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Shockwave Games's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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 Shockwave Games sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Word Guess Challenge holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Guess Challenge has 3.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Word Guess Challenge ships an update fortnightly, Shockwave Games every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Word Guess Challenge | Shockwave Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.2K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cider Software LLC | LittleBigSnake, Inc |
Customer experience
Word Guess Challenge
Shockwave Games
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
Shockwave Games
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Word Guess Challenge
- Remove Ads$4.99
Shockwave Games
- SWU Monthly$9.991 Month
- SWU Annual$59.991 Year
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