Connect Words vs Hang Five
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Connect Words
Connect groups of four words that share a common theme in a 4x4 grid. This free daily puzzle game challenges your logic, vocabulary, and general knowledge. It's easy to learn but difficult to master, offering fun for all ages.
- Daily word puzzles
- 4x4 word grid
- Word association challenges
- Expand vocabulary
- Improve logic skills
- Suitable for all ages
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Welcome to Connect Words, the free daily word puzzle game! Join millions of players worldwide and test your puzzle-solving skills, enjoying fun and exciting challenges whilst expanding your general knowledge and vocabulary. Complete the 4 x 4 word grid by connecting groups of four words which share a connection / common theme. The game starts simple but gets progressively more difficult - easy to play but tricky to master. The game is a mixture of crossword, word search and logic association and perfect for players of all ages - children, teens and adults, families and friends. Improve your logical thinking and spelling skills. Download Connect Words now and play for free!
Hang Five
Engage in a daily word guessing game where you decipher five themed words. Use strategic letter guesses and manage your lives carefully to solve the puzzles before time runs out. Track your progress and share your achievements with friends.
- Daily themed word challenges
- Hangman-style letter guessing
- Strategic life management
- Progress and win streak tracking
- Social sharing and competition
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Five words. One theme. Five hearts. A new puzzle every day at midnight — all five words on screen at once, connected by a theme you have to work out for yourself. Pick a letter and it reveals across all five words simultaneously. Work out the theme and you start guessing with intent instead of luck. Every wrong letter costs a heart. Vowels cost one too, even correct ones, for as long as any consonant is still hidden — so you're always choosing between certainty and cost. Solve all five before your hearts run out. The theme is confirmed at the end, along with your time. No clock ticking at you while you play. Then share your result and see how everyone else did. One puzzle a day. A few minutes, then you're done. Free.
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Verdict
Connect Words and Hang Five both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 94% of Hang Five's written reviews are positive against 40% of Connect Words's. Hang Five also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Connect Words's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (52K vs 173). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Connect Words against 4.7 for Hang Five. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Connect Words has 52K ratings behind it against 173, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Connect Words's written reviews are positive against 94% of Hang Five's.
Connect Words ships an update every 3 days, Hang Five every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Connect Words | Hang Five |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (52K ratings) | 4.7 (173 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.6% of reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52K — better | 173 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #88 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Infinitous Games | Hang Five Ltd |
Customer experience
Connect Words
Hang Five
Bugs and requests
Connect Words
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incorrect or unsolvable puzzle connections
- Inability to exit or reset a puzzle
Requested features
4 requests- Hint or skip option for puzzles
- Dark mode for better visibility
- Progress tracking and leaderboards
- Ability to purchase ad-free version
Hang Five
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Connect Words
No in-app purchases
Hang Five
No in-app purchases
