Comparison

That Word vs Code Quest

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

Code Quest

Engage in a word-guessing game where one player gives a one-word clue to connect multiple words on a board. Teams race to find their words first, but beware the instant-lose Black Card. Play solo against AI or with friends online.

Highlights
  • One-word clue system
  • Cryptographer and Code Cracker roles
  • AI opponents
  • Online multiplayer
  • Pass & Play local multiplayer
  • No login required
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You think you're clever. You went to college. You do crosswords. You win at Scrabble against your grandmother. Adorable. Code Quest will humble you in ways you didn't know were possible. Here's how it works: 25 words, two teams, one Black Card that ends the game instantly. First team to find all their words wins. Pick your role: The Cryptographer - You see everything. The whole board is revealed to you. Your job? Give your team a one-word clue that connects multiple words. They're in the dark. You're watching them fumble. Sometimes they'll nail it. Often they won't. The Code Cracker - You get one word and one number. That's it. Figure out what your Cryptographer meant. Tap the right words, keep your turn going. Tap wrong, hand the game to your opponent. How you'll play: Against AI - Go solo against AI opponents, or mix humans and AI however you want. 2 vs 2 with AI teammates? Three humans against one ruthless AI? Your call. Our custom AI doesn't mess around. Trained on billions of words, it doesn't sleep, doesn't blink. It will give you a clue so brilliant you'll want to frame it, or so cursed you'll question the nature of consciousness itself. Online Multiplayer - Share a room code with friends anywhere in the world. Watch them make decisions you'd never make. Question if you really know these people.
 Pass & Play - Local multiplayer on one device. Any mix of humans and AI. Perfect for game nights, or for including that friend who doesn't have the app yet. The game mechanics are simple: Your Cryptographer gives one word and a number. The number tells you how many words connect to that clue. You start guessing. If you get it right, you keep going. If you get it wrong, your turn ends. Find all your team's words first to win. But tap the black card and it’s game over. You lose. Instantly. This game will make you doubt: - Your teammates' intelligence - Your own intelligence - If language is a tool for connection or a weapon of mass confusion - That you and your partner are "on the same wavelength" - Your faith in humanity's collective intelligence
 No login or signup required No in-app purchases No ads Just pure strategy
 Download it. Test yourself. See if you're actually as clever as you think.

Screenshots

That Word4 screens
Code Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Code Quest at 100% against That Word's 58%. Code Quest also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs monthly). That Word's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. Code Quest asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Code Quest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of That Word's written reviews are positive against 100% of Code Quest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

That Word ships an update monthly, Code Quest daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
That Word versus Code Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThat WordCode Quest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings812 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB56 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperReaction Software Inc.Fresh Squeezed Designs LLC

Customer experience

That Word

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

Code Quest

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

That Word

One-time1
  • That Word Plus$1.99
None

Code Quest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is That Word free?
That Word is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Code Quest free?
Code Quest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, That Word or Code Quest?
Code Quest is rated higher. That Word averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Code Quest averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do That Word or Code Quest have ads?
Neither That Word nor Code Quest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, That Word or Code Quest?
That Word ships an update monthly, and Code Quest daily. Most recently, That Word was updated on October 15, 2026 and Code Quest on October 9, 2026.

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