Comparison

Words Inside vs Connect Em All!

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

Head to head
About

Words Inside

Uncover hidden words in a 3x3 grid. Enjoy casual, arcade, and daily challenge modes. Create and save your own custom grids with a one-time purchase. Unlock themed packs and utilize built-in hints.

Highlights
  • 3x3 grid word puzzles
  • Casual, Arcade, and Daily Challenge modes
  • Create and save custom grids
  • Themed word packs
  • Built-in hints and word lookup
  • Player statistics and achievements
Features
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Words Inside is a free word game where you uncover as many hidden words as you can from a letter grid. Enjoy 3x3 and 4x4 puzzles, with optional Apple Intelligence features on supported devices. Play your way: Casual Mode lets you take your time, saves your progress automatically, and makes it easy to come back later. Arcade Mode is a fast 1-minute score attack with combo multipliers for quick streaks. Daily Challenge gives you a new puzzle every day, with separate progress tracking and replayable Casual or Arcade runs. Explore the themes: Start with the free starter theme, then discover premium theme packs across a wide range of interests. Themed puzzles now include both 9-letter 3x3 and 16-letter 4x4 grids, giving you more letters to explore. Find longer words for bigger scores, with up to 40 base points for a 16-letter word. Want even more ways to play? Unlock My Grids with a one-time purchase to create, save, and replay your own custom boards. Build 3x3 or 4x4 grids, generate a random board, or enter your own letters and let the app solve it before you start. Need help? Hints are built in, and you can earn more by playing: Complete the tutorial, discover anagrams, hit word milestones, finish Casual grids, and complete the Daily Challenge. Extra hint packs are also available in-app. Features: • No in-game advertising • Light and dark mode support • Free starter theme, including a 4x4 puzzle • Daily Challenge included free with a new puzzle every day • Casual Mode with automatic progress saving • Arcade Mode with 1-minute score runs and combo bonuses • Themed 3x3 and 4x4 puzzles across a wide range of interests • Create and save your own grids with My Grids (one-time in-app purchase) • Build random or custom-letter 3x3 and 4x4 grids • Replay saved grids in Casual or Arcade • An expanded word dictionary, with words up to 16 letters long • Player statistics to track your progress • Game Center achievements • Built-in word lookup for found words • Optional Apple Intelligence features on supported devices, including Grid Analysis, Word Meanings, grid summaries, and post-game coaching • Interactive onboarding tutorial • Built-in hints plus extra hint packs available to purchase • iPhone and iPad support

About

Connect Em All!

Engage in addictive puzzle gameplay by connecting and matching colored dots to create the longest chains. Strategically use limited moves and boosters to clear levels. Explore multiple mini-games including arrow mazes, block sliding, and hexagon stacking.

Highlights
  • Connect and match colored dots
  • Create long chains for faster wins
  • Strategic limited moves gameplay
  • Booster usage for easier levels
  • Arrow maze navigation
  • Block sliding puzzles
  • Hexagon block stacking and merging
Features
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About Game *~*~*~*~*~* Connecting the same color balls to crush them! Make the longest chains and break them to win faster. New opportunities will open as soon as you connect and match the color dots. Play strategically because you have limited moves, so play wisely. You will not stop playing this highly addictive Connect the dots bubble match puzzle game. Use a booster to clear the level more easily and faster. Mini Game - Arrow Puzzle *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* 1000+ levels. Guide the arrow through twisting mazes filled with traps, gates, and mirrors. Swipe to move, plan your path, and reach the exit with perfect timing. Use reflectors, portals, and switches to solve smart arrow puzzles. Avoid spikes, moving blocks, and tricky trap rooms as difficulty increases. Fast, fun levels designed for quick play sessions with smooth controls. Mini Game - Block Jam *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* You have to slide colored blocks to match them up with the right doors while avoiding traps, bombs, and keys. It's meant to test your speed, logic, and ability to think strategically as you move through tasks that get harder. Mini Game - Hexa Stack Puzzle *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* 2000+ levels. Play the hexagon block move stack merge game. Pick and place a hexagon block on the board. The top of the stack will merge diagonally. Features *~*~*~* Easy to play, hard to master. Get a reward after level completion. Suitable for tablets and mobile. Realistic, high-quality graphics and ambient sound. Realistic, stunning, and amazing animations. Smooth and simple controls. User-friendly interface and interactive graphics.   Download the Connect Em All! - 3 Dots Link pair matching puzzle game to improve your logical and strategic skills.

Screenshots

Words Inside4 screens
Connect Em All!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Words Inside at none against Connect Em All!'s shown. Words Inside also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 44%). Connect Em All!'s advantage is ratings volume (284 vs 3) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Words Inside sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Connect Em All! sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Connect Em All! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Connect Em All! has 284 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Words Inside's written reviews are positive against 44% of Connect Em All!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Words Inside versus Connect Em All!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWords InsideConnect Em All!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings)4.6 (284 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings3284 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperA5 MultimediaMrudul Babariya

Customer experience

Words Inside

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Connect Em All!

All ratings282 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Words Inside

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Connect Em All!

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Points disappear randomly
  • Coins disappear randomly
  • Ads continue after payment to remove them
  • Sound plays when turned off
  • Levels are impossible to complete due to lack of necessary items

Requested features

5 requests
  • Fix disappearing points/coins
  • Allow earning coins via ads
  • Improve color ball distribution
  • Fix sound issues when turned off
  • Provide a way to contact support for issues

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Words Inside

One-time10
  • Pop Stars Theme$0.99
  • Computing Theme$0.99
  • Anagrams Theme$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Animals Theme$0.99
  • Bands Theme$0.99
  • Birds Theme$0.99
  • Clothes Theme$0.99
  • Colours Theme$0.99
  • Flowers Theme$0.99
  • Food Theme$0.99
7 purchases

Connect Em All!

One-time7
  • 1,000 Coins$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Lucky Deal$2.99
Show 4 more
  • 2,500 Coins$3.99
  • 5,000 Coins$7.99
  • 10,000 Coins$13.99
  • 15,000 Coins$16.99

Questions

Is Words Inside free?
Words Inside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Connect Em All! free?
Connect Em All! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Words Inside or Connect Em All!?
Connect Em All! is rated higher. Words Inside averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Connect Em All! averages 4.6 from 284 ratings.
Do Words Inside or Connect Em All! have ads?
Connect Em All! shows ads; Words Inside does not.
Which is updated more often, Words Inside or Connect Em All!?
Words Inside ships an update every 3 months, and Connect Em All! every 3 months. Most recently, Words Inside was updated on November 1, 2026 and Connect Em All! on November 3, 2026.

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