Comparison

Q vs Missing Vowels

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

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About

Q

This word puzzle game challenges players to connect letters on dice to form words, similar to a crossword. It tests vocabulary, word-finding, and pattern recognition skills with addictive gameplay and engaging graphics.

Highlights
  • Endless word-finding possibilities with 12 dice
  • Simple and intuitive gameplay
  • Addictive pattern recognition and strategic challenges
  • Stunning dice animation and immersive graphics
  • Relaxing and engaging sound effects
  • Track game progress and scores
Features
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Looking for a fun and challenging brain game? Look no further than Q-Less Crossword Solitaire, the ultimate word puzzle game! Invented by 80-year-old game inventor Tom Sturdevant from Nashville, Tennessee, Q-Less Crossword Solitaire challenges you to test your vocabulary and word-finding skills as you connect letters and solve anagrams. With addictive gameplay, a strategic focus, and stunning dice animation, Q-Less Crossword Solitaire offers hours of entertainment and brain-teasing fun. The soothing sounds and immersive graphics create a relaxing and engaging daily gaming experience. Q-Less Crossword Solitaire is not just a word game, it also challenges your pattern recognition skills as you roll the dice and strategize your next move. Check out Tom on Tik-Tok to see examples and learn from Tom Sturdevant himself, who posts video solutions every day. The rules of the game are simple: there are 12 dice, and you must make words that connect like in a crossword. You will always get at least 2 vowels and at most 3. To win, you simply have to use all the letters. No proper nouns are allowed, and words must be longer than 2 letters. The game is called Q-Less because there is no Q in the dice. Q-Less Crossword Solitaire offers the following features: 1. Endless word-finding possibilities 12 Dice offer endless word-finding solutions. 2. Simple and intuitive gameplay Simple rules and addictive gameplay that challenges your pattern recognition and strategic skills 3. Stunning Graphics Stunning dice animation and immersive graphics help you feel like you’re playing the real dice game every morning on your coffee table. 4. Relaxing and Engaging Soothing dice roll and placement sounds make for a truly engaging experience. 5. Suitable for Everyone Suitable for both casual gamers and hardcore puzzle enthusiasts ages 8 and above. 6. Share Your Solution With Friends The easy screenshot feature allows you to quickly share your solutions with your friends. 7. Play For Free You can play once per day for free. 8. Track Your Progress Q-Less will keep track of your games played and games solved to give you an overall score. Reset your score whenever you like. With an intuitive interface and easy-to-learn gameplay, Q-Less Crossword Solitaire is suitable for both casual gamers and hardcore puzzle enthusiasts. Challenge yourself and improve your vocabulary with each game you play. Download Q-Less Crossword Solitaire now and discover why it's the most addicting and fun word game available! Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@qlessgame Website: https://q-lessgame.com

About

Missing Vowels

This word puzzle game presents a daily challenge with a single category and eight vowel-less clues. Players use their memory and deduction skills to guess the words, with options for voice or keyboard input. It offers a relaxed experience with no leaderboards or streaks, focusing on personal progress and a visually appealing archive.

Highlights
  • Daily free puzzle (Mon-Sat)
  • Eight clues per challenge
  • Voice or keyboard input
  • Forgiving answer matching
  • Visual flower-based progress record
  • Unlock past puzzles with earned currency
  • Optional subscription for full archive access
Features
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A word game for the incurably curious. One category, eight clues, every vowel gone. Category: Capital Cities Clue: BJNG Answer: Beijing Read the consonants. Look at the category. You'll say Beijing before you mean to. That's the game. Shakespeare plays. Jazz standards. Periodic elements. The category narrows the field to a few dozen possibilities. From there, your memory is faster than any dictionary. Some clues fall in seconds. Others sit until you look again. The ones that won't come can be passed. There's no leaderboard, no streak chase, no penalty for missing a day — just eight clues, one category, and the small click of recognition when a word finally arrives. A new challenge appears every morning, Monday through Saturday. Long enough to wake your brain up, short enough to fit between a coffee and a meeting. Sundays are a tougher bonus puzzle for Garden Pass subscribers — one more challenge before the week begins again. TYPE OR SPEAK YOUR ANSWER Tap to type, or hold the microphone and say your guess out loud. Voice recognition is tuned to the way this game works — handling vowel ambiguity, compound words, and spoken spellings more reliably than a generic dictation engine. A YEAR, LAID OUT LIKE A GARDEN Every finished challenge becomes an eight-petal flower — one petal per clue, colored by what you got right, what you missed, and what you passed. Scroll back through your history and you find a slow drift of flowers and little traces you left behind. It isn't a streak counter. It's a record of showing up. SEEDS AND THE GARDEN Regular play earns Seeds. Spend them on markers and decorations, or to unlock a past day you'd like to play. Garden Pass — the app's optional subscription — opens the full back catalog (including every Sunday Bonus) so you can wander the archive without spending a thing. SHARE WHAT YOU FINISHED At the end of a challenge, share a small card with your score, the category, and a sample clue. Or share a snapshot of your garden across a week, a month, a year, or your whole run. WHAT IT ISN'T No accounts. Your history lives on your phone. No ads. Ever. No notification spam. If you turn them on, they come only when there's a new challenge. No spelling traps. Caps, dashes, accents, "is this one word or two" — if you know it, it counts. FEATURES • A free daily puzzle, Monday through Saturday • Eight clues per challenge, in a shared category • Voice or keyboard input, tuned to the game's specific patterns • Forgiving answer matching for punctuation, capitalization, spacing, and compound words • Eight-petal flowers as a permanent record of every solve • Seeds earned through play, sharing, streaks, and reminders • Seed-based archive unlocks and garden decorations • Optional Garden Pass subscription — Sunday Bonus challenges and full archive access • Shareable result cards and history-range share cards • Replay previously played challenges and compare your performance • Daily reminders you can turn off • First-run tutorial, replayable from Settings • No accounts, no ads Terms of Use (Apple EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sharkriverstudios.com/vwlss/privacy

Screenshots

Q4 screens
Missing Vowels4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Q at 2.5K against Missing Vowels's 2. Q also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). Missing Vowels's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Q sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year and Missing Vowels sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Missing Vowels holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Q has 2.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Q ships an update every 3 weeks, Missing Vowels monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Q versus Missing Vowels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQMissing Vowels
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.5K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.5K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrand Isle GamesShark River Studios LLC

Customer experience

Q

All ratings2,479 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews202 reviews
Positive67.3%
Neutral10.4%
Negative22.3%

Missing Vowels

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Q

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App freezing or crashing
  • Issues with resuming previous games
  • Incorrect 'one game per day' restrictions
  • Tile movement and placement problems
  • Inconsistent performance across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to continue games later in the day
  • Option to share puzzle rolls with friends
  • Inclusion of a timer or challenge mode
  • Improved letter distribution for more solvable puzzles
  • Landscape mode support for tablets

Missing Vowels

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Q

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Play Unlimited$5.99
1 purchases

Missing Vowels

Subscriptions1
  • Garden Pass14 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Q free?
Q is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Missing Vowels free?
Missing Vowels is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Q or Missing Vowels?
Missing Vowels is rated higher. Q averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Missing Vowels averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Q or Missing Vowels have ads?
Neither Q nor Missing Vowels shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Q or Missing Vowels?
Q ships an update every 3 weeks, and Missing Vowels monthly. Most recently, Q was updated on November 7, 2026 and Missing Vowels on October 31, 2026.

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