Short Words vs PC Pad Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Short Words
Enhance your Scrabble® game by discovering powerful two and three-letter words. This tool helps you find optimal letter placements and build valid short words to boost your score. It serves as both a study aid and an in-game resource for players of all skill levels.
- Finds two and three-letter words
- Shows top-scoring words
- Reveals all possible words from your rack
- Includes definitions
- Supports North American and UK dictionaries
- Wildcard matching with '?'
- Study tool and in-game resource
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Improve your score up to FIFTY POINTS in Scrabble® by exploiting the power of two and three-letter words. Effortlessly find the single letters that fit the board to make valid short words. Features: - Long-press the score to see the top-scoring word - Type your whole rack to reveal all possible short words in your hand - Swipe the letters to see words and scores - Complete lists of allowable two and three letter words, with definitions - Customizable choice of dictionaries for both North American and UK play - Use a question mark (“?”) for wildcard letter matching - Want to get rid of a specific letter? Type it as a capital - Use as a study tool and as an in-game resource - Weaker players can even the playing field when they’re up against stronger players - Any player can use it to hone their game WARNING: The first time you play a word like “za” or “qi” (both of which appear in all dictionaries) your opponents may be outraged and appalled. Expect this outrage to continue until the first time they have the opportunity to play one of these words, after which you should have no more problems.
PC Pad Pro
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Turn your smartphone into a PC game controller! Play PC and browser games effortlessly on your phone! Enjoy your favorite games from your bed or sofa. Requires the companion PC application to be installed. ◯ Easy Connection via Bluetooth One click on your PC, one click on your phone. No complex setup required! ◯ Choose between D-pad and Joystick Select from 4 different controller layouts to suit your style! ◯ Fully Customizable Buttons Freely assign any of the 74 available keys! If you have a specific controller template in mind, please send us your request via the support URL.
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Verdict
Short Words and PC Pad Pro are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Short Words | PC Pad Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flaming Pear Software | KAZUHIKO MURAKAMI |
In-app purchases
Short Words
No in-app purchases
PC Pad Pro
No in-app purchases









