That Word vs Real Chess
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.
Real Chess
Experience the classic two-player board game of strategy and tactics. Challenge opponents and aim to 'checkmate' their king. This digital version offers a familiar and engaging way to play.
- Two-player board game
- Classic chess rules
- Strategic gameplay
- Checkmate objective
- Multiple game phases
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Game Center chess game. Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments. Each player begins the game with sixteen pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, and eight pawns. Each of the six piece types moves differently. Pieces are used to attack and capture the opponent's pieces, with the object of the game being to 'checkmate' the opponent's king by placing it under an inescapable threat of capture. In addition to checkmate, the game can be won by the voluntary resignation of one's opponent, which typically occurs when too much material is lost, or if checkmate appears unavoidable. A game may also result in a draw in several ways, where neither player wins. The course of the game is divided into three phases: opening, middlegame and endgame.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: That Word at 4.6 against Real Chess's 3.3. That Word also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (58% vs 36%). Real Chess's advantage is ratings volume (49 vs 8) and iOS requirement (4.3 vs 13.0). 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
Both are free to download. That Word sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Real Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
That Word holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Real Chess has 49 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 36% of Real Chess's.
That Word ships an update monthly, Real Chess fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | That Word | Real Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better | 3.3 (49 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.6% of reviews — better | 36.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 49 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 4.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reaction Software Inc. | NO WOO KYOUNG |
Customer experience
That Word
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In-app purchases
That Word
- That Word Plus$1.99
Real Chess
- Chess Upgrade$2.99
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