Comparison

Actorle vs The Six Degrees

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 daily movie-themed puzzles with friends, guessing actors from their filmography, sorting movies, and filling grids. Compete in races or collaborate on shared boards. Offers a variety of game modes and past puzzles for continuous play.

Highlights
  • Daily actor guessing games
  • Movie sorting puzzles
  • Co-star grid challenges
  • Multiplayer races and co-op modes
  • Archive of past daily puzzles
  • Syncs progress with websites
  • In-app hint system
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: - As many groups as you like, of up to 50 players. 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

The Six Degrees

Connect two seemingly unrelated phrases through a chain of six clever links, inspired by historical events. This daily puzzle game challenges your lateral thinking with witty wordplay and surprising connections.

Highlights
  • Daily historical phrase puzzles
  • Six clever links to uncover
  • Witty wordplay and double meanings
  • Three hints per phrase
  • Mini history lessons
  • Track wins and streaks
  • Play with friends
Features
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What connects “fireworks” to “Wonderland”? Or “stand-up” and “sarcophagi”? Welcome to The Six Degrees, the daily puzzle inspired by the Six Degrees of Separation theory — that any two things can be connected through a short chain. Each game challenges you to uncover six clever links between the phrases, all rooted in a real event from today’s history. The twist? Some phrases hold double meanings: one pop‑culture, the next world‑history. It’s not just about knowing facts: it’s about thinking sideways. What You’ll Love: - One Puzzle a Day: Drawn from today’s history. - Smart, Surprising Connections: From sitcoms to space launches. - Witty Wordplay: Tricky pivot phrases and double entendres. - Three Hints per Phrase: Use none and score a perfect 15. Or take a little help along the way. - Mini History Lessons: Each puzzle starts with a short story tying it all together. - Track Your Wins: Watch your skills and your streak grow. - Play with Friends: Start a private group with friends or family and see everyone’s score on each day’s puzzle, right inside the game. When someone finishes, the rest of the group gets a nudge. If you love brainy games, smart trivia, and discovering the wild ways the world connects, Six Degrees will become your favorite five-minute habit. Download now and start connecting the dots. Today’s puzzle and the past week are free. An optional annual subscription unlocks the full archive of past puzzles and Play with Friends groups. Terms of Use: https://getsixdegrees.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://getsixdegrees.com/privacy

Screenshots

Actorle4 screens
The Six Degrees4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Six Degrees at 100% against Actorle's 39%. The Six Degrees also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and ads (none vs shown). Actorle's advantage is ratings volume (121 vs 31). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Actorle sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and The Six Degrees sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Six Degrees holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 121 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Actorle's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Six Degrees's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Actorle ships an update fortnightly, The Six Degrees every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Actorle versus The Six Degrees: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActorleThe Six Degrees
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (121 ratings)5.0 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings121 — better31
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaszlo KissAztec Software, LLC

Customer experience

Actorle

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

The Six Degrees

All ratings31 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

The Six Degrees

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
1 purchases

The Six Degrees

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription$5.991 Year

Questions

Is Actorle free?
Actorle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Six Degrees free?
The Six Degrees is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Actorle or The Six Degrees?
The Six Degrees is rated higher. Actorle averages 4.4 out of 5 from 121 ratings, while The Six Degrees averages 5.0 from 31 ratings.
Do Actorle or The Six Degrees have ads?
Actorle shows ads; The Six Degrees does not.
Which is updated more often, Actorle or The Six Degrees?
Actorle ships an update fortnightly, and The Six Degrees every 10 days. Most recently, Actorle was updated on November 12, 2026 and The Six Degrees on November 14, 2026.

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