Comparison

Up Down Jumble vs Connect Them

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

Head to head
About

Up Down Jumble

Features
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Move the letters up and down to unjumble the words. No ads, no data collected, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases

About

Connect Them

A cozy word puzzle game where you find the single word that links two given words. Enjoy three distinct play modes and over 1,500 unique puzzles. Hints are earned by playing well, and the game is designed for accessibility.

Highlights
  • Find linking words
  • Daily puzzle mode
  • Timed Blitz mode
  • Endless Cozy mode
  • Over 1500 puzzles
  • Earnable hints
  • VoiceOver support
Features
Currently charting
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SUN … FLOWER … POT One word sits in the middle and finishes them both. That's the whole game. Connect Them is a cosy word puzzle about the links hiding between everyday words. , no adverts. Just you, a warm cup of a puzzle, and a small owl called Otto who wears reading glasses and means well. THREE WAYS TO PLAY Daily — five links, once a day. Build a streak, then share the result without spoiling a single answer. Blitz — two minutes on the clock. How many can you link before it runs out? Cozy Endless — no clock at all. Keep going until three slip past you. OVER 1,500 PUZZLES Every link is a real compound word or a phrase people actually say, checked against real-world usage rather than pulled from a dusty dictionary. The Daily walks a fixed order, so nothing repeats until you've seen everything — more than a year of puzzles. EARN YOUR HINTS Hints cost corn, and corn is earned by playing well. Solve without help and you're paid more. String answers together and the bonuses grow. Come back tomorrow and there's more waiting. Stuck is always temporary. BUILT TO BE HEARD Connect Them was designed with VoiceOver in mind from the start, not bolted on afterwards. • Every puzzle, button and score reads clearly with VoiceOver • Results, hints and corn are announced as they happen • Focus moves to each new puzzle automatically • The answer submits itself on the last letter — no hunting for a button • Extra time in Blitz when a screen reader is running, so the clock is fair • Prefer to play with your eyes closed? Turn on Read Puzzles Aloud and the game narrates every clue in its own voice, at a speed you choose NO ADVERTS. NO IN-APP PURCHASES. NO ACCOUNT.

Screenshots

Up Down Jumble2 screens
Connect Them4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Connect Them at every 2 days against Up Down Jumble's every 14 months. Connect Them also leads on chart position (#140 vs unranked). Up Down Jumble's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Up Down Jumble costs $0.99 and Connect Them $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Up Down Jumble ships an update every 14 months, Connect Them every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Up Down Jumble versus Connect Them: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUp Down JumbleConnect Them
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating—4.9 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#140 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPaul Cohenadam rogan

In-app purchases

None

Up Down Jumble

No in-app purchases

None

Connect Them

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Up Down Jumble free?
Up Down Jumble costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Connect Them free?
Connect Them costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Up Down Jumble or Connect Them have ads?
Neither Up Down Jumble nor Connect Them shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Up Down Jumble or Connect Them?
Up Down Jumble ships an update every 14 months, and Connect Them every 2 days. Most recently, Up Down Jumble was updated on October 2, 2026 and Connect Them on October 10, 2026.

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