Quackery vs Sidewords
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quackery
A word-finding game where you rearrange letters to form words against the clock. Earn bonus letters by completing word sets. This is a grid-free variant of Boggle with no ads or in-app purchases.
- Grid-free word finding
- Letter rearrangement
- Timed gameplay
- Bonus letter rewards
- No ads or in-app purchases
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Fans of Perquackey will recognize this game as a grid-free variant of Boggle. Race against the clock finding words but instead of being locked into a grid, you can rearrange the letters any way you want. Earn additional letters when you complete sets of words. No ads or in-app purchases - buy it and it's yours without annoying ads.
Sidewords
This app offers a unique blend of logic and word puzzles with no timers or penalties. It provides hundreds of puzzles of varying difficulty, with new ones added daily, and includes a bonus game. Users can customize the color scheme to suit their mood.
- Logic and word puzzle blend
- Hundreds of puzzles
- Daily new puzzles
- Bonus game included
- Customizable color schemes
- No timers or penalties
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Grab a cup of coffee and relax with Sidewords. Sidewords is part logic puzzle, part word game, all original. No timers. No penalties. No pressure. Just you and a good puzzle. Sharpen your mind with hundreds of puzzles, from small and quick, to large and captivating. Plus three new puzzles to do every day! There’s even a bonus game included! Choose a color scheme that fits your mood and environment. Get your morning started with bright colors, or unwind at the end of a long day with a dark theme. So sit back, relax, and enjoy a good puzzle. You deserve your Sidewords time. ----- Critics Are Saying ----- "If you're looking for a truly new word game experience, this is the game to get." - 148Apps "The word and logic elements mashed together create a special experience that I’ve never seen before in a word game" - AppAdvice "If you’re looking for a word game with some unique ideas, go download Sidewords" - AppUnwrapper "Sidewords isn't quite like anything else you've ever played before." - PocketGamer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Sidewords at 295 against Quackery's 7. Sidewords also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 73%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Quackery's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On rating, 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
Quackery costs $0.99 and Sidewords $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Quackery against 4.7 for Sidewords. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sidewords has 295 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Quackery's written reviews are positive against 81% of Sidewords's.
Quackery ships an update every 3 months, Sidewords every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quackery | Sidewords |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) | 4.7 (295 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | 80.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 295 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #176 | #84 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skidmark Software | Milkbag Games |
Customer experience
Quackery
Sidewords
Bugs and requests
Quackery
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sidewords
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crash when clicking 'share solution'
- Applies unreal words
- Sometimes rejects real words
Requested features
9 requests- Improve tutorial or add clear instructions
- Sync between devices
- Add a scoring system or way to measure excellence
- Allow iPad rotation to landscape
- More puzzles/daily puzzles
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- Undo option after tapping a word
- Fix crash when sharing solution
- Algorithm for randomly creating levels
- Ability to rotate iPad in all directions
In-app purchases
Quackery
No in-app purchases
Sidewords
No in-app purchases
