Quackery vs Squell
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.
Squell
A casual spelling game combining vocabulary challenges with spatial reasoning. Rearrange letter grids to form words, with move count impacting score. Enjoy offline play and save progress to return anytime.
- Spatial reasoning word puzzles
- Move-based scoring system
- Save progress and resume anytime
- Offline gameplay
- Addictive and engaging gameplay
- Simple, clean design
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Squell is a casual spelling game that challenges your vocabulary and your spatial reasoning. Imagine Boggle got a little too friendly with a Rubik's cube and you've got Squell. Rearrange a grid of letters to spell words. How many moves you make matters, but get good and keep the game going to rack up tons of points. Squell games are controlled by how many moves you make, so you play it at your own pace. It's a great game to put down and come back to later, since all progress is saved on your device as you play and you can always review the words you've already spelled. It works offline, so it's great on a plane, a train, or in that waiting room with no cell service. Squell is simple to play, but with plenty of strategies to uncover and master, you'll come back to it again and again!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Squell at every 8 days against Quackery's every 3 months. Squell also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Squell $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Squell holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Quackery's written reviews are positive against 100% of Squell's.
Quackery ships an update every 3 months, Squell every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quackery | Squell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) | 4.8 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #171 | #140 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skidmark Software | Compassionate Robot Studios LLC |
Customer experience
Quackery
Squell
In-app purchases
Quackery
No in-app purchases
Squell
No in-app purchases
