Comparison

That Word vs Drawdango

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

Drawdango

Challenge friends to a drawing and guessing game where you build daily streaks. Practice your skills with an AI companion and enjoy fuzzy matching for near misses. Keep your streak alive to reach higher tiers.

Highlights
  • 1v1 async drawing duels
  • Daily streaks with 6 tier levels
  • 500+ words in 7 languages
  • AI practice mode
  • Word swap feature
  • Fuzzy matching for guesses
Features
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Think Pictionary meets Snapchat streaks. Challenge a friend, draw a word, and see if they can guess it — then swap roles. Keep playing daily to build your streak from Fire to Immortal. Can you keep it alive? HOW IT WORKS • You draw a word, your friend guesses it • If they get it right, they draw and you guess back • Complete the round to earn a streak point • Keep playing daily to build your streak! STREAKS & TIERS Build daily streaks with each friend. Watch your streak grow from Fire (3 days) all the way to Immortal (100 days). Miss a day and you lose it — can you keep it alive? PRACTICE WITH PENELOPE Not ready to challenge a friend? Practice your drawing skills with Penelope, our AI companion. She'll evaluate how recognisable your drawings are and help you improve. FUZZY MATCHING Close enough counts! Typos and near-misses are accepted so you won't lose a streak over a spelling mistake. FEATURES • 1v1 async drawing duels — play at your own pace • Daily streaks with 6 tier levels • 500+ words across 7 languages • AI practice mode with Penelope • Word swap — stuck with a hard word? Trade it for a new one • Works in English, Norwegian, German, Swedish, Danish, French, and Spanish Draw, guess, and keep the streak alive! TERMS OF USE: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

That Word4 screens
Drawdango4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: That Word at 4.6 against Drawdango's 3.5. That Word also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Drawdango's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. That Word sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drawdango sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

That Word holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

That Word ships an update monthly, Drawdango every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
That Word versus Drawdango: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThat WordDrawdango
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better3.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews57.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB54 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperReaction Software Inc.Works on my machine AS

Customer experience

That Word

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

Drawdango

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

That Word

One-time1
  • That Word Plus$1.99
3 purchases

Drawdango

Subscriptions2
  • Drawdango Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • DrawDango Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Streak Saver$0.99

Questions

Is That Word free?
That Word is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drawdango free?
Drawdango is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, That Word or Drawdango?
That Word is rated higher. That Word averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Drawdango averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do That Word or Drawdango have ads?
Drawdango shows ads; That Word does not.
Which is updated more often, That Word or Drawdango?
That Word ships an update monthly, and Drawdango every 2 days. Most recently, That Word was updated on October 23, 2026 and Drawdango on October 24, 2026.

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