# Pipes vs Wordactle

The clearest difference is price: Pipes at Free against Wordactle's $0.99. Pipes also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (184 vs 2). Wordactle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Pipes is free to download; Wordactle costs $0.99 up front. Pipes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wordactle asks for nothing beyond the download.

Pipes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pipes has 184 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

## The numbers

| Metric | Pipes | Wordactle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $0.99 |
| Rating | **[4.7 (184 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pipes/id296105712/reviews)** | [3.5 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wordactle/id6477959301/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **184** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 90.2% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **15.1** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Michael Kerley](https://appshunter.io/developer/296105715) | [H Valeur](https://appshunter.io/developer/621824042) |

## What reviewers say

### Pipes

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pipes/id296105712)

Connect pipe segments by rotating them to form a continuous flow. This addictive puzzle game offers a variety of board sizes and challenging options. Features like piece locking and auto-save enhance the gameplay experience.

**Highlights:** Randomly generated puzzles, Multiple board sizes, Wraparound option, Piece locking feature, Auto save and resume, Online leaderboard

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock Full Game | $0.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Simple and addictive gameplay
- 👍 No ads, pure gameplay
- 👍 Good for passing time
- 👍 Offline functionality
- 👍 Low battery usage

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Not very responsive
- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- 🐛 Game freezes on larger phones
- 🐛 Screen sensitivity issues on larger phones
- 🐛 Rotating animation is annoying

**Reported bugs**

- Not very responsive
- Game crashes to Home Screen with recent updates
- Newest version fails to complete correctly
- No longer comes up with the “complete ok” prompt
- No longer has the “new game prompt immediately available to start a new game with the same parameters as the last one

**Requested features**

- Add more levels for gameplay
- Ability to change pipe color
- Remove timer option
- HD version
- Support for Retina display


### Wordactle

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wordactle/id6477959301)

A word puzzle game where you decipher a secret five-letter word using other five-letter words as clues. Offers unlimited puzzles with varying difficulty and daily challenges, playable offline.

**Highlights:** Secret word guessing, Clue-based word puzzles, Unlimited puzzles, Daily challenges, Multiple difficulty levels, Offline play

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Pipes free?

Pipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Wordactle free?

Wordactle costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Pipes or Wordactle?

Pipes is rated higher. Pipes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 184 ratings, while Wordactle averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.

### Do Pipes or Wordactle have ads?

Neither Pipes nor Wordactle shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*