That Word vs Puzzle Addict
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.
Puzzle Addict
Engage in a classic sliding photo puzzle experience with a vast library of images. Choose from multiple difficulty levels and enjoy competitive gameplay with leaderboards and friend challenges. Perfect for casual fun or focused relaxation.
- Sliding photo puzzles
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Optional timer
- 100+ photo variety
- Custom photo gallery puzzles
- Global leaderboards
- Challenge friends
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Puzzle Addict – The Ultimate Photo Puzzle Challenge! Perfect for all ages, Puzzle Addict brings timeless sliding photo puzzles to life. Whether you're a puzzle pro or just looking for a fun way to relax, you’ll love piecing together beautiful images, one slide at a time. How to Play: Swipe the shuffled photo tiles to move them into the empty space and reassemble the full image. Stuck? Tap the preview image anytime to check your progress and see the completed picture. Features: Multiple Difficulty Levels: Easy, Medium & Hard Optional Timer: Race against the clock or play at your own pace Huge Photo Variety: Solve puzzles from 100+ random photos, Christmas-themed images, or even your own photo gallery – all completely free! Leaderboards Galore: Compete globally with 6 leaderboards—one for each difficulty and mode (timed or moves-based) Challenge Friends: Share your high score and invite friends to beat it! Are you ready to become a Puzzle Addict?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: That Word at monthly against Puzzle Addict's every 18 months. That Word also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Puzzle Addict's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 58%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. That Word sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Puzzle Addict sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for That Word against 4.5 for Puzzle Addict. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of That Word's written reviews are positive against 83% of Puzzle Addict's.
That Word ships an update monthly, Puzzle Addict every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | That Word | Puzzle Addict |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better | 4.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.6% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 8 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reaction Software Inc. | JcMobTech, LLC |
Customer experience
That Word
Puzzle Addict
In-app purchases
That Word
- That Word Plus$1.99
Puzzle Addict
- Christmas Photos$0.99
- Photo From Gallery$0.99









