Slice & Dice vs Backword
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slice & Dice
Engage in tactical dice-rolling combat with a party of five unique heroes. Navigate through challenging levels filled with monsters, aiming to defeat the final boss. Be warned, a single loss means starting the entire adventure over.
- Tactical dice-rolling combat
- Control 5 unique heroes
- 20 levels of monsters
- Permadeath roguelike progression
- Boss battles
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Tactical dice-rolling roguelike combat. Take control of 5 heroes, each with their own unique dice. Fight your way through 20 levels of monsters and try to take on the final boss. If you lose a single fight you have to start over so be careful (and lucky!).
Backword
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Backword brings three word games and a Word of the Day together into one daily ritual to get your brain moving. Play Backword, a clever six-letter word game where the answer reveals from the end. Solve a fresh daily crossword. Then take on a deeper weekly crossword when you want a bigger challenge. Every day counts. Build the highest score you can across all three games over a rolling 14-day period, climb the rating tiers, and see how long you can sustain the top level. Track your progress, protect your streaks, use hints when you need them, and return to the archive whenever you want another puzzle. Whether you have two minutes or twenty, Backword gives you a satisfying word challenge to come back to every day. Features: - Daily Backword puzzle - Daily crossword - Weekly crossword - Word of the Day - Rolling 14-day score - Rating tiers to climb and maintain - Streaks, stats, and completion tracking - Puzzle archive - Hints when you get stuck - Optional Pro upgrade for an ad-free experience, unlimited archive access, and unlimited hints Currently only supports English language Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Slice & Dice at none against Backword's shown. Slice & Dice also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Backword's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Slice & Dice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Backword sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Slice & Dice ships an update every 3 months, Backword every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slice & Dice | Backword |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (888 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 89.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 888 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oliver Garland | Sean Williams |
Bugs and requests
Slice & Dice
Reported bugs
2 issues- Notch coverage issues on some devices
- Sound distortion after extended play
Requested features
3 requests- Cloud save syncing across devices
- Colorblind mode
- Ability to reposition UI elements in vertical mode
Backword
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Slice & Dice
- Full Game$8.99
Backword
- Monthly Pro Pass7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Annual Pro Pass7 Days trial$11.991 Year
Questions
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Is Backword free?
Do Slice & Dice or Backword have ads?
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