Comparison

Ultimate Hangman Go vs Microsoft Wordament

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ultimate Hangman Go

A fun and educational word-guessing game with multiple themes and extensive word categories. Features include single and multiplayer modes, an in-app dictionary for learning new words, and auto-save functionality.

Highlights
  • Four unique visual themes
  • 73 word categories
  • Single and two-player modes
  • In-app dictionary lookups
  • Auto-save game progress
  • Vocabulary and spelling improvement
Features
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Ultimate Hangman Go is a must have hangman game with 4 awesome themes (Doodle Hangman, Chillin' Chalk, Christmas Snowman and Flower Power), 11 great songs and 73 word categories including 7 random modes. There is also 2 player mode so you can enter your own words and play with a friend! Have you ever wondered what it would be like if the hangman drawing came alive? That is just what happens in our Doodle Hangman theme. It has multiple animations per sequence so you never know what he will do next. Special escape animations occurs if you guess word when on ninth letter. Chillin' Chalk is our school house chalkboard theme where you get to play in landscape mode. Christmas Snowman has a snowman that disappears as wrong letters are chosen and Flower Power has flowers with parts that fly away. These last 2 themes provide for relaxing hangman play without the violence. :) English categories include: Vocabulary Words 1, Vocabulary Words 2, Vocabulary Words 3, Vocabulary Words 4, Vocabulary Words 5, Adjectives, Verbs, Animals, Christmas & Winter, Clothes, Countries, Elements, Foods, Fruits & Veggies, Human Body, Kings & Pirates, Plants & Trees, Sports, Basic English Random, SAT I, SAT II, SAT III, SAT IV, SAT V and SAT Random. Dutch categories include: Cars & Countries, Fruits & Vegetables and Dutch Random. Spanish categories include: Vocabulary Words 1, Vocabulary Words 2, Adjectives, Verbs, Animals, Foods, Plants & Trees, Sports and Spanish Random. Portuguese categories include: Animals, Christmas & Winter, Clothes, Countries, Elements, Foods, Fruits & Veggies, Human Body, Kings & Pirates, Plants & Trees, Sports and Portuguese Random. German categories include: Animals, Christmas & Winter, Clothes, Countries, Elements, Foods, Fruits & Veggies, Human Body, Kings & Pirates, Plants & Trees, Sports and German Random. French categories include: Animals, Christmas & Winter, Clothes, Countries, Elements, Foods, Fruits & Veggies, Human Body, Kings & Pirates, Plants & Trees, Sports and French Random. Expand your vocabulary! In app dictionary lookups from 1 of 6 reference sites allows you to learn more about words you did not know. This is really great for those SAT word lists. Features: - 4 different themes to choose from. - 73 word categories including 7 random modes with advanced engine to avoid repeats. - Both 1 player and 2 player modes. - In 2 player mode one player enters a word for the other to guess. - Play as long as you can, after each correct word a new scene and word appears. - Helps increase both vocabulary and spelling ability. - Great background music and sound effects. - Fun and educational at the same. - Auto-save when you close it or answer call during game play so you can continue where you left off. We hope you enjoy Ultimate Hangman Go! ◄◄◄ Please check out our other great FREE games as well! Just type “ensenasoft” into iTunes search box to get a list and download them all. We have FREE versions of Mahjong, Backgammon, Reversi, Chess, Checkers, Minesweeper, Gomoku, Sudoku, Four In A Row, Mancala, Tic Tac Toe, Word Search, Hangman and Solitaire! ►►►

About

Microsoft Wordament

Engage in a dynamic word search game with both relaxing single-player modes and thrilling real-time multiplayer tournaments. Compete against thousands, track your progress with detailed statistics, and earn achievements. Offers daily challenges and adventure maps for endless fun.

