Comparison

Squid Words vs Unscramble Word

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

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About

Squid Words

Unscramble five hidden five-letter words daily. Use your linguistic skills to decipher scrambled letters, revealing correct ones with colored hints. Patience and perseverance lead to success in this word puzzle game.

Highlights
  • Daily five-letter word unscrambling
  • Scrambled letter puzzles
  • Color-coded hints for correct letters
  • Challenging linguistic gameplay
  • Progressive difficulty
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So, think you can outsmart a cephalopod? The premise is deceptively simple. Each day at 6am Squiggles, a sweet swaggering squid will taunt you with five secret 5 letter words (Squid Words) all shuffled up and scrambled so subtly and sophisticatedly that your skills as an astute expert of linguistic sophistry will be stretched to such savage extents as to leave you strictly stunned into silence by your own selective stupidity. To make sense of the serene series of scrambled letters left by this sly squid’s secret stumper you will need to draw on your own cerebral sensibilities. By guessing words formed solely from the assemblage of cells composed into a grid you will reveal those letters that share a place with one of the secret answers our scandalous Squiggles has selected. Any cells which share a place with one of the secret Squid Words will be expressed with a distinct, iridescent colour. By sorting through each secret answer you will soon find yourself with a smaller selection of cells with which to structure sensible guesses. But don’t stress. With a little patience, some perseverance and a small slither of serendipity success awaits you in SQUID WORDS!!!!

About

Unscramble Word

This word puzzle game challenges your vocabulary by having you unscramble jumbled letters to find the hidden word. With a limited number of attempts and helpful color-coded feedback, it's an engaging way to improve language skills.

Highlights
  • Unscramble jumbled words
  • Improve vocabulary
  • Problem-solving challenges
  • Color-coded letter feedback
  • Limited attempts gameplay
Features
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Welcome to Unscramble, the ultimate word puzzle game that challenges your vocabulary and problem-solving skills! Unscramble the jumbled words to reveal the hidden word in this addictive and fun game. Perfect for all ages, Unscramble offers a great way to improve your language skills while having a blast. Enjoy the Countdown Conundrum? You'll love this! How to play: 1. Look at the scrambled word displayed at the top of the screen. 2. Use the text field to enter your guess. 3. You have 4 attempts to guess the correct word. 4. Green tiles indicate correct letters in the right position. 5. Orange tiles indicate correct letters in the wrong position. Challenge yourself and expand your vocabulary with Unscramble. Download now and start unscrambling!

Screenshots

Squid Words4 screens
Unscramble Word4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Unscramble Word at none against Squid Words's shown. Unscramble Word also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Squid Words's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.5). On price, review sentiment 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Squid Words ships an update every 2 weeks, Unscramble Word daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Squid Words versus Unscramble Word: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquid WordsUnscramble Word
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLiterally Games LtdKenneth Ball

Customer experience

Squid Words

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Unscramble Word

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Squid Words

No in-app purchases

None

Unscramble Word

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Squid Words free?
Squid Words is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unscramble Word free?
Unscramble Word is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Squid Words or Unscramble Word have ads?
Squid Words shows ads; Unscramble Word does not.
Which is updated more often, Squid Words or Unscramble Word?
Squid Words ships an update every 2 weeks, and Unscramble Word daily. Most recently, Squid Words was updated on November 3, 2026 and Unscramble Word on November 4, 2026.

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