Comparison

That Word vs Scroodles

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

Scroodles

Engage in a unique word game where you form words from letter tiles to battle whimsical drawings. Each level presents new challenges and strategic gameplay with special characters and power-ups.

Highlights
  • Form words from eight random letter tiles
  • Battle animated Scroodle characters
  • Utilize Scroodle stats and 'Word Spells'
  • Discover random power-ups
  • Navigate varied game board layouts
  • Compete with friends on leaderboards
Features
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Battle the "Scroodles" in this fresh, fast, and fun word game! Use eight random letter tiles to form a word each round. Then use the points from that word to fight the enemy drawings, called Scroodles. After you go, its the Scoodles' turn to spell! It may sound simple, but each of the 180+ levels offers a new twist to keep things challenging! Are you smarter than the Scroodles? ** FEATURES ** * FUN CHARACTERS - Control a lonely eraser in his quest to defeat a group of mischievous drawings. Watch as Scroodles are drawn to life at the start of each level, then create words to erase them! Every Scroodle is colorfully illustrated and animated with individual voices and character profiles! * SCROODLE STATS - Each Scroodle has unique stats for health, intelligence, and speed. Some Scroodles also cast ‘Word Spells’ requiring smart strategies to defeat. * POWER-UPS - Randomly generated power-ups add keep the action fresh and challenging. For example, can you find a way to use that 'P' in a word to freeze a Scroodle? * GAME BOARD MADNESS - Every level also has a different 'board' layout that can include board powers such as Double Word or Triple Letter. Can you use that high scoring 'Z' as the third letter in a word to take advantage of the Double Letter square? * COMPETE WITH FRIENDS - See how you measure up against your Facebook friends with level-based leaderboards! Now a note from the Wizard: "Hey Dummy, bad guy here dropping you a quick note. Someone with your IQ should really spend their time mindlessly popping bubbles or swapping candy blocks. Don't bother with this game, my Scroodles are too intelligent. Keep on swiping. Bye." Wow, rude! So, are you up for the challenge? Ready, Set, Spell!

Screenshots

That Word4 screens
Scroodles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: That Word at free against Scroodles's free with in-app purchases. Scroodles's advantage is ratings volume (173 vs 8) and review sentiment (73% vs 58%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 Scroodles sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. 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 4.5 for Scroodles. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scroodles has 173 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of That Word's written reviews are positive against 73% of Scroodles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

That Word ships an update monthly, Scroodles every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
That Word versus Scroodles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThat WordScroodles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better4.5 (173 ratings)
Positive reviews57.6% of reviews72.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8173 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB195 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperReaction Software Inc.Mad Sally Games

Customer experience

That Word

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

Scroodles

All ratings173 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral6.4%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews165 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral10.3%
Negative17.0%

Bugs and requests

That Word

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Scroodles

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes and freezes after recent updates
  • Facebook login issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Option to play without time limits
  • Improved dictionary and word recognition
  • Ability to earn more in-game currency without paying

In-app purchases

1 purchases

That Word

One-time1
  • That Word Plus$1.99
5 purchases

Scroodles

One-time5
  • Basic Coin Pack$1.99
  • Premium Coin Pack$9.99
  • Oodles of Coins$19.99
Show 2 more
  • Super Player Pack$49.99
  • Sally's College Fund$99.99

Questions

Is That Word free?
That Word is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scroodles free?
Scroodles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, That Word or Scroodles?
That Word is rated higher. That Word averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Scroodles averages 4.5 from 173 ratings.
Do That Word or Scroodles have ads?
Neither That Word nor Scroodles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, That Word or Scroodles?
That Word ships an update monthly, and Scroodles every 3 weeks. Most recently, That Word was updated on June 10, 2026 and Scroodles on September 21, 2026.

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