Word Head vs Category Match!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 3D cube manipulation
- Wrap and twist word finding
- Customizable word lists
- Multi-language support
- Alphabet Quest challenges
- Word definitions
- Achievements and leaderboards
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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.
Category Match!
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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!
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Word Head | Category Match! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (43 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #160 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 204 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JWACK APPS | Serenico 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
Word Head
- Share words with friends$0.991 Month
Category Match!
No in-app purchases









