Comparison

That Word vs Word Cubed ( 3D )

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Word Cubed ( 3D )

Experience a fresh take on word search with this 3D puzzle game. Manipulate a rotating cube to find hidden words and expand your vocabulary. Offers multiple cube sizes, extensive word lists, and challenging campaigns.

Highlights
  • 3D cube manipulation
  • Multiple cube sizes (4x4 to 8x8)
  • Over 110 word lists
  • Multiple campaign modes
  • Challenge friends
  • Brain and vocabulary exercise
Features
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Word Search on a cube! "Word Cubed" refreshes the game of word search into something new and compelling, a 3-D word puzzle worthy of gracing the screen of your mobile device. * Spin the cube - Find the words! * Think 3-dimensional - Think outside the box! * Discover the hidden word to win the game! * 5 Cube Sizes - 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, 7x7, 8x8! * 110 Word Lists - 150,000 words US English! * 5 Campaigns - puzzle series ranging from 10 - 30 games each! * Challenge your friends! * Great for exercising your brain and building vocabulary! Word Cubed is the ‘Rubik's Cube’ of word search. It’s like if Word Search and ‘Boggle’ had a baby and made it in 3-D they’d call it ‘Word Cubed.’ You manipulate a 3-D cube floating in mid air looking for words that can wrap and twist around the sides of the cube. Move the cube up, down, 180 degrees to the left, 90 degrees to the right, there’s nothing like it. Word Cubed is highly addictive because its rotating 3 dimensional cube challenges players to quickly discover words. Find the word, score points. Once you find them all there’s one more hurdle to clear, you must discover a special ‘hidden’ word to win the game. So have fun, improve your mind and vocabulary, and play Word Cubed! Compatible with the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 17.0 or later.

Screenshots

That Word4 screens
Word Cubed ( 3D )3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: That Word at free against Word Cubed ( 3D )'s free with in-app purchases. That Word also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Word Cubed ( 3D )'s advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 58%) and ratings volume (29 vs 8). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. That Word sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Word Cubed ( 3D ) sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for That Word against 4.6 for Word Cubed ( 3D ). Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 29 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of That Word's written reviews are positive against 67% of Word Cubed ( 3D )'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

That Word ships an update monthly, Word Cubed ( 3D ) every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
That Word versus Word Cubed ( 3D ): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThat WordWord Cubed ( 3D )
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better4.6 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews57.6% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings829 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB38 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperReaction Software Inc.JWACK APPS

Customer experience

That Word

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive57.6%
Neutral18.2%
Negative24.2%

Word Cubed ( 3D )

All ratings29 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral10.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

That Word

One-time1
  • That Word Plus$1.99
13 purchases

Word Cubed ( 3D )

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock all packages$0.991 Month
One-time12
  • Green Pack$0.99
  • Gold Pack$0.99
  • Ruby Pack$0.99
Show 9 more
  • 10 Hints$0.99
  • Purple Pack$0.99
  • Gold & Green Pack$1.99
  • 25 Hints$1.99
  • Purple & Ruby Pack$1.99
  • Ruby, Gold & Green Pack$2.99
  • Purple, Ruby & Gold Pack$2.99
  • All Color Pack$3.99
  • 100 Hints$3.99

Questions

Is That Word free?
That Word is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Word Cubed ( 3D ) free?
Word Cubed ( 3D ) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, That Word or Word Cubed ( 3D )?
That Word is rated higher. That Word averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Word Cubed ( 3D ) averages 4.6 from 29 ratings.
Do That Word or Word Cubed ( 3D ) have ads?
Neither That Word nor Word Cubed ( 3D ) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, That Word or Word Cubed ( 3D )?
That Word ships an update monthly, and Word Cubed ( 3D ) every 5 months. Most recently, That Word was updated on October 23, 2026 and Word Cubed ( 3D ) on October 23, 2026.

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