Slidewords vs Word Hunt Solver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slidewords
This word game blends classic tile sliding puzzles with word-finding challenges. Rearrange tiles to form target words before time runs out, earning extra seconds for each word discovered. It utilizes a comprehensive dictionary to help players expand their vocabulary.
- Tile slider puzzle mechanics
- Find target words
- Race against the timer
- Earn extra time by finding words
- Sowpods dictionary integration
- No ads or in-app purchases
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Go beyond your typical boggle clone by combining the action with another classic game - tile slider puzzle. Rearrange the tiles by sliding to make any of the three target words. Race against the timer. Earn more time by finding more words. You must find listed "target" words. This helps you learn new words for your other word games. Sowpods dictionary - we don't pretend bad words don't exist. No ads or in-app purchases - buy it and it's yours without annoying ads.
Word Hunt Solver
Sharpen your word game skills with this tool that finds all possible words within a letter grid. Input your letters, and discover hidden words, their locations, and sort them by length or alphabetically.
- Finds words in letter grids
- Supports 3x3, 4x4, and 5x5 grids
- Sorts found words alphabetically
- Sorts words by length
- Shows word locations in the grid
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Want to sharpen your Boggle or Word Hunt skills? Ever wondered how many words are hiding in a grid of letters? Word Hunt Solver helps you find them. Enter your letters or take a picture of a real Boggle board. Word Hunt Solver finds the words hiding in the grid and shows you exactly where they are. SOLVE FROM A PHOTO. NEW! Take a picture of a real 4x4 Boggle board. Word Hunt Solver reads the letters and fills in the grid automatically. No need to type them yourself. MULTIPLE GRID SIZES Solve 3x3, 4x4, and 5x5 letter grids. SORT WORDS Sort found words alphabetically, shortest to longest, or longest to shortest. SEE WORD LOCATIONS Tap any found word to see exactly where it appears in the grid. PRIVATE BY DESIGN. Solve From a Photo runs entirely on your device. Your photos never leave your phone, nothing is uploaded to a server, and no internet connection is required. Everything stays private and works offline.
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Verdict
Slidewords and Word Hunt Solver both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Word Hunt Solver's written reviews are positive against 50% of Slidewords's. Word Hunt Solver also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). Slidewords's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On rating, ads, 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
Word Hunt Solver is free to download; Slidewords costs $0.99 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 — 5.0 for Slidewords against 5.0 for Word Hunt Solver. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Slidewords's written reviews are positive against 100% of Word Hunt Solver's.
Slidewords ships an update every 5 months, Word Hunt Solver every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slidewords | Word Hunt Solver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skidmark Software | Ryan Russell |
Customer experience
Slidewords
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In-app purchases
Slidewords
No in-app purchases
Word Hunt Solver
No in-app purchases
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