Slide Tap vs Scootch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slide Tap
This game combines crossword clues with slide puzzle mechanics. Rearrange letters to solve clues and progress through levels. It's a unique challenge for your vocabulary and spatial reasoning skills.
- Crossword clue integration
- Slide puzzle mechanics
- Vocabulary challenges
- Spatial skill development
- Offline play
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Slide Tap takes brain-teasing to the next level by fusing crossword clues with the addictive movement of a slide puzzle. Rearrange letters, solve clues, and shift your thinking—literally! - Challenge your vocabulary and spatial skills - Slide to align answers and unlock levels - Play offline, anytime, anywhere If a crossword and a sliding tile puzzle had a brainy baby, this would be it. Download Slide Tap now and puzzle like never before!
Scootch
An addictive word and grid puzzle game that combines strategy with vocabulary. Slide letters to create word combos, clear the board, and achieve high scores. Compete in daily challenges or infinite random grids to climb the global leaderboard.
- Word and grid puzzle gameplay
- Letter sliding mechanics
- Build word combos
- Daily Challenge mode
- Infinite Random Grids
- Global Hall of Fame
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Scootch is an addictive word and grid puzzle game where strategy meets vocabulary. Slide letters to build massive word combos, clear the board, and rack up huge points. You can tackle the Daily Challenge or dive into infinite Random Grids to climb the global Hall of Fame.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scootch at none against Slide Tap's 4. Scootch also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Slide Tap's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Slide Tap sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Scootch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scootch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Slide Tap's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scootch's.
Slide Tap ships an update fortnightly, Scootch every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slide Tap | Scootch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Marshall | Scott Hunter |
Customer experience
Slide Tap
Scootch
In-app purchases
Slide Tap
- Booster Pack One$1.99
- Booster Pack Three$1.99
- Booster Pack Two$1.99
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- All Puzzles Pack$3.99
Scootch
No in-app purchases
