Comparison

That Word vs Puzzle Addict

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

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.

Highlights
  • Sliding photo puzzles
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Optional timer
  • 100+ photo variety
  • Custom photo gallery puzzles
  • Global leaderboards
  • Challenge friends
Features
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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?

Screenshots

That Word4 screens
Puzzle Addict4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

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 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
That Word versus Puzzle Addict: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThat WordPuzzle Addict
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better4.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews57.6% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings88
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 18 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB27 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperReaction Software Inc.JcMobTech, LLC

Customer experience

That Word

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

Puzzle Addict

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

That Word

One-time1
  • That Word Plus$1.99
2 purchases

Puzzle Addict

One-time2
  • Christmas Photos$0.99
  • Photo From Gallery$0.99

Questions

Is That Word free?
That Word is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Puzzle Addict free?
Puzzle Addict is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, That Word or Puzzle Addict?
That Word is rated higher. That Word averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Puzzle Addict averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do That Word or Puzzle Addict have ads?
Neither That Word nor Puzzle Addict shows ads.
Which is updated more often, That Word or Puzzle Addict?
That Word ships an update monthly, and Puzzle Addict every 18 months. Most recently, That Word was updated on October 31, 2026 and Puzzle Addict on November 1, 2026.

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