Comparison

The Six Degrees vs Jarble

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

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About

The Six Degrees

Connect two seemingly unrelated phrases through six clever links, inspired by historical events and wordplay. This daily puzzle game challenges your lateral thinking and trivia knowledge with witty connections and mini history lessons.

Highlights
  • Daily historical phrase puzzles
  • Six clever connection links
  • Double meaning phrases
  • Three hints per phrase
  • Mini history lessons
  • Win tracking and streaks
Features
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What connects “fireworks” to “Wonderland”? Or “stand-up” and “sarcophagi”? Welcome to The Six Degrees, the daily puzzle inspired by the Six Degrees of Separation theory — that any two things can be connected through a short chain. Each game challenges you to uncover six clever links between the phrases, all rooted in a real event from today’s history. The twist? Some phrases hold double meanings: one pop‑culture, the next world‑history. It’s not just about knowing facts: it’s about thinking sideways. What You’ll Love: - One Puzzle a Day: Drawn from today’s history. - Smart, Surprising Connections: From sitcoms to space launches. - Witty Wordplay: Tricky pivot phrases and double entendres. - Three Hints per Phrase: Use none and score a perfect 15. Or take a little help along the way. - Mini History Lessons: Each puzzle starts with a short story tying it all together. - Track Your Wins: Watch your skills and your streak grow. - Play with Friends: Start a private group with friends or family and see everyone’s score on each day’s puzzle, right inside the game. When someone finishes, the rest of the group gets a nudge. If you love brainy games, smart trivia, and discovering the wild ways the world connects, Six Degrees will become your favorite five-minute habit. Download now and start connecting the dots. Today’s puzzle and the past week are free. An optional annual subscription unlocks the full archive of past puzzles and Play with Friends groups. Terms of Use: https://getsixdegrees.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://getsixdegrees.com/privacy

About

Jarble

A word game where you swap letters to form new words of the same length. Offers daily challenges, quick matches against others, and a solo mode with hundreds of levels.

Highlights
  • Letter swapping mechanic
  • Daily challenges
  • Quick match multiplayer
  • Solo mode with 300 levels
  • Share results with friends
Features
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JARBLE-The letter swap word game. The name of the game is simple, change up to 5 letters in place to make a different valid word. The length never changes — substitution only. Three ways to play Daily, Quick Match and Solo. Daily-A daily mental spark that gives you something new every day. Share your results with friends or coworkers. Quick Match-For the competitive player-A word appears; you have 60 seconds to think of a new word and swap the letters. Fewest swaps wins the round, but if any players land on the same word they cancel out and neither scores. 10 rounds, most round wins takes the game. Solo-For the more casual player. 300 levels that increase in difficulty the further you go along. Play on your pace! Play Quick Match with friends as well. Share the game code and start a match!

Screenshots

The Six Degrees4 screens
Jarble4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jarble at none against The Six Degrees's 1. The Six Degrees's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (31 vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

Both are free to download. The Six Degrees sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year. Jarble asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Six Degrees against 5.0 for Jarble. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Six Degrees has 31 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
The Six Degrees versus Jarble: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Six DegreesJarble
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (31 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings31 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB41 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAztec Software, LLCF Originations LLC

Customer experience

The Six Degrees

All ratings31 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Jarble

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Six Degrees

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription$5.991 Year
None

Jarble

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Six Degrees free?
The Six Degrees is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jarble free?
Jarble is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Six Degrees or Jarble?
Jarble is rated higher. The Six Degrees averages 5.0 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Jarble averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do The Six Degrees or Jarble have ads?
Jarble shows ads; The Six Degrees does not.

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