WordStorm Lite vs Connect Words
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WordStorm Lite
A word puzzle game where you guess common words from nine letters, with each word needing to be at least four letters long and include the central letter. Shake your device to shuffle the letters and find new combinations.
- Guess 35 common words
- Use 9 letters
- Words must be 4+ letters
- Must contain central letter
- Shake to reorder letters
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WordStorm is a highly addictive word puzzle game. Try to guess all of the 35 most common words that can be made from the 9 letters shown. Each word must be 4 or more letters long and must contain the central letter. Shake your device to randomly reorder the letters. For the latest news on all of my games follow @SeansGames on Twitter!
Connect Words
Connect groups of four words that share a common theme in a 4x4 grid. This free daily puzzle game challenges your logic, vocabulary, and general knowledge. It's easy to learn but difficult to master, offering fun for all ages.
- Daily word puzzles
- 4x4 word grid
- Word association challenges
- Expand vocabulary
- Improve logic skills
- Suitable for all ages
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Welcome to Connect Words, the free daily word puzzle game! Join millions of players worldwide and test your puzzle-solving skills, enjoying fun and exciting challenges whilst expanding your general knowledge and vocabulary. Complete the 4 x 4 word grid by connecting groups of four words which share a connection / common theme. The game starts simple but gets progressively more difficult - easy to play but tricky to master. The game is a mixture of crossword, word search and logic association and perfect for players of all ages - children, teens and adults, families and friends. Improve your logical thinking and spelling skills. Download Connect Words now and play for free!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Connect Words at 4.6 against WordStorm Lite's 1.0. Connect Words also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 8%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 7 months). WordStorm Lite's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Connect Words holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Connect Words has 50K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of WordStorm Lite's written reviews are positive against 39% of Connect Words's.
WordStorm Lite ships an update every 7 months, Connect Words every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WordStorm Lite | Connect Words |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (50K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.7% of reviews | 39.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 50K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #105 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sean O'Connor | Infinitous Games |
Customer experience
WordStorm Lite
Connect Words
Bugs and requests
WordStorm Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Connect Words
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incorrect or unsolvable puzzle connections
- Inability to exit or reset a puzzle
Requested features
4 requests- Hint or skip option for puzzles
- Dark mode for better visibility
- Progress tracking and leaderboards
- Ability to purchase ad-free version
In-app purchases
WordStorm Lite
No in-app purchases
Connect Words
No in-app purchases
Questions
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