Connect Words vs Quartered
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!
Quartered
A daily word puzzle game where you find five words by rearranging 20 tiles. Tiles change color to indicate their correct placement, guiding you to solve the puzzle before the next day's game arrives.
- Daily word puzzles
- Tile color guidance system
- Statistics tracking
- Score sharing
- High contrast mode
- Multiple color schemes
- Character animations
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Find 5 words scrambled across 20 tiles by swapping 2 tiles at a time. Tiles change colors after each move: • Grey - This tile is in the wrong column, row location unknown • Orange - This tile is in the correct column but incorrect row • Green - This tile is in the correct row and column The daily Quartered game drops at midnight in your timezone. Download and play today's game before it goes away. Features: • Statistics: including win percentage, streaks, and average number of moves • Share your score with friends • High Contrast mode • Choose from light, dark, and multiple color schemes • Fun character animations when you win a game
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Quartered at 100% against Connect Words's 40%. Quartered also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Connect Words's advantage is ratings volume (52K vs 84) and chart position (#95 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Quartered holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Connect Words has 52K ratings behind it against 84, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Connect Words's written reviews are positive against 100% of Quartered's.
Connect Words ships an update every 3 days, Quartered every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Connect Words | Quartered |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (52K ratings) | 4.9 (84 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52K — better | 84 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #95 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Infinitous Games | Daniel Hansen |
Customer experience
Connect Words
Quartered
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
Quartered
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Connect Words
No in-app purchases
Quartered
No in-app purchases
