Comparison

Word Social vs Memory Match

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Word Social

Engage in a fast-paced, competitive word search game against other players online. Compete on identical letter grids, with each 2-minute round determining your performance. Utilize an Elo rating system to track your skill and compare with friends.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer word search
  • Identical letter grids for all players
  • 2-minute game rounds
  • Elo rating system
  • Compare ratings with friends
  • Party game format
Features
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Word Social is an addictive new game for the iPhone and iPad where you search for words in a grid of 4x4 random letters. It's a social (i.e., party) because everybody who's online plays against each other! Everybody sees the same grid at the same time. At the end of each 2-minute game, you find out how well you did against your competition. Word Social uses the Elo rating system to mathematically calculate a rating for you based on who you play and how well you do against them (i.e., if you win or lose). Compare ratings with your friends for bragging rights! Word Social is made by the developer of tChess (the popular chess app) and Learn Chess (the Apple Staff Favorite e-book).

About

Memory Match

Sharpen your mind with this memory game. Flip cards to find matching pairs, testing your recall and concentration. Offers customizable levels, competitive modes, and daily hints to enhance your brain training experience.

Highlights
  • Constructor mode for custom levels
  • Competitive modes: best score, best time
  • Multiple game rules (attempts, time)
  • iCloud progress saving
  • Achievements and Game Center records
  • Free daily hints
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Memory - find a pair, a memory development game for children and adults. You must remember the location of the cards and find all the matching pictures. Rules: Up to 16 pairs of cards are placed on the playing field. Each turn you need to turn over two (or three) cards. If they match, they disappear from the playing field. If not, the open cards are turned face down, and the turn starts again. The goal of the game is to find pairs. Features: ∙ constructor mode, customize the level for yourself ∙ competitive modes: best score, best time ∙ several game rules: no restrictions, for attempts, for time, mix ∙ saving progress in iCloud ∙ achievements and records from Game Center ∙ free hints every day Competitive modes: Challenge mode is a competitive mode in which you need to score points for completing random levels. The more levels in a row you pass and the fewer mistakes you make, the more points you get per level. Classic mode - complete 10 levels in this mode and you can take part in the competition for the best time. In this mode, you need to complete levels as quickly as possible. For a while - in this mode you need to score as many points as possible in a limited time. With successful completion of the level, you will receive additional time. LICENSED APPLICATION END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Word Social4 screens
Memory Match4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Word Social at 100% against Memory Match's 0%. Word Social also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 14). Memory Match's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months). On device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Memory Match is free to download; Word Social costs $3.99 up front. Memory Match sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Word Social asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Word Social holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Word Social's written reviews are positive against 0% of Memory Match's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Word Social ships an update every 11 months, Memory Match every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Word Social versus Memory Match: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord SocialMemory Match
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.3 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings314 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB164 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTom KerriganGennady Pucherevin

Customer experience

Word Social

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Memory Match

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Word Social

No in-app purchases

14 purchases

Memory Match

Subscriptions3
  • Memory Premium - 1 Week$0.997 Days
  • Memory Premium - 1 Month$3.991 Month
  • Memory Premium - 1 Year$19.991 Year
One-time11
  • Hints$0.99
  • Boosts$0.99
  • Time$0.99
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  • Coin Pack 1$0.99
  • Donation$1.99
  • Coin Pack 2$1.99
  • Triple Pack$1.99
  • Coin Pack 3$2.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Coin Pack 4$4.99
  • Coin Pack 5$9.99

Questions

Is Word Social free?
Word Social costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Memory Match free?
Memory Match is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Word Social or Memory Match?
Word Social is rated higher. Word Social averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Memory Match averages 4.3 from 14 ratings.
Do Word Social or Memory Match have ads?
Memory Match shows ads; Word Social does not.
Which is updated more often, Word Social or Memory Match?
Word Social ships an update every 11 months, and Memory Match every 3 weeks. Most recently, Word Social was updated on October 14, 2026 and Memory Match on October 24, 2026.

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