That Word vs Pow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Pow
Challenge yourself to form words from jumbled letters. Compete globally on leaderboards and improve your vocabulary with multiple dictionary options and difficulty modes. Enjoy an addictive word-building experience.
- Swipe or block-based letter selection
- Form words from jumbled letters
- 6, 7, or mixed letter difficulty
- Choice of two dictionaries
- Unlimited time mode option
- Global leaderboards
- Word meaning lookup
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Form as many words from the given set of jumbled letters in each round. Your score is carried forward until you are unable to form the longest word within a round. Simple controls and a host of features make Pow-Word a very addictive game and a great way to improve your vocabulary. Additional Features: - Choose between 6 and 7 letter difficulty modes - Separate "Mixed" mode that combines 6 and 7 letter rounds - Choice of two dictionaries - the Students dictionary with standard English words and a more comprehensive Teachers dictionary based on the SOWPODS list - Option of an unlimited time mode - Separate leaderboards for all modes for you to compare scores with players worldwide - Lookup word meanings at the end of each round
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pow at none against That Word's 1. Pow also leads on ratings volume (193 vs 8). That Word's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (58% vs 44%). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Pow asks for nothing beyond the download.
That Word holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pow has 193 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of That Word's written reviews are positive against 44% of Pow's.
That Word ships an update monthly, Pow every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | That Word | Pow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better | 4.5 (193 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.6% of reviews — better | 43.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 193 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reaction Software Inc. | Vaibhav Electronics Pvt Ltd |
Customer experience
That Word
Pow
Bugs and requests
That Word
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pow
Reported bugs
10 issues- Word ring fills but won't fill words
- Score keeping issues/scores gone
- Letters don't fall back in order
- Some words not in dictionary
- Keyboard too slow in accepting letters
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- Game no longer functioning correctly/completes itself midway
- Crashing and throwing user out of program
- Progress lost due to crashes
- Low sensitivity of letter tiles
- Game saves automatically, but sometimes progress is lost
Requested features
22 requests- Option to revert to previous layout
- Back space button
- Repeat button
- Add 'a' at the end of the last word
- Button to put up previous word
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- Streamlined interface
- Mute option
- Option for untimed play
- Option for seven letters
- Update spelled dictionary to latest version
- Programmed to accept ALL words
- Fix word lists/dictionary issues
- More control over wordlists
- Ads free fee option
- Option to continue coming up with words after timer runs out
- Run without timer on occasion
- Turn up sensitivity of letter tiles
- Way to remove just the last letter typed
- Ability to edit name profile
- Allow play in widescreen mode
- Add a backspace when entering words
- Add a mode that isn't timed
In-app purchases
That Word
- That Word Plus$1.99
Pow
No in-app purchases
