Comparison

Word Head vs Category Match!

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

Head to head
About

Word Head

Experience a unique 3D word search where you rotate a cube to find hidden words. Challenge yourself with themed lists or create your own in multiple languages. Improve vocabulary and compete on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • 3D cube manipulation
  • Wrap and twist word finding
  • Customizable word lists
  • Multi-language support
  • Alphabet Quest challenges
  • Word definitions
  • Achievements and leaderboards
Features
Currently charting
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The ‘Rubik's Cube’ of word search! It’s like if Word Search and ‘Boggle’ had a baby and made it in 3-D they’d call it ‘Word Head.’ You manipulate a 3-D cube floating in mid air looking for words that can wrap and twist around the sides of the cube. Move the cube up, down, 180 degrees to the left, 90 degrees to the right, there’s nothing like it. Word Head is highly addictive because its rotating 3 dimensional cube challenges players to quickly discover words from either a pre-selected or player-customized list. Find the word, score points. Once you find them all there’s one more hurdle to clear, you must discover a special ‘hidden’ word to win the game. Word Head has numerous themed word lists to play, with many to unlock through the Alphabet Quest. Each block on the rotating 3D cube has a different letter that can be used to spell a word – whether horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Players can rotate the 3D cube to search for the words listed on their screen. Players also can make their own word lists from an extensive word look-up provided in English, French, German, and Spanish – over 1.6 million words! Share your custom word lists with friends through iMessage. Plus Word Head uses the iOS dictionary to provide definitions for many of the words. And there are numerous Achievements and Leader Boards to rank your Word Head on the Game Center. So have fun, improve your mind and vocabulary, and play Word Head! Compatible with the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 17.0 or later.

About

Category Match!

Features
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Rules: - Select a tile - Swap tiles to match them with their zones - Put all the tiles in the correct zones - Complete all the levels - Enjoy!

Screenshots

Word Head4 screens
Category Match!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Category Match! at Free against Word Head's $0.99. Category Match! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). Word Head's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#160 vs unranked). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Category Match! is free to download; Word Head costs $0.99 up front. Word Head sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Category Match! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Word Head ships an update every 4 months, Category Match! daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Word Head versus Category Match!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord HeadCategory Match!
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (43 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#160 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB204 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJWACK APPSSerenico Labs

Bugs and requests

Word Head

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Game not working after updates
  • Does not accept alternative spellings
  • Freezes frequently
  • Music app opens and changes volume
  • Cannot advance due to low percentages
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  • App opens but does not allow play
  • Pausing game leads to inability to resume
  • Sound cannot be turned off
  • Score mode is default and cannot be changed

Requested features

8 requests
  • Fix spelling variation issues
  • Make hints more affordable or free
  • Improve game length
  • Allow saving games
  • Fix game mode saving
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  • Offer more music options or ability to turn off
  • Improve mystery word hints
  • Address theme selection issues

Category Match!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Word Head

Subscriptions1
  • Share words with friends$0.991 Month
None

Category Match!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Word Head free?
Word Head costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Category Match! free?
Category Match! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Word Head or Category Match! have ads?
Category Match! shows ads; Word Head does not.
Which is updated more often, Word Head or Category Match!?
Word Head ships an update every 4 months, and Category Match! daily. Most recently, Word Head was updated on October 29, 2026 and Category Match! on September 23, 2026.

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