15 Puzzle vs That Word
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
15 Puzzle
Engage your mind with this classic tile-sliding puzzle. Arrange numbered tiles or custom images into the correct order across various grid sizes. Features include row/column pushes and helpful hints.
- Multiple grid sizes
- Numbered tiles
- Custom image puzzles
- Row and column pushes
- Hint system
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The classic 15 Puzzle tile game - slide the tiles to re-arrange into the correct order. Features: - 4 x 4 up to 6 x 6 square, 4 x 6 to 6 x 9 rectangular - Numbered tiles, abstract images, or your own custom image from your photo library - Smoothly push entire rows and columns of tiles - Hint to see which tiles are in the correct place (invaluable for image tiles)
That Word
This is a casual word-finding game where you spell words from six random letters. Find a six-letter word to advance to the next round and earn points. Track your progress with detailed statistics and view your top scores.
- Spell words from six random letters
- Find six-letter words to advance
- Dictionary lookup for word definitions
- Pause and resume games
- Track personal playing statistics
- View top scores
- External keyboard support
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That Word is a no-frills, simple, casual word-finding game. The goal is to accumulate as many points as possible by spelling as many words as you can from six randomly selected letters. Each set of six letters can spell at least one six-letter word—you must find one of these six-letter words before the clock runs down to continue to the next round. • Dictionary Access: Lookup word definitions at the end of each round. • Pause and Resume Games: Start a new game without worrying if you have time to finish—just pause the game and resume anytime. • Track Your Personal Stats: See your playing statistics, including games played, total points, rounds played, accuracy, time played, and special plays made. • View Your Top Scores: Track your all-time top 25 scores and daily top 3 scores. • External Keyboard Support: Use an attached keyboard while playing for super-fast play. • Completely free to play and ad-free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: That Word at 4.6 against 15 Puzzle's 3.3. That Word also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 128 months). 15 Puzzle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (4.8K vs 8). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. That Word sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 15 Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.
That Word holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 15 Puzzle has 4.8K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of 15 Puzzle's written reviews are positive against 58% of That Word's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
15 Puzzle ships an update every 128 months, That Word monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 15 Puzzle | That Word |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4.8K ratings) | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.5% of reviews — better | 57.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.8K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 128 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 2.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | gandreas software | Reaction Software Inc. |
Customer experience
15 Puzzle
That Word
Bugs and requests
15 Puzzle
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or disappears after updates
- Info button not consistently responsive
- Custom photos appear blurry on first load
Requested features
4 requests- Save and track best times
- Add a 'solve' button and hint system
- Implement voice-over accessibility
- Allow landscape mode for custom photos
That Word
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
15 Puzzle
No in-app purchases
That Word
- That Word Plus$1.99









