Comparison

Actorle vs Contextle

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

Head to head
About

Actorle

Engage in a daily movie trivia challenge to guess the actor of the day. Play with friends in party mode, with options for both experts and beginners. Level up by exploring filmographies and earning hints to expand your cinematic knowledge.

Highlights
  • Daily actor guessing challenge
  • Multiplayer party mode
  • Leveling system based on filmography
  • Age hints for actors
  • Hints for challenging levels
  • Score sharing with friends
Features
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Play the daily movie games with your friends. Guess the mystery actor from their films, sort sixteen movies into four hidden groups, fill a grid of co-stars, and do it together: race each other every day, or solve one shared board as a team. Actorle 2.0 is a brand new app, rebuilt from the ground up. PLAY WITH FRIENDS - Start a group, pick its games and share the invite link. Joining is free - Race: everyone plays their own daily, and the group sees who solved it in the fewest guesses - Co-op: one shared board for the whole group, live. Every guess counts for the team - See who is on a board right now, and whose guess got in first - A weekly table of who played and who won - Report, remove and leave keep every group friendly YOUR DAILY GAMES - Actorle: guess the actor from their filmography. The titles are hidden; years, genres and IMDb ratings are your clues - Cinections: sort 16 movies into four groups that share a director, a star or a story - Fill the Grid: name an actor who was in both films, for all nine squares - Storyboard: put a film's scenes back in order - StarWords: a crossword of actors, solved from film clues - Moviedle, Moviemoji, Moviedle Classic and Fill the Grid with movies, from moviedle.xyz - Actorle.tv: guess the actor from their TV shows - Pick the games you play and keep them on your Today screen; the rest are one tap away EVERY DAY - New puzzles every day, the same as on the websites - Every past day in the archive, so a missed day is never lost - Streaks, stats and how you rank against today's players - Share your result without spoiling the answer - Sign in with Apple or Google and your games, streaks and favorites sync with the websites LEVELS - The 38 classic levels from the original app are back, free - Then more levels past level 40, from household names to cult favorites, and Marathon mode, with Actorle Plus - Earn stars as you solve and spend them on a hint when an actor has you stuck - Need more stars? Star packs are in the shop ACTORLE PLUS One membership for the app and the websites, on every device you sign in on: - Start your own groups and invite anyone. Your friends join free - More levels past level 40, and Marathon mode - The Expert Daily, a second and much harder actor every day - On the websites too: Cinephile mode, share styles and premium badges - No ads, in the app and on Actorle, Moviedle and Actorle.tv MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD - A look of its own, easy on the eyes by day and by night - A daily reminder and a streak saver, only if you want them Played the old Actorle app? Update over it and your levels, stars and daily games come along. Actorle Plus is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. It renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before that. You can manage or cancel it any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://actorle.com/privacy/ Questions or ideas? Write to contact@actorle.com. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

About

Contextle

Test your vocabulary and language skills in this word guessing game. Use contextual clues and related words to uncover the secret word with unlimited attempts. Powered by AI, it offers a unique challenge inspired by popular word games.

Highlights
  • Guess the secret word
  • Unlimited attempts
  • Contextual word clues
  • AI-powered assistance
  • Inspired by Semantle & Contexto
Features
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Welcome to Contextle, the exciting new word guessing game now available on the app store! In this game, you have the opportunity to test your vocabulary and language skills as you try to guess the secret word. With unlimited attempts, you can keep playing and improving your ability to make accurate guesses. The secret word is the first word on the list, so be sure to pay close attention to it as you play. To help you make educated guesses, we've included a list of words that are related to the secret word in terms of context. These words will be higher up on the list, so consider them as potential guesses. On the other hand, words that are unrelated to the secret word will be lower down on the list. Contextle is made possible by the latest advancements in artificial intelligence developed by Stanford and OpenAI. These technologies have allowed us to provide context to the words on the list, giving you a better chance at guessing the secret word. This game was inspired by Semantle and Contexto, so be sure to check them out as well online! We hope you have a great time playing Contextle - Privacy Policy https://www.termsfeed.com/live/3c2ab964-94d4-44d6-8d67-5b5d2ae8c35d - Terms of Service https://www.termsfeed.com/live/96395866-0a6a-48da-a6b2-438de26c2c65

Screenshots

Actorle4 screens
Contextle3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Contextle at none against Actorle's 7. Contextle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). Actorle's advantage is review sentiment (39% vs 21%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Actorle sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Contextle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Actorle against 4.2 for Contextle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 119 and 164 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 39% of Actorle's written reviews are positive against 21% of Contextle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Actorle ships an update fortnightly, Contextle every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Actorle versus Contextle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActorleContextle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (119 ratings) — better4.2 (164 ratings)
Positive reviews39.4% of reviews — better21.1% of reviews
Number of ratings119164 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB7 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLaszlo KissWordless LLC

Customer experience

Actorle

All ratings119 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative12.6%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive39.4%
Neutral15.2%
Negative45.5%

Contextle

All ratings164 ratings
Positive81.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative14.6%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive21.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative78.9%

Bugs and requests

Actorle

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Daily challenge broken/blank screen
  • Daily challenge not loading
  • App not maintained
  • Party mode bug (deletes typing)
  • Lists missing actors/movies
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  • Incorrect movie data (years, ratings)
  • Stars not rewarded for daily challenges
  • Ads blocking settings button
  • Interface is glitchy
  • Web version has too many ads

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add IAP to remove ads
  • More recent films included
  • Dark mode option
  • Add IMDB rating
  • Option to remove picture
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  • Multiplayer feature

Contextle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Actorle

Subscriptions2
  • Actorle Plus, monthly$2.991 Month
  • Actorle Plus, yearly$24.991 Year
One-time5
  • 20 stars$1.99
  • 50 stars$3.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
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  • 100 stars$5.99
  • 250 stars$11.99
None

Contextle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Actorle free?
Actorle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Contextle free?
Contextle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Actorle or Contextle?
Actorle is rated higher. Actorle averages 4.4 out of 5 from 119 ratings, while Contextle averages 4.2 from 164 ratings.
Do Actorle or Contextle have ads?
Actorle shows ads; Contextle does not.
Which is updated more often, Actorle or Contextle?
Actorle ships an update fortnightly, and Contextle every 3 days. Most recently, Actorle was updated on October 24, 2026 and Contextle on October 24, 2026.

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