Highlights
  • Single-player adventure map
  • Daily challenges with badges
  • Real-time multiplayer tournaments
  • Continuous word tournaments
  • Rich gameplay statistics
  • Xbox Live achievements
  • Cloud progress saving
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Single Player: De-stress with a relaxing word game all to yourself. We’ve added hundreds of non-timed puzzles and new daily challenges so the fun never has to end! Complete levels on the adventure map one-by-one, play all the daily challenges in a given month to earn badges, or try Quick Play to jump right into your favorite difficulty mode. Some of our top players have reached up to level 300, how far can you get? Multiplayer: Why play against one person in a turn when you can play against thousands at once? Wordament® is a real-time continuous word tournament. Players compete on the same board with everyone at once. Rounds offer challenges such as two- and three-letter tiles, themed words, speed rounds and more. You can be a champion in many ways: find the most words possible, earn the best score, find the longest words, best your Frenemies, or beat your top score. How you win is up to you. Wordament tracks your progress by maintaining rich statistics about your gameplay including your best word found, total score, best word count, first place finishes and more. Leaderboards show you who's rocking it for the day, hour and overall. Climb the ranks and earn achievements and bragging rights along the way. Will you be our next champion? Xbox Live Support: Sign in with your Microsoft account to earn Xbox Live achievements and save your progress in the cloud across all your Apple devices. You can now get the Microsoft Wordament Premium Subscription for $1.99 per Month or $9.99 per Year. With Premium Subscription you get these great features: • No Advertisements • More coins for completing Daily Challenges • Double experience points in all game modes • NOTE: this will not grant Premium on other platforms Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account on confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews monthly or annually depending on the subscription type purchased. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period ($1.99 monthly, or $9.99 annually, depending on the subscription type purchased). You can turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. If auto-renewal is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, you will not be charged for the next period. All cancellations will take effect at the end of the current period. For more information visit: https://aka.ms/wordamentiossupport/ © Microsoft 2025. All Rights Reserved. Microsoft, Microsoft Casual Games, the product logos and Wordament, and the Wordament logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Acceptance of Microsoft Services Agreement and Privacy Statement are required to play. (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/servicesagreement, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement) Microsoft account registration required for cross-platform play. Game offers in-app purchases. Persistent internet connection required. Features, online services and system requirements may vary by country and are subject to change or retirement over time.

Screenshots

Ultimate Hangman Go4 screens
Microsoft Wordament4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ultimate Hangman Go at 80% against Microsoft Wordament's 50%. Microsoft Wordament's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (12K vs 234). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Ultimate Hangman Go sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Microsoft Wordament sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Microsoft Wordament holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Wordament has 12K ratings behind it against 234, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Ultimate Hangman Go's written reviews are positive against 50% of Microsoft Wordament's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ultimate Hangman Go versus Microsoft Wordament: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltimate Hangman GoMicrosoft Wordament
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (234 ratings)4.6 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.8% of reviews — better50.5% of reviews
Number of ratings23412K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB202 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperEnsenaSoft, S.A. de C.V.Microsoft Corporation

Customer experience

Ultimate Hangman Go

All ratings227 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews208 reviews
Positive79.8%
Neutral5.8%
Negative14.4%

Microsoft Wordament

All ratings12,339 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews630 reviews
Positive50.5%
Neutral14.3%
Negative35.2%

User reviews

Ultimate Hangman Go

From 234 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😄 Fun and entertaining
  • 🤩 Engaging animations
  • 🧠 Challenging vocabulary
  • 🎨 Variety of categories
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Great for families/groups

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
  • 🔇 Loud audio with no volume control
  • 🔍 Animations obscuring the word
  • 🤔 Some words too obscure or misspelled

Microsoft Wordament

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Fun and challenging word game
  • 🧠 Keeps the mind active
  • 🕹️ Addictive gameplay
  • ⭐ Great for learning new words
  • 👍 Minimal ads in free version

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Dictionary issues - some valid words not recognized
  • 🔇 Loud and unskippable ads
  • 🔁 Repetitive map designs
  • 🔌 Sync issues and data loss across devices
  • 🐌 Slow performance and freezing on some devices

Bugs and requests

Ultimate Hangman Go

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when trying to play again
  • Incompatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Multiplayer mode not functioning properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to create custom word lists
  • Implement a hint or definition feature
  • Allow spacing between words in a phrase
  • Introduce a scoring/progress tracking system

Microsoft Wordament

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes at certain levels
  • Sync issues causing data loss
  • Ads not loading properly, locking up the game

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add dictionary lookup for defined words
  • Provide more variety in map designs and challenges
  • Improve cloud sync reliability
  • Optimize performance for older devices
  • Offer a one-time ad removal purchase option

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ultimate Hangman Go

One-time1
  • Remove ads$1.99
2 purchases

Microsoft Wordament

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Subscription$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Ultimate Hangman Go free?
Ultimate Hangman Go is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Microsoft Wordament free?
Microsoft Wordament is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ultimate Hangman Go or Microsoft Wordament?
Microsoft Wordament is rated higher. Ultimate Hangman Go averages 4.3 out of 5 from 234 ratings, while Microsoft Wordament averages 4.6 from 12K ratings.
Do Ultimate Hangman Go or Microsoft Wordament have ads?
Both Ultimate Hangman Go and Microsoft Wordament show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ultimate Hangman Go or Microsoft Wordament?
Ultimate Hangman Go ships an update every 4 months, and Microsoft Wordament every 4 months. Most recently, Ultimate Hangman Go was updated on October 23, 2026 and Microsoft Wordament on October 30, 2026.

